The Robesonian., 1918-04-29
WHAT SAVING WHEAT MEANS.
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Every time family gives up eat
ing wheat for few months, or halves
it's wheat consumption Tor few
months, it is probably saving the life
of an American soldier. In last weeks
dispatches it was announced that p
OO0.OO0 Of the 100000 Italian SOL
diers had been forced to leave the bat
tlefront largely because of food short
age-haye had to go home and so to
work on the farms and elsewhere in
order to get susJenance. Now II they
can't get food, American boys must
take their places. On the other hand,
if we can send food enough abroad
(and wheat is the only breadstutf that
will do) these Italian soldiers can go
back to the lines and thus either take
the place of American soldiers We
should have to send, or else help orr
soldiers so much as to shorten the
war. In either case, every time you
save enough wheat, you save SOL
dier's life-Progressive Farmer.
In the face of this fact, which ev-
ervbody who can read oug hit to know
and understand, some people COM
plain about having to eat corn bread.
It is reported that in some cases peo-
rle who buy meal or other cereals
along with flour, as they are compell-
ed to do by the food regulations, eat
the flour and set the meal aside
throw it away or waste it. This is a
serious offence. 1t is a waste of food
stuff, which is criminal, and it means
greater consumption of flour. Ev-
ery pound of flour consumed that
could be spared means a greater SER
vice for the American soldier; and
those who refuse to help save flour
confess themselves willing to send
more American soldiers into battle
to die, rather than eat corn bread.
1t is said that in some cases :neal
which the purchaser of flour is com.
PEELED to buy has been sold back tt
dealers. This is a violation Of the
spirit if not the letter, of the law, by
both buyer and seller. The Landmark
has not heard that anybody ir
Statesville is guilty Of the offences
named, but newspapers in other
towns have charged they are commit.
} ted in their communities. The peo
; pie who thus avoid the law, either by
; wasting the meal or by selling i
back to dealers, should be put in Jail
fed on corn bread and peas for 81
days and publicly posted as slackers
They are greater slackers than Ii,
soldier who deserts.
. Appeals have been made to farm
} ers who have wheat to put it on th
+ market that the demand may be sup
piled. Reports come that some farm
ers are holding wheat for highe
prices. We don't know how much @
this report is true, but the man VIII
has wheat to sell now and is holdin.
for a higher price, is literally de
manding blood-and the blood Of hi
countrymen. Some of our people pro
4 fess that they can't see why the,
should eat corn bread in order to sen,
wheot to France and England. l
S they do not understand that providin,
), the soldiers Of our allies with foo
means that they will be able to do til
fighting which our men will nave t
do if the allies are not fed, then the,
are sadly lacking information. The,
are not asked to give wheat to the al
!: lies; they can sell it at a good price
and every bushel that can be spare
means that much less work fo
! American soldiers. 1t means savin
: the lives of our soldiers.
n With reference to sending whea
: abroad, Food Commissioner Hoove
says:
Wheat is a durable grain. 1t is tn
5 one grain that we have that wi
I stand shipment. 1t is the one grai
l that will serve. Up to this time, tn
= allies have used some 80 to 40 pc
;. cent. Of corn in their bread. 1hei
: bread has been as nothing compare
!. with the bread we have had in thi
o country, neither in palatability no
!, luxuriousness. Our population ha
lived before this on corn. For thre
: years the Southern States lived an
$ put up good fight with no whea
n For periods of four and five years 9
= a stretch no wheat was known to tn
e people of New England. There is n
;, reason why we should insist on ha,
, ing the most luxurious grain at thi
= time, when it is our only transports
BILE grain.
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