New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
Output Will Be Divided
Among Shops; Substi-
tutes Encouraged
Other Steps Planned
National Anti-Waste Cam
paign of Education To
Be Started

WASHINGTON, March 19.--The Food
Administration tonight announced the
first of series Of steps planned 20
stretch -four supplies sufficiently to
feed the country and maintain ship
ments to the Allies until the next mar
vest.
Rec;nning with the baking trade,
which uses 40 per cent OF the "hea'
-four consumed in this country, the
Administration has approved plans Tor
a division of flour supplies among
shons. sharing of wheat substitutes and
for a nationwide educational campaign
to eliminate waste, which Will be
worked out at meeting in Chicago
next Friday.
Further restrictions on the con-
sumption of wheat, which were an
nounced last week as under consldera-
tion. will be put into effect next.
Aside from the shortage Of wheat IN
the United States, another serious
nroblem confronts the Food Admin
istration in making good promises 10
the allies Not single weeks SNIP
ments Of grain and cereals abroad has
eoualled the announced programme
since January e, so that there remains
deficit of $4,000 tons to be made
up in addition to the regular supplles'
Shipments reached low point IN tne
week of February 1 to Z, as the cul-
mination of weeks of bad weather,
which demoralized both railroad and
overseas transportation. Only S4,ooo
tons went abroad in that week.
Improvement has been shown SINCE,
but even with clearing weather it has
been impossible to transport the 2'o,-
900 tons promised every seven days;
In the week from March l to March 8
the shipments were 212,154 tons, but
dropped in the second week to 2O1 1888
tons, and the expected surplus over re-
quirements has not gone forward.
Since January 1 shipments have to-
tailed 1.416,917 tons.
Inasmuch IS the Allied peoples
abroad are being rationed strictly, Off
cials here do not contemplate any cur
tailment of exports. nor do they admit
of possi bility of failure in supplying
the food necessary to carry on the war.
From the response received in the past,
they believe the American public Will
give checrfully whatever is required to
achieve victory with food, and those
who attempt to obstruct by boarding OF
selfish buying beyond their needs Will
be held up to the public gaze for dis
cipline.
Plans Of the bakers for economy in
their business were outlined to state
food administrators here iast week by
Henry w. Stude, president of the Ma
tional Association of Master Bakers,
and Win NJ. Campbell, chairman of the
associations technical service commit
tee. With the approval of the admin
istrators q technical service committee
will be appointed in each state, which
will in turn appoint district captains
and county leaders, all Of them expert
bakers, who have learned TO use wheat
flour substitutes in baking "Nictory'
bread.
No baker will have an excuse for
failure to produce victory bread of the
most palatablc character after the
trade secrets of the leading members
Of the business have been impaired tc
him, in the opinion of the food admin
istraton. Those who cooperate in the
programme will find their colleagues
ready to tide them over the emergency
by sharing supplies Of which they have
n surplus and by exchanging products
for others where needed.
Hearty appreciation Of the bakers
offer to undertake educational worL
was expressed tonight by the food ad
ministration.