New-York tribune., 1918-07-29
Hoover Releases Restau-
rants Also From Voluntary
Avoidance of Flour Use
Victory Bread
Still To Be Used
Food Chief Thanks Public
for loyal Cooperation
in Saving"
Especial Dispatch to The Tribunc)

Especial Dispatch to The T,4bunc)
WASHINGTON, July 2e.-Tht
wheat crisis has passed.
Owing to the action of hotels
restaurants, clubs and dining car:
in barring wheat, Food Administra
tor Hoover to-day was enabled tt
cable the food administration from
London that what he desired hae
been accomplished, and all these
establishments might be released
from their pledge to abstain entire
ly from wheat until harvest.
Mr.. Hoover congratulated then
upon their patriotic service, ex
pressed appreciation of the substan
tial savings effected and voiced con
fidence that the same spirit will helr
us to build up a great food reserve
against the exigencies of the tut
ure.
The release goes into effect Au
gust 1. After that eating place.
will continue to comply with fooo
administration baking regulation
and to serve Victory bread.
Thanks American Public
Mr.. Hoover's cablegram follows
'1n releasing the hotels, res
taurants, clubs and dining cars
from their voluntary pledge not
to use wheat in any form until
the new harvest, | wish to con-
gratulate them upon the patriotic
example they set and thank them
for the large savings made. The
echo of their service has been
heard in Europe and has pointed
the way of democracy-the most
service of those who have the
most to give.
'It has been a personal inspira-
ton to me to have the continued
help, so freely given, of all of
the men and women who put
through the mo wheat campaign
which helped US to provide for
the necessities of the Allies in
spite of our short crop.
81 have confidence that the
same spirit will enable us to build
up the great reserve of wheat and
other foods needed to provide
against future crop failure and to
assist the Allied nations in pu.-
ting through the great offensive
that must win the war. (Signed)
"HERBERT HOOVER"
175,00O,Oo0 Pounds Saved
While exact figures cannot be OBJ.
tanned, it is estimated that hotels
restaurants, clubs and dining cars
of the country have saved from
October l., 1917, to August 1, 1918
between 175, 100000 and 100000
600 pounds of wheat and it's prod
ucts, as we'll as $50, 100000 pounds
of meats and 5O,000,OOO pounds OF
sugar.
The educational value of their con-
servation efforts cannot be computed.
Many people first received the food
saving message while travelling on din
ing cars or living in hotels, and car
ried the news home with them.
Five hundred representative hotel
men voluntarily gave Mr.. Hoover the
wheatless pledge on March 20 at Wash
ington, where they had Deen assembled
by John Nee. Bowman, of New York,
member of the food administration,
to discuss the situation.
The whole surplus of the 1917 wheat
crop had been exported. the Allies
could not continue the war without more
wheat, and this had to come out of
the amount normally consumed on this
side of the Atlantic, he told them.
Hotel Men Blaze Trail
The hotel men blazed the trail and
dining car services followed close after
them. The whole nation was aroused
Exports of wheat mounted to 14O,-
100000 bushels and the situation in
Europe was saved.
About 5000 hotel propretors gave
the wheatless pledge, and many Of the
100000 proprietors of public eating
places who claim membership in the
food administration cut down wheat as
much as the nature of their business
would permit
The dining car services Of the coun-
try last week took the open sugar
bowl from their tables and limited SER
vice to patrons to two half-lumps or
one teaspoonful of granulated sugar
for every meal
This keeps safely within the two
pounds, per person per month ration
allowing part for preparation of food
Lieutenant Hobbs killed