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a normal holding at that time of 80
900 900 to 4O,000,000 bushels.
Potatoes now are being rushed to
market, but 1t will not be possible to
eat the hundred million bushels before
the new crop comes in. Some growers
will have potatoes to spoil on their
hands, which will tend to discourage
large paintings again this year. But
the department expects Il large IN
crease in the home garden potato plant
ing and doesn't expect the commercial
acreage to be seriously reduced. If
growers are discouraged from plant
ing they also will be discouraged from
another attempt at profiteering, and
with improved transportation potatoes
next winter should be in better supply
land at lower prices.
Because of the time required to grow
seed cane stock and the limited amount
of beet seed available, there is no
prospect of any material increase IN
the sugar crop of this country. But
the outlook in Cuba is for a greatly
increased crop, all of which will be
under control of this government. The
question of sugar for the coming year,
therefore, becomes one almost solely
|of transportation. If ships can be
found to get the sugar out of Cuba the
requirements of the allies can be sup
piled, and there will be enough sugar
ton in this country. Assuming that
the ships will be forthcoming, the
American people will be asked this
year to reduce their consumption OF
sugar only about 10 per cent below
pre-war consumption A deficiency IN
shipping will increase the necessity OF
sugar conservation.
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Conservation's Two Objects.

This favorable outlook upon the 1919
food situation does not mean there will
be no need of continued efforts to bring
about conservation. Conservation seeks
two things. One is to reduce conSump-
ton below normal The other is to pre-
vent an increase of consumption from
resulting from the abnormal prosperity
of the American people.
In conservation of the first class there
appears to have been very meager ac-
complishment. In seven months the con-
sumption of wheat has been reduced 81
100000 bushels below normal, when
amounts to a saving of about fifteen
pounds of wheat -four per person in that
period. slightly more than half pound
per person per week. The food admins
tration sought to bring about saving
of pound of flour per person per Week
Had it accomplished this there would
have been ample wheat for the allies and
with no prospect of wheatless period
ahead of the American people. There
also was a reduction below normal in the
CONSUMPTION of sugar, partly voluntary
and partly because there We're times IN
some parts of the country when sugar
was not to be had That is about the
extent of the actual reduction in con-
sumption.
The food administration contends that
had it not been for it's conservation
campaign the American people, because
of their increased prosperity, would
have increased greatly their consump-
ton of foodstuffs. On this basis, its
greatest service is not demonstrable in
figures.
Those who are not inclined to take
the food administration. view insist
that the increased prosperity of the
American people was more than offset
by the Increased prices of foodstuffs,
and that consequently there could have
been no great increase in consumption.
But this is one of those controver-
sial points of which the public has be
come weared. IT is not likely that any
considerable number of persons, even
among those who criticse. would be
willing to see the efforts of the food
administration discontinued so long as
the nation is at war. The risk would
be too big a one to take.
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Beef Outlook Cheering.


There is no reason to anticipate any
1918. If anything, it is likely to be in
creased AS in the case of pork, there
was an Increased per capita eonsumpt ton
Of beef last year, despite the meatiess
| days and meatleSs meals.
| In fact the American people not only
ate more beef, but they ate better cuts
| of beef. Even before the food ad-
| ministration modified the ban on meat
there was a great cutlery about the
storage houses being filed with meat
which the people were not permitted to
eat. 1t is true that in January there
were 300.000.000 pounds of meat in
storage. but the bald statement of that
fact is misleading. OF the meat thus
held in storage, 220,000,o00 pounds
were what is known to the packing
trade as ofal-livers, hearts and other
less desirable products. The American
people were so prosperous that they
refused to maintain consumption of
this "offar' to keep pace with their
consumption of the choicer beef parts.
With the prospect that pork and beef
this year will be ample to meet normal
consumption and the minimum re-
quirements of the allies. the amount
of conserva ton the American people
will be asked to practice will depend
on the amount of shipping available for
meat transport to Europe. If the ocean
tonnage should be sufficiently in
creased it is highly desirable that
there should be increased allowances
of meat to the people of England.
France and Italy and that reserves of
meat should be accumulated in those
countries. Such a course would be a
great stimulus to the morale of the
people, but it will be possible only if
there is a marked increase in tonnage.
In the absence of such a tonnage in
crease it does not appear that
there will be any necessity of asking
the American people to eat less meat
this year than they ate last.
As other grains play a minor role to
wheat and corn, so other meat animals
There is no reason to expect a decrease
in mutton and poultry and sea foods
any more than there is reason to ex-
pect reduction in the supply of the
secondary grains. Such increases or
reductions occur will have no very
vital bearing on the food problem as
a whole.
Potatoes and Sugar.
there remain two other great staples
upon which the foods program of
America and the world are dependent.
One is potatoes and the other is sugar.
The Department of Agriculture seeks
to maintain the potato acreage of last
year. when crop of 442,ooo,ooo bushels
was harvested. That huge crop did not
benefit the American people as it
should have benefited them. partly be-
cause OF transportation difficulties dur
ing the winter and partly because
growers in some states. hoping for
higher prices. refused to ship in the
fall when the transportation was avail
able. AS consequence, it is estimated
that 100. 900 900 bushels remained in the
hands of growers March !, as against
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Save Sugar, Coffee, Flour.

The commodities that we import from
overseas-sugar and coffee-need to be
used with great economy. as we must
furnish every ship that we can for mill
tary purposes.
Altogether when We review our food
situation as compared to that of the
allies. we can say at once that the Amer
lean people have felt no hardship. There
is and will be, abundant food until next
harvest and. given the gradually improv-
ing situation in inland transportation.
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While the harvest is 50 primarily
dependent on the exertion of the
farmer. as evidenced by the greatly en-
larged planting of winter wheat. still
its ultimate result must depend in very
large degree on the labor. If we were
to have the most favorable of weather
known in our history, and only
average planting. we would have no
food problem next year, for we could
carry any load imposed upon US by the
allies. With unfavorable weather we
should probably need stringent conser-
walton in our food consumption if we
are to carry the load. The weather is
therefore. in the main, the food con-
troller for next year.
Next years food problem also is
a factor of the harvest among the al
lies in France, especially. last year the
harvest was disastrous. The outlook,
however, for next year is much more
favorable.
1t also is II problem of shipping.
With increased tonnage on the seas
and the ability to bring foodstuffs
more freely from the more remote
markets. where great supplies have
accumulated, such as Australia and the
east. a great deal of the load on the
American continent would be re-
lieved.
Altogether. we may have great hopes
in the energies of the American
farmer for season more favorable
than normal, Tor an increase in pro-
duction among the allies and for an
increase in shipping. The worst com
bination of all these factors would re-
suit in the necessity of some self de
NAL on our part, but the countries at
war with Germany can be fed even
in these circumstances. A measure of
good luck in most any of these direc-
lions would solve the whole problem.
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the greatest saving to carry both sides
of the Atlantic through. AS we have
a surplus of potatoes. due to damming
them back in producers hands, due to
shortage of transportation, we should
be able to substitute them freely for
breadstuffs.
Our meat position has improved
greatly since last summer and we have
reasonable supplies for all sides-at
least until the season of sparse market
ing late in the spring. We are now in
the season of increased milk supplies
and the shortage in shipping is cur
failing the exports possibilities in con-
densed milk, which will contribute to
increase the available milk in fact,
there is now already in several quar-
tiers surplus.
1t is hoped by the food administration
that the larger available meat milk and
potato supplies will enable the consump-
ton of meat greatly in substitution of
breadStuffS.
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year were 1900. 100000 pounds The
estimated requirements of the allies and
neutrals for this year is 2.400,000,O0O
pounds. 1t will be seen, therefore, that if
the expected Is per cent increase in the
number of hogs is realized and the pres
ent overweight of thirty pounds per hog
is maintained the increase in production
will equal the increased demand for eX-
port. SO that the American people will be
able to eat much pork as they did last
year and still meet the needs of the
allies. And, despite the food administra-
tons campaign of conservation. the Amer
lean people ate more pork per capita last
year than ever before.
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Allies Needs Will Be Sent.

The $4,000 900 bushels absolutely
necessary to keep the allies in fight
ing form will be sent The government
controls all the wheat and has the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-06

From vernon richmond. I5bth Depot
Brigade. 18th Company. Camp Jackson.
South Carolina, to Mr.. r. H. McHlro'
Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-06
From Vernon Redmond.

From Vernon Redmond. 156th Depot
Brigade. 18th Company. Camp Jackson.
South Carolina, to Mr. r. II. McIIre,
Hammond.
Camp Jackson. July l. 1918.
Mr.. Nellie
Dear Sir-I am finally here and pass
ed the examination o. h 1 am now in
the I56th Depot Brigade. 18th Company.
S-inch Light Artillery Battery. There
were a bunch of drunks aboard the train
that left Chicago Thursday night and
got "tanked up and one guy got both
his legs cut off fifteen miles this side Of
Louisville, so we could not get off at
Louisville. The Red Cross met the train
at Nashville and gave us candy, gum
cigarettes. matches. post cards. stamps.
and even collected the cards to mail for
Us. At Augusta they served US ice
cream and ice cold soft drinks. There
is some hne scenery along the route
mountains 100 to 200 feet high on one
side and valleys just as deep on the
other. with Eaily painted homes decorat-
ing the mountain sides and the quaint
old-fashioned log cabins. mostly occu-
pied by negroes make a picturesque
trip that cannot be appreciated unless
seen. There are close onto So Chi
NdEO OogS mere now anu d JO4AS bAAlt4lf
toe. Along the line. especially the
smaller stations. the people wanted to
know If there was anybody left in
Chicago at all There was not an or
chard near where we stopped that had
en- apple or peach left on it, and think
they will remember the Chicago boys
alright around here. It was encourag-
ing to hear the people cheering as we
passed. also the happy faces of the
colored people as dem white peoples"
came through.
Please tell Woggles TO fix UP my union
card. I am now a full fiedged L. S.
soldier bound for Berlin.
Address: Vernon Redmond,
156th Depot Brigade,
18th Co,
Camp Jackson,
South Carolina.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-06
From Walter Hopkins.
Camp Hospital No, 81. \. Z.
England. May 81. i.

Camp Hospital No. 81, a. Z. F.
England May 81. 1918.
Ny Dear Merit: Your letter reached
me yesterday and to say was delighted
20 hear from you would be putting it
very mild. I want TO congratulate as
well as thank you for your promptness
in writing. must say that every camp
I have been in your letters have always
reached me first. Your letter was the
first 10 reach me direct since have been
over here. which is now over two
months. Had half dozen forwa rded
from Long Island, but none direct until
yours reached me yesterday. Before I
SO any further I want TO mention this
letter is for ALI the Pennsy Pals. When
you have finished reading it l wish you
would forward it to Mr.. Jarman and the
boys as am most too busy to write 10
every one individually. I have decided
70 do a letter Of some length and hope
everybody VIII be satisfied. Have not
heard from the young ladies' yet. but
hope TO in the near future
AS I have always told you letters are
most acceptable, and now it is our only
connecting link with the dear old L. s. A.
and ourselves Mail from a psychological
standpoint is most acceptable to the re-
ceiver and wise versa to the writer. I do
not think. especially when you have SO
little material in which to build up a
structure OF literary architecture. The
ada ptability Of writing things that YOU
Go not know in a way to make people
understand that you know perfectly we'll
what you are trying to convey Is a very
admirable achievement. and I should not
be surprised that in the near future I
may become a past master in the art
Letter writing is most difficult TO COM
prehend and individual style Is almost q
lost art. but Uncle Sam with the aid Of
his censors is about to revive it, The
idea is to write an entertaining and in
teresting letter by using all the un-
interesting things that you know about
Having attained this you have reached
the zenith in modern censored letter
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Letters from Soldiers
Written to the Home Folks From This Side and the
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-06

By the banks II the governments war
financing plans for the present summer
are 70 be fulfilled in Indiana
While the responsibility for the under
writing Of each banks quota rests pri-
mar.ly with that bank many bankers
are planning TO relieve the financial
strain that may come with the heavy
purchase OF these government war Sc
curities. by forming such organizations
within their own banks. as will result
in the distribution of large blocks of the
banks quota of the certificates to the
banks customers. who normally might
/ be investors in other lines of securities
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-06
STIMULATING
CERTIFICATES
rsprc1Ar. 10 TIE TINES. ]

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. July 6.-Re-
ports being brought into Indianapolis
by federal reserve bank organizers now
working in Indiana TO stimulate the sale
of Short Term Treasury Certificates Of
Indebtedness, in anticipation of the
Fourth Liberty Loan. show that bankers
in many counties are planning to dispose
of large blocks of the Treasury Ger
tifcates to individual investors who are
customers of the banks.
Each bank In the state has been al
ted a certain amount of Treasury Ger
tificates and these are to be purchased
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By FRED S. FERGUSON
UNITED Press STAFF CORES pondent
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN
PICARDY. June Is. CBy MaiD.-
Mr. Charles A Porter.
Windsor Locks. Conn.
Dear Mr.. Porter. This is to let YOU
know that the letter you mailed along
early in April addressed in such a
unique way has been delivered. Re
member YOU addressed the envelope:
American Expeditionary Force in
France.
To the Soldier who has no letter in
this mail"
It was a fine letter. written as only
an old soldier such a YOU are. could
write You mentioned that YOU were
a veteran Of 'e1-s5 and knew what
letters mean to a soldier. And you told
too. how you were knitting socks. and
how you were thinking Of the boys
over here. and how peaceful things
were in Connecticut.
Well. here is how your letter was
delivered 1t came from Paris by cour-
Ter to a little place in Picardy. just
behind the lines that can't be named.
When the letter came out Of the bag,
the hrst place it saw was a motorcycle
courier office. fitted up in an old barn.
All the mail was gone through. and Of
course one Of the boys failed TO get
a letter. Your letter was then handed
10 him He enjoyed 1t. Then he put
the letter back into the envelope and
pinned the envelope shut. After that.
he wrote on the front, please for
ward The couriers work N relays
from one place to another. so the next
courier leaving for the front took the
| letter with him The boys there. whc
hadn't any mail opened your letter
and 1t was read again Then they
pinned the envelope up. and gave 1t t
another courier. He took il TO the mex
place. so that from Windsor Locks
Your letter went right into the from
line It's pretty hard sometimes 70
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everybody. and hoping to hear from you
all very shortly. remain with best to
Mr.. Jarman. yourself and Tommy.
Sincerely.
WALTER HOPKINS.
Medical Department.
Camp Hospital No. "a.
A Z. F.. England.
P. s-Please tell the girls not 10 take
seriously anything I might happen 10
write as am keeping Study company
with IN English laes!e at Southampton.
Eng. But then my habits do not remain
ST ady.
Kindlv overlook all mistakes 1 know
positively must exist. but as have been
writing this at a $40 clip I know
slipped several times. byt have no time
10 correct them. Thank you.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-06

All such investments are being planned
with view 10 the transfer OF these GER
tificates into Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds.
In some counties in the state bankers
are planning to thus distribute practical
ly all of the Short Term Certificates,
thus leaving the banks free for farm
financing and other needful business
financing.
The Short Term Certificates bear AZ
per cent interest and mature in 40 days.
If others fight you can save
Join the War Savers army.
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LETTER To LONELY
BOYS WAS HELPFUL

the boys to get mail. but that letter
OF yours addressed TO the Soldier whC
has no letter" fairly tipped through.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-26

fNUMBERED EIGHT TO ONE
 AMERICANS FIGHT VALIANTLY

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE April 26 In the Secheprey engagement Sunday last the Americans outnumbered in eight More American wounded found yesterday. One had alive for three day being ramped by the enemy when he crawled to the surface they thinking him dead.
 American casualties in this engagement were considerably less than the first estimates
 Miraculous Escape from Death
 Two Americans who wounded in the engagement round Sechprey Sunday found alive yesterday dug ou in NoMan's Land German shells had smashed the dug ou badly Physicians say that the fact that the kept alive Is little short of miracle
 The Germans fired the Red Cross flag during the fight Ing at Seicheprey.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-26
SEWARDCANN NOW BE PROTECTED
 AGAINST FLOOD

JUNEAU, April 26.-A special to the Empire from Washington says:
 The bill prepared by Delegate Sul- ger of Alaska identical with the Sul- ger bill in the house, passed the sen ate yesterday without amendment, all lowing the city of Seward to issue bonds to the amount of $25,O0O to pro vide protection from floods.
 '"The house committee on fisheries will begin hearings tomorrow on the bill introduced by Delegate Sulzer for the protection of the fisheries, and giving the territory of Alaska jurisdae. tion over them tomorrow morning.
 The public lands committee of tn house has taken up the Sulzer bil allowing grazing leases, and the bil aholishiasss the. saiR.hty- rod reservatioa4 between h0nlesteads on navigslf4 waters
 On Sunday last the house finance committee appointed a subcommittee to consider Delegate Sulzer's bill ex- tending the provisions of the farm loan act to Alaska. The sub-commit- tee will meet next Thursday"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-26
DUTCH COMMISSION NOT
 ALLOWEDTHROUCH LINES

WASHINGTON, April 26.-An official dispatch received by the department today that in proposal the Netherlands sion be allowed go Belgium and supervise the sand and gravel which Germany insists be transported through Dutch territory Germany has announced that the time nopporme for the sending of commission through German military districts
 The German government said that in order to Holland from embarrassment with Great Britain the Germans would not require the further transit of sand and gravel through the Dutch territory, but would the right traf fife later This demand is understood to have been