Show AMERICA ON VICTORY BREAD DIET MONDAY t Til t t I IK- IK fl- fl 1 it 0 e 2 a. 4 4 4 y 4 it 1 t JI Y CHIEF HANGS BUNGLING ON GEN BLISS A ARMY MY A AND AlLIES I TO BET EI THIRD f WH A I Bakers Must l Take Make Victory Loaves Wi With l Mixture of Other Flour Two Two Days Fixed ix d dORDE ORDER ORDE IS EFFECTIVE IVE FOR NEXT 4 MONTHS Must l II st B Buy lY Equal Amount of f Substitute When hen Purchasing Purchasing ing White Flour Ban Put on High Patent Product W r ASHI ASHINGTON Jan 20 26 The American people wi will go on a war bread liet Monday as a part 1 of ofa a war rationing system pres prescribed toni tonight ht by President Vilson and t the w food administration Victor Victory bread the time food administration calls caUs it Th reduced d rations arc are asked for tor time the purpose of or creating a larger large export surplus of food tood for tor tho the allies ames C Cur Curtailment r- r of oC consumption will be accomplished ac accomplished ac- ac largely by voluntary effort but force will be employed wherever permitted under the food control act The rationing system as presented by the President in a 1 proclamation and by Food Administrator Hoover In Ina Ina ina a list of regulations forms torms the tho food toad administrations administration's 1918 InS food tood conservation program on which tho the chief features are arc Mixture Gradually Bakers' Bakers bread of mixed flours flour b beginning be ginning Monday londa with a 5 per c cent nt substitution sub sub- substitution of or other cereals for tor wheat until until until un un- un- un til a a. 20 per cent substitution Is Js reached February 24 Sale b by retailers to householders house of ot otan an equal amount of ot substitute flours for tor o er every pound of ot wheat flour purchased pur ur- ur chased at the time the wheat flour is bought Sale b by millers to wholesalers and wholesalers to retailers of only 70 percent per por cent of or the the- an amount of ot wheat lout lour sold Bold last year Two days a a. week week Monday Monday and Wednesday Wednesday and and and one wh meal a day One meatless day day Tuesday and ono one meatless meal a day dar Two days a Tue week week TuesdaY Tuesday oy and Saturday Macaroni Maker Affected d. Manufacturers of oC macaroni spaghetti spaghetti spag spag- hetti noodles noodle crackers and breakfast foods pie cake and anti pastry will be permitted per per- milled to bu buy only 70 POI per cent cont of their last years year's purchases and aro asked to perform a patriotic service by using substitute flours Flour will be sold lold through the tho r re reg regular ff- ff ular channels and in such a manner that each community will receive its equivalent alent share The food administration will purchase purchase pur pur- chase for tor the thc arm army and for the allies as announced ed recently 30 SO per cent of ot the flour output and out of this store I will fill tm emergency requirements If It stocks run low how in any part of or the theCo Co country tin try Wheat heat millers are required to produce produce produce pro pro- duce one ono barrel of or flour of ot pounds from pounds of or wheat which r represents represents rep rep- p presents resents a 74 14 per cent flour No Xo patent or special flours may be manufactured although whole hole hole wheat flour may be made as usual Only OniT War or Dread for tor el Hotels and restaurants will b be classed as bakeries and will be r re required me brea bread to serve seT the tho new Victory Victor State food administrators will be permitted to designate tho tIme meal in iii each state tate Where this is not done the thle food tood administration requests that the evening 6 meal be observed as Tho The I Presidents President's proclamation besides besides' calling on the public for or a further ro- ro in iii Consumption m makes a n re renewed re me- appeal to tho the housewife to stop the time waste of food rood It asks general observanCes ob ob- ances of or the food tood administrations administration's r regulations and calls on the people Ii In iii Continued on Paso Page 2 2 J I IU U. 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S MUST GO CO ON WAR BREAD WET Continued From P Page c 1 addition to hold down their consumption consumption consumption con con- of ot sugar Thero is no forcible limitation of or purchases by householders and in this connection the tho food tood administrator says sas 1 Tho The effectiveness of at these thes rules Is IsI I dependent solely upon the tho good will and j tho the willingness of or tho American peo-I peo plo pIe to sacrifice In the last analysis the tho success or failure of ot an any such plan planas I I as outlined rests with the people Wo We WoI have o but one police force the force the American American Ameri Amen I can woman and we wo depend upon her herto herto herto to see sec that these rules are observed Of or the tho near nearly householders In the United States about have ha signed ned the tho food fool administration s pledge to follow tollow Its food conservation directions and food administration of officials officials or- or believe belle that the re regulations regulation will willbe willbo be bo generally o observed I I I Stive a I Month I Mr Ir Hoover estimates that observance of the tuo regulations will save aavo about 15 bushels of or wheat a n month for tor shipment abroad This will ihl enable the allies to sub subsist although their ration I Will nill bo be short short- shortAll All of ot the allies and the central powers as well are on a aI aj j I war wr bread diet now no Most rost of oC the allies allies al- al lies Jes arc mixing about 40 per cent corn cornI cornmeal I I meal and anel other substitutes with wheat I flour in fn all bread baked and anel all of oC Eui ElII Europe Eu- Eu i rope ropo Is milling a largo large amount of oC tho the whole wheat flour lour Both France and andI I England n have hn recently cut down the bread ration b by half If Ie the voluntary rationing system tails falls In this country It then them Mr Ir Hoover says to today a Is up to Congress We e have have- no powers under the law to compel com corn pel people to eat cat less less- Summarized The Tho food administration tonight Issued Issued is issued Is- Is sued this statement The following is a summary of or tho the rules that have been formulated b by tho the United States food toad administration with the approval of or the President In orden order order or or- der den to effect the further conservation conser in too foodstuffs stuls necessary to support the allies and ancl our own armed forces over o the next four tour months These rules are arc effective from Cram the tho morning of oC Monday January 28 The Tho effectiveness of these rules Is dependent I solely upon the good will of oC and the willingness to sacrifice of or the American people In the last analysis the success or failure of oC nn any plan such uch as na he outlined rests with the people We Va are dependent upon the cooperation cooperation opera co tion Uon of oC the trades Can Enforce Only We Ve e have havo but one police force force the tho American woman woman anti and we depend upon her to or organize izo H In operation co-operation with our state and nd local food n administration to see seo that theo these rules are arc obeyed by that small minority who ma may fall fail Part of or the rules will wilI be enforced under tho the Lever food tood act other parts arc are voluntary voluntary volun volun- tary tan and will depend for Cor their success upon public sentiment Our Our hitherto has shown a l willingness of tho vast ast majority of ot consumers and a full Cull operation co of or t ho Iho trades to undergo the self sacrifice necessary to render such measures effective The small minority mi ml- norH who refuse to operate co should not bo be allowed d to defeat the nations nation's necessities Rules Rule For Purchasers Ii 1 As their part in reducing the consumption of ot wheat flour the tue consumers consumers con con- sumers of OC the lie country are arc called upon in purchasing such flour to bU buy at the same time an equal weight ht of or the other cereals corn meal corn corn starch corn flour hominy corn grits barley barle flour rice rico rice flour Jour oatmeal rolled oats buckwheat flour lour potato flour sweet potato flour lour soya soa bean flour Clour and fet- fet anIta flours and meals The housewife housewife house house- wife ma may use these products separately j I in n making bread cal cakes cake e and pastry or orni ni ml mis t m as she thinks best The retailers are arc to sell wheat flour flour- 4 on only Duly with an equal weight of oC these I other othe cereals n Regulation For Broker Droker Z 2 Consumers will be able to ob obI obtain ob- ob ob-I ob I 1 Lain tain ml mixed ed cereal bread from Crom their 1 balers bakers who will bo ho required under the 1 license regulations to mix 6 5 per cent centor 4 of or f other cereals with their wheat flour lour 1 both in bread and rolls and will bo boI J I required gradually to Increase this tItle substitution until beginning February 24 21 a minimum of or 20 per pel cent of oC such cereals Is to be bo used The food administration administration administration ad ad- ministration strongly urges on consumers consumers consumers con con- sumers tho the buying of or this bread which will bo ho mown known as victory bread and will contain not less Jess than 20 per cent of ot cereals other than wheat Graham or whole wheat bread will Ill also be given that name because containing as they do 25 per cont cent more of oC tho the wheat grain than ordinary white to bread tho they too will serve ser the purpose of or saving wheat flour Clour If It you bake bread at home Use uie wheat substitutes if Ir you OU buy it it bu buy only victory bread n Restricted 3 3 Manufacturers of or macaroni spaghetti noodles crackers breakfast foods pie cake and pastry are not to purchase e to exceed 70 0 per cent of or tho the wheat sheat flour they used during tho the corresponding corresponding cor car responding months of or 1917 These manufacturers will bo bu performing a patriotic service b by using cereals other othor than wheat In their productions 4 Wholesalers will bo required under license regulations not to buy I more than 70 per cent of or their purchases purchases purchases pur pur- chases of flour from Cram millers as based on their purchases for the correspondIng correspond correspond- ing months of oC the preceding year ear and their sales to tho the retail trade must bo In tho the proportion of ot one pound of oC wheat wheal flour lour to one pound of or other cereals this being the same proportion in tho the retailer Soils sells to tho the consumer consumer con con- sumer Burner unless tho wholesaler satisfies himself that the tIme substitutes have been already purchased from another source Distribution an and A rutin ruling has been made that In lit making no any combination sales under this program dealers shall name a price for tor each of or tho the articles so sold which shall not represent more than a normal nur- nur mal prewar profit on an any one of or the articles sold Hold Z Millers of or flour are to dl distribute their output through their customary channels and markets In such a manner manner man man- ner that each ouch city town and district ma may receive Its usual proportions The wheat millers have hae been required to produce ono ono barrel of oC flour Clour pounds pound from pounds of wheat This Is Vh white Ho flour antI and represents from 2 per nr C cent l to 4 per PCr cent higher extraction than from Cram last years year's harvest hanest Fo Tn Do i G 6 To assist further In conservation conser Monday ronda and Wednesday of or each cach week are to be observed as an days das and ono one meal meat of or each day as a wheat wheat- less meal inea This Thus applies both In the tho home and In t the e public eating places and on such days anti and meals no crack crack- ore ere pastries m macaroni breakfast I food rood or other cereals lh ii containing wheat should be used The only exception a 1 I to Ibis is mch small amounts of flour Jour Jouras as ma be he needed for tor thickening soups or or as a binder in corn bread brend pr other cereal breads heade I i 7 On heatless days and at wheat- wheat loss less meals the food tood administration ur urges es that bread baked in the homo home be other than wheat bread Where bread is purchased either for use In public catIng eatIng oat eat Ing places placeR or in the home Victory Victor bread should be used If IC no rio wheat sub- sub can be found Two TITO Do Days Day Set TIme The federal food tood administrator in each state will announce the meal to tobe tobe tobe be observed ed as a meal In his state tate If Ie no meal is designated the United States food rood administration prefers prefers prefers pre pre- fers that the evening ening meal macal be wheat- wheat less S 8 It Ills Is further de desired In order that moat meat and pork porle products he be conserved that ono one meatless day Tuesday In evor every week and one meatless meal In or e every day be bo observed and in addition two tso days s Tuesday and Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- In every oen week be strictly kept By meatless Is meant without hog cattle or 01 sheep heep products On other days use mutton multon and lamb In preference prefer preter- once ence to beef beet or pork H BY Is meant without pork bacon ham lard or 01 pork products fresh or preserved Use fish poultry and eggs 9 9 For local situations where exceptions ex e- cop t I 0 fl S are n necessary e cessa ry appl application ica t I on should be made to the state food tood ad ad- ad |