AJ T* vv iNTERNATiONAL FALLS PRESS NOVEMBER 14th, 1918 tAGE TWO •4*K'**IM SAVE FOOD AS ALLIES' NEED "OH, WHY SHOULD THE SPIRIT OF MORTAL BE PROUD?" 1 NEVER BEFORE Why dont You OF FOOD GREAT AND h,aCH fLEMEM I Save? DIED FoR \m cause This Is of Call Food Administration To Win the War They Are Making to Public for Coming Sacrifices and Must Year. wetc Continue To. A1N* so DONE INCREASE OF FIFTY -AND VE BAD, OY3ELF. AMERICANS MUST BOUGHT I QoTlj/Ree PER CENT IS NEEDED MO HELP TO THE LIMIT I3ON0S AND LH3eRiy ROLL BAND­ 1 AGES "TUICE RON 05 A uieeK A' REftDV Last Year 11,820,000 Tons Sent Army AfJO SofOE Hoover Confident United States Home IHKIF~T and Allies-—This Year 17,550,000 STftN3p5 Folk Won't Be Food Must Go. Slackers. "The people of the United States America's allies in Europe are denying I are right bang up against the stiffest vi^ themselves food in greatar measure food saving they have known, at least •. than ever before. They will have since Civil War times," says A. D. Wilson, to go on doing so, even if Herbert federal food administrator for -iA#iS2 Hoover's promise to send across 17,.550,000 Minnesota. "They must realize this tons of food this year is carried fact right now and be prepared to out. Remembering what they— i'iu your make sacrifices in order that the fighting France. Belgium, Italy and Great Britain—have forces of the Allies in Europe and Our endured in the four years the civilian population of the Allies Money in Bank of war in pain and hunger, the call is in Europe, who have endured the burden to every man, woman and child in of history's most terrible war for America to save food as never before more than four years, may be sustained —lo eat enough to maintain health in the trying period which we SAVING IS A NATURAL INSTINCT. IT IS SELF PRESERVATION nnd strength, but to eat no more, and believe Will mark the finish of the WHICH IS THE FIRST LAW OF NATURE. to waste not a scrap either by overeating great conflict. or by the garbage can route. "The cold, hard facts of the situation HOW ANY MAN CAN SEE EVERY CENT OF HIS EARNINGS THIS CARTOON FURNISHED BY THE MINNESOTA C°MMIS5I°N °F PUBLIC SAFETY The call is made ten times more imperative are just these: Last year with not a "GO" EACH PAY DAY, AND NOT SAVE SOME OF IT. when it is remembered that little effort, the United States shipped None of us has done enough, nor will, short of "The last full measure of ft is seconded with emphasis by our to its armies and Allies 11,820,000 tons WOULD PUZZLE ANY FRUGAL MIND. devotion." own soldier sons now fighting in of food. This year, with no larger resources France. Belgium and Italy. OLD AGE IS SURE TO FIND YOU EITHER PENNILESS upon which to draw, they mast Here are the figures of the needs ship 17,550,000 tons. This is an increase OR WITH PLENTY. START A BANK ACCOUNT— YOU'LL rf Europe as compiled by Mr. Hoover, of 5,730,000 tons, or practically BACK THEM—TO THE LIMIT. phowing the amounts of food .America 50 per cent. GET THE HABITiAND YOU'LL SOON HAVE A "BIG WAD." lias promised to save for shipment to "In other words, America this year WE ADD PERCENT INTEREST. JSurope by next fall: must save 50 per cent more food than Must ship Increase they saved a year ago. year ending this year "How is this to be done? July 1, over "The rigid rules which have' been FIRST NATIONAL BANK 16RMS last year. laid down for public eating places and 1919. Tons. Tons. whicn were outlined in these columns Meats and Fats— a week ago, show what the food administration International Falls, Minnesota (Pcef, perk, believes it is necessary pon'Ty for hotels, restaurants, boarding houses and vnc"t,ii:!e. and oi.her places where ready food 2 Cf oil pror7ucis) .. 1.050.000 is sold, to do, and the food administration crn-i:] R:n. s— intends to see that this is done. '.-V r. If public eating places do not loyally THE STUBEE ?3* in snbr.'if". and patriotically co-operate, the food of gi'diL) j,400,000 3.600,000 administration will not hesitate to secure Sugar— compliance through its control of the distribution of sugar, flour, and (From Unit'erl iPlP Sash and Door Factory other food supplies. ?v S a a "Eut, this affects only about 10 per West Indies)".. 1,850,000 330,000 cent of the people of the United States. Feed Grains— M0HV* What about the other 90 per cent or IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS V/ (Mostly army more than 90,000,000 people? In other X%$£ oats) 2,700,000 750,000 words, what about saving in the American home? We Are Well Equipped to do All Kinds of Totals 17,550,000 5,730,000 "This is the answer: The American Discussing the needs of the Allies housewife must put herself intc intensive MILLWClRK further, Mr. Hoover says: training so as to learn to managi "At best the Allied table will be less I I and you will make no mistake by getting her resources as effectively as the soldier UJILHEL^ than ours, for the Allied peoples are DfR is compelled to save his st?engtli their prices before ordering elsewhere denying themselves more In order to and use it with the most telling force. transport our soldiers. We can do She must conserve scientifically and no less than fill the ships they send us. all the other members of the family "Of our imports, we shall apparently Building and Contracting a Specialty must support her loyally in doing this. have sufficient sugar to maintain All Work Guaranteed All must conserve the use of every In the present consumption and take ijj kind of food. To eat merely for the to care of the extra drain of the Allies pleasure of eating, after enough has from our markets, instead of compelling LARS STUBEE, Prop. been consumed to sustain health and them to send their ships to the BY strength, is to waste just as surely as far East. We can secure in sailing THIS CARTOON FURNISHED to throw good food into the garbage vessels the coffee we need, if no one THE MINNESOTA COMMISSION OF PUBLIC .SAFETY- 2nd|Av3. and 6th St. Phone 50 can. makes an over-brew. Of our own submitted The only peace posaibftrbetween Uncle Sam and the Kaiser will be "Here is a typical illustration: A. products we must secure a reduction small boy in a Minnesota household, by our Soldier Boys. in consumption and waste in the two the other day, within an hour after a ?reat groups of, first, breadstuffs and hearty* dinner, asked for something to second, meats and fats—that is, in all THE HOUR APPROACHES. eat. iiis father knew that he could bread and cereals, beef, pork, poultry, not be hungry, that he was merelyasking dairy and vegetable-oil products. The The Provision Store for food to satisfy his appeLi.e average consumption of our people of for 'goodies.' Hn father met his request breadstuff 3 amounts to about six with the figures which are given pounds per week and of meats and above and followed that with this ^PrSRDotl, N)AJe$TV ats-to four pounds a week for each statement: 'Every mouthful you eat food HUNDffE person. reduction in consumption A which is unnecessary for the maintenance TfioiSMD ,f less than one-half pound per week of your health and strength is ^Ajesl^'s per person in each of these two great a mouthful taken from someone ?n on account of confusion in receiving merchandise the Company KILLED AND CFTPLUFFCD roups of foods would accomplish our Europe who need3 it a thousand times purpose. We wish to emphasize, how Store will hereafter be known as The Provision Store. more than you do. Now, if as a loa] &ver, that' we do not want curtailment young American you feel you can cat Remember we are Sole Agents for Chase Sanboun'a celebrat­ in the use of milk for children. food within an hour after having a full "Some of our homes by reason oi ed coffees and teas and the "Home Brand' goods of all lends. meal, it is up to you.' The boy was Umited incomes cannot now provide game and refused the food. of We sell the best goods at lowest prices. more food than they should have to "But, it is just that' kind of thing maintain health in the family. They that American families have got to cannot rightfully be asked to make face this year. Eating-merely for the the suggested reduction in consumption. pleasure of eating must stop, if wo Store The Provision But the great majority of our are going to do the right thing by our homes can do more than suggested. sons and other relatives, and our This year as last I believe we can friends, who have gone overseas to accomplish the necessary ends by voluntary wipe out one of the cruelest and vilest action of our own people. The groups of self-constituted tyrants that willingness_ to assume individual responsibility the world has ever known, and to make in this matter by the vast the world a free and decent place to majority is one of the greatest proofs liv e- in. of the character and Idealism of our "We have subscribed for liberty loan. WHEN IN MINNEAPOLIS STOP AT people, and I feel it can be constantly HOTEL LINCOLN bonds. We have given to the Belgian relied upon. Our simple formula for relief, to the Red Cross, to the Y. M. this year is to further reduce consumption C. A., Y. W. C. A,. a.nd similar organizations. and waste of all food. I We have contributed loyally 'It is necessary that every family In order to make the leave-taking of in the United States study its food our home boys express our determination budget and food ways to see if it cannot to support them here at home buy less, serve less, return nothing while they fight our battles abroad. AVENUE AND NINTH STREET 1 NECOLET to the kitchen and practice the All this is good, but we undo all of" gospel of the clean plate." this kind of thing, in a measure at least, if we do not conserve food. "The phrase, 'food slacker,' will become SEPTEMBER a term ot reproach as bitter as THIS CAR.TBOM FURNISHED THE MINNESOTA COMMISSION op PUBLIC SO I OPENS 1ST, 1918 any other to the conscience of the American who does not co-operate in in the center cf the business and theatrical districts adjoining jj The Minneapolis Dollar-Hotel the home food drive that is now before the largest retail store. One square from street cars to and" us. 250 MODERN ROOMS /I believe, however, that there will from all depots yet free from noise of that traffic. Entrance Located in Heart of Business District O N E pe few slackers in American homes PRICE--ON E DOLLAR and lobby on Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis1 leading thoroughfare. this winter," concluded Mr. Wilson. EUROPLAN RATE FOR TWO PERSONS $1 .60 "PRIVATE BATH, SHOWER AND TOILET EXTRA "Americans are too wide awake to 125 Rooms ICO with bath and toilet jj COMPLETE SAFETY the necessity of saving the lives of AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS $1.00 to $2.00 per day AMD their soldiers by saving food. They FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION Subscribe for the Pre ss are too loyal to be careless indif­ RECORDS SHOW THAT NEVER INSURANCE OR HAS A LIFE BEEN LOST IN ANY SUILOING ferent in the food campaign that is Furniture and-equipment entirely new. All rooms have outside PROTECTED BV AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS ahead. But it should be remembered exposure, electric elevator and local and long distance phones. I EVERY ROOM HA3 HOT AND.COLD RUNNING WATER, STEAM HEAT, ELECTRIC LIGHT AND a TELEPHONE SERVICE. "By saving food we save goldier®^*^ I Guests will receive the personal attention of lives." the owners who will be there to wait on them It is believed that it will, be necessary "w* to continue the closed school?, 4r The surgical dressing department M. B. CAMFIELD F.S.GREGORY J/ *~ki churches and theatres another week has made a number of influenza ,4u on account of the increasing number masks which mav be obtained free 4?^ here, of influenza cases &>*!•=,- of charge by those need'n^ them &>rh "S? T.f A..TV, ...