mm
u. o. mum uii use
Of Wheat by One-Half
America Consumed 42,000,000 Bushels Monthly.
From Now Until Harvest Must Use
Only 21,000,000.
RATION PER PERSON IS POUNDS
OF WHEAT PRODUCTS WEEKLY
UIIUULIIU IILLI
IN 50-50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands of Customers In
sures Greater Food Saving.
Military Neceaaity Calls for Greater Sacrifice Here Allied War
Bread Mutt Be Maintained Our Soldiers and
Sailors to Have Full Allowance.
If we are to furnish the Allies with the necessary propor
tion of wheat to maintain their war bread from now until the
next harvest, and this is a military necessity, we must reduce
our monthly consumption to 21,000,000 bushels a month, as
against our normal consumption of about 42,000,000 bushels,
or 50 per cent, of our normal consumption. This is the situa
tion as set forth by the U. S. Food Administration at Washing
ton. Reserving a margin for distribution to the army and ,for
special cases, leaves for general consumption approximately
IVi pounds of wheat products weekly per person. The Food
Administration's statement centinues: Many of our consumers
are dependent upon bakers' bread. Such bread must be durable
and therefore, requires a larger proportion of wheat products
than cereal breeds baked in the household. Our army and
navy require a full allowance. The well-to-do in our population
can make greater sacrifices in the consumption of wheat
products than can the poor. In addition, our population in
the agricultural districts, where the other cereals are abun
dant, are more skilled in the preparation of breads from these
other cereals than the crowded city and industrial populations.
With improved transportation conditions we now have avail
able a surplus of potatoes. We also have in the spring months
a surplus of milk, and we have ample corn and oats for human
consumption. The drain on rye and barley, as substitutes, has
already greatly exhausted the supply of these grains.
To effect the neelel saving of wheal
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary asalstsnce of the American
people and we ssk that the following
rules ahsil be observed :
1. Householders to use not to exceed
s total of I 'i pounds per week of
whest products per person. Thin
means not more thnn iwiiinds of
Victory bread eOBtalBlag the required
percendiKc of HUhHtltutcx mid otic luilf
found of cooking flour, maciironi,
trackers, pastry, plea, takes, vfeasl
brciikfaxt cereals, all combined.
2. i'ubllc Mtlag placet ami cIiiIih lo
observe two ebaBtlOM dnjs per week,
Monday and WcducHday, hn at present.
In addition thereto, not lo nerve to
sny one guest ut any one meal an
cent, of the average monthly amount
purchased In the four mouths prior to
March 1.
6. Manufacturers using wheat prod
uct for non-food purpose ahould
lease such use entirely.
6. There Is no limit upon the use of
other cereals, flours, and mcaln. corn,
barley, buckwheat, potalo flour, et
cetera,
Many thousand families throughout
the land ale now using no wheat prOflV
nets whatever, except a cry small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so In perfect health and HStlsfilc
tlon. There la no reason why all of
the American people who are able to
cook In their own households cannot
aggregate of breadstuff-, mucaronl, " L '"" '"' "', " of
crackers, pastry, plea, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing a total
of more than two ounces of wheat
flour. No wheat products lo he served
unless specially ordered, i'ubllc eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con
forming with the limitations requested
of the householders.
S. Itetsllers to sell not more thsn
one eighth of a barrel of flour to any
town customer st sny one time and
"not mors than one -quarter of a barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and In no case to sell wheat
products without Uie ssle of sn equal
weight of other cereals.
4. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume of Victory bread
sold, by delivery of the three qnurter
pound loaf where one pound was sold
b-fore, and corresponding proportions
in other welghta. We also ask bakers
not to Increase the amount of their
wheat flour purchases beyond 70 per
less whest products than 084 Htid one
lialf pounds a week, and we specially
ask the well-to-do households In Him
country to follow this additional pro
gramme In order that we may pro. id..
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community leas able
to adapt themselves to so large a pro
portion of substitutes.
In order that we shall he able to
make the wheat exports (hat are ab
solutely demanded of us to maintain
the civil population and soldiers of the
allies and our own army, we propose
to supplement the voluntary coopera
tion of the public by a further limit
lion of distribution, and we shall place
once restrictions on distribution
which will be adjusted from time to
time to secure at nearly equllable dis
tribution as possible. With the arrival
of harvest we should be able to relax
such restrictions. Until thea we aak
for the necessary patience, ascilfice
and co-operation of the distributing
trades.
-W EVERYONE MUST HELP. , T
Wars cannot be fought without money, and upon tho Treasury centers
vary financial demand upon tho Nation.
Tho rich of this country cannot alono moot tho nooda of tho Nation;
tho men of tho country cannot do it alono; tho women of tho country
cannot do It alono; but all of us, the people of tho United States, diore
gardino partisanship forgetting eolflah Interacts, thinking only of tho
supremacy of right and dotsrmlnlng to vindicate tho majesty of American
ideal and aocuro tho safety of America and civilisation, cn do tho treat
ana ceienoio. wont which ooe hat called upon ut to da.
wxnei I a mado.
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Secretary of the Treasury.
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will give you lasting comfort and freedom
from foot troubles? Then get the BUCK
HECHT Army Shoe for practical, everyday
wear. Made on the Munson Last adopted
by the U. 8. Army, worn by all our soldiers
and thousands of men in civil life. Ths
MUCKIIECHT Army Shoe Is NOT subject
to seizure. On the contrsry it is endorsed
by th U. S. Army for civilian wear.
BUG
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This shoe is ss good si the best materials
snd honest workmanship csn male it. Th
leather is of the finest quality cut from die
very besrt of the hide, s specified for the
U. 8, Army. To be sure of getting the
BUCKHECHT Army Shoe look for our
trsdc mark BUCKHKCHT slsrnped en
every psir. It is our mutusl protection.
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order treat as direct. A sslr or
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Business Men
Professional Men
.Sportsmen
Outdoor Workers
Carmen
Mechanica
Farmers
Itanrhers
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Minora, Kte.
UrOCen of the tuition have accepted
rlilhllslustlcall.v the OQ-JK) basis tor the
, purchase of wheat Hour and are doing
I Ihelr utmost to explain lite new regu
i latlon to the housewife. This ruling by
. Hie U. H. I'ood Administration requires
each purchaser of wheat flour to nuy
one pound of cereal substitute, one
kind or assorted, for every pound of
wheal flour. It was necessary to re
strict the use of wheat flour In order
that the allies and our lighting forces
uhmnd might be. assured of an ade
quate supply or wheat to meet their
vital needs. This supply must come
from our savings because we buvw al
ready sent our normal surplus
Wheat saving pledge cards were for-
warded by the Food Administration to
all retail food merchants, and these
are being signed and (aisled In atores
. throughout the country. This card
stales, "We pledge ourselves loyally lo
j carry out the Food Administration pro
gram. In accordance with this order
, we will not sell any wheal flour except
where the purchaser buys an i-q ml
, weight of ot r more of the following,
, a greater use of which In tea home
I will save wheat :
"Cortmieal, corn flour, edible corn
1 starch, hominy, corn grits, barley flour,
potato flour, sweet pola! flour, sny
bean flour, Merita flour and meals,
rice, rice flour, oatmeal, roiietl outs anil
buckwheat flour."
Home confusion has resulted on the
, part of the consumer in construing
. this "60-ftO" ruling to mean that an
equal amount In value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat flour.
j This la a mistaken Idea. The ruling
slates that the consumer in purchasing
flour shall "buy at the same time an
equal weight of other cereals."
One exception to this ruling Is con
cerning graham flour anil hole wheat
flour, which may be sold at the ratio
of three pounds to five pounds of
wheat flour. This pm.lslon Is made
because approximately 20 per cent,
more of the wheal berry Is used In the
manufacture of these flours than simul
ant wheat flour.
Another exception Is that concern
ing mixed flours containing less than
BQ per cent, of wheat flour, which may
be sold without substitute. Itelullcrs.
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
flours containing more I hall ftO per
cent, of wheat flour to any person un
less the amount of wheat flour substi
tutes sold Is sufllelent to make the to
tal amount of substitute. Including
those mixed In flours, equal to the to
tal amount In wheat flour In the mixed
flour. For Instance, If any mixed flour
Is purchased containing 00 per cent,
wheat flour and 40 per cent, aubatl
tutea It la necessary that an additional
20 per cent, of substitutes bo pur
chased. This brings It lo the basis of
one pound of substitutes for each
pound of wheat flour.
A special exemption may be granted
upon application In the case of social
ly prepared Infanta' and Invalids' food
containing flour where the necessity Is
shown.
Some misunderstanding serins to oi
ls! on the part of consumers in assum
ing that with the purchase of wheat
flour one must confine the additional
IV) per cent, purchase to one of (he
substitutes. This Is not the case, tine
may select from (he entire range of
substitutes a sufficient amount of each
to bring the total weight of all aubatl
tutea equal lo the weight of the wheal
flour purchased. For instance. If a
purchase of 24 pounds of wheat flour
Is made a range of substitutes may bo
selected as fotlowa :
Oorninoal, 8 peunds: corn grits, 4
peund: rice, 4 pounds; buck whest, 3
pounds ; corn at arch, 1 pound ; hominy,
2 pounds ; rolled oata, pound.
These substitutes may bo used in
the folli trlng manner:
Cerniaenl, I Pounds. fom bread, no"
flour; corn muffins or sptam bread,
one-fourth flour or one-third rice or
one thl rtl hominy ; 20 per cent substi
tute In whole bread.
Corn Starch, 1 Tound. Thickening
gravy, making custard, one-third sub
stitute in cake.
Corn flrlte. 4 Pounds- Pried like
mush, used with meal In making corn
bfead,
Hulled Oata. I Pounds One-fourth
lo one-third substitutes In bread, one
half substitute In muffins: breakfast
porridge, use freely; oatmeal cookies,
oatmeal aotip.
Buckwheat Flour, 2 Pounda One-
Wrston F. Shields, Pastor.
Mother's hay will bo observed In
tho I'rosliyterlaii church next Hun
day at 1 1 A. M. All arc cordially in
vited In this tiervlce. ICnWi one HI
requested to wear ntt appropriate
flower In honor of hla or her mother.
Special music and sermon for the oc
casion. Sunday School at 10 A. M.
Young People's Society at 7:00 P.
II,
Preaching at Polaon Creek School
Mouse at 2:00 P. M.
Prayermeetlng every Thursday at
7:30 P. It
Because of the services at Poison
Creak there will bd SO evening pcr
vlce. CIIHIHTIAN HCIKNCK HOCIF.TV
Horvlcea ut 11:00 o'clock. Huh
Jeet of ICSHon Sermon next Sunday:
"Adam And Fallen Man."
The Testimonial Meeting, Wednes
day, at 7:30 P. M.
The reading room in the oburck
Kdlflce, Is open on Tuesday and Fri
day from 2 to 4 P. M.
Sunday School meets an Sunday at
1 o'clock.
Puptla may be admitted to ita
classea up to the aga of 24 yeara.
The public la cordially tavited to
the Church Services and to the
Reading Hooas.
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NAZAKKNK CHURCH
Rev. Lyman Brougb, Pastor.
A cordial Invitation Is extended
to you to attend our services . The
hours of the service on the Sabbath
are aa folio wa:
Preaching at 11 A. M.
Sabbath School at IS A. M.
Young Peoples' meeting at 4:41
r. m.
Seng service at 7:34 P. M.
Preaching at 1:44 P. M.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:34
P. M.
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spring offensive would bring peace.
Hut it was a wild hope for Uncle Sam
and his allies will never stand for an
offensive peace.
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'I lo- llalg linn could never be call
ed the "line of least resistance."
i ne intrti Liberty f.o4J
only gone "over the top
carried devastation Into it
trenches.
Hats off to the fartnera
midst of plowing season b
to dig up for the Third I, lb
HOLY FAMILY CHURCH
(Catholic i
Cor Miller and C. 8ts.
Sunday High Mass at 14:34 o'clock
Week days Mass at 7 o'clock.
Instructions for children Satur
daya at 9 A. M.
Rev. Father Francis, O. F. M.
Rector
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Wants To Help Other Men.
M. W. Taylor. Calvert. Ala. writes:
"To Whom It May Cencern: I rec
ommended Foley Kidney rills, tho
best I have ever used. I tried dlfcr
ent remedies, but none gave me re
lief like Foley's. They restore regu
lar action of kidneys and bladder and
relieve backache, rhumatic pains,
stiff joints, sore muscles. Sold by
Reed Broa.
o
Jess Willard haa been barred from
boxing by governors of various states.
Nobody would bar him If be had a
contest on with the Kaiser.
Cut This Out It la Worth Money
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out thia
llp. encloac with five eats to Foley
a Co.. 235 Sheffield Ave.. Chicago.
III., writing your name and addreas
clearly. You will receive In return
a trial package containing Foley'a
Hoaay and Tar compound, for
roughs, colds and croup, Foley Kid
ney I'lllei and Foley Cathartic Tab
lets. Sold by Reed Bros.
The people will hall with satisfac
tion the news that the Interned Ger
man prisoners In this country are to
be put to work constructing roads.
We may be very certain our boys who
have fallen Into Gorman hands are
paying for their keep, and then some.
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Good For The Whole Family.
Kvery family require a safe and
reliable cough and coM remedy. Mrs.
John Potter, 20 Shupe St., Mt. Plea
sant Pa. writes: "I have used Foley'a
Honey and Tar for colds for years
and highly recommend It to all fami
lies." Contains no opiates. Checks
bronchial and grip coughs, croup and
whoplug-cough. Sold by Heed Bros.
The button supply of the country
Is running short, but that doesn't
make any difference to many of us,
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cakes. locust trees grow thorns as of old.
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Homlnv. 2 rounds. Boiled for din
ner, baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce.
Rice, 4 Pounda.- One-fonrth suits! I
tuto In wheat broad, one-third aubail
t ut- lu corn bread, boiled for dinner (a
broad cut), aa a breakfast food, to
thicken soups, rico pudding Instead of
cake or pie, rice batter cakes.
Several grocers have ststed that
their customers who strictly observe
the 11 wheal less taeals each week find
It necessary I buy substitutes in ad
till Ion lo those ordered under the .V)
Ml pica.
Helps To Keep I It.
When the digestion la out of order.
It throws tho whole physical being
out of gear. B. B. Hayward, Una
dllla, (la., wrltea: "Foley'a Cathar
tic Tablets give me quicker relief
than anything I have ever tried."
Tbey relievo biliousness, bad breath,
bloating, gas indigestion and con
stipation. No griping or aasuea.
Sold by Heed Broa.
THE UNIVERSAL CAP
Every Mother's Son should
be Fighting in France,
in-
Backing the Boys Up With
THEIR MONEY!
The Burns Oarage and employes ar
goteg to raqport (he Red Cross and
help boost the fund "Over The Top!"
BURNS GARAGE
BURNS AND CRANE
Mjj
If Swift & Company
Made No Profit
The cattle raiser would receive only
Ys cent a pound more for his cattle
So small is Swift & Company's
profit on any single transaction
that if it were turned over to the
cattle raisers of the country, they
would receive only Vfc cent a
pound more for cattle than they
receive now.
Swift ft Company pay for live cattle
about 90 of the amount received for
dressed meat and by-products. The
remaining 10 pays for packing-house
expense, freight to market, operation
of distributing houses and profit. Swift
ft Company's actual figures per head
for 1917 on over two million cattle
were as follews:
Receipts
Payments
From
By products
414 Og
14
Hoot
44.97
MX
Total
$93.06
Ma
far
Uvo
Cattle
4441
n
Total
93.06
This net profit of $1.29 per head
verogea Vi cent a pound live weight.
And out of this small net profit divi
dends must be paid to shareholders.
Year Book of intereating and
instructive facta aent on roqueat.
Addreea Swift ft Company,
Union Stock Varda, Chicago, Illinois
Swift & Company, U.S.A.
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