Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-30
THE ALLIED SUGAR BOWL

we have been able to tide oyel
times OF great difficulty and toda,
the acute food crisis is past. Their.
VIII be a better loaf for the allied
nations and greater meat supplies.
That those who dare all must share
all is the growing conviction o,
america In fact. as the Presiden,
sad speaking of the allied nations
We are eating at the common tabls
win them. Although there are
some individual sugar bowls scat.
tered here and there on this table
the FANNY bowl into which America
and the allies must dip is the west.
ern hemisphere; for Java is out OF
feach, and the beet fields of Europe
either lie inside the German lines OF
their production has been cut down
by German invasion.
A careful survey of the sugar stu.
alton has prompted the Food Admin.
islraton to drop the individual sugar
ration from three to two pounds a
month Two pounds per person TO,
household purposes will put us upon
level that England tries to main.
tain. The French ration is one and
one-half pounds and the Italian one
pound; but it is not always possible
to assure these quantities.
This honor ration, with the add.
tional allowance for canning, can be
made to go around; and when ouI
people understand the why's" they
viii be willing to put the sugar cam.
paign through with the same spirit
with which they tackled wheat.
Why Shortage
Those who recall the sugar short.
age last fall know that before the
end of the year there was a practica
exhaustion of supplies in home
store, factory and bakery, leaving lit.
''S "a ! -N'Si do d SldIltI LOT lJl 3
The mere filling of this void took III
most of the surplus of new sugar
coming in Then, too, the produc
ton from the American beet and
Louisiana cane crops has been dis
appointing and the yield in Porte
Rico has likewise been smaller than
anticipated
The imperative call for ships foi
the movement of troops and theil
supplies has materially reduced the
amount of sugar from distance
sources. Added to this already diff
ticult situation, the quantity needed
by the army and navy greatly exceeds
earlier estimates. There must be nc
counting of spoonfuls for. our troops
or holding back even on the candy
they want. The best we have and all
we have is not too much to offer
them. Remember that for soldiers
on the battle front sugar and candy
is by no means a mere luxury as it is
TO a large degree with us at home
Sugar is necessary for them to sup
ply the energy they must quickly gain
for the heavy work of fighting.
We find also that an increased
amount OF sugar must be sent to
France and Italy to take the place of
that lost as a result of the German
and Austrian invasion, during which
much beet land was overrun and
many factories destroyed. Under
agreements we are to supply certain
quantities of sugar to neutral ma
tons; and finally, over 50,00O,00O
pounds were lost recently through
submarine sinkings off out Atlantic
coast. To sum it all up, we must ac-
cept the situation and push on to
victory.
Most of the industries using sugar
have had their supplies cut in half;
and the situation is so serious that
only the utmost conservation will pull
us through. Women are urged to 60
ahead with their canning, sugar or
no sugar. Fruit can be canned with
the hot water pack or fruit juice pack
and sweetened when opened, or
cooked to pulp, canned and made
into jam later This is little more
trouble, but every American woman
wants to share in the great work of
building up the food reserves, for re-
serves mean victory. Each jar on
the home shelf frees another COM
mercially-packed can for the army.
Save the fruit crop. 1t will not be
easy, but it MUST be done.
The first beet sugar will reach the
market in October and will continue
to arrive until the end of the year.
This sugar will probably net be dis
tributed farther east than Buffalo.
Louisiana cane will commence COM
ing in about the middle of November
and the Cuban crop about the middle
of December. This sugar comes on