The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-04
MORE STRINGENT REGULATIONS
 ARE ISSUED BY TERRITORIAL
 FOOD ADMINISTRATORS ORDER

In wire received last night from Territorial Food Ad minstrator Gunnson Luther C. Hess local food aonis raor ordered to enforce even more stringent food reg atons than were ordered by previous wre and which force These regulations logical sequel to the wire received by Mr. Hess few evenings ago, which Lord Rhonda British food controller said that unless the people of the United States could send grain Europe for the allies, he could for the winning of the In the wire Herbert Hoover stated that he de- pended the American people to do all possible to necessary foods and Mr. Gunison ended up with
 mary of the necessity for the conservation of food by AL aSkanS.
 The regulations issued last night be exactly fol- lowed here but will be obeyed insofar is possible and advisable.
 The regulations have been ordered by proclama-
 ton of the President and go into effect at They as follows:
 there will be two, the days set being Monday and Wednes day of every week. In addition hs wheatless the evening meal shall be observed every day. There is be meatess day every week. which is Tuesday, and addition this there shall be one meatless meal every day. There shall be porkess days from instead of the days being Tuesday and Saturday of each
 The chief saving however is to be accomplished by
 6fy6fy plan for the selling of white our in order to reduce the consumption of wheat throughout the country By this syste flour with each purchase of white flour will have to purchase equal weight of other cereals consisting of any of the following commodities Corn sarch hour hoiny groats barley our ye rice four soya bean Aour oatmeal rolled oas buckwheat four potato four sweet potato four eterta flour and meals Graham and whole wheat flour will not be consid- cred substitutes for white four Housewives use these separately in making bread cakes pastries, mix them in proportion at any
 Retailers may sell wheat flour only with equal weight of other substitutes Consumers may obtain mixed cereal bread from bakers Bakers will be required under license regulations mix five per of other cereals with wheat flour in making their bread and rols and will gradually in substitutes until by February 24a minimum of twenty per cent of such cereals be used The food admins
 aton urges the purchase of this bread which will be called
 victory bread from the fact that it is going help the United States win victory in this by aiding in food conservation The administration also asks for the of wheat substitutes in home made bread far as possible
 Manufacturers of macaron spaghetti noodles crackers breakfast food pie cake and pastry may purchase than seventy per cent of the wheat flour they used in responding months during 1917 Wholesalers required under license regulations to buy than seventy per cent of the of wheat flour from ilers that they bought in the corresponding months last year. and their sales to retailers must be in the proportion of pound of wheat flour pound of other cereals this being in turn the proportion the retailer must sell to the con ill making combination sales The dealers shall name the price of each article sod the selling price repre- sent more than the normal profit any article.
 Mr. Hess is to investigate the local market and how it is supplied with wheat flour substitutes and he will advise MT. Gunnson n in his judgment, there not sufficient wheat substitutes here to operate the s tenn Mr. Gunnison will advise Mr. Hess later on this week to the of substitutes be had in the Seattle mar ket idea be had the of substitutes that may be secured for year. In the meantime the present regulations be effective unless there are mol substitutes available in local markets Where substitutes