Show AMERICANS TO CUT WHEAT RATION HALF SUPPLY AT THE BATTLE FRONTS MUST BE DOUBLED TO MEET ARMY NEEDS Sacrifice in Wheat Ration Will Entail No Har Hardship ship to Americans Because Because Because Be Be- cause of Supply Potatoes Corn Oats and Milk Is Ample Washington Further Washington Further reduction in inthe Inthe inthe the consumption of wheat was asked of the pu public March 23 by the tile food admInistration administration administration ad ad- ministration that the scant supplies available before the next harvest han may maybe maybe maybe be stretched to meet the ilie needs of the army domestic consumers and the allies Every ery American is requested to cut his average ration of wheat by 50 GO per percent percent cent which would reduce the total monthly normal consumption to 21 bushels That gives gi a n ration mUon of ot not more than one and one-half one pounds of wheat products weekly for each person Flour sales will be e cut to one-eighth one of a n barrel for a n town customer customer customer cus cus- tomer and to quarter one-quarter of a barrel for any country customer that retailers retailers' retailers retailers' re re- re- re stocks may be distributed to as great grent a number as ns possible The Thc wheat content of bakers' bakers bread will be reduced to 75 per cent on April 14 14 which increases by 5 G per percent percent percent cent the amount of substitutes that must be bc used Sacrifice in the wheat ration will entail no hardships in the opinion of food administration officials because the supply of potatoes corn oats and milk Is ample to maintain health |