Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-26
BISHOP MILAN URGES
 FOOD OBSERVATION

At all the masses in every Catholic church in this city on Sunday, a very lucid explanation of the aims of the United States Food Administration was read in the form of a. circular letter from Rt.t Rev. John J. Milan, bishop of the Hartford diocese.
 Bishop Nilan's letter to the Catho- lies of Connecticut is as follows:
 Episcopal Residence,
 40 Pennington Avenue,
 Hartford, Connecticut.
 Aug. 21, 1918.
 Dear Father:-In the present crisis of the war when all attention is fixed on the wonderful achievements of our American forces, we who remain al home must not lose sight of the seri- ous duty of providing for the mater ial and moral support of those who are fighting our battles at the front. Now, more than ever. is the time for us to deny ourselves everything that may be needed to carry our flag 10 victory. The greater the number Of men in the army. the more abundant must be the supplies to feed, clothe and equip them. The call of millions of men to military service must neC- essarily reduce the number of pro auction can be offset only by copser- Yation. Therefore. one can readily see how vital is the conservation of food tor months to come.
 The demands from Europe require vast supplies. from the people Of 1 America Just now conservation of sugar is most essential The amount of sugar that may be used for each | person for all purposes within the course of a month is only two pounds, 1 This is due to the fact that very ,,,, erable amount is required for canning and preserving fruits. The skillful | housewife will be able to can more 1 fruits and vegetables and yet use a minimum amount of sugar, if she fol l lows the instructions given by oul | United States Food Administration i She will thus render an important pa | triotic service and at the same time store up supplies of much value fol | her own home.
 A mistaken impression has gone abroad concerning the elimination O. restrictions in the Use of wheat. Con servation of wheat is just as neces- sary as ever. and for the present eacl of us is still asked to use not nor than six pounds of wheat four De month. We owe it to our men in ser vice to provide not only for thei needs of today. but of tomorrlow a well. Because we have been blessed with a bountiful harvest this year, w must not forget that prudence re quires the accumulation of a reserv against possible lean years. What al irreparable injury we shall do ou soldiers if they should suffer iron hunger on account of our failure t deny ourselves. Throughout the en tire course of the war we shoul limit ourselves to dairy foods and va rious kinds of perishable produce il order that our American soldiers ma never lack the means to keep them : selves strong and vigorous in tk struggle for victory.
 Kindly urge your people to coop crate in every way with the food ad ministration by carefully carrying ou the instructions published in tn , newspapers and pamphlets. Mir Hoo yer has been hailed in Europe as tn
 one man who has saved whole nation
 from death by starvation. He give the credit to the people of Americ [ who voluntarily accepted and follow ed his leadership in the great princi