The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-15
NATION WENT UPON
WAR RATI0NS JANUARY ~

MAX hA1AVSo bAhuAh4 y
Washington, January 2s. - The
American people win 70 on d war
bread diet Monday as q part Of q war
rationing system prescribed tonight
BY President WILSON and the food adj
ministratl0n. Victory bread,n the
food administration calls il.
The reduced rations are asked for
the purpose Of creating a larger ex-
port surplus Of food for the Europe
an allies. Curtailment Of cOnsump-
ton will be accomplished largely by
voluntary effort, but force will be
employed wherever permitted under
the food control act.
The rationing system, as presented
by the president in a proclamation,
and by Food Administrator Hoover
in list Of regulations, forms the
food administrations 1918 food con-
servation programme, of which the
chief features are:
A bakers bread of mixed flours,
beginning Monday with a five per
cent substitution of other cereals for
wheat until 20 per cent substitu
ton is reached February "a.
Sale by retailers to househoIders
Of an equal amount Of substitute
flours Of every pound of wheat flour
purchased at the time the wheat
flour is bought.
Sale by millers to wholesalers of
only 70 per cent of the amount of
wheat flour sold last year.
Two wheatless days a week-Mon-
day and Wednesday-and one wheat
less meal day.
One meatless day a week-Tuesday
and one meatless meal day.
Two porkless days a Week.-Mrs.
day and Saturday.
Manufacturers of macaroni, spa
ghetti, noodles, crackers and break
fast foods, pies, cakes and pastry will
be permitted to buy only 70 per cent
Of their last years purchases, and
are asked to perform patriotic ser
vice by using substitute flour.
Flour will be solo through the reg
ular channels, and an such a manner
that each community will receive its
equivalent share.
; The food administration will nur-
chase for the army and for the allies,
as announced recently, 80 per cent of
the flour output, and out of this store
will fill emergency requirements if
stocks run low in any part of the
country.
Wheat millers are required to pro-
, duce one barrel of flour of 1856
/ pounds from 264 pounds of wheat,
which represents "a per cent flour.
No patent or special flours will be
manufactured, although whole wheat
flour may be made as usual.
Hotels and restaurants will be
, classed as bakeries, and will be re-
] quired to serve the new victory bread
, State food administrators will be
, permitted to designate the wheatless
meal in each State. Where this is not
! done, the food administration re-
| quests that the evening meal be OBJ
served as wheatless.
The presidents proclamation, be-
T sides calling on the public for further
I reduction in consumption, makes a
q renewed appeal to the housewife to
, stop the waste of food. 1t asks a
q general observance of the food ad-
! ministration's regulations and calls
on the people, in addition, to hold
| down their consumption of sugar.
! There is no forcible limitation of
purchases by householders, and in this
. connection the food administrator
says:
! "The effectiveness Of these rules
is dependent solely upon the good will
I of and the willingness of the Amer
1 lean people to sacrifice. In the last
: analysis, the success or failure of
\ any such plan as outlined rests with
/ the people. We have but one police
force--the American woman-and we
! depend upon her to see that these
q rules are obeyed by the small minor
: ity who may fail"
: Of the nearly 20,0OO,0OO household
: ers in the United States, about 49,
100000 have signed the food admin
istration's pledge to follow its con-
servation directions and officials
J. believe the regulations will be gener-
r ally observed.
S Mr.. Hoover estimates that observ-
/ ance of the regulations will save
about 100000 bushels Of wheat a
s month for shipment abroad, This will
0 enable the allies to subsist, although
0 their rations will be short. All Of
n the allies, and the central powers as
d well, are on a war bread diet now.
If the voluntary rationing system
fails in this country, it then, said
0 Mr.. Hoover today, sis up to Congress.
a We have no power under the law to
: compel people to eat less"