The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-08
Issues Proclamation Calling On
People To Cut Wheat Con-
sumption Further.
BURDEN ON AMERICA
Reduced European Productivity and
Destruction Of Shipping Increases
Load Which u. S. Must
Carry, Says Executive.

Washington, Jan. 2~9.-Calling upon
the people to make their greatest ef-
fort toward observation OF food for
the Allies, President Wilson has is
sued a proclamation in which he says
tae reduced productivity Of Europe.
The partial failure of crops and The de-
struction Of shipping have placed
practically the entire burden upon the
shoulders of this country.
The message follows:
A Proclamation.
Many causes have contributed to
create the necessity for a more in
tensive effort on the part of our peo-
may supply our associates in the war
with the ~sustenance vitality necessary
% them in these days of %privation
aild stress. The reduced productiv-
ity Of Europe because of the large
diversion of nlan-power to the war,
the partial failure OF harvests and the
elimination of the more distant mar
i.ets for foodstufls through the de-
struetion Of shipping places the bur-
den of their subsistence very largely
on our shoulders.
The food administration has form.
uiated suggestions, which if followed
will enable us to meet this great re-
sponsibility, without any real incon.
venience on our part.
80 Per Cent Reduction Asked.
in order that we may reduce our
consumption Of wheat and wheat
products by 80 per cent-a reduction
i~n,Ueratively necessary to provide the
supply for Observation-Disclosures, jop-
bers and retailers should pu~
and resell to their customers only 20
per cent of the amounts used in 1917.
All manufacturers OF alimentary
pastes, biscuits. crackers, pastry and
breakfast, cereals should reduce their
purchases and consumption of wheat
and wheat -four to 20 per cent of their
1917 requirements, and all bakers of
bread and rolls to so per cen Of their
current requirements.
Consumers should reduce their pur-
CEASES OF wheat products FOR home
preparation to, at most, 20 per cent
of those OF last year, or when buying
bread should purchase mixed cereal
breads from the bakers.
TO provide sufficient cereal food,
homes, public eating places, dealers
and manufacturers should substitute
potatoes, vegetables. corn. barley,
oats and rice products and the mixed
cereal bread and other products OF tie
bakers which contains an admixture
of other cerals.
In order that consumption may be
restricted to this extent, Mondays
and Wednesdays should be observed
as wheat'ess days each week and one
neal cac.l day should be observed as
a Wheatless meal.
In both homes and public eating
places, in order to reduce the CON
sumption of beef, pork and sheep
products, Tuesday should be observed
as a meatless day in each week, one
meatless meal should be served in
each day, while in addition Saturday
in each week should further be OBJ
served as a day upon which there
should be ITO consumption Of pork
products.
It is imperative that all waste and
unnecessary consumption of all sorts
OF foodstuffs should be rigidly elm
mated.
Maintenance Of Health Necessary.
The maintenance OF health and
strength Of our own people is vitality
necessary at this time and there
should be no dangerous restriction
Of the food supply, but the elimina-
ton Of every sort OF waste and the
substitution Of other commodities OF
which we have more abundant sup
plies for those which we need to save,
viii in no way impair the strength OF
our people and will enable us to meet
n OF the most pressing obligations
of the war.
1, therefore, in the national inter
est, take the liberty of calling upon
every loyal American to take fully to
heart the suggestions which are be-
ing circulated by the rood administra-
ton and Of begging that they be fol
loved. ! am confident that the great
body of our women who nave lahorea
SO loyalty in cooperation with the
food administration for the success OF
food conservation will strengthen
their efforts and will take 1t as a
part Of their burden in the national
service to . that the above sugges-
tons are observed throughout the
land. WOODROW WILSON.