Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-29
PLACED ON
NEW FOOD BASIS BY
PRESIDENT WILSON
CurtaiIment of 80 Per Cent in
Consumption of Wheat Is
Necessary to Feed u, S, Al
lies in Europe

WASHINGTON, Jan 26.-President
Wilson tonight placed the country on
stricter food rations.
In a proclamation he limited whole
salers, Jobhers and retailers to 20 per
cent of their 1917 wheat flour require
ments and bakers to so per cent He
calls for observance of two wheatless
days. Monday and Wednesday, one
wheatIess and one meatless meal daily,
meatless Tuesday and porkless Satur-
day.
simultaneously the food administra-
ton announced it's new victory bread,
to contain 20 per cent of cereals other
than wheat after February "a. 1t also
announced Tuesday would be a pork
/ less day in addition. to Saturday.
Despite the sweeping nature of the
new food regulations, both President
/ Wilson AMI the food administration eX-
pect hearty cooperation from dealers
and consumers.
These drastic steps are necessary to
provide wheat for Europe. the food ad-
ministrs ton stated. Thirty per cent
of Americas normal wheat cOnsump-
4 tion must be sent to our allies. Only
radical cuts in the American bill of
]
monthly which the allies require.
only part Of the new food regula-
tions will be compulsory under the
powers possessed by the food admins
! tration.
Depend on housewives
Dealers can be checked through IL
censing but the food administration
/ freely admitted tonight that it would
depend on the patriotism of the Amer.
Q OH Of
/ the new war ratlons.
Victory war bread. the new nation
al loaf is expected to provide the bis
saving in wheat consumption and win
the war.
Graham ana whole wheat breads VIII
be classsu as victory breads but the
real war loat will be that mixed by
substituting 20 per cent of rice -four
corn meal. potato flour, oat meal, buck
wheat flour, sweet potato -four, soya
bean -four and other substitutes. Re-
ia lers are ordered to sell wheat flour
only with an equal amount of one of
these substitutes House wives need
nos mix these in their baking, though
tins Is urged.
President Wilson in his proclam2-
| ton ordered reduction of wheat by 80
per cent. "A reduction imperatively
necessary to provide the supply for
retailers, he stated, may purchase and
resell to their customers only 20 per
cent of their last years requirements
In addition, he declared that all
manufacturers of biscuits crackers, pas
| try and breakfast cereals should reduce
| consumption of wheat flour 20 per
/ cent, also. Bakers including hotels
and other establishments who have their
own ovens, are restricted to 80 per cent
! Of their present requirements House
/ holders are to be limited to 20 per
cent of their last years supply.
Substitution of potatoes, vegetables,
| corn, barley, oats and rice products is
urged to make up the wheat reduction
I'm order that consumption may be
/ restricted TO this extent" the president
stated. Mondays and Wednesdays
should be observed as wheatless days
each week, and one meal each day
should be observed as a wheatless
/ meal"
In order to reduce consumption of
beef, pork and sheep products, Tues.
| day will be meatless day and one meat
less meal will be observed daily. Pork
| less Saturday is provided for by the
president and the food administration
has included pork, bacon, ham, fresh
or smoked and lard in its ban.
Economy IN use of sugar was de-
manded by the president for the time
being and rigid cutting down of waste
| among other food stuffs.
These requirements will not under.
mine the health of the people. Exper'
dieticians we're consulted by the foot
| administration before il planned it's new
| ratiOning scheme and the present de.
mands are entirely safe from public
health point of view, the food admin
| istration declared tonight,
New regulations are effective Mon
/ hon
will contain only per cent wheat sub
stitutes to start with, but a gradual
increase is planned until February "A,
when only so per cent of wheat 1our
VIII be allowed in victory bread
Macaroni, spaghetti noodles, crack
| ers and breakfast food will not escape
the new cut Manufacturers of these
products are restricted to 30 per cent
of their 1917 consumption in CORE
spending months.
While the food administration has
expressed the preference that the eve
rIng meal be the wheatless one, state
| food administrators will announce
which is to be the wheatless meal n
their state.
These regulations were based on the
necessity of saving 100000 tons of
fouI a month foB our allies If the
50 per cent reduction in domestic con-
l SVmItlOn can DE eiLecleu lnlS sur Plus
Will be provided. Failure of the con-
scrvation plan will. be indicated by the.
extent to which the 100000 tons as
s:gred TO the allies must be cut into to
| relieve domestic demands. Every eff
fort VIII be made to force consumption
, down TO The line however.
The critical situation in the allied
countries and the amount of food the
United states is expected to spare
them was set forth in a preliminary
statement tonight by Food Administra-
tor Hoover, who quoted a cablegram
from Lord Rhondda, the British food
controller, which said:
UNLESS you are able TO send the al
lies at least $4,000. 900 bushels of wheat
over and above what you have export
ed I'D to January /. and in addition 10
the exportable surplus from Canada, l
cannot take the responsibility of as
surfing our people that there will be
enough food to win the war"
| Although the food administration s
plans contemplate creating the export
surplus largely by voluntary effort,
some measures Of forced cOnservation
will be employed, notably in the con-
suption of wheat flour, which will be
reduced by arbitrary means at least 80
per cent This reduction will be &C
Icopplisbed nv limiting the sales of dis