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Show MORE WHEAT IS NEEDED IN FRANCE Washington, March 25. A. M. Andre Tardleu, French high commissioner, commis-sioner, tonight appealed to the American Amer-ican people to send more wheat to France during 1918, In a communication communi-cation addressed to the four minute men of American. 'The dally bread consumption of the civil population of France has boen reduced from twenty-six ounces to ten and a half ounces, he said. Last year's harvests were scanty nnd are already exhausted to maintain even this ration until tho new crops como in. To contlnuo to feed Bel-glum, Bel-glum, America must greatly Increase her wheat acrcago this spring and 'reduce her own wheat consumption. That all fnrmors sow nioro spring wheat than over boforo and that every American family raise Its own 'vego'tables thlB year will bo tho appeal ap-peal to tho people. |