Metropolis weekly gazette., 1918-05-03
Military Necessity Demands That
Each American Eat Only 112
Pounds Wheat Products
Weekly.
CORN AND OATS SUBSTITUTES.
Allies Must Have Wheat Enough to
Maintain Their War Bread
Till Next Harvest.

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military necessity, We must reduce our
monthly consumption TO u .000.000
bushels month as against our nor.
NAL consumption of about 42.00O.0O0
bushels. or 30 per cent. of our normal
consumption This is the situation az
set forth by the U. $. Food Admins
trailon al Washington. Reserving
margin for distribution to the army
and for special cases leaves for gen.
eral consumption approximately n
pounds 0f wheat products weekly per
person. the Food Administration
statement continues: Many OF our
consumers are dependent upon bakers
bread. Such bread must he durable
and therefore requires a larger proper.
ton of wheat products than cereal
breads baked IN the household. Our
army and navy require a full allow.
ance. The well-to-do in our population
can make greater sacrifices In the con
sumption Of wheat products than can
the poor. In addition, our population
in the agricultural districts, where The
other cereals are abundant are more
skilled in the preparation of breads
from those other cereals than the
crowded city aud Industrial popua.
tons
With improved transportation condi-
lions We NOW have available \ surplus
Of potatoes tNe also have in the
spring months n surplus of milk. and
t-o t.Ra arsffn corr, .,d oaHa fpr In
man consumption The drain on rye
and barley as substitutes has already
greatly exhausted the supply Of these
grains
To effect the needed saving Of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance Of the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall be observed:
l. Householders to use not 10 exceed
A total OF L pounds per week OF
wheat products per person. This
means not more than ~ pounds Of
Victory bread containing the required
percentage Of substitutes aud one-half
pound OF cooking -four, macaronl.
crackers pastry, pies, cakes. wheat
breakfast cereals. all combined
3 Public eating places and clubs 10
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday. as at present.
In addition thereto. not TO serve 10
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate Of hrcadstuffs macaronl.
crackers. pastry, pies. cakes, wheat
brea kfast cereals. containing a total
of more than two ounces Of wheat
-four No wheat products 10 be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat.
ing establishments not TO buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served. thus con
forming with the limitations requested
OF the householdcrs.
3. Retailers to sell not more than
one-eighth OF barrel Of flour to any
town customer AT any one time aud
not more than one-quarter OF barrel
10 any country customer at any one
time. and In no case TO sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight OF other cereals.
4. We ask the bakers and grocers 10
reduce the volume of Victory bread
sold, by delivery OF the three-quarter
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
In other weights. We also ask bakers
not to Increase the amount OF their
wheat -four purchases beyond 10 per
cent. OF the average monthly amount
purchased In the four months prior to
March /.
3. Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
s. There IL no limit upon the use OF
other cereals. nours. and meals, corn,
barley, buckwheat. potato -four, ct
cetera.
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever, except a very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in perfect health and satisfac-
ton. There is no reason why all OF
the American people who are able to
cook In their own households cannot
subxlst perfectly well with the use of
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds week, and We specially
ask the well-to-do households in the
country to follow this additional pro-
gramme in order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community less able
to adapt themselves to so large pro
portion Of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able TO
make the wheat exports that are abb
solutely demanded of us to maintain
the civil population and soldiers OF the
allies and our own army, We propose
to supplement the voluntary co-opera-
tion of the public by q further llmita-
ton of distribution, and we shall place
at once restrictions on distribution
which will be adjusted from time TO
tins to secure az nearly equitable dis
tribution as possible. With the arrival
OF harvest we should be able to relax
such restrictions. Until then we ask
for the necessary patience. sacrifice
ssa cooperation Of the dIstrlbusiag
trades.