The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-29
FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR
OUR DUTY TO SUPPL II
An Interested Citizenship Hears Mr. William
Elliott on the Food Situation. Explains
Necessity for the Food Orde

That was a fine meeting in the court
house on Monday. The spirit was good
and the men and women present bore
the impression of determination to
90 their part to win the war. and the
attendance Was good. The many far
mers present from the country, some
of them coming for miles to show
their interest.
Mr.. William Elliott the. food admins
traitor for South Carolina was present
and made fine talk and explained
what was necessary for the army at
home to do in order town the war
and the sacrifice is small compared
with the sacrifice that the boys over
there will he called on to make.
1t was a talk that should be made
to all the people of South Carolina.
\ Plain and simple and forceful and en-
Ssplaining in detail the situation as it is
, and the needs and the way to supplp
them. That is what the people should
have, the information, and then they
will be found willing to do their part
cheerfully. This thing of withholding g
information from the people OF the
true conditions is wrong. When they
know then they will act
There is need and pressing need OF
food supplies for our armies and the
armies of the allies aad the situation
is acute and something must be done
and done now. Hungry and poorly
clad soldiers can not fight as well as
the well fed and we'll clad soldiers and
Mr.. Elliott stressed the fact that
which ever army was the best fed
would win the fight and it is up TO
America to furnish the food. And all
that is asked and all that is needed
lust now is for little saving on the
part of all our people and curtalment
of waste will effect this saving and
give the boys the necessary food.
The people present showed a dispo-
sition in the questions asked to COM
DIV with the rules of the food admin
istration. Mr. Elliott said that it would
be left largely to the discretion and
good Judgment and patriotism Of the
individuals to comply with the regula-
tions, but if it should be found that
there were those who were disposed
to take advantage of the confidence
imposed then the law would take Its
course. In other words, these regula-
tions are an appeal to your patriotism
first and then if it failed there would
be the strong arm of the law. Let US
believe that the appeal to patriotism
will be sufficient in this county At
the request of The Herald and News
Mr. Elliott made the following state
ment:
Food will decide this. war. If the
armies VI SS1 1idAs anu <A90I- 80
better fed than ours they will fight
better
We can not ship them corn because
they have not mills to grind it. and
if we ship corn meal it will spoil IN
transit. Besides, it is strange 1oof
for the French and English and they
do net know how to prepare it. We
must ship them wheat, which they can
use and eat the corn meal ourselves
The British food controller says the
>English army must have 75.000,G0e
bushels Of wheat to sustain it in tha
war and enable it to win.
This wheat is 80 per cent of our
supply and must be saved.
When an English soldier drops Out
one Of orr men must take his place.
The war is being fought On two con~
tinents; in Europe with armies and III
America with food. There is wheat
in Australia, but if we send ships after
it. we can send fewer troons. A shl7
can make three trips to France and
return while it makes one trip to Aus
tralia All this being true. it is IN.
patriotic to eat meat on meatless days
and wheat on .w3eatless days.
A slice of bread saved by each per-
son each day will give our soldiers
and these Of our associates 100000
loaves of bread each day.-a loaf for
each soldier They need it.
A hungry man can not fight well.
Food will decide the war.