Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-07-26
TO CUT wheat
USE 0NE-HALF
Military Necessity Demands That
Each American Eat Only w
Pounds Wheat Products
Weekly.
CORN AND OATS SUBSTITUTES.
Allies Must Have Wheat Enough to
Maintain Their War Bread
Tin Next Harvest.

the necessary PROPORTION of wheat to
maintain their war bread from now
until the next harvest, and this Is a
military necessity, we must reduce our
monthly consumption to 2l,0OO,OO0
busheI a month as against our nor
mai consumption Of about 42,OOOoOO
bushels or 90 per cent of our normal
consumption. This is the situation as
set forth by the U. s. Food Admins
tration at Washington. Reserving a
margin for distribution to the army
and for special cases, leaves for gen.
eral consumption approximately IN
pounds Of wheat products weekly per
person, the Food Administrations
statement continues: Many of our
consumers are dependent upon bakers
bread. Such bread must be durable
and therefore requires larger proper
tion of wheat products than cereal
breads baked in the household. Our
army and navy require a full allow
ance. The well-to-do In our population
can make 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-
tons.
With improved transportation condi-
tions we now have available o surplus
OF potatoes. We also have In the
spring months a surplus OF milk, and
we have ample corn and oats for hu-
man consumption. The drain on rye
and barley as substitutes has already
greatly exhausted the supply Of these
grains.
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 shnll be observed:
!. Householders to use not to exceed
a total OF ~ pounds per week Of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than 1% pounds of
Victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and one-half
pound OF cooking flour, macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined
2 Public eating places and clubs 70
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present.
In addition thereto, not TO serve to
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate Of breadstuffs. macaronl,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing q total
OF more than two ounces of wheat
nour. 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.
g. Retailers to sell not more than
oneeighth Of barrel Of -four to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than one-quarter Of q barrel
TO any country customer at any one
time, and in no case TO sell wheat
products without the sale Of an equal
WelsHl VI OtHer Ceredh.
4. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume OF Victory bread
sold, by delivery Of the three-quarter
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
in other weights. We also ask bnkers
not TO Increase the amount OF their
wheat flour purchases beyond 20 per
cent. Of the average monthly amount
purchased In the four months prior to
March !.
9. Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
@. There is no limit upon the use of
other cereals, ilours, and meals, corn,
barley, buchwheat, potato -four, ct
cefera.
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever, except a very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so In perfect health and satisfac-
ton. There is no reason why all Of
the American people who nre able to
cook In their own households cannot
subsist perfectly well with the use OF
less whca, products than one and one.
half pounds II week, and we specially
ask the well-to-do households In tho
country to follow this additional pro-
grnmmc III order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community less able
10 adapt themselves TO 10 large pro-
portion Of substitutes.
In order That we shn,l he able to
make the wheat exports that are ob-
solutrly demanded OF us to mnint6ln
the Ciyil population and soldiers of the
allie uUd cur own army, we propose
tO E.INlrmunt the voluntary cO.opcru.
tinn ug I.H bubble by n further limtn.
tlvu pf U.H",hu'.Hu. and we sllrli i'acp
~ once restrictions on distribution
which wII hr ul'ns'od from flrlr ~
tiNt foo secure uH nearly uuIiHblp lis.
ulp.N.u u possible Nllh ihc uIqiym
ot muts. ue should he able to relax
suyl us.u lions. Until then we ugl,
tor thn necessary patlencc, sacrifice
snd cooperation Of the distributing
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