Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-07-13
TO CUT. wheat
USE 0NE-HALF
Military Necessity Demands That
Each American Eat Only W.
Pounds Wheat Products
Weekly.
CORN AND OATS SUBSTITUTES.
Allies Must Have Wheat Enough to
Maintain Their War Bread
Till Next Harvest.

III NSXI 00rve8Is
If we are to furnish the allies with
the necessary proportion of wheat to
maintain their war bread from now
until the next harvest, and this is a
military necessity, we must reduce our
monthly consumption to 21,OOOOOO
bushels month as against our nor
NAL consumption of about 42.OO0.OOO
bushels, or 80 per cent. of our normal
consumption. This is the situation as
set forth by the U. 5. Food Admins
tratiOn at Washington. Reserving a
margin for distribution to the army
and for special cases, leaves for gen
eral consumption approximately IL
pounds of wheat products weekly per
person, the Food Administrators
statement continues: Many of our
consumers are dependent upon bakers
bread. Such bread must be durable
and therefore requires larger proper
ton of wheat products than cereal
breads baked in the household. Our
army and navy require full allow
ance. The well-to-do in our population
can make greater sacrifices In the con-
sumption Of wheat products than can
the poor In addition, our population
in the agricultural districts, where the
other cereals are abundant. are more
skilled in the preparation of breads
from these other cereals than the
nj .{oI
lions.
With improved transportation condi.
lions we now have available a surplus
Of potatoes. We also have in the
spring months surplus Of milk. and
we have ample corn and oats for hui
man consumption The drain on rye
and barley as substitutes has already
greatly exhausted the supply of these
grains.
To effect the needed saving of wheat
voluntary assistance Of the American
people and we ask that the following
Jules shall be observed:
l. HOuseholdcrS to use not to exceed
a total of Y pounds per week Of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than ls4 pounds Of
Victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and nne-lalf
pound of cooking flour, macaroni,
crackers, pastry. pies, cakes. wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined
2. Public eating places and cluts to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday. as at present.
In addition thereto. not to serve to
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs. macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
brea kfast cereals. containing a total
of more than two ounces Of wheat
-four. No wheat products to be served |
unless specially ordered. Public eat |
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con- |
with the limitations requested
If the hOuseholders.
3. Retailers to sell not more than |
0ne-eighth of barrel of flour to any |
town customer at any one time and |
not more than One-quarter Of a barrel |
to any country customer at any one |
time, and in no case to sell wheat |
products without the sale Of an equal
weight of other cereals.
4. We ask the bakers and grocers to |
reduce the volume Of Victory bread |
sold, by delivery of the three-Quarter |
pound loaf where one pound was sold |
before, and corresponding proportions
in other weights. We llsO ask bakers |
not to increaxe the amount Of their
wheat -four purchases beyond 20 per
cent. of the average monthly amount |
purchased in the four months prior to |
March l.
5. Manufacturers using wheat prod |
ucts for non-food purposes should |
cease such use entirely.
6. There is no limit upon the use of
other cereals, flOurs, and meals, corn,
barley, buckwheat, potato flour. ct /
cetera.
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever. except a very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in perfect health and satisfac-
ton. There is no reason why all Of
the American people who are able to
cook in their own households cannot
subsist perfectly well with the use Of
less wheat products than one and one.
half pounds week. and we specially |
ask the well-to-do households in the
country to follow this additional pro-
gramme in order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community less able
to adapt themselves to SO large q pro-
portion of substitutes
In oCder that we shall be able to
make The wheat exports that are all
solute1y de.nsnted of us to maintain
the civil ln'riation and soldiers Of the
allies and our own army, we propose
70 supplement the voluntary co-opera-
ton Of the public by further linnita-
ton of distribution. and we shall place
at aOnce restrictions on distribution