The Keota news., 1918-04-12
AMERICAN MOTHERS
Use, E,SUBSTITUTES TO
Help WIN The WAR

The "Old Aunt Mary" Of James
WhitcoLib Riley lives only In memo
rles. but all over Colorado there are
other old Aunt Marys." other Moth.
er o Mines who are helping. by saw
Ing, BY substituting in their own
Kitchens to win the war.
When America was forced into the
war OF the world President Wilson re-
alized that there were three elements
essential to win . complete and last.
ING Victory-men. money and ioOd.
Americas youth Is furnishing the
men and Making'a well equipped. or.
Sanized. trained army READY to fight
Tor the safety OF its country until the
last round Of ammunition has been
fired and peace has come.
Americas men. too old to fight but
not too OLD 10 carry on the work OF
the world. are furnishing the money
money enough for America aud q lit.
tie extra for the financial needs Of the
allies - money obtained by income
taxes. liberty bonds and war savings
certificates.
And Americas women, under the
guidance OF United States Food Ad.
hAinistrator Herbert u. Hoover, are as
su.ning the burden OF food saving. The
mothers OF the nation have been
called to help save meat. wheat. Suy'
NJ, iats-thOse vital. compact foods
which viii ship over there and
which can be stored until they are
needed by the American army over.
seas and the army OF the allies.
There Is only one way to save
these vital foodstufis for our soldiers.
and that is by using substitutes which
are plentiful. easily obtained and
which furnish to the great army be-
hind the lines. including you and you
all the essential FOOD elements, and
which cannot be shipped abroad.
All bakeries have been ordered BY
the Food Administration to use TWEEN.
ty-nve per cent Of corn flour. corn
meal. barley flour. barley meal. oat.
meal. rice or other substitutes In all
the bread and rolls that they make.
The administration has also ordered
that every -etai.er who sells wheat
flour must sell an equal amount-in
weight - Of substitutes for wheat.
These substitutes are many. They
include corn flour. corn meal. edible
corn starch. hominy. corn grits. bar
ley flour. rolled oats. oatmeal. rice.
rice flour. potato flour. milo. kaffir.
soya bean flour. peanut flour. and 9th.
er similar ilours which cannot be pur.
chased in Colorado at the present
time.
"The women of the nation are a.
ready earnestly seeking to do their
part in this. our great struggle for the
maintenance OF our national ideals.
wrote President Wilson In a letter to
Herbert Hoover. ''and in no direction
can they SO greatly assist as by en-.
listing in the service Of the Food Ad-
ministration and cheerfully accepting
its direction and advice"
It Is to the women that America
naturally looks for help in increasing
the surplus OF food available for our
army and for exports 10 the allies: to
them must come the duty Of eliminate.
ing waste and observing strict econ
omy in consumption so that our sol.
diers and the soldiers Of the allies
may be fed. It Is the women who pur.
chase and handle the food Of the na-
ton, who must make the food saving
campaign successful by the use Of sub
stitutes.
Mothers of Colorado have not failed
their country. They have saved. have
complied with the requests Of the food
administrator in regard to foods. but
to some~ women XhQ--have. been &C.