Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-22
Military Necessity Demands That
Each American Eat Only w
Pounds Wheat Products
Weekly.
CORN AND OATS SUBSTITUTES.
Allies Must Have Wheat Enough -
Maintain Their War Bread
Till Next Harvest.

maintain their war bread from now
until the next hurvest, and this Is q
military necessity, we must reduce our
monthly consumption to 21,OOO.OO0
bushels month as against our nor
mai consumption OF about 100000
bushels, or so per cent Of our normal
consumption. This Is the situation as
set forth by the U. s. Food Adminis-
trntion ut Washington. Reserving a
margin for distribution to the army
and for special cases, leaves for gem
eral consumption approximately IN
pounds of wheat, products weekly yer
person. the Food Administrations
statement continues: Many OF our
consumers are dependent upon bakers
brend Such bread must he durable
and therefore requires larger proper
ton of wheat products than cereal
breads baked In the household. Our
army and navy require IL full allow
ance. The well-to-do In our population
can mike greater sacrifices in the con-
sumption Of wheat products than can
the poor. In addition, our population
In the agricultural districts. where the
other cereals are abundant, are more
skilled in the preparation of breads
from these other cereals than the
crowded city and industrial popula-
, tiOnS,
Will, improved transportation condi-
tons we now have available a surplus
o. potatoes. We also have In the
spring months q surplus of milk. and
! we hive ample corn and oats for hui
man consumption. The drain on rye
and barley IS substitutes has already
greatly exhausted the supply Of these
grnins.
To effect the needed saving of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance OF the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall he observed:
!. Householfers to use not to exceed
total of ~ pounds per week of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than TX pounds Of
Victory bread containing the required
percentage Of substitutes and one-half
pound of cooking flour, macaroni,
:
breakfast cereals, all combined.
2. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present.
In addition thereto, not to serve to
any one guest ut any one meal I'M
aggregate of breadstuffs. mlcaroni,
crackers. pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
2 Pm fr,fs 1tnI
Of more than two ounces of wheat
flour. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
| ing establishments not TO buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con-
forming with the Limitations requested
of the householders.
3. Retailers to sell not more than
! One-eighth of a barrel Of flour to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than One-quarter of Il barrel
to any cnr2try customer ut any one
time, AMI In no case to sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight Of other cereals.
4. We nsk the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume of Victory bread
sold, by delivery of the tbree-quarter
pound loaf where one pound WIS sold
i, before, and corresponding proportions
In other weights. We ,lso ask bnkers
not 10 increase the amount of their
wheat flour purchases beyond 70 per
cent. of the average monthly amount
purchased In the four months prior to
| MRrcl, I.
s Manufacturers using wheat prod
nets for non-food purposes should
ccasc such use entirely.
| g. There is no limit upon the use of
other cereals, fiours. and meals. corn,
barley. buckwheat, potato flour, ct
retera.
| Man: thousand families throughout
the iand are now using no wheat prod
acts whatever. except very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing 81 In perfect health md satisfac-
ton. There Is no reason why all of
:he American people who are able to
cook IN their own households canHot
subsist perfectly well with tie use of
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds week. and we specially
max the well-te-tlo households in the
country to follow this additional pro.
1 gcanmc In order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies, for
those parts of the community less able
to adapt themselves to 80 large pro
] portion of substitutes.
III order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that nre alb
so!utely demanded Of us to maintain
the civil population and soldiers OF the
allies and our own army, we propose
4 to supplement the voluntary co-opeva
ton Of the public by further limita
! ton Of distribution. and we shall place
ut ONE restrictions on distribution
which will be adjusted from time t.
time to secure as nearly equitable dis
tribution as possible. With the arrival
/ at harvest we should be able to relaz
such restrictions Until then we ash
for the necessary patience. sacrifice
and cooperation Of the distributing
| trades.