Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-24
PUDBIC ASKED TO SAVE MORE WHEAT
 AND HELP ALLIES.
Food Administration MalEsc New Ruling to Cut Con- sumption in Half Until Next Crop Is Harvested.
Rv Review Leased Wlrel

 wheat was, asked Of the pg5lic tonight 5y tEe fOcd administration, that the scant supplies available before the next harvest may be stretched to meet the needs of the army. d-mestic consumers and the allies.
 Every American is requested to cut his average ration of wheat by 50 per cent which would reduce the toal a 5nthly normal consumption 10 21,- 00O,000 bushels. That gives ration of not more than IF pounds of wheat product weekly for each perscl. Flour sales will be cut to One-eighth of a barrel for town customer and to one-quarter of a barrel for any coIn- try customer, that retailers stocks nay be distributed to as great a num- Der as possible.
 To Reduce Content.
 The wheat content Of bakers bread will be reduced to seventy-five per cent on April II. which increases by live per cent the amount of substitutes that must be used.
 Sacrifice in the wheat ration will entail no hardship in the opinion of food administration officials, because the supply of pc-atoes. corn, oats and milk is ample to maintain health. The full seriousness of the wheat situation, and some of the difficulties with which the food administration has had to contend in war1ing off f"mine from tha allies became known with the announcement Of the new pans
 With food raticns in France and England cut to the utmost, there has fsen constant danger that the United States could not meet even minimum demands because of transportation handicaps. The breakdown in the railroads upset the corn exportation schedule On March there had been sent abroad only 14,0CO.OO0 bushels against the 64.000.0O0 bushels of last year and the 100,000,0OO bushels which it was hoped to send. Accordingly the foreign populations have been de nendent on wheat Their med of wheat is growing for after April l the shipment of corn is attended with greet risk of losses, owing to the pos sibili'y Of germanation. More than 10.0f0f00 bushels Of contract corn has Ner adhered for shipment abroad in the lfst few days through the CO., cTe "t'"n o' rain exchanges with the food administration.
 ~--n Growers BaIk.
 As the demand for wheat has grown,
 eS in elevators have dwin H. cd. The usual Howe of. grain to mar
 retreased in the last nfonth f- '' 000,000 bushels weekly 10 B.
 fle. it 6 declqred. to :hc de.
 ;-rers to hold out their grain ic- r higher price prorosed leg.sla
 hefN~s |orgrsss Ccrn growers f-' :ddcd to the confusion by threa,-
 ""- Ne "~Tn price is rot rai.c and fixed, as the price of wheat las teen fixed, th,ay would nlart |heat ins'ea4 Of corn whicl oiiicia's declare would work untold loss in tne rlc"- fu~nlv.
 , The price of flour will be increased
 S'S A"~-"' ii the @ 90 tushel fer wheat becomes law. accordinp- to 2 -@ ad rinis tr1ticn officials. Food administration officials scid ton'gt-
 4.r work had been hampered hy the 7e usal of many persons to cooperate fo7H consumption. Che German American in New Mexico was discov- cred to have raised 5000 bushels Of wheat and to have purchased an ad. ditional 100000 bushels, all of which he stored and refused to sell. The Q ain W s requisidoned. Several sim 'la~ cqses in Minnesota are under in. vestige tion and the full power of tho law will be invoked to punish hoard . ing that attempts to hamper tEe pro- | e-uion Cf the war i
 To Restrict Mills. Regulations for the enforcement of | whaat conservation are being worked oCt 5y the food administration and ---'' tafn the form of further limita- ton of distribution. As the new reg rht.cns probably will be necessary nlT until the harvest. matter of three months. the administration has ? 'ba'don7d the idea of ration cards and will impose restrictions on mills. fo'esGiors and retailers which can be cst3 biished inexpensively and done away with quickly. Control of wheat ft the mills probably will be tighten cd so that its distribution throughout Ire country will be based on an equitable soale and no dealer will have more flc1r than he can sell oth- CT than by strict appOrtionmant. if ne desires to take care of his trade.