The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-08-01
TWO POUNDS SUGAR
EACH PERSON MONTH
Consumption Reduced to Prevent
a World Famine.

give the government greater help in
the matter of sugar conservation. Con-
sumers are brought to the stern realiza-
tion that the world is facing shortage
of this commodity, and to care for this
situation and to meet the immediate
demands of the Allies and the Ameri-
can military forces, this country must
go on a stricter rationing of sugar.
Beginning AUGUST l, the monthly per
capita will be two pounds a month, ac-
cording to the ruling of the Administra-
ton. At present the sugar ration
monthly is three pounds under a re-
quest of the administration issued a
month ago,
Household rationing will be volun-
tary as at present, but public eating
places will be required to observe new
regulation, effective August l, permit
ting the use of two pounds of sugar for
every 80 meals served, instead of three
pounds under existing regulations.
Unless the consumption of sugar is
reduced both by householders and the
public generally. the Food Administra-
ton warns in an appeal. supplies for
Belgium. the Red Cross. Young Mems
Christian Association, the Knights of
Columbus. Salvation Army and other
| organizations working for the welfare
of American military forces in Europe
cannot be maintained.
The sugar situation confronting the
United States is described by the Food
Administration as follows:
The sugar supplies throughout the
country, in homes, stores, factories
and bakeries are at low ebb, the pro-
duction from the American beet and
Louisiana cane crops has been disap-
pointing; the yield in Porto Rico has
likewise been smaller than anticipated;
and the inability of the United States
and the Allies to secure sugar from
Java and other distant sources on
account of the imperative call for
ships for the movement of troops and
their supplies has materially reduced
the supply from such quarters. Added
to this already difficult situation the
quantity needed by the army and navy
greatly exceeds earlier estimates; we
must send large amount to France
and Italy to take the place of the great
volume lost through the German and
Austrian lnvasions, during which much
beet land was over-run and many
factories destroyed; we have to supply
certain quantities to neutral nations
under agreements and finally over 3d.
600, 900 pounds were lost recently
through submarine sinkings off our At
lantic coast.
In asking the public voluntarily to
reduce their consumptions to a level
more nearly equal to the compulsory
restrictions IN effect in France, Eng
land and Italy, the statement saws that
while sugar is often used as q luxury in
America, it has become an Essential
element for the success of the war
among the nations of Europe"
Upon our action here" the state
ment continues, depends the possibility
of maintaining the ration of our own
fighting men and those of the Allies as
we'll as of avoiding a still further re-
duction of the allotments to the civil
populations of the nations fighting Ger
many, which are already down to a
point far under their normal needs"
TIC assure equitable distribution of
the sugar the American public is to be
allowed. the Food Administration has
worked out scheme of ALLEGATION to
the states based on population and the
needs of sugar using industries in the
states. Each State Administrator will
have charge of the distribution in his
state.