The Tupelo journal., 1918-02-01
List Of Rules For Voluntary War
Rationing

Washington, Jan. 26-The food administration tonight issued this
statement containing rules for voluntary war ratonmg:
THE following is a summary of the rules that have been formulated by
the United States food administration, with the approval of the president
the allies and or own armed forces over the next four months These
rules are effective from the morning of Monday, Jan. 90 y.
"The effectiveness of these ruhss is dependent solely upon the good
will of and the willingness to sacrifice by the American people. In the last
analysis the success or failure of any plan such as that here outlined rests
with the people. 1t is dependent upon the cooperation Of the trades. We
her to organize in cooperation with our state and local food administrators
to see that these rules are observed by the small minority who may fail
Part of the rules will be enforced under the Lever food act other parts
are voluntary and will depend for their success upon public sentiment.
"Our experience hitherto has shown a willingness of the vast majority
of consumers, and a full, cooperation of the trades to undergo the self
sacrifice necessary to render such measures effective. The small minority
who refuse to cooperate should not be allowed to defeat the nations necess
"First-As their part in reducing the consumption of wheat flour, the
consumers of the country are called upon, in purchasing such flour, to buy
at the same time an equal weight of other cereals (corn meal, corn starch,
feterjta N aonrs an meIsl The Housewife nav ne tb h nrodncts 4
rately in making bread, cakes and pastry, or mix them as she thinks best
The retailers are to sell wheat -four only'with a equal weight of these other
cereals.
BUY ONLY VICTORY BREAD.
"second-Consumers will be able to obtain mixed cereal bread from
their bakers, who will be required under the license regulations to mix five
Will be required gradually to increase tins substitution until, beginning
Feb. "a, a minimum Of 20 per cent of such cereals is to be used. The food
which will be known IS Victory bread, and will contain not less than 20
per cent of cereals other than wheat. Graham or whole wheat bread will
of the wheat grain than ordinary white bread, they too will serve the pur
pose of saving flour If you bake bread at home, Use wheat substitutes; if
you buy it, buy only Victory bread.
Observation-Disclosures of macaroni, spaghetti, noodles, crackers,
breakfast foods, pie, cake and pastry arr not to purchase to exceed 70 per
cent of the wheat -four they used during the corresponding month Of 1917.
These manufacturers will be performing a patriotic service by using cereals
other than wheat in their production.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES will be required, under license regulations, not
to buy more than seventy per cent go per cent? of their purchase of flour
from ni1ers a based O their purchases for the corresponding months of
the preceding year, and their sales to the retail trade must be in the pro-
same proportion in which the retailer sells to the consumers, unless the
wholesaler satisfies himself that the substitutes have been already purchased
from another source.
"A ruling has been made that in making any combination sales under
this programme dealers shall name a price for each of the articles 50 sold.
the articles sold.
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