The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-30
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMIN
ETRATIOA NEW FOOD Con-
SERVAT0h PROGRAM.

10
tons OF foodssufrs ecross tho kilAntts.
Next year shs "a pledged = flsyassh
ESSe.ooo tcuz- In normal preLvaf
limeo tho hgeTs Wac 5,sas .eso tons.
TO Do ready 10 nlact thsA increased
heed food conservation must be ses,
Ilhsd. Every Individual mrst he4p
sHhia his homer ration OF s1car, must
rat only y!otory bread, must sol.ov
zach succeeding regulation OF tbs
FOOD AdminIstphuca faithfully and pa.
lriotically. and mutt cat not q noTaeI
81 food that he does not Escd. In order
that America may continue TO shox
The allies that spirit that Wins.
One hundred and twenty million Al
tes must eat Whom MT Hoover met
The Food Controllers OF there other
Countries In London In August. and
he! together to,aisd up the food re-
,ources available from the estimated
iropI OF the Ave countries, II Was
plain 10 be seeu that the only hope lay
getting what waa necessary for
helr imports by the short run to
tmtT.ea AheTc arc no ships to BE-
pared for tho lon1cr runs. And Mr..
-oover assured now that he could
rust the willing service OF free
ieople." ic!t no shadow OF doubt that
his pledge would be Loyalty and Joy.
vi! k'pt whcn he assured the Allies
hat "ths American people could, and
Sould, provide anything their ships
same TO get" Hs stood thero In tho
iscs OF the world snd pledged his
faith in our capacity for sacrifice. cur
willingness TO sacrifice. our ability TO
tscrlneo. and now he tells us what wo
gladly recosniLe-that "wo hayo to
tuihll on. obligation"
To accomplish this result steady.
hi'round saving from waste. care In
buyinS and moderation In consump-
ton ID asked But what Ia necessary
for health and strength. but 10 more.
V Ia broader plan OF food conseryn.
lion than heretofore. Not 40 much
emphasis on this particular item or
that but steady pressure in All direc.
lions. The most careful and thrifty
conservation. the elimination OF every
type OF waite, thcso Arc the principles
which must be observed. our standard
TO which we must measure up.
We cannot ship seventeen million
tons OF food out OF the country and
not continue TO conserve food Va,
cannot increase our last year'n food
exports TO the Allies BY 70 per cent.
sumption
The need IL very great, our obligA.
ton plain To supply the essential
foods TO tho l20 600 900 people In Eu.
rope now nrraigncd against Germany
/, our present task This is a duty
OF necessity. humanity and honor"
We Will fulfill IT, Saving now must
oesome purpose Every individual
IA asked to take part We must en-
voiops war Coincidence" Mr..
Hoover tells US; We must strip TO tho
bone" ready for the long. hard.
steady pull all together through .As
months when our men are battling on
the Western Front trying TO bring
this dreadful business to an end with
The summer campaign OF 1918. before
which time We are assured there 10
no hope OF accomplishing Il Food
plays large part In the doing OF II
then. for the meu and the people must
be kept in health and strength
IL We do not win 10 complete milf
tary victory with the close OF the 1919
campaign. IL means million moro
American men sscriflced--lcft buried
somewhere In France"
With the approach OF winter Il Ia In.
oYitsble that peace and rumork O.
peace will DO talked OF. Bur this way
Danger las. Not until the war ia over
can We AFFORD 10 lot our efforts relax.
sven temporarily. The war is sulak
forward. II does not step nor pause.
II does not tampOriEe nor hesitate At
these vague Ideas OF sn early paaos
II our duty al all timo to sustatn
our army br tho contributions go
make To the food program We mus.
conserve today and every day We
must DO careful. We must be strict.
There muIt be no up and down In
our efforts TO succeed 4 steady pres
iurs Ia necessary. Wa know tho food
needs Of our part OF tho world. tho
psr that IA hghting Germany, It /.
QUE plain duty TO meet them. Meet
Tag them. without wavoring. Without
response 70 avery passing mood fos.
tered by tho German sorsrnment with
RaeaS peace "a Ger ttree, and Il VIII
aHSNn ALSO rietss1.