The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-05-09

Telling blows against the Germans
are being struck b. The Food Army OF
Ksntucky-the army which includes
All the farmers Of the country. AL the
city people uho are raising Nar gar
dens. and all the people ia both city
and country who sit down % three
square meals a day. All parts Of ths
state are represented IN the army
raised By the God Admin istration and
Waich under the banner reading Food
VIII Win the Wal" Is conduct ng tho
blE Spring Offensive against aste at
home and hunger and want IN the
ranks OF the Allied soldiers and their
dependents
Federal Food Administration p n
sackett Is pleased Al the work being
done. KENTUCKY u hard state 70
/ reach. but 10 can Do reached. and IL has
/ been reached. Mr.. Hoover's adrnon-
I itlpl. Food WIN Wiz the War" il be-
7 Ing needed. and President Wilson's IN
/ junction 70 enlist In the service OF
I the Food Admfnistrauon" Il being fol-
/ lowed uureserv edly.
Every county in the state has a Food
/ Administrator. Any mill. any mer-
chant. any farmer. any consumer trou-
elod b. veIing technical regula-
I ton can get his troubles removed, or
settled, BY going 20 the nearest county
seat. And tbs Administrations without
exception report q willingness - 90
operats which IL met with sverywhars.
If wheat is needed. wheat VII be
( raised IN my county. even though n
D - = -
one Administrator put u IN converse
ton recently. Then Il Il Is necessary
I The people Who raise Il viii sell Il all.
20 our soldiers and their associates
b arms can get II. and themselves eat
5ornbread all ths year
EomsthtnE q that same spirit has
Sesn manifested BOA - producers and
oonD1ners sveryvhars IN Kentucky.
Mr.. 6ackett vas not AZ all surpris4d-
a ths compo-ure vfrn which the isSsfs
Whs4taavtng regulation vas p-onuI |
gated. for this very reason The latsR |
regulation says no person must ct |
more than ak pounds CT wheat .
month, which n che and one-hAif |
pounds a weak
and that mems Az pounds e N |
Kfnds o. whss1 pro1zctz. too one sd- |
ninistrHtor sxplAinpd Ia doear |
mean Eix pounds Of hreA6. and tha q
b. Of 2acoEruEi and eakss and crsck- |
n. too. II meEns Etx pounds Of yhsat
prodacts Esr paEon per month
Solrisrs and THAR families nust I
lave bread. Wheat In ne only bread |
making prodaG vhhzh an Be sent to
Europe now. Ccrn would -rninsts
iurfnE ths long journey. American
and Allied soldiers nRzt have wheat
A-eat or QUit hEhu1g: hence the Food |
Administration kAs ASKED the people
u Kentucky % KNIT Themselves TO ssx
pounds OF whsaf nOur per month
cosfsnUe Uhextiess Days.
Federal Food Administrator !. n
5achett advises the kontinuancs OF |
EheAtlsss dzyA Continued shssrv- |
moe q wheatlezz days and meals Vim /
aid IN keeping consumption down.
NJ. Saokett said People are offered |
no Alternative q saving wheat BY |
ioinE without snttrsly on certain days
md meals, OF ~ using less at AN |
Zines. but ! would reconmend both |
Saving wheat n a military necessity
tnd individual consumption must be
held = siI pounds q month IL We Ara
I % win the war
/ Potato Week has been highly sue-
sesstnl Merchants everywhers pu.h,
VI tho sale OF potatoes and II "a h.
1eved potatoes we're found on the air.
ng table At every meal n q major,tv>
~ homes Mr.. John W. Burns, OF thu
Food Administration of8cs IN Iou,.-
riile. who has had years OF s1per,euc.
z the milling business, estimates Tia.
he people Of Kent1oiy have ssvad
10000 barrels OF -four BY eating pot.-
Des during Potato Weak"
Nc setzurs Messed ner~
The announcement comes trur,
Washington that tho appeal 20 ~,
srs OF the whole Untted States - be
patriotic aud brtnE all their what 70
market has met with an unaat1sfso.
sory response in soms sections OF ths
country that has been rather dtsty~a.
ns. IL the Washington announcement
aad been put IN palmer word. a
Fouic read; Some American f.r,r-
srs are not patriotic They think No.
81 getting nttls sxtra nourv IN,
shsir wheat than they DO OF the AM.
can and assocs2fs soldiers Who ,..a
srse1 80 badly
But Washington has sent out anon.
~ announcement n In that uniess
he fxrms-s market THAR vhea. ~
Nay The oovernmsaf may ssiss n
ksntaeU farmers can not un6.r
rand Why such drastic action aho.A
% necessary Ksusneky farmer. reat
ss eat nrnsr Who holds on "a M.
EheAt when the army needs Il. sry.ua
srtort nore money IN paymsne