Show STARVATION KILLS MOKE THAN GUNS SAYS JOO J n J The greatest human decimation In i I Europe has not riot been een wrought wrought-by b by German Gernian l bullets but by starvation and Its Hs a attendant t diseases in ill the districts districts dis dis- overrun by the German Germa l military mili tary power declared Food Administrator Administrator Adminis Adminis- Hoover in an address to dairymen Pointing out the service which the dairymen of ot the nation are m morally rally drafted to fulfill he said he was convinced that if the war var w were re to cease tomorrow the toll tollof of ot actual dead from starvation and it its attendant diseases would double or treble the five million l or six milr l lon on killed by Germany and her ller al al- al lies I Calling up uv the dairymen to do I their part in In- In maintaining the th United States as a a. r reservoir of f food od Mr Hoover Hoover said It is worse than folly to put five million of at our boys into Fr France nce if the he civilian population of oC our allies is also not to be maintained in strength and morale with our food During this fiscal year ear North America will have supplied approximately mat ty ly 60 GO per pcr cent In nutritive 9 values values valnes val val- val val- ues nes of t tho foodstuffs imported Uy JU ty the tho allies and 50 0 per par cent came from mor more morg remote markets Before Defore tho the war We wo contributed probably less than 10 per cent The shipping situation situation sit sit- pation of the war might develop to toa toa toa a a apont point pont where these ships must be withdrawn to the nearest market market- our own If It that became ne necessary and if It we ve could supply the food the allied food carrying fleet could be diminished b by tons an and still feed our associates in Ji the war Avar This contingency may not aris arise e but It If It sh should uld arise and we ve are arc unprepared unprePared unprepared pared to meet this demand for fern forR a doubling of the whole of or the food exports from this I country it might r result sult in the Of ot the war |