Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-27
Asks United States to Heed
Need of Allies Over Seas;
Save More That We
May Send More.
by Associated Press.)
A Proclamation.

Many causes have contributed TO
create the necessity for a more in
tensive effort on the part OF our peo-
pie to save food in order that we
may supply our associates in the
war with the sustenance vitality nee
essary to them in these days Of pri-
vation and stress. The reduced
productivity of Europe because of the
large diversion Of man power to the
war, the partial failure of harvests
andthe elimination of the more dis
tant markets for foodstufs through
the destruction of shipping places the
burden Of their subsistence very
largely on our shoulders.
The food administration has form
ulated suggestions which, if followed
will enable US to meet this great re-
sponsibility without any real incon-
veience on our part.
In order that we may reduce our
consumption of wheat and wheat
products by 80 per cent-a reduction
imperatiyely necessary to provide TIE
supply for Observation-Disclosures,
jobbersand retailers should purchase
and resell to their customers only
20 per cent of the amounts used in
1917. All manufacturer OF biscuits.
crackers, pastry and broadcast cereals
should reduce their purchases and
consumption of wheat and wheat
-four to 20 per cent of their 1917 re-
quirements and all bakers Of bread
and rolls to 80 per cent of their cur
rent requirements.
Consumers should reduce their pur-
chases of wheat products for home
preparation to at most 20 per cent
of those of last year or, when buying
bread, should purchase mixed cereal
breads from the bakers.
Observe Wheatless Days.
To provide sufficient cereal food.
homes, public eating places, dealers
and manufacturers substitute pota-
toes, vegetables, corn barley, oats and
rice products, and the mixed cereal
bread and other products Of the
bakers which contain an admi"' dre Of
other cereals.
In order that consumption may be
restricted to this extent, Mondays and
Wednesdays should be observed as
wheatless days each week and one
meal each day should be observed as
a whcatless meal.
Inboth homes and public eating
places, in order to reduce the con-
sumption of beef, pork and sheep
products, Tuesday should be observed
as meatless day in each week and one
meatless meal should be observed in
each day; while, in addition Saturday
in each week should further be OBJ
served as a day upon which there
should be no consumption OF pork
products. A continued economy III
the ues of sugr will be necessary until
later in the year.
1t is imperative that all waste and
unnecessary consumption OF all, sorts
of foodstutfs should be rigidly elimi-
mated.
No Dangerous Restriction.
The maintenance OF the health and
strength of our own people is vitality
necessary at this time and there
should be no dangerous restriction of
the food supply; but the elimination
of every sort of waste and the substi-
tuition OF other commodities of which
we have more abundant supplies for
those which we need to save, will in
no way impair the strength OF our
people and will enable US to meet one
of our most pressing obligations OF
the war.
II therefore in the national interest
take the liberty of calling upon every
loyal American to take fully to heart
the suggestions which are being cir
culated by the food administration
and of begging that they be followed.
/ am confident that the great body
of our women who have labored so
loyalty in cooperation with the food
administration for the success OF food
conservation will strengthen their et-
forts and will take il as part of their
burden in their period OF national
service to see that the above sugges-
tions are observed throughout the,
land.
(Signed)
WOODROW WILSON.
The White House, January 1S, 1918"