Show RATIONING SYSTEM NECESSARY IN ORDER TO SUPPLY NEEDS OF OUR ALLIES desues proclamation recommending the elimination of every sort of waste and substitution of abundant supplies washington the following proclamation on food conservation avis issued january allson G by president woodcroft Wood A proclamation many causes have contributed to create the for a more intensive effort on the part of our people to dav e food in order that ve may supply our associates in the war with the sus cenance vitally necessary to them in thesie dai s of privation and stress alie reduced products pro ducth ity of I 1 drope because of the large diversion of man power to the war the partial of harvests and the elimination of flu more distant markets for foodstuffs through the destruction of shipping places the burden of their subsistence very on our shoulders the food administration lias fornia suggestions which it followed will enable us to meet this great responsibility any leil alence on our pirt reduction necessary in order that we may reduce oui consumption of wheat and w libat prod acts by 30 per cent a reduction am necessary to the supply tor overseas wholesalers jobbers and retailers should purchase and resell to their customers only 70 per cent of the amounts used in 1917 all manufacturers of bistes biscuits crackers pastry and breakfast cereals should reduce their pur chases and consumption of wheat and flour to 70 per cent 0 their 1917 re and all bakers of bread and rolls to 80 per cent of their current requirements consumers should reduce their purchases of wheat prod acts for home preparation to at most 70 per cent of those of last sear or when buying bread should purchase mixed cereal breads from the bikers mixture of cereals to provide sufficient cereal food homes public eating places dealers and manufacturers should substitute potatoes vegetables corn barlev oata and rice products and the mixed CP real bread and other products of ali bakers which contain an admixture ot other cereals in order that consumption may be restricted to this extent mondays and wednesdays should be as daia each week and one meal each day should be observed as a vv heatless meal in both homes and public citing places in cordei to reduce alie consumer alon of beef pork and sheep products tuesday should be observed as meat less day in each week one meatless meal should be observed in each day while in addition in i ich week should further be observed as a day upon atch there should be no consumption of pork products A continued economy in the use of sugar will be necessary until later in the year it Is imperative that all waste and unnecessary consumption of all sort of foodstuffs should be allm elimination of waste the maintenance of the health an I 1 strength of our own people Is necessary at this time and then should be no dangerous restriction of the food supply but the elimination of every sort of waste and the sub of other commodities of which ve have more abundant sup plies for those which we need to save will in no way impair lie strength of our people and will enable us to mc t one of the most pres ang obligations of the war I 1 therefore in the national interest tike the liberty of calling upon eer loyal american to take bulb to heart the suggestions which are biang by the food administration and of begging that they bt followed I 1 im confident that the great bodi of our women who have labored so lo 10 ally in operation cooperation co with he food ad ministration for the of food conservation will strengthen their ef forts and will take it ns a part of their burden in this period of national sen ice to see that alu aboe suggestions are observed uli lie land ULSON |