Belletonte, Pa., November 29, 1918.
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PEACE ADDS TO FOOD TASK.
Europe will Need Nearly Double Last |
Year’s Supplies from America.
With the return of peace America is
confronted by a food problem even
harder of solution than that with
which we coped In time of war. We
have an entirely new world situation
in food. It will mean essential changes
in our domestic program. But more
important than this, it must of neces-
sity require increased export.
Last year we shipped 11,820,000 tons
of foodstuffs to the European Allies.
Had the war continued we would have
increased this enormous figure to 17,-
550,000 tons in the present year. Now,
with the responsibility of feeding mil-
fons of people liberated from the Ger-
man yoke, our exports must be brought
up to at least 20,000,000 tons—prac-
tically the limit of loading capacity at
our ports.
World Food Demand Increased.
The end of the war will create an
enormously increased demand for food.
Humanity demands that the starving
millions freed from Prussian oppres-
sion shall have sufficient supplies to
assure their return to health and pros-
perity. If these liberated natiens are :
faced with starvation they cannot es-
tablish orderly governments. Hunger
breeds anarchy in a people. The war
to free the world for democracy will
be lost after it has been won. Amer-
ica must continue its work to libera-
tion and by sharing its food make de-
mocracy safe in the world.
In order to meet this new situation
the Food Administration has made a
careful survey of the food resources of
the whole world in reiation to the to-
tal demands. Computing supplies on
the basis of the avoidance of waste
and war consumption, it is found that
wheat and rye may be obtained in suf-
ficient quantities fo meet economical
world consumption; high protein feed
for dairy animals will show a shortage
of about 3,000,000 tons, while there
will be sufficient supplies of other
feeds to allow economical consump-
tion ; beans, peas and rice will also be
found in sufficient quantities to main-
tain economy in consumption; there
are sufficient supplies of beef to keep
pace with the capacity of refrigerating
space,
Great Fat Shortage.
The most distinct reversal of policy
will come with pork and dairy prod-
ucts, vegetable oils, sugar and coffee.
Utmost economy will be required in
the use of-fats and oils, in which there
is a world shortage of about 3,000,000,-
000 pounds. Tnere are sufficient sup-
plies for us to return to our normal
sugar consumption if other nations
continue their present short rations,
or even if their rations are slightly in-
¢reased. If the European countries,
however, are to resume their normal
sugar consumption it will be through
our continued conservation in order
to share with them. Tlere is a sur-
plus of coffee.
Of the world total required to pro-
duce these results North America will
furnish more than 60 per cent. The
United States, including the West In-
dies, will be in a position to furnish
a total of about 20,000,000 tons—
against our pre-war exports of about
6,000,000 tons.
The bread grains situation allows
the world to abandon the use of sub-
stitutes in wheat bread. Large sup-
plies have accumulated in the Argen-
tine, Australia and other hitherto in-
accessible markets. A continued high
milling percentage, economy of con-
sumption and elimination of waste
make it possible for the world to re- :
turn to a white wheat loaf. 4
Of all our export possibilities In |
fats, the largest and most important |
item is pork. While we cannot supply
the world deficiency, we will be able
to help it enormously because of the
past policies of stimulating production
and restraining consumption. The
government's policy with regard to
stimulating the production of wheat
and of pork, the readiest source of
fats, is thus amply justified by the sit-
uation upon the return of peace.
Famine Specter Still Stalks,
The people of the United States
must continue care and wise economy
in the use of food in order to complete
the work of liberating the world. But
even with the utmost conservation and
production in this country there will
be in Europe for the next year or more
starvation beyond all buman power to
allay. In North Russia there are 40,-
000,000 people to whom food cannot
be made accessible this winter. Their
transportation is demoralized in com-
plete anarchy. And even if internal
transport can be assured their ports of
entry would soon be frozen. Millions
more who have felt keenly the oppres-
sion of war will be beyond reach of as-
sistance.
We must realize that upon our
shoulders rests a greater responsibili-
ty than we have ever before been
asked to assume. We must realize that
millions of lives depend absolutely
upon the continued service and sacri-
fice of the American people.
We must realize that the specter of
famine abroad now haunts the abun-
dance of our table at heme.
Uncle Bill’s Conversion-
Old Mammy Mary Persimmons
called on the village lawyer.
“Well, old lady,” he said, “what can
I do for you?”
“Ah wants to divo’ce mah hus- |
band,’ said Aunt Mary: |
“Divorce Uncle Bill?” cried the |
lawyer. “Why?”
“Bekase he’s done got religion, |
dat’s why,” said Aunt Mary, “an’ we |
ain’t had a chicken on de table fo’ six |
weeks.” i
WHEAT SHOWS U. S. SPIRIT.
What the American People Saved to
Help Feed Our Allies.
Overshadowing all other accomplish-
' ments of the American people under
the leadership #2 Food Administration
is the history of wheat exports in the
past sixteen months. Our wheat ex-
port program proved cenclusively to
the world that America was in this
war from start to finish and willing to
make any sacrifice that will hastea
victory or maintain the health and
strength of people overseas, upon
whom rested the heaviest weight eof
our war.
Now that pressure on ocean tonnage
is eased by the stopping of large move-
ments of troops to Europe, we may re-
lax our efforts to save wheat. The ac-
cumulated surplus in Australia, Argen-
tine and other hitherto imaccessible
markets will become available, and
probably no mere than our normal sur-
plus will have to leave this country.
We in America and the naslons which
have won the world for freedom will
be enabled to eat their normal wheat
loaf at the common table of the peo-
ples of democracy. .
We entered the past crop year with
a wheat supply which gave us only
20,000,000 bushels available for ex-
port. When the crop year ended, we
had sent 141,000,000 bushels of wheat
to Europe. The American people had
saved out of their normal consumption
121,000,000 bushels.
A survey of export figures shows
that the conservation of flour brought
about by the wheatless meals, wheat-
less days, substitution in our kitchens
and bakeries, enabled us to send to
our armies and the allies 33,000,000
barrels of white flour—wheat figured
as flour. Had we exported only our
visible surplus, we would have been
able to ship less than 4,500,000 barrels.
Before the 1st of December our sus-
plus had gone overseas, and an addi-
tional 36,000,000 bushels had been tak-
en from the stock reserved for home
consumption and added to the surplus
already shipped to the allies. It seem-
ed hardly possible that we could bring
our total exports above 100,000,000
bushels by July 1. But in January the
late Lord Rhondda, then British Feod
Controller, cabled that unless we
could send an additional 75,000,000
bushels he could not take responsi-
bility for assuring his people that they
would be fed. The American people
responded by sending 85,000,000 bush-
els of wheat, saved from their home
consumption, between the first of the
year and the advent of the new crop.
By October 10, 1918, we had already
shipped 65,960,305 bushels since July
1. Absolutely the only limitation upon
our wheat exports since the latest har-
vest has been the scarcity of ocean
tonnage. If exports continue at the
present rate, by July 1 of next year
we will have sent more than 237,500,-
000 bushels to Europe.
Thus are we making good America’s
pledge that the bread rations of Allied
Europe shall be maintained.
Goats Are Cute.
Many of the people in this country
today believe that the goat is any-
thing but a lovable animal, relates an
exchange. In reality there is no more!
lovable and gentle creature alive than’
“Mr. and Mrs. Chin Whiskers.” Visit
a goat ranch and learn to welcome the
playful thrust of the cold little nose’
into the palm of your hand, or into
vour pocket, where a few of the more,
daring expect some hidden goodies are
10 be found. The awkward and play-
ful antics of the little goatlet should.
win the heart of the most critical.
Translated Into English.
All books of the Old Testament
apocrypha, 14 in number, have been
translated into English, and are includ-
ed as apochryphal bdoks;in some edi-
tions of the Bible. They were for-
merly printed under a distinctive head-
ing between the Old and the New Tes-
taments, and in that form can still be
found in many old family Bibles. They
are always included in the so-called
Septuagint, a version of the Bible used
by the Greek church.
Plant Food in Soil.
A chemical analysis cannot show the
amount of available plant food in a
soil. A chemist could, without diffi-
culty, make an artificial soil contain-
ing every element of plant food in
abundance, and yet be perfectly ster-
ile. Peat, for example, is usually very
rich in nitrogen, but it is locked up or
unavailable. To pulverize it and mix
it with lime is to change it into a high-
ly nutritious soil.
Coconuts All Year 'Round.
Across Lake Worth, from West
Palm Beach, Fla., is Palm Beach, situ-
ated on a strip which extends along
the Atlantic ocean for many miles. The
world famous Royal Poinciana, one of
the world’s largest hotels, and the
Palm Beach hotel, both face Lake
Worth. The shores of the lake for
miles are fringed with stately coconut
trees, always in bearing.
Use for Starfish.
Starfish are known to eontain nearly
6 per cent of nitrogen and a small
quantity of phosphoric acid. In Japan
they are used as a manure.
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Warning.
Wife (sweetly)—“My dear, I want to
remind you to forget that tomorrow is
our anniversary.”’—Life,
Hastens Reform.
Neither fire, nor sword, nor banish-
ment ean retard reform, but rather
hasten it.
How the Children’s Relief Fund Will
be Distributed.
“None of the war children’s relief
fund will be sent to German chil-
dren,” says Mrs. Eva MacDonald Va-
lesh. “The food problem of Germany
will doubtless ‘be dealt with in the
proper manner by the council of the
allies.”
“Many contributors have urged
that we distribute the fund for a hap-
py Christmas only to the children of
our allies and those “little allies,” as
Mr. Hoover calls them, who are find- |
ing freedom under the protection of |
the great allies. This is just what we |
will do. |
“Our fund has every Chirstmas!
sent food and clothing and a little |
Christmas stocking to the children of |
our allies, especially those who are |
homeless and orphaned. We will give |
many thousands of them a very hap- |
py Peace Christmas. It will be agol- |
den memory to them and to all of us |
who have given. |
“Already we know that we can do |
much, for our people are so generous, |
even with the many demands upon!
them, but there are hundreds of |
thousands of little children who are |
in real need. Every dollar that we’
share with them this Christmas |
means little lives saved to future
usefulness,”
Our Christmas gifts bring them the
real Christmas cheer contained in a
little white stocking, something like
Santa Claus might bring and in ad-
dition, the warm clothing and good
food tides them over the worst weeks
of the cold winter.
We can forward your gifts right
up to Christmas eve. Please send
check or money order or cash. It
will be promptly acknowledged and
an audited report of the distribution
sent to each contributor.
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