The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-05-16
United States Food Administration.
Burlington Iowa, May 49,. 1918.
To All Weekly Newspapers:

j Burlington Iowa, May 49,, 1918.
To All Weekly Newspapers:
Iowa people are asked to sell the
government all their excess wheat
flour to feed our soldiers in Europe
and to save our allies from starva-
ton.
Deems has directed the county. ad-
ministrators to buy surplus flour
now in the hands of the people Of
Iowa SO that it may be shipped
IabrOad.
He has asked Governor Harding
and the State Council of Defense
and allied organizations to aid in
the drive. A fair price will be paid
for the flour.
Administrator Deems today issued
the following appeal to the state:
ITO meet desperate food situa-
ton among our allies and which at
fects our own soldiers over there,
1.-THE nation calls upon Iowa people
flour held by them.
abroad. 10 save them we are ask
ed to release the flour we have
stored. At least 100000 quarter
barrel sacks are in the hands Of
Iowa.
"The government will pay a fair
price for it, now, so that it may be
shipped abroad at once. All flour
will be accepted in original and
unbroken packages of twenty-four
Eve can eat corn and potatoes and
other substitutes for wheat flour
until the next harvest, but we can
not ship them. If we could they
could not be used because baking is
not done in homes in Europe but in
sential in the trenches and in the
homes and wheat, alone, can be used
| to make the durable loaf.
NEARLY $4,000 Iowa boys are
fighting over there. They are Civ
ing their very lives. We are asked
| up. Iowa's loyalty has been tested
before and not in vain. have told
Mr.. Hoover that Iowa is no Stacker
and that she will respond to this
test and this call instantly and to
tion { Of eve every civic organization n
clubs, fraternal societies, the
churches, the Councils of Defense,
women's clubs-all can, if they will,
contribute to the success of the
campaign and are urged to enlist, at
once in this vitality important drive
your flour and buy a Liberty Bond
lis slogan to which every loyal
Iowan will subscribe"
Administrator Deems is in receipt
of the following. telegram from Her
bert Hoover aut horizing him. to pro
flour held by Iowa people:
Only such flour will be purchas-
ed as is voluntarily rendered. we
do not wish to requisition, for the
present. We have need in. this
crucial period, from now until har-
can ship to the allies. We are send
ing as much corn and other cereals
as the allies can use in their bread
Their people do not know how to
bake at home but rely on bakers Tor
their bread. The bread OF all the
wheat flour with which is mixed one
third flour OF other cereals, chiefly
corn. More than this mixture is i'm
possible and preserve the, keeping
and palatable qualities OF the bread
The civilian AMP; population frem OF 5he
must not add to their burden by de-
nying them their needs: Rather we
must gladly assume what share. Of
| this borden we can carry by modify
| ing our dietary habits to the extent
necessary to meet our 9all sg;it,e ST.
will be in the slightest degree in
furious to health. All our. expert
advisers including an imposing, list
Of the foremost psychologists OF the
country assure us that giving up the
use of wheat need in no wise lessen
the nutritional value OF our dlet:
abundance of local supply to use
other cereals as quick bread, break
| fast foods, ETC., and thus leave, I'M
til the next harvest, for. our allies
not accustomed or knowing how to
use cereals in this way. Besides for
shipped because Of deterioration
during the termination period, Al
ter this time we can and shall ship
corn to the full extent of the pos
sible use of the allies
Remember the 1os9 III feed aec the
millions of French, English and nd
that wheat is the only. available
basis for that loaf. In all this mat
ter we must recognize some groups
of our own working people, who are
themselves unable to. wholly forego
the wheat based loaf and that this
all those of our people who can 40
so should give up wheat produces
entirely. This will not only enable
us to meet the imperative necessities
of the allies but will also help to
meet. the needs of our own working
people.
(Signed) Herbert Hoover
The machinery of handling the
purchase of this flour from Iowa
people is yer" simple. All unbroken
packages of twenty-four pounds or
more. will be accepted at a, fair
price. The flour will be collected
and stored at the most convenient
points for the time being, and equiv
alent amounts will be released from
the mills to go forward at once in
the name of the state and the county
from which it is secured, giving an
added honor to those who come for.
the flour. This accomplishes all
that is desired by those making the
sacrifice, does away with expense
and delay, solves the transportation
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