The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-04-13
WHEAT CRISIS ACUTE.
Stricter Conservation Measures An
nouneed by Food Administration.

William Allen, manager of the hotel
and restaurant division of the Louis
lana Food Administration, has issued
the new commandments for this state.
Monday and Wednesday are now real
and complete wheatless days. On
these days wheat must not be served
in any form whatsoever No bread,
cakes, crackers, pies, Or pastries con-
tanning wheat, no macaroni, wheat
cereals or other wheat products are
permitted. The wheatless days must
be observed to the letter, it being
stated that the shortage of wheat has
become the most serious problem
which has yet confronted the food
administration. The eating places
are depended upon to take the lead
in solving the problem. The homes
will undoubtedly and heartily emu
late the example.
The United States Food Admins
tration has announced its new pro-
gram for the householders, also in ac-
cord with the flour crisis. All house
holders who can entirely eliminate
the use Of wheat until the next
harvest, about Sept /, should do so.
Those obliged to use wheat should not
use more than total of one and one
half pounds of wheat flour or pre-
pared wheat, in any form, per person
per week, including the wheat -four in
war bread, and including the wheat
flour or prepared wheat in crackers,
pastry, macaroni, breakfast and other
food. In estimating -four consump
ion every one and three-quarters
pounds of war bread, the only kind
which bakers are now permitted to
manufacture, may be considered
equal to one pound Of wheat flour.
This rationing is stricter and takes
he place of the wheatless days and
meals asked for by the home pledge
:ards. In buying wheat -four an
equal weight of other cereals as
institutes for wheat -four must be
bought pound for pound. In buy
ng graham, whole wheat, or mix
I'd flours, the substitutes in them may
,e counted so that smaller pfopor-
ion of substitutes may be bought
with these hours than with wheat
-1our. The proportion then becomes
three to five. The people are urged
20 confne their purchases and -four
holdings to less than a thirty-day sup
ply. They are also asked to en-
courage the growth and use of local
supplies, which will save transporta-
sion as well as flour.
A number of district and parish
food administrators attended a con-
ference this week with John NJ. Park
er, food administrator for Louisiana,
and systematized the work to large
extent. Hereafter people in the par
ishes are asked to take up their prob
lens with the food administrators In
their community and section instead
of with the state office. Flour-sav-l
ing will be the feature effort for the
next few months. The government
and state are perfecting system to
encourage the surrender Of -four to
central agencies which will arrange
for prompt payment and the most ad-
yantaeeous distribution. There will
be no limit as to quality and no re-
strictions as to package. Tenders are
already coming in very fast, and Lou
.siana will again perform her full
part. This is probably the last step
before a card system in order to OBJ
tain any flour at all, and it is the hope
that patriotic merchants and people
will obviate the need for the final
step.