Douglas Island news., 1918-01-25
EATING HOUSES
 ARE ADVISED
Their Cooperation Most Urgently De- sired by Federal Food
 Administration

|To Che propritors of an public cat-
 iug places iu Che Territory:
 Among Che onclosurcs-hcrcm Is a Iutue printed notice Co your guests .coumg attention Co the fact that
 you are a member of Che u. $. Food ! Administration. and. os such win
 observe as far us possible its rules and regulations and requests con- corning tbc conservation or csscu- ! tIul foods on certain days. etc. Wiu you kindly append a copy Co ono of your menu cards or couspicuously display it iu your place of business.
 An of Che public eating places in .Juucau. Thauc Trcadwcl and Doug Has. about thiry-Gyc n number have agreed Co do SO. An of them became members of thc United States Food Administration at recent joint conference with Che Federal
 Food Administrator for Alaska at Juneau. and, at thc same time. |agrccd Co and arc now carrying out thc following program Of couscrya- ton:
 Bread. butter and crackers are not kept ou che tables and are not put before Che guests until thc meal is actually served; bread Is being |sifcd thinner. butter is served in ! an mfrozcu state. because less | |uuanuty is required of it than when frozen. A mcatlcss Tuesday, wheat less Wednesday and porklcss satur- day are also being strictly observed. ! only two cubes of sugar are being given each guest unless he or she asks for more. Groccra have been asked Co handle in larger quantities cube sugar and che bakers have ! been requested Go so regulate their production ol wheat breads for Wcd- ucsdays delivery SO that they will not bake on excess amount
 The Federal Food Administrator ! kindly asks you Co adopt Che same |proeram Co Che end that enough food may bc saved with which Go win thc war. as food Is Che weapon ] that win win Che war. The action Of thc eating houses |of this section has probably been |calIcd Co your attention by a chair man of a lood-sayiug committee act- ling under authority from this o0icc; .if not this notice will give you the ! information as Go what has been done and what it is hoped win bc done by every public eating place ! throughout thc Territory during thc war. Many restaurants hayo been observing mcJtlcss and whcatlcss ! days ndIscrImiuatcly lt Is now | Che desire Co have certain days ob- served. Then. too. this win enable Itbe public Co readily conform ! thereto.
 A great amount of meats. wheat ! and fats is being saved in Alaska | by the hearty cooperation of the eating houses and dealers in food- |suUs. duo to Che hearty cooperation |of its patriotic citizens. A continue aucc of Che program by our citizens will enable Uncle sam to supply tn ! a large degree, the needed foods to our soldiers and those of our associ- atcs in the war now carrying on thc great struggle for democracy
 Tho Federal Food Administrator l for Alaska expresses his sincere ap- prccIation for your hearty coopcro-
 tIon in Che past and most respect !. fully asks that you continue doing . ml within your power Co conserve
 Che foodstuns SO urgently needed at . this time.
 Shortly we win mail you a large
 colorcd poster which we ask you to
 display in your establishment And
 from time to> time we win take
 pleasure in sending you recipes and Literature concerning the great food
 conservation movement now in prog
 rcss over thc United States.
 ! The following slogans in addition
 Co those on a separate sheet herein. are also sent that you may use them
 Co Che best advantage in keeping be-
 fore the public the importance of
 conserving foods at this critical time
 in our history:
 Be canuy with food
 Peel thin and win.
 Spread butter thin, help thc sam
 mics get Berlin.
 Be a conservative bee.
 Bread and buns will beat thc Huns
 Fin an cans but garbage cans. Can 'til you cant
 Every spud Is a bullet Save bacon until Berlin is taken. Wise wives won't waste. Kill Kaiserism in the kitchen. , Eat fish good war dish. The Nation beats that saves the eats.
 Pickle and can for Uncle Sam. The kitchen is your fort Throw away your frying pan bake and boil all you can. ROYAL A. GUNNISON, Federal Food Administrator fol