Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-14
PGoPlE DISPLAY THE RIGHT
SPIRIT TO HELP BOYS
At FRONT.
IRE WILLING 70 SAVE WREA,
Food Administrator Dellsh,e1 Wit
Splendid Enthusiasm OF Blue-orss
State To Give Up Men. Money an.
Food For Libery's Cause.


are being struck by the Food Army vi
kentucky-the army which includes
all the farmers OF the country, all tho
city people who are raising war gar
esns. and all the people In both city
nd country VITO sit down to tire.
square meals q day All parts OF the
state are represented In the arm,
raised BY the Food Administration ano
which under the banner reading Food
Will Win the War is conducting tn,
big Spring Offensive against waste a.
borJs and hunger and want IN tn,
ranks OF the Allied soldiers and theii
dependents.
federrl Food sd Illustrator 3 N
sAckett Is :lsEs.I at the work beIni
done. KENTUCKY IL a hard state Il
reach. but II can 20 reached. and II hai |
been reached. Mr. Hoovers admon |
nion. Food Will Vim the War" il be |
Ing needed. and resident wilson's In |
junction To "enist in the service o
the rod Administration" 10 being fol |
lowed unreseryedly.
L.ery county In the state has q Foot |
Administrator. Any mill. any met
chant. any farmer. any consumer trou |
lied by vexing technical regnlA |
uon can get his troubles removed. OF |
settled. by going to the nearest county |
seat. And the administrators withou !
exception report . willingness To CO
operate which 10 met with everywhere
IN wheat Ia needed. wheat will b.
raised In my county. even though
SHANGHAI loss 10 entAiled." is the wa!
one administrator put II In conversa
uon recently Then u II is necessAr,
the people Who raiss Il viii sell II all
% our soldiers and their associate
n arms csa got II. and themselves "a
sp1brsad all The yeax.-
Something Of that same spirit hal
bssn aanifsstsd 10th BY producers ant
consumer everywhere In Kentucky
Mr. aachset vAs not st all surprises
q the onnposare With which the lates
vhsatSavfng reputation vas prumui
gated. for Tia w rsason. The --latest
regulaftoo says no psrson must cal
morn than stx sounds Of wheat Q
Month. which y one and one-hall
pounds . week
And that means six pounds OF ali
kinds Of wheat produetA too" one ad
minlstrator axplained 1T doesn't
mean slr pounds OF broad. and then q
lot OF mAcnaroni and cakas and crack
srs. too. IL means six pounds OF wheat
products Per person par month"
Soldiers and their families must
have bread Wheat 10 the only bread
making product which can be sent 10
Europe now. Germ would germinaie
during the long journey American
and Allied soldiers musf have wheat
bread or quit aghtIng. hence the Food
Administration has asked the people
OF Kentucky to limit themselves to sis
pounds OF wheat -four per month
Continue whestless Days.
Federal Food Administrator y. NJ
Sacaett advises the continuance Of
wheatless days Continued obsery
ance OF wheatless days and meals will
aid In keeping consumption down."
Er. Sackett said. People are offered
the alternative c. saving wheat BY
NhtNNAy w ssie haFs
and meals. or by using less at all
tines. but I would recommend both
Saving wheat IL military necessity
and Individual consumption must be
held 10 six pounds a month n We are
b win the war"
Potato Week" EAs been highly suc
esssful. Merchants everywhere push
Cd the sale OF potatoes and Il is be-
lisvsd potatoes were found on the din
ing table OF svs.y meal In q majority
OF homes. Mr.. John w Burns. OF the
Food Administration once In Louis
vile. who Las had years Of experience
IN the milling business. estimates that
The people Of Ksntpchy have saved
10000 barrels Of aour by eating pots
toes during Potato Week"
No Seizure Needed Hs~~
The announcement zones from
Washington that tho appeal to farm
ers Il the whole United States TO be
patriotic and bring all their wheat to
market has met with an unsatisfac,
tory response In some sections OF the
country that has been rather Distress
ing II the Washington announcement
had been put In palmer words. Il
would read: Some American farm
ers are not patriotic They think more
Of getting . little extra money for
thar wheat than they do Of the Amer
lean and Associate soldiers who need
bread 30 badly
But Wellington has SAINT out anoth
ar announcsmsnt n n thAt unless
the farmers markst thar wheat by
May 1 the Government may seise Il.
Kentucky fAsmsrs can not undsr
stand why such drastic action should
be necessary. Kentucky farmers. real.
he that . fssasr Who holds on To hts
wheat whom tho army nssds Il. trying
70 EFFORT morv money In payment