TO CUT WHEAT Sen. Gri upon thousands of boxes containing will prove to the boys over here that sublimate or at least with formalin sive for commencement exerciss. little luxuries and necessaries provided their great hazards are not made for to control diseases Detailed information This year instead of having an expensive by loving hands back where unappreciative peopley. So keep at on the objects and methods gown, why not introduce the Letter From France USE ONE-HALF work—work with one thought in war has not tangibly struck. It's activities of seed treatment will be given on simple, inexpensive gown as far more mind always and that is the winnig are not confined to the American request. appropriate? Let the girls vie With of the war and the final settlement Army alone for it extends it'£ In order t^iat the people of the one another to plan the making of •f- of men's rights—nothing else can The following interesting letter mercies to all alike. It operates canteens county may know of the activities of the most becoming gown at the from Senator G. H. Griggs of Virginia for the French "Polin" as well possibly matter just now. Work the Farm Bureau and that information least price. In this* connection it is Military Necessity Demands That with courage and: determination and who is serving on the west front as the American "Sammy and all of an agriculture nature may urged that these gowns be of such a under the Red Cross was received this is made possible by dutiful and let nothing turn you' from thisL one reach the greatest possible number nature that they may be used on futo Eacfi American Eat Only 1 Vz by Mrs. Hohmann, Principal ..of the thoughtful men,and women of God's task. It is immediately. necessary of people, a monthly news sheet .will the fact that the poor girl cannot Pounds Wheat Products own America. To be hear and see it and urgent—the fate of civilization High School who kindly gave us permission be issued as soon as the association's afford an expensive gown. But neiture hangs in the balance—S"o to- work 1 to print it. all is to lament the limitations of Weekly. funds will warrant it. This occasions. Attention is called one's own vocabulory. For no man And we will win the war quicker if My Dear Miss Hoh.man— will be. mailed free to members of ther can the rich girl this year, because in Red Cross work can vividly describe we all work harder. Your welcome letter reached me the Farm Bureau and a nominal the government needs her CORN AND OATS SUBSTITUTES. only this morning but I hasten to reply what he actually feels, for absolue May strength and persistence be subscription charge will be fixed for money. It is also suggested that the yours and a faith that the Right to it. There are many, many letleters lack of words. He can only non members. commencement exercises this year Allies Mutt Have Wheat Enough to I am neglecting to write because say that all his life he will feel an shall endure, attend you. Personally have cheaper annauncemnts." Maintain Their War Breatf honor to have been a part of such I can say to you that no nobler of absolute lack of time, Irit Bulltins to be Issued when you say that the school children work. I have seen things that made or more beneficient work can be Till Next Harvest. me week more than once. The refugees done. And you will always be protid and your own pupils are so interested Mr. Bauer said he would make a To Hooverize Dresses If we are to furnish the allies with for having helped. "over here" and they are alone would break the heart of state-wide campaign for these simplified the necessary proportion of wheat to doing Red Cross work, the boys and any man, to see them pour in by Sincerely Yours, commencements, and that all maintain their war bread from now April 5th, 1918. girls alike—under such circumstances thousands witl^nothing their own War Savings Societies will receive until the next harvest, and this is a I feel of course, they should receive the wide world but what they had O. H. GRIGGS. a bulletin on the subject. military necessity, we must reduce our Girls' Contest in Simplified Gown immediate attention even to the disappointment on their backs people—men, women monthly consumption to 21,000,00J "Four years ago," said Mr. Bauer, Making Proposed by Koochiching County of close personal friends and children—witlt never a whimper bushels a month as against our ^normal "the graduating class at Preston, University Man of my own. And I offer my thanks with not a complaint, taking their consumption of about 42,000,000 Minnesota, xworked out this simple to you for bringing this opportunity bushels, or 50 per .cent of our normal medicine courageously and stoically plan very successfully. George E. Farm Bureau G. N. Bauer, professor -of Mathematics consumption. This is the situation as to my notice. even if not similingly—that would Vincent, then president of the university, at the University of Minnesota, forth by the U. S. Food set Administration make you long to work, to do something Naturally the thing I am most interested was the commencement and State Supervisor of School at a Washington. Reserving for them who have less than in is Red Cross work. Being speaker. When he saw the girls all War Savings Societies is sending every the margin for distribution to army nothing. The people of America do (Continued from page 1) a part of the tremendous Red dressed in their simple sailor suits school in Minnesota an urgent and for special cases, leaves for general not yet know what war is. All the Cross organization it is a matter of which they had made themselves, consumption approximately iy2 request for simplicity and economy wheatless and meatless and coalless personal pride to be able to address and a receipt for the same will be he declared them the best dressed pounds of wheat products weekly per in cimmencement week festivities. da\'s may seem like sacrifice to jrou— a letter about our activities. As limited person, the Food Administration's issued promptly. graduating class he had ever seen. Mr. Bauer not only urges that but let me tell you that you have not statement continues: Many of our and restricted as a letter in wartime It is the wish of the executive committee commence.-lient ceremonies be of tho "The Minneapolis schools have Consumers are dependent upon bakers'v begun yet to make real sacrifices. A must-be, there is still left much as expressed in their regular simplest nature, but also requests alreadjr done much toward simplified bread. Such bread must be durable few tears when the boys leave for that may be interesting: to yon and meeting that the fullest cooperation the money thereby saved be invested commencements, and certainly and therefore requires a larger proportion the training camps is only an incident your young patriots. be maintained between the Farm •in War- Savings Stamps, in support this year simplicity should be prevalent of wheat products than cereal and a small one—it is almost In the first place the "Red Cross" Bureau and the Farmer's '•clubs of "of th€ 'government. throughout all the schools of iuvads baked in the household. Oar nothing. We all hope and pray that must be understood as being the the county. The county agent will Here is the -"outline of his communication Minnesota."—Mineapolis Tribune. inny and navy require a full allowance. the end of it all may come soon—but "American Red Cross," and an institution The well-to-do in our population attend meetings of the clubs as often to the schools of the c'ties, no one would for a second wish the whose reception on a world) can make greater sacrifices in the consumption as possible, if you will advise him towns and rural districts. To Give Glad Hand end to come until victory had first can of wheat products than wide basis is of recent months. Only of the date of j'our meeting and the "Festivities of commencement In !he poor. addition, our population come and with victory ithe establishment last July did the Pioneers of your subject you are particularly interested week are in the main as follows 1, the agricultural districts, where the of a justice that must prevail— work come over, and since then the in. It is suggested that the Farm junior-senior entertainment 2, baccalaureate other cereals are abundant, are more even if the end coming sooner would magnitude of their task is actually Bureau movement be taken up for services 3, commencement skilled in the preparation of breads pj event the necessity of sacrifice in staggering. In its mushroom-like consideration at as early a date as exercises. from these other cereals than the America. The French know what growth undoubtedly many mistakes possible. The county agent will crowded city and industrial populations. Simplify Junior "Feed." sacrifice is and so do the English. Twenty prominent business men have been made—mistakes of judgment gladly assist in organizing clubs in "At the junior-senior entertainment They have^fought our fight for three from various parts of the state will only and not of the heart. It With improved transportation conditions any community where there is none there are present members of and a half years now and the time is meet with the directors of Minnesota's we now have available a surplus, has grown from a thing almost of at the present time. the junior class, members of the sen^j 011- of potatoes. We also have in the come when we must carry much of Ten Thousand Lakes association Jy local importance to an organizatt'io)£j .Believing that potato improvement ior class and the teachers of the spring months a surplus of milk, and the struggle ourselves, and as we that today the world could not is of the greatest, immediate at the Ryan hotel at 10 a. m. school, all people who know each we have ample corn and oats for human were late in recognizing that our dispense with and that in these few importance to the county, the executive other rather intimately, and who Wednesday, when plans for caring consumption. The drain on ryeand French and English brothers had months. It's scope is unlimited and committee desires the cooperation have met frequently before. There barley as substitutes has already for tourists during the summer will been all the time fighting for us, so follows from the home leaving to the of a number of farmers jn conducting is no reason in the world why exceedingly greatly exhausted the supply of these be made. now we must strive to make up some home-coming of our soldiers. It's grains. seed potato demonstration simple dresses should -not of the lost time by diligent and intelligent Subscriptions to the funds of the To effect the needed saving of wheat ramifications enter the complete plots. be worn on this occasion. Also the we are wholly dependent upon the gamut of a war that is the first and work. And there is no association are now about $15,000. One-half acre should be used for 'feed,' as it is called, should be exceedingly voluntary assistance of the Anlerfcan last thought of the whole world. more proper or fitting place to begin the seed potato plot if possible. The simple. Why not bring it The association will have a central people and we ask that the following Prom chocolate to bandages and than in the sclfools. The boys and county agent will cooperate in selecting down to 35 or 40 cents per plate? office with the St. Paul Association, rules shall be observed: from entertainment to hospitals, eveverywhere girls will quickly realize the real fact pure seed for this plot, indentifying "In connection with the Baccalaureate and at each point of entry into 1. Householders to use not to- exceed is the American Red of the big issue and their enthusiasm varieties and controlling jdisease. services, wh3' not advocate that the state over the various tourist a total of pounds per week of Cross. It releives the wounded and and patriotism if judiciously, directed A new piece of ground- .is. wheat products per person. This no new gowns of as* kind be procured? routes there will be a branch association, means not more than 1% pounds of searches out the missing. I maintains will be a tremendous factor kt,the final preferred for this work because of Let each member of the graduating with some one at hand Victory bread containing the required victory. A few minutes work in the home-ties and offers hope its freedom from previous desease class attend the service dressed to give the glad hand to tourists, percentage of substitutes and one-half to many a poor lad, sick at heart and your Red Cross school room ma}r infection. in any clothes whjch would be supply them with any information pound of cooking flour, macaroni, in despair. It transports vast quantities save men's lives or at the very least All seed potatoes., whether planted proper at a regular church service. needed, and make them feel that as crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat add substantial encouragement to of materials—food, clothing, in seed plots or general field should guests of the state they will be made breakfast ail combined. cereals, Girls in Simplicity Contest those who risk their lives. And it bedding, hospitals, and thousands be treated preferably with corrosive "The item of dress is often expen­ welcome everywhere. 2. Public eating places and clubs to observe two wheatless days per week, Monday and Wednesday, as at present. In addition thereto* not to serve to any one guest at any one meal an aggregate of breadstuffs. macaroni, crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast cereals, containing a total of more than two ounces of wheat flour: No wheat products to be served unless specially ordered. Public eat-* ing establishments not to buy more than six pounds of wheat produets for each ninety meals served, thus conforming with the limitations requested., of the householders. 3. Retailers to sell not more than one-eighth of a barrel of flour to any town customer at any one time and not more than one-quarter, of a barrel to any country customer at any one time, and in no case to sell wheat products without the sale of an equal weight of other cereals. 4. We ask the bakers and grocers to reduce the volume of Victory bread sold, by delivery of ths three-quarter pound loaf where one pound was sold before, and corresponding proportions in other weights. We also ask bakers not to increase the amount of their wheat flour purchases beyond 70 ^er cent, of the average monthly amount purchased in the four months prior to March 1. 5. Manufacturers using wheat products for non-food purposes should cease such use entirely. 6. There is no limit upon the use of other cereals, flours, and meals, corn,| barley, buckwheat, potato flour, etcetera. Many thousand families throughout the land are now using no wheat products whatever, except a very small, amount for cooking purposes, and are doing so in perfect health and satisfaction. There is no reason why all of lie American people who are able to f*ook in their own households cannot subsist perfectly well with the use of less wheat products than- one and onehalf pounds a week, and we specially ask 'the i.well-to-do households ^in the country to follow this additional programme in order that we may provide rhe necessary marginal supplies for iho.se pari* of the community less able 'o adapt themselves to so large a proportion it: of substitutes. fn order that we shall be able to i'r make the wheat exports that are absolutely demanded of us to maintain the civil population and soldiers of the allies and our own armyj we propose to supplement the voluntary co-opera-' $1.00 Tickets, $ ion of the public by a further limitation of distribution, and we shall place at once restrictions on distribution^ which will be adjusted from time to time to secure as nearly equitable distribution a£ possible. With the arrival of harvest we should be able to relax such restrictions. Until then we ask. i/ for the necessary-Patience, sacrifice: 47 and co-operation of the distributing trades: & IllIpRs si 2# 4, •w