The Tomahawk., 1918-02-07
America Put On War Bread Diet
BY Proclamation of Pres
ident Wilson.
TO HELP ALLIES IS AIM
Governments Depends Upon American
Women to See That New Food
Rules Are Obeyed-Two
WheatIess Days Weekly.

Washington, Jan. 29.-As a part of
= war rarioning system prescribed by
President Wilson and the food admin
istration, the American people have
gone on a war bread diet. Victory
bread" the food administration calls
it.
The reduced rations are asked TO
create larger export surplus of food
for the European Allies. Curtailment
Of consumption will be accomplished
largely by voluntary effort, but force
vii. be employed wherever permitted
under the food control act
Che rationing system, as presented
by the President in a proclamation
and by Food Administrator Hoover in
q list of regulations, forms the food
administrators 1913 food conserya-
tion program.
Tho Regulations.
The food administration has issued
tlis statement:
"The following is a summary of the
rules that have been formulated by
the United States food administration,
with the approval of the President, in
order to effect the further cOnserv:
ton in foodstuffs necessary to support
the Allies and our own armed forces
over the next four months. These
rules are effective from the morning
CT Monday, Jan. IS.
Rests With People.
1.-THE effectiveness of these rules is
dependent solely upon the good vii!
of and the willingness to sacrifice by
tho American people. In the last an
alys{s the success or failure of any
plan such as here outlined rests with
the people. We are dependent upon
tie cooperation of the trades. We
have but one police force-the Amer
lean woman-and we depend upon her
to organize in cooperation with or
state and local food administrators
to see that these rules are obeyed b.
that small minority who may fail.
Part of the rules will be enforced un-
der tle Lever food act; other parts
are voluntary and will depend for
their success upon public sentiment
Oar experience hitherto has shown
a willingness of the vast majority OF
consumers and a full cooperation of
the trades, to undergo the self-sacri-
flee necessary to render sucl meas
ures effective. The small minority
who refuse to cooperate should not
be allowed to defeat the nations ne
cesslties.
EQUAL Purchases Asked.
Il. AS their part in reducing tEf.
consumption of wheat -four, the con-
sumers of tle country are called upor,
in purchasing such -four to buy at tho
same time an equal weight Of Goth.
or cereals (cornmeal, cornstarch, corn
flour, oatmeal, rolled oats, buckwhcat
f1o,r potato -four, sweet potato -four,
soya bean flour and feterita flours and
meals.) The housewife may use these
products separately in making bread.
cakes and pastry, or mix them as She
thinks best. Retailers are to sci!
wheat our only with an equal weight
OF these other cereals.
Bakers to Supply Mixed Breads
"2. Consumers will be able to o.
tain mixed cereal bread from their
bakers, who will be required under
the license regulations to mix per
cent Is per cent? of other cereals with
their wheat -four. both III bread and
rolls and will be required gradually to
increase this substitution until begin
Ming Feb. "a. a minimum of 20 per
cent of such cereals is to be used.
The food administration strongi?
urges on consumers the buying OF thu;
tory bread, and will contain not less
than 20 per cent of cereals other tha..
wheat Graham or Whole wheat bread
Will also be given that name, De-
cause, containing as they do, 25 per
cent more Of the wheat grain than
ordinary white bread, they, too. will
serve tie purpose of saving wheat
flour.
"!f you bake bread at home use
wheat substitutes: if you buy ii, Guy
only Victory bread
White Flour Use CurtaiIed.
"3, Manufacturers of macaroni,
epaghetti, noodles, crackers, breakfast
foods, pie. cake and pastry are not to
purchase TO excecd 20 per cent GO per
cent? of the wheat -four they used
during the corresponding months of
1917. These manufacturers will be
performing a patriotic service by US
ing cereals other than wheat in their
productions.
Il. Wholesalers will be require.
IN Ter license regulations not to buy
mere than 20 per cent Of their pur
cilases of flour from miilers as based
on their purchase for the CORE
spending months of the preceding
year and their sales to the retail