Evening journal., 1918-01-28
LIBERTY LOAF IS
NOW WAR RATOI
War Bread Contains 5 Per
Cent. Substitute for
Wheat Flour
WASHINGTON
ISSUES DECREE

OF its 1918 food conservation program.
From now on grocers viii sell 20
householders wheat flour only when
the purchaser buys an equal amount
Of some other cereal.
The percentage Of substitute ilours
used by baking establishments will be
increased gradually until a 20 per CEN.
substitution Is reached on February
pa AS substitutes the bakers may use
either some other cereal or ilours
made from potatoes or beans.
Hotels. restaurants and other public
eating places VIII be required to OBJ
serve the regulations laid down for
baking establishments.
To force wheat conservation both
wholesalers and retailers VIII bc re-
dulred TO limit their purchases Of
wheat flour 90 20 per cent. Of last
years supplies. The remaining 30 per
cent will be taken from the mills by
the food administration for the pur-
pose Of creating an export surplus and
building up a reserve store to nh
emergency needs.
other features Of the new conscrva-
tion program announced I'm President
Wilson's proclamation are two wheat
less days-Monday and Wednesday one
meatless day-ruesday: two porklcss
days-Tuesday and Saturday-and 10
per cent voluntary reduction IN the
household sugar ration.
Here Are the Rules.
"i As their part I'm reducing tue
consumption Of wheat flour the con-
sumers Of the country are called upon,
in purchasing such flour, TO buy at
fhe same time an equal weight of the
other cereals such as cOrnmc9l, corn
starch, corn flour, homlny, corn grits,
barley flour rice, rice flour, oatmeal,
rolled oats, buckNhest ilour, potato
flour. sweet potato flour, s0ya bean
-four and feterita fours and meals.
"The housewife may use these prod
ucts separately IN making bread, cakes
and pastry, or mix them as she thinks
best.
"The retailers arc TO sell wheat ilour
only with an equal weight Of these
other certals.
Victory Bread Soon.
- Consumers viii be able 10 obtain
mixed cereal bread from their bakers,
who Will be required under the license
regulations to mix per cent. of other
cereals with their wheat Hour both in
bread and rolls, and VIII be required
gradually 10 increase this substitution
until beginning February "a. a mini
mum of 20 per cent. Of such cereals
is TO be used The Food Adminsira-
tion strongly urges on consumers the
buying Of this bread, which with be
known as Victory Bread, and Will con-
tain no less than 90 per cent of cereals
other than wheat.
"Graham or whole wheat bread viii
also be given that name, because CON
tanning as they do % per cent. more
of the wheat grain than ordinary white
bread. they. too. VIII serve the purpose
of saving wheat flour. If you bake
bread at home, use wheat substitutes;
N YOU buy it. buy only Victory Bread,
Cuts Wheat Other Ways.
g. Manufacturers of macaroni spa
ghetti. noodles, crackers, breakfast
foods. pie, cake and pastry are not to
purchase to exceed 20 per cent. Of the
. wheat flour they used during the cor
responding months IN 1917. These
manufacturers win be performing a
natriotIc service by using cereals
other than wheat in their productions.
sf Wholesalers viii he required, un-
der license regulations, not to buy more
than 20 per cent of their purchases Of
flour from milers as based on their
purchases for the corresponding months
of the preceding year and their sales to
the retail trade must be in The proper
ton of one pound of wheat flour to
one pound OF other cereals. This pelne
the same proportion i'm which the re-
taller sells TO the consumer. unless the
wholesaler satisfied himself that the
substitutes have been already purehas.
ed from another source.
"a ruling has been made That I'm max
ing any combination sales under this
program. dealers shall name price
for each OF the articles 50 sold, which
shall not represent more than nor
NAL pre-war profit OF any one OF The
articles sold.
Milcrs' Distribution.
% Afillers OF nour arc 10 distribute
their output through their CUSTOMARY
channels and markets i'm such manner
that each city town and district may
receive It's usual proportion. The whea'
millers have been required TO produce
one barrel Of -four 1876 pounds) from
PSI pounds of wheat. This IS a white
four and represents from , per cent
higher extraction than from last year
harvest
Two WheaiIess Days.
sc. TO assist further IN conservation
Monday and Wednesday Of each wcel
are 20 be observed as vhcatless days
and one meal Of each day rs a wheat
less meal This applies both in the
home and in the public eating place
and on such days and meals no crack
ers. pastries. macaroni. breakfast food
or other cereals containing whoa
should be used.
"Thc only exception TO this is suct
small amounts Of -four as may be need
ed for thickening soups or gravies OF
as binder IN cornbread or Other
cereal brands.
Use Only Victory Bread.
~. On wheatless DAYS and at wheat
less meals, the Food Administration
urges that bread baked in The home
be other than wheat bread. Where
bread Is purchased either for Use in
public eating places or IN the home,
Victory Bread should be used, IL no
wheat substitutes can be found
The Federal Food Administrator in
each state viii announce the meal 10
he observed as a wheatless meal In
his State II no meal is designated. the
nited States Food Administration pre-
fers that the evening meal be wheat
less.
Neatlcs Meal Every Day.
3. It Is further desired in order
That the meat and nork urodu.f- no