The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-15
To Win the War They Are Max
ing Sacrifices and Must
Continue To.
AMERICANS MUST
HELP TO The LIMIT
Hoover Confident United States Home
Folk Won't Be Food
slackers.

! IRE than ever before They will have
to go on doing so, even If Herbert
: HnOver's promise to send across H.
100000 tons OF food this year is car
! ried out. Rem embering what they
sgFrance. Belgium, Italy and Great Brit
. ain-have endured in the four years
Of war in pain and hunger, the call is
to every man, woman and child in
4 America to save food as never before
to eat enough to maintain health
and strength, but to eat no more, and
to waste~nOt a scrap either by over
eating or by the garbage can route.
The call is made ten times more i'm
perative when it is remembered that
z it is seconded with emphasis by our
4 own soldier sons now fighting in
France, Belgium and Italy. ~ -*@s
Here are the figures Of the needs
of Europe as compiled by Mr.. Hoover,
showing the amounts of food America
has promised to save for shipment to
Europe by next fall: .e .@-
81 Must ship Increase
~ &> year ending this year
. r, IT, b. July l, over
49,. ~ 1919. last year.
Tons. Tons. x
Meats and Fats ..
(B f, pork. &@5~ ~
dairy, poultry
and vegetable ...s-'
oil products) :. 100000 100000
9 Bread Stuffs-
CIV b g at and e.
- substitutes in re.
terms of grain) 10 100000 100000
Sugar - I'd. %E-.2 ..%>
{From United --.a
49, States and ...
* West Indies) . 100000 $4,000
7 Feed Grains r. -
mostly army ~
oats) ........ - 100000 100000
=. Totals LII, $4,000 $3.50, 600
Discussing the needs of the Allies
further, Mr.. Hoover says: -.
.At best the Allied table will be less
than ours. for the Allied peoples are
denying themselves more in order to
transport our soldiers. We can do
r no less than fill the ships they send us.
''Of our imports. we shall apparent
ly have sufficient sugar to maintain
. the present consumption and take
care of the extra drain of the Allies
from our markets, instead Of compel
ling them to send their ships to the
far East. We can secure in sailing
vessels the coffee we need if no one
makes an over-brew OF our own
products we must secure a reduction
r. in consumption and waste in the two
great groups of, first breadstusfs; and
second, meats and fats---that is in all
bread and, cereals, beef, pork. poultry,
dairy and vegetable oil products. The
average consumption of our people Of
breadstuffs amounts to about six
pounds per week and Of meats and
fats, to four pounds week for each
person. A reduction in consumption
of less than one-half pound per week
per person in each Of these two great
groups of foods would accomplish our
purpose. We wish to emphasize, how
ever. that we do not want curtailment
in the use Of milk for children.
Some of our homes by reason Of
limited incomes cannot now provide
more food than they should have to
maintain health in the family. They
cannot rightfully be asked to make
the suggested reduction in ccnsump-
ton. But the great majority Of our
homes can do more than suggested.
This year as last I believe we can
accomplish the necessary ends by vol
uf1tary action of our own people The
Willingness to assume individual re-
sponsibility in this matter by the vast
majority is one of the greatest proofs
OF the character and idealism Of our
people. and | feel it-~can be constantly
relied upon Our simple formula for
this year is to further reduce consump-
ton and waste Of all food.
s. at is necessary that every family
$$Ia the United States study its food
81 Midget and food ways to see if it can
NJ it buy less, serve less, return moth
Is .g to the kitchen and practice the
~ s,spel of the clean plate"
sels Dwarf Trees.