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OUR SAVED FOOD FED THE ALLIES Food Administrator Writes Presi French Siigarllls DesirgyfdJ ,v dent America Conserved 141,- 000,000 Bushels Wheat. CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN. Meat and Fat Shipments Increased by O44,C00,000 Pounds. Conjiervnllon mensurcs nppliod ljr the American people cnnblod tlic unit el Htntcx to slilp to the Allied propter) nnd to our own forces overseas Ml, 000,000 IjUhIiuIm of whent ntiil 811,000.. 000 pouuils of meat durliiK thu past year, vuIuimI In nil at $1, -100.000.000. This was nccotnptlNhcd In the fucc of h serious food shortnee In this country, benpcnklnjr tho wliolelicnrtedtipfm nnd patriotism with which Ui American people Imvc tnet tlit food erluls iibrnml. Tood Administrator Hoover, In n let ter to President Wilson, explains how the situation wuu met. The voluntary conservation proKram fostered by tha Tood Administration enabled tho pllliiK up of tho millions of bushels of wheat during 101718 nnd thu shipment of meat durlnic 1017-18. The total vnluo of nil food ship menls to Allied destinations amounted to f MOO.000.000, all this fond helnic bounht through or In collaboration with the food Administration. These figures are nil based on olllclnl reports and represent fond exports for thu harvest year that closed Juno 80, HUH. Tht shipment! of meats nnd fats (Including meat products, dairy prod ucts, vecetablo oils, etc.,) to Alllel des tinations were as follows: Fiscal year 101017.... 2,100,000.000 lbs. I'Ucst year 101718.... 11,01 1,100,000 lbs. fucrtsso 8ll,('r00.000lbi. Our slailBhtcrnbln animals nt the bo- ginning of tho last llscal yrnr wero not Hpprcclably larger than thu year ho for and particularly In hogs; they wsro probably less, Tho Increusu In shipments Is duo to conservation nnd the extra weight of animals added by our farmers. Tho full effect of thesu efforts began to hear their best results In thu Inst half of thu llscal year, when the ex ports to tha Allies were l,l.'tt,IOO,OOt) pounds, ns against l,l!ilil,riOO,iXK) pounds In the same period of the your before. This compares with mi uveriiKO of 801.000,000 pounds of total exporla for the same hnlf years In thu three jtsir pre-war period, In cereals ami rereal products re duced to terms of cereal bushels our shipments to Allied destination have been : Fiscal year QIU I7...inO,tiO0,lO0hUkhel s'lscal yearl017-lH.I0.hO0,(M0hiuhels kamm -A"-' I?:... . 1 w-rmmtnm jm .Mi. MfJAJXJMZ ' 'nmmf I t A' i n urn Takd a good look at your old, soiled straw "bonnet" and then come take a peep at our good looking new fall "lids." You will find just the hat you want at a price you can afford to pay. Prance must Import sugnr today, most of It from this Nldu of tho ocean, because thu largest portion of l'rench Mtgnr beet land Is In (Icrmnn hands. As ii result, thu l'rench people have been placed on n sugar ration of about 18 pounds it year for domestic use; u pound und a half n mouth, This photograph diows how thu Herman troops destroyed French sugar mills . Thanks to the French rationing sys tern the annual consumption has been cut to coo.ooo tons, according to re ports reaelilng thu United Htutes Food Administration. Iteforu thu war France had nil nveragu sugar crop of. about TflU.OUO tons of sugar nnd had somo left over for export. AMERICANS ASKED TO LIMIT USE OF SUGAR Must Use No More Than Two Pounds Per Person a Month if the Present Meagre Allied Sugar Ration Is Maintained. 4------f--4: 4. . Our new fall furnishings are here, also - -shirts, ties, hose, underwear and every- thing you need to make you a well dressed man on good terms with himself. Prices? Just as low as can be put on good quality. 0Bsome WBE8$Pmm get a, We Have Shirts; Underwear and Things You Need Slocks Will Be Short Until Beginning of New Year Ration May Be Enlarged Then. BONHAM & CURRIER L. E. ROSE, Mgr. Men's Dept. Increase. K0.000.IMV) huhcls Of these rereuls our shipments of thn prime breadstuff In the IIh'iiI ear 101718 to Allied dchtluntlnii were: Wheat l.'II.OOO.OOO IminIicIi nnd of ryu l,t00,0o0 huxhels, u total of 1 1 1 .ink),. 000 bushels. Thn exports to Allied deft! lust low durlm the tWiil year 101(117 were: Wheat i:t,1lH).000 bushels Hnd ryn -MWO.OOO bushels, a total of 1X7. 100.000 buihels. In addition some IO.inni.ins) bushels of 1017 wheat are how In port far Allied destination or en iduim thereto. The total shipments to Allied countries fiom our last bsr.t of whrst will bo therefore, hImhii 1 1 1. ism,. 000 btishrls, or u total of I.M.tNMUsK) bushels of prime breadstuffs. In Md dltlon to this we lil.ve sldppsl Mtmr 10,000,000 bushels to neutrals depend rut upon us, and we have revolved some Imports from other iiirier. "This sccompltshmout of our inmple In this matter stuuds out eveu nvoie cltsrly If we bear In mind thai we had avslUbls In the IIschI year IPlit 17 from net carryover slid as .lupins ovsr our iioinml iHtUMumpiitMi mUiii 200,000,000 liukhels of wli.st wld.h we were ublu to export thai jeer wlihtmt trtuchtujc on our home lmf," Mr, Hoover said. "This lust year, however, owing to (he lure failure of Hie 1017 whrst crop, we had available from net rsrry-over and production and mwrls only Just about our normal e.oi.ui op tion. Therefore our wheal hltients to Allied tlestluutlous reftreMHit sp proTltustely mivIuks from our own wheat bread, ThMe tlsures, however, do not fully ceuvey the volume of the effort slid serines nude durlm; the pi year Uy tbs whole. American (tvople. I spite th umgnlnei-iit effort of our agri cultural population In planHmc a uiiieh Incresied acreage In IUI7, not only was there very large failure In wheat, but also the coin failed to mature prop rly, and our corn Is our dominant eroi, "I am sure," Mr. Hoover wrote In roncludlue his report, "that all the millions or our people, nurlcultuial as wll s urban, who have ('ulrll'Uteil to these results hliolild feel n very Irfinlte satlifuctluu thut In a ymr of unlvsrsal food shortages In the north rn hemisphere all of llu-io people Joined together iigulnst llernmii) have come through Into sight of (he coming harvest not only with wealth and strength fully maintained, but with only temporary periods of hardship. "It Is dlnlcult to distinguish t.qtwccn various sections of our p ople tl homes, public eatlnjt places, food trades, urban or agricultural popula tlons In ubscnidnc credit for tluie n suits, but uo ouo will deu the doml rnsnt part of the American women." Two iHiunds of sucur n mouth half n pound u week Hint Is tho simar ra tion the U. .S. I'ood Admlnlslnilloii has ushed every Aiiierlcan to obtervu until .Inuuary I, HHP, In order to mako sure tbero Mm II bo enough for our A i my nnd Navy, for (ho Allied armies mid for the civilians of those nations. Hy New Year's thn world aiiKiir sit uation will be relieved somewhat by the new crop, Uuhan sugar of this )enr crop will ho arriving In this iHHiiilry. Kvery available sugar source will bo drawn on by the I'ood Administration ilurliiK ti e next winter mouths to main tain sort Went HtocU hero to keep up our imihMwl sumir supply. DuiiiiB Oe- toiler the llrst American beet susar will arrive In the markets, lly the tulildle of November Nome of our lni Isluiui cane eroi will be available. All of this augur and more may bo needed to keep this nation supplied on u re duced ration mid to safeguard the Al lied sugar ration from still further as It Is ued, riHluetlon. In Kumpe the present rn Hon Is already nsluced to a minimum. Our Oltuntlon. Tho situation which thn (Milted Slates faces In Its efforts in iiiiilntnlu u fair distribution of sugar to tho Al lied world Ishs follows: Sugar supplies throughout the coun try, In homes, stores, factories and bakeries are at a low ebb. Wo must make Increased sugar shipments to the Allies. Production- of American beet and Louisiana enno crops have been disap pointing. Porto Kloo crops havo been cur tailed, Immense sugar stooks In Java can not be reached on account of the ship ping shortage; ships are needed for treep meve.ttcnt and munitions. Army and Navy sugar requirements have Increased as well as those from the AIIIm. .Most Industries using sugar have hud their allotment r-dueed hy one-half; MMtie will receive mi sugar. Household should make every ef fort to preerc the fruit crop without sugar, or with small amounts of sugar. Isiti-r, when the sugar supply Is larg er, the canned fruit muy be sweetened i WANTED! r I s YOUNG LADIES for . if Telephone Operating o o CD o erf- cn Kb CJT o X hoarder Is a man who Is untie In terested In getting his bite than lu jlv tug his bit. Residents of Johns having taxes and city liens to pay in Portland can make their pay ments without inconvenience by availing themselves of our a or vices. Wo will pay same and secure your recoipt without in convenience to you. Koe, 25 cents. References: Any St. Johns Hank. Peninsula Title, Abstract and Realty Co., by 11. Henderson, Manager; -102 North Jersey street. laviiigiugarStivcslhippiiig AMERICAN families would havo loss sugar than tho people of war torn France, if wo depended entirely on our home-grown sugar stocks. Approximately 75 per cent, of our sugar is shipped to our shores. Wo produce about 1,000,000 tons of sugar a yoar. Our imports from abroad amount to over 3,000. 000 tons a yoar in normal times. Tho United States Food Administration asks each family to limit its use of stiffar to two pounds per month per person for household use. Tho military situation de mands that every available ship be placed at the disposal of tho Army or Navy. When we save sugar, we save shipping. No previous experience necessary $9.00 per week to beginners Rapid advancement in salary Permanent Position l CD a w o on Mrs. F. PRIOR, Chief Operator TELEPHONE COMPANY 405 South Jersey St. v Shipbuilders' Minstrels Will give an entertainment under the auspices of the Knights and Ladies of Security Thursday Evening, Sept. 12 I HOUSE BOAT FOR. SALE Here is a good chanco .to get a house boat that cost much more money than isbeingasked for it: Was originally built for a gas boat, but never used for that purpose; is 'Ulfeot long, 10 feet wide, contains throe aimrtments with room for more, tows easily, is light and strong. A great bargain at S100. or will trade for a good Motorcycle, Call at this ofllce. 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