Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-11-21 | Page 3 | Hoping to to Avoid Compulsory Rations

HOPING TO AVOID COMPULSORY RATIONS! i T.OXDOX. Nov. 20. Baron Rhond ia, food controller, in a speech in the house of lords today, said be was still bope-1 bope-1 ul 1 hat co.npulsory rat ion inn: could be avoided, but that it must come unh-ss in the upproachiim few weeks tl'p public fully responded to the appeals for voltni- ! lary rationing:. "There is 110 fear whatever of famine," said Baron Rhondda, "but the country mipht have to endure a scarcity." Tho controller said that the allien would not lose the war through submarines, subma-rines, lie was flanguine there would be the necessary 1 onnage to provido the necessary supplies.