The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-29
'"YICTORY BREAD" PROCLAMATION
ISSUED BY PRES. WILSON

ton follows:
Many causes have contributed to
create the necessity for more in
tensiye effort on the rart Of our peo-
ple to save food in order that we may
supply cur associates in the war with
the sustenance vitality necessary to
them in these days o. privation and
stress. The reduced productivity Of
Europe because Of tne large diversion
Of man power to the war, the partial
failure CT harvasts and the ellmlna-
ton Of the more distant markets TOR
foodstuffs through the destruction Of
shipping, places the burden Of their
sustenance very largely on our shoul-
ders.
The ofcd administration has formu-
lated suggestions which, if followed,
Will enable US to meet this great re-
sponsibility without any real inco1l-
venienca. In order that We may reduce
our consumption of wheat and wheat
products by 80 per cent-a reduction
imperatively necessary to provide the
supply for Observation-Disclosures, Joo-
bars and retailers should purchase and
resell to their customers only 10 per
cent of the amount used in 1917. All
manufacturers Of ailmentary pasteS.
biscuits, crackers, pastry and break
fast cereals should reduce their pu"-
chases and consumption Of wheat and
wheat -four to 10 per cent Of their 1917
requirements, and all bakers OF bread
and rolls to so per cent of their cur
rent requirements. Consumers should
reduce their purchases of wheat prod
ucts for home preparation at most ~
rer cent of those Of last year, or Wnen
buying bread should purchase mixed
cereal breads from the bakers.
Use Substitutes.
To provide sufficient cereal food
homes, public eating places, dealers
and manufacturers should substitute
rotatoes. vegetables corn, barley, oats
and rice products and the mixed cereal
bread and other products of the bak-
ers which contain mixture Of other
cereals.
In order that consumption may be
restricted to this extent Mondays and
wednesdays should be observed as
wheatless Gays each week, and one
meal each day should be observed as
wheatless meal.
In both homes ard 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. 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 in the use OF
sugar will be necessary until later IN
the year.
Rigidly Eliminate Waste.
1t is imperative that all waste and
unnecessary consumption Of all sorts
of foodstuffs should be rigidly elimi-
mated.
The maintenance fthe health and
strength of our people is vitally ne
cessary at this time and there should
! be no dangerous restriction OF the food
supply. but the elimination of every
sort of waste and the sustitution OF
other commodities, of which we have
more abundant supplies for those
which we need II save. will in no way
impair the strength Of our people, and
will enable us to meet one Of the most
pressing obligations Of the war.
I. therefore, in the national interest,
take the liberty Of calling upon every
loyal American to take fully to heart
the suggestions which are being circu-
lated by the food administration and
of begging that they be followed. l
am confident that the great body CT
our women, who have labored so loyal
ly in cooperation with the food ad-
nynistration for the success of food
conservation, will strengthen their ef-
fort and take it as part Of their
burden in this period Of national ser
vice to see that the suggestions are
observed throughout the land.
Woodrow Wilson.
The White House, 18th January, 1918.
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