The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-27
PLACE LIMIT ON
 VICTORY FLOUR
TWELVE POUNDS PER CAPITA IS REQUIRED TO ENFORCE USE
 OF OTHER PRODUCTS.
Official Substitutes Are Corn Mea Corn Flour and Barley Flour, and These Win Be in Special Size Pack ages.

Special to the Sentinel Record.
 Little Rock. Ark, Oct. 26.-A new ruling that definitely limits the amount of Victory mixed standard wheat flour that may be purchased ny city and county residents was an- neuncod by State Food Administra- tor Hamp Williams, as follows.
 No retailer may sell or any con sumer purchase more than twelv pounds per capita, per month Vic tory mixed or standard wheat flour; provided. first, country families may purchase a ninety days supply. secs and, city and town families may pur- chase thirty days supply All other rules as previously announced are still in effect
 In limiting the sale of flour tD twelve pounds per capita, says an. announcement from the State Food Administration the reasonable amount as prescribed by the Food control act passed by Congress is de- termined. That thare are many farm CTS in the state who nave already laid in great supply of flour. some of them according to reports having fought as many as three and four barrels are now clearly hoarding, was also stated, and State Food Admins trator offers this timely suggestion to those who, whether in country O. town. have more than the prescribed amount of flour on hand:
 The limit has been determined. If there is any one having more flour than the amount announced. it IS their patriotic duty to return the ex- cess to the merchant they bought il from Hoarding is punishable by fine of 5000 and imprisonment in the federal penitentiary" .s
 The State Food Administration also called attention to the most import ant requirement. of the government in the use of standard wheat flour the mixing Of twenty per cent substi- tutes Unless that is done. declares the United States Food Administra- tion enc is not fulfilling ones obu- gation to the government
 Farmers were net alone to blame| for buying flour in excessive amounts. County Food Administrators have re~ ported that agents of mills have been informing retailers that, so lar as sale of flour was concerned. the tridle was off The retailers have communicated that information to the farmers with the result that large sales Of flour resulted Tho StaleI Food Administration reported theI flour propaganda being spread byI agents of mills to officials in Wash ington, With the result that word was received tha' no one had the righ, tOI apfead@ such a report Action againsi mills permitting agents to leave theI impression definite regulations had been done away with in order to iu- crease their sales of flour will be talk on by officials in Washington it was stated
 The State Food Administration also calls attention to the official substi utes for standard wheat flour. " which are cornmeal corn flour and Larleg flour, and in order 10 facilitate the sale of these substitutes the United States Food Administration has per mitted the trade to pack these substi- tudes in six and twelve pound pack ages. One pound of substitutes must be sold with every four pounds Of. standard wheat tlorr.
 The special circular to retailers ai- SO asks what they are doing to en courage the sale of Victory mike flour, which eliminates the purchase f suL stitutes In the event that mills and ioLb bers show an inclination not 10 cooperate in bringing Victory mixed flour 10 the retailers, the trade is asked to communicate with theI state feed administration. which guarantees 10 assist them in getting this product The rse of Victory mixed flour was especially requested by Herbert C. Hoover, and the State Food Administration is engaged h al campaien 10 get this flour universally used in Arkansas.
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