The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-05
Two Wheatless, TwoMeatless
And One Meal That Way
Each Day
BAKERS FLOUR SUPPLY
CURTAILED 30 PCT.
Whole-Wheat Bread Sup
plants White Variety; Su-
gar To Be Saved

fNl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES anu ""VaS ""
% less. ~
~ Tuesday-Meatless. ~
" Wednesday-Wheat ~
~ Saturday-Porkless. ~
~ Every day-one meatIess and ~
~ one wheatIess meal. ~
W ~ ~. NJ ~ ~ Hs ~ W sse
Will we win the war?
With every household in the United
States following out the above pro
gram and every American citizen keep
ing mind on his own business instead
of criticizipg everything that he does
not understand. but just plugging
along doing his bit as best he can;
with slackers on the decrease, volun-
teer enlistments in the military ser
vice on the increase and fewer men
eligible under the selective draft try
ing to wiggle out of doing their duty
there Is but one answer to the above
question.
or course the most optimistic can
not expect that the events chronicled
in the above paragraph will all come
10 pass-some girls and women are
still crocheting doilies and knitting
sweaters for Fiji, but some Of the
things given above are compulsory
and patriotic persons will observe the
whole program as nearly as possible.
VICTORY DIET
Knox county folks are getting their
mouths ready for regular war menu
"a victory diet. The food administra-
tion has ruled that meauess and
wheatless shall be the proper thing
and so long as it will help win the
war Knox county is willing to sit
tight and whip the kaiser by eating
! Johnny cake and fish.
Bakers throughout the country are
making a radical change In their pro
ducts 20 comply with the recent food
administration orders. The order that
! private consumers must go $3.50 In
flour and flour substitutes also provid-
| cd that bakers and wholesale dealers
must buy one pound Of flour substi.
tute with every four pounds of flour,
/ excepting whole wheat flour With
which they do not need TO buy sub.
! stitute.
Mlllers may sell to wholesalers and
| wholesalers to dealers only 70 percent
as much flour as they bought during
the same period last year, from Feb.
ruary to April so and from May l TO
! July 81.
CUTS MAcARoNI SUPPLY
The manufacturers of noodles, mac
! aroni. crackers and breakfast foods
( will also be permitted to buy only 20
| percent az much as they did last year.
Private consumers will not be sold
more than from one-eighth to one
fourth barrel of flour at one time with
/ the exception OF farmers, who may
! buy from one-fourth to onehalf barrel
at q time.
! Millers will be required to get one
barrel of flour, weighing 1876 pounds.
I from 26i pounds of whole wheat This
/ flour is a white flour, The govern.
hlent will buy the 30 percent OF flour
/ that is saved by the reduction to
wholesale dealers and bakers and by
the substitution of other things and
! this will be used to supply food to our
| soldiers and our allies.
PUNISH VIOLATIONS
! The meat and other food stuffs saw
ed by the observance of the rules of
the food administration will of course
also be used to keep the boys with the
colors in well-fed condition. In or
ders received by Secretary i. G. May
er of the Chamber of Commerce, who
is also the head OF the food admins
> tration committee in this county, the
administration points out that the
. housewives Of the land are the police,
who will see to it that the rulos are
strictly observed
All violations of the orders of the
food administration that may be pun
ished under the food control act will
bring upon the offender the punish
ment an unpatriotic act deserves, it is
announced.
In addition to the rules laid down
the nation Is asked to reduce its con