The Tupelo journal., 1918-02-08

bran, shorts, r. middhngs, in excess of 10 per cent Of the amount thereof
that he used in the corresponding month of the year 1917.
WAR RATIoNs
mThe 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 conservation in foodstufs necessary to support
the allies and u W armed forces I'VE the next four months. These
rules are effective from the morning of Monday, Jan. %.
"The effectiveness of these ruless is dependent solely upon the good
will of and the willingness to sacrifice by the American people. In the last
analysis the success " failure of any plan such as that here outlined rests
har to orosnize In o-onerato with orr state and local food dnfns+rators
to se that these rules arr observed by the small minority who may fail
Part of the rules will be enforced under the Lever food act, other parts
are voluntary and will depend for their success upon public sentiment.
"Our experience hitherto has shown a willingness of the vast majority
of consumers, and a full cooperation of the trades to undergo the self
sacrifice necessary to render such measures effective. The small minority
who refuse to cooperate should not be allowed to defeat the nations necessi
"First-As their part in reducing the consumption of wheat flour, the
consumers of the country re called upon, in purchasing such -four, to buy
at the same time an equal weight of other cereals (corn meal corn starch,
corn flour, hominy, corn grits. barley -four, rice, rice flour, oatmeal, rolled
oats, buckwheat -four, potato fours, sweet potato flour, soya bean flour and
feterIa hous and meals. The housewife may use these products sepa-
rately in making bread, cakes and pastry, II mix them as she thinks best.
The retailers are to sell wheat flour only with a equal weight of these other
Second Consumers will be able to obtain mixed cereal bread from
their bakers. who will be required under the license regulations to mix five
per cent of other cereals with their wheat -four, both in bread and rolls, and
will be required gradually to increase this substitution until, beginning
Feb. "a, a minimum of 20 per cent of such cereals is to be used. The food
administration strongly urges upon consumers the buying OF this bread,
which will be known IS Victory bread, and will contain not less than 20
per cent of cereals other than wheat Graham or whole wheat bread will
also be given that name, because, containing as they do 25 per cent more
of the wheat grain than ordinary white bread, they too will serve the pur-
you buy it, buy only Victory bread.
Observation-Disclosures of nacaroni, spaghetti, noodles, crackers,
breakfast foods pie, cake and pastry are not to purchase to exceed 70 per
cent Of the wheat -four they used during the corresponding month Of 1917.
IloSSH Neutrality-suspicious. Will q GrI0rylHg a 4LIOUc service o y using cereals
other than wheat in their production.
"FourtaANholesaler win be required, under license regulations, net
to buy more than seventy per cent (0 per cen) CT their purchase of flour
from milers as based on their purchases for the corresponding months of
the preceding year, and their sales to the retail trade must be in the pro-
portion of one pound of wheat flour to one pound of cereals, this being the
same proportion in which the retailer sells to the consumers, unless the
wholesaler satisfies himself that the substitutes havelbeen already purchased
from another source
GA ruling has been made that in making any combination sales under
this programme dealers shall name a price for each of the articles SO sold,
which shall not represent more than a normal prewar profit on any one of
the articles sold.
"Fifth-liners of flour II to distribute their output through their
customary channels and markets in such a manner that each city, town and
district may receive its usual - portion. The wheat mlers have been
required to produce one barrel " Flour Q6 pounds) from 24 pounds of
to four per cent a per cent? per higher extraction than from last years
harvest.
"sIxth-To assist further in conservation, Monday and Wednesday tf
each week are to be observed as wheatess days, and me meal of each day
as a wheatless meal This applies both in the home and in the public eating
place, and O n such days and meals no crackers, pastries, macaroni, break
fast foods or other cereals containing wheat should be used. The only
exception to this is such small amounts of flour as may be needed for thick
"Seventh-On wheatless days, and at wheatess meals, the food adj
mlnlstraton urges that bread baked in the home be other than wheat bread.
Where bread is purchased either for Use in public eating places or in the
home Victory bread should be used, if no wheat substitutes can be found.
The federal food administration in each state will announce the meal to be
observed as a wheatess meal in his state. If no meal is designated, the
United States food administration prefers that the evening meal be wheatless
"Eghth-Iti is further desired, in order that meat and pork products be
conserved. that one meatles day (Tuesday) in every week, and me eatless
meal in every day, be observed, and in addition, two porkless days TUESDAY
and Saturday. in every week be strictly kept. By meatless' is meant
without hog, cattle of sheep products. On other days use mutton and lamb
in preference to beef or pork. BY 'porkess is meant without pork, bacon,
ham, lard or pork products, fresh OF preserved. Use fish, poultry and eggs.
"Ninth-For local situations where exceptions re necessary appica-
ton should be made to the state food administrators"
able to throw force into the field. I have not minced words, because I am