Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07
CHEF MAGISTRATE ASKS FUR
Their cURTAllMENr OF
WHEAT Us0o.
G MHEATLEss DAYS WEEKLY
Imperative That Continued Economy
% Praetieed by Patriots-No Re-
strsetfon Of Food-Waste
Must b Eliminated.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wilson has
Issued the following proclamation on
food conservation:
A PROCLAMATION.


Many causes have contributed to
the necessity for a more intensive eff.
tort on the part Of Dur people to save
food In order that we may supply our
associates in the war with the susie.
nance vitality necessary to them in
these days OF privation and stress.
Tho reduced productivity of Europe
because Of the large diversion of man
power to the war. the partial failure
~ the harvests and the elimination Of
the more distant markets for food.
btuffs through the destruction of ship.
ping. places the burden of their sub
sistence very largely on our shoulders.
The food administration has for.
mulated suggestions which, II followed
will enable us to meet this great re-
sponsibility, without any real incon.
venience on our part.
In order that we may reduce our
wheat consumption by 80 per cent
4 reduction imperatlvely necessary to
provide the supply for overseas-all
wholesalers and jobbers and retailers
should purchase and resell to their
customers only 10 per cent Of the
amounts used In 1917. All manufac.
Surers Of ~aiimentary pastes, biscuits,
crackers. pastry and breakfast cereals
should reduce their purchases and the
consumption OF wheat and wheat flour
TO 20 per cent OF theii 1917 require
ments and all bakers of bread and
rolls to so per cent Of their current
requirements. Consumers should re-
dnce their purchases of wheat prod.
ucts for home preparation to at most
70 per cent of those of last year, or
when buying bread should purchase
mixed cereal bread from the bakers.
To provide sufficient cereal food,
homes, public eating houses, dealers
and manufacturers should substitute
vegetables. corn, barley, oats and rice
products, and the mixed cereal bread
and other products of the bakers that
contain an admiXture Of other cereals,
In order that consumption may be
restricted to this extent, Mondays and
Wednesdays should be observed as
wheatless days each week, and one
meal each day should be observed as
a wheat!ess meal.
In both homes and public eating
places. in order to reduce the con.
sumption of beef. pork and sheep prod.
ucts, Tuesday should be observed AZ
meatless day in each week; one meat
less meal should he observed in each
day; while in addition. Saturday in
each week should further be observed
rs a day upon which there should be
nc consumption of pork.
A continued economy in the use OF
sugar will be necessary until late in
the year.
1t is imperative that all waste ant
unnecessary consumption of food
strffs should be eliminated rigidly.
The maintenance of the health ant
strength Of our WI people is vitally
necessary at this time, and there Is
to be no dangerous restriction of The
food supply; but the elimination o.
every sort of waste and the substitu
tion of other commodities, of which
we have more abundant supplies, fol
for those which we need to save, vii
In no way impair the strength of GU
people and will enable us to meet ont
OF the most pressing obligations o
the war.
!. therefore, In the national interest
take the liberty OF calling upon ever,
loyal American to take fully to hear
the suggestions which are being cir
culated by plc food administration ant
of begging that they be followed.
am confident that the great body o
our women who have labored so 10y
ally in cooperation with the food ad
ministratlon for the success Of FOOT
conservation will strengthen their ef
forts and will take 1t az a part o
their burden In this period Of nationa
service to sec the above suggestion
are observed throughout the land,
WOODROW WILSON,
The White House, 26th January
1918.