The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-14
4 VAR BREAD DIET
URGED BY WILSON
A Proclamation Issued by the
President Calls for More
Wheat Conservation.
MUST MEET NEEDS OF ALLIES
Program Announced for This Year
Says Use of More Flour Sub
stitutes Is imperative.

Washington, Jan. 28.-The Amert-
can people will go on a war bread
diet as a part of a war rationing sys-
tenn prescribed tonight by President
Wilson and the food administration.
Victory Bread" the food administra-
ton calls it.
The reduced rations are asked for
the purpose of creating a larger ex-
port surplus Of food for the European
allies. Curtailment of consumption
will be accomplished largely by volun-
tary effort, but force will be employed
wherever permitted under the food
control act
The rationing system, as presented
by the president in a proclamation
and by Food Administrator Hoover in
a list of regulations forms the food
administration 1913 food conserva-
ton program, of which the chief fea-
lures are:
bakers bread of mixed flours,
beginning Monday with a per cent
substitution of other cereals for
wheat until 20 per cent substitution
is reached on February "a.
SdiS 10 f1OUSSnOIOSTSs
Sale by retailers to householders of
an equal amount of substitute flours
for every pound of wheat flour pur-
chased at the time wheat flour is
bought.
Sale by miiIlers to wholesalers and
wholesalers to retailers of only 20
per cent of the amount of wheat flour
sold last year
Two wheatIess days week-Mon-
day and Wednesday, one wheat
less meal a day.
One meatIess day a week Tuesday
and one meatless meal day.
Two porkless days a week-Tues-
day and Saturday.
Manufacturers of macaroni, spa
ghettii, noodles, crackers and break
fast foods, pie, cake and pastry will
be permitted to buy only 20 per cent
of their last years purchases, and are
asked to perform a patriotic service
by using substitute flours.
Flour Restrictions.
Flour will be sold through the
regular channels and in such a. man.
ner that each community will receive
it sequivalent share.
The food administration will pur-
chase for the army and for the allies,
as announced recently, 80 per cent of
the flour output, and out of this store
will fill emergency requirements if
stocks run low in any part of the
country.
Wheat millers are required to pro-
duce one barrel of flour of 1876 pounds
resents "A per cent flour. No pat
ent of special flours may be manufac-
tured, although whole-wheat flour may
be made as usual.
To Name WheatIess Meal.
Hotels and reslaurants will be
classed as bakeries, and will be re-
Quired to serve the new Victory bread.
State food administrators will be
permitted to designate the wheatless
meal in each state. Where this is not
done the food administration requests
that the evening meal be observed as
wheatiess.
The Presidents proclamation be-
sides calling on the public for a fur
Their reduction in consumption, makes
a renewed appeal to the housewife to
stop the waste of food. 1t asks the
general observation of the food adj
ministration's food regulations, and
calls upon the people in addition to
hold down their consumption of sugar.
There is no forcible limitation of
purchases by householders, and in this
connection the food administrator
says:
THE effectiveness Of these rules is
dependent solely upon the, good will
of and the willingness of the Ameri-
can people to sacrifice. In the last
analysis the success or failure OF any
such plan as outlined rests with the
people. We have but one police force
the American woman, and we depend
upon her to see that these rules are
Obeyed by the small minority who may
fall
Regulations Generally Observed
OF the nearly 100000 household
ers in the United States, about Is, 900,
900 have signed the food administra
tons pledge to follow its food conser
walton directions and food administra
ton officials believe that the regula
lions will be generally observed
Mr.. Hoover estimates that obsery
Now Bread May Cost More