The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-28

purchaser of wheat flour must buy at the same time an equal weight
 of the other cereals to be used as substitute-corn meal, cornstarch,
 corn flour, hofiny, corn grits, bar | ley flour, rye, rice flour, oat meal, rolled oats, buckwheat flour, po- tota Hours and meals. Wholesal- CTS will be required not to buy
 more than 70 per cent. of their purchases of flour of the preceding year and their sales to retailers must be in proportion of one pound of wheat flour to one pound of oth- CT cereals. This being the same proportion in which the retailer
 must sell to the consumer.
 The Federal Food Administrator for Alaska, before leaving for Port land this morning to attend a con- ference of the Food Administrators of the Northwest States, called meeting of all the dealers in food, hotel men, restaurants, safes, board ing houses, butchers and bakers
 and made known the new program regulating sales and conservation days. The meeting was largely at tended.
 The following is summary of the rules that have been formulated by the U. s. F. A. with the approv- al of the President in order to effect the further conservation in foodstuffs necessary to support the Allies an dour own armed forces over the next four months, these rules are effective from the morn ing of January 28th.
 The effectiveness of these rules is dependent entirely upon the good will and 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. We are dependent upon the cooperation of the trades. We have but one police force-the American women-and we depend upon them to organize in cooperation with our Federal and local Food Ad ministration to see that these rules are obeyed by that small minority who may fail. 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 sacrifices necessary to render such
 measure effective.
 The small minority who refuse t0 | cooperate should not be allowed (free access) to the nations neces- sities, and should be required to do their part in reducing the consump- of the country are called upon in purchasing such flour to buy at the same time an equal weight of the
 other cereals, corn meal, cornstarch,
 corn flour, hominy, corn grit, barley
 flour, rye, rice flour Oat meal, rolled
 oats, buckwheat flour, potato flour,
 sweet potato flour, soya bean flour
 feteria Hours and meals. The house.
 wife may use these products sep
 arately in making bread cakes, and
 pastry or mix them as she thinks
 best. The retailers are to sell wheat
 flour only with an equal weight of these other cereals.
 Consumers will be able to obtain
 mixed cereals, bread from their bak-
 CTS. Bakers will also be required
 under the license regulations to mix
 five per cent of other cereals with
 their wheat flour in bread, to mix
 five per cent of other cereals with
 their wheat flour both in bread and
 rolls and will be required gradually to increase the substitution until
 February 24th, a minimum of 20
 per cent of such cereals Is to be
 used. The Food Administration very
 strongly urges on consumers the
 buying of this bread which will be known as victory bread and will contain not less than 20 per cent of cereals other than wheat. graham or whole wheat Bread will also be given that name because con.
 taining. as they do 25 per cent more
 of the wheat grain than ordinary
 white bread. They will serve the , purpose of saving wheat flour. Il i, you bake bread at home use wheat |. substitutes. If you buy it buy only victory bread.
 Il Manufacturers of macaroni, spag
 hetti, noodles, crackers, breakfast
 food. pie, cake and pastry are mol
 to purchase to exceed 70 per cent o
 the wheat flour they use during thu . corresponding months of 1917. Thest
 manufacturers will be performing 5 patriotic duty by using cereals othel l than wheat in their production. y Wholesalers will be required un f der license regulations not to bu! ,- more than 20 per cent of their pur F. chases of flour from millers as baset s on their purchases for the core l. spending months of the previou