New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Tbreatens Extreme Penal
t;es for Violations of
Rules
Approves Closing
By Offenders To-day
Local Administrator Says
City's Flour Shortage
Is Critical

Violations of wheatless Mondays and
beefless and porkless Tuesdays. the
rule requiring all dealers to sell one
Mound of substitutes with every pound
of -four and other food conservation
regulations, have become so fragrant in
New York that the Federal Food Board
Yesterday issued warning that offend
ers hereafter may expect drastic
punishment
The warning was issued after a CON
ference between Food Administrator
Hoover and John Mitchell. chairman Of
the local board, and Arthur Williams,
local food administrator. Mr.. Hoover
let it be known that he intended to
infict extreme punishment on. those
who fail 10 regard food conservation
seriously.
He gave his consent to the closing
to-day of tifty-seven restaurants and
luncbrooms whose proprietors had
confessed to having ignored the regu-
latons. These places will remain
closed until midnight tonight. Signs
on their doors announced that they had
been closed for twenty-four hours be-
cause they had violated the regulations.
East Side Bakers Warned
Then the board summoned one hun
dred East Side bakers. who were told
that they had not been making Vic
tory bread exclusively They were
warned that unless they put 20 per cent
Of substitutes in their bread their sup
plies would be cut off. Other bakers
reported that the use of Victory bread
was general Throughout the city.
The warning to offenders was issued
in connection with the announcement
that Mr.. Hoover had approved of the
closing OF the fifty seven eating places.
1t says:
"The board takes .his opportunity of
informing every establishment serving
food to the public, whether hotel or
restaurant OR places known as beef
and that the food regulations were
made to be observed and that every
offender may expect even more drastic
punishment than has been given to
the tifty-seven offenders in this in
stance. The board will exercise its au-
thority to the limit
Owners Of lunchrooms have no ex-
cuse for not serving their customers
proper substitutes on beefess and pork
less days. Those of them who may not
know OF the changes are hereby in
formed that they are permitted to
serve mutton and lamb on beehess and
porkless Tuesdays. The hotel trade
should also keep these substitutes in
mind when making up their bill of fare
for Tuesday.
THE board takes this occasion also
to remind all retail dealers throughout
the city and state that the fifty fifty
rule must be strictly and uniformly OBJ
served. They are required to sell an
equal amount Of wheat substitutes, in
cluolng potatoes, with every sale of
-FOUR. Any violation of the fifty fifty
rue ri! cause the summoning of the
offender before the board to give d
feasoa Why his supply should not be
.u' OF, or, IN case of license. why his
incense should not be instantly revoked.
Public Cooperation Urged
IN order that the retailers might
rot De tempted 10 violate any regula-
S4~ SOu DOclt. tl!S consuming
public is respectfully requested to make
purchases Of substitutes when buying
-four 1t behooves all of US at this
GIne to keep n mind that the slogan
food VIII Win the War; was never
more true aud never more needed as a
PRACTICAL aid in winning the war than
81 this time
Af. Hoover returned to Washington
yesterday after two days session at
az - ,biroadway with the chiefs Of the
miliing division Of the food administra-
noh. Mr Williams informed Mr.. Hoover
mat The shortage Of -four in New York
vas critical. August Jansen, of the
.1ahco-American Baking Company, said
..aI ne had or hand only one barrel
, u Hour for every 900 barrels nor
snaAy held. The purpose Of the con-
,efence was 70 expedite the shipping
hour to Europe.
condensed milk manufacturers in
.ofmed the Federal Milk Commission
yesterday that after April they would
sllhafaw from the commission's agree
sen'' ss' whereby they paid to the raw
nlA producers 4 fxed price for the
,,s'p;uz milk not used by consumers
.ne butter and cheese dealers also an
punced they we're unable to make Il
.'T. ,i9n' on the prices charged them for