Peece Brings Us New Mouths to Feed PEACE ADDS TO WHEAT SHOWED SPRING MEETING OLD ROOTS (I. S. FOOD TASK SPIRIT OF O.S. mi By HILDA MORRIS. By MILDRED WHITE. ¥i'4JVi 717 ?THW Europe Needs Nearly Double (Copyright, 1918, the MoClure Newspaper Sacrifice to Ensure Allied Loaf by (Copyright. 1918, Western Newspaper Union.) Syndicate.) Last Year's Supplies From Greatest Single Food There was a troubled look In Fhllip It was Saturday afternoon, a warm Wentworth's eyes, as he studied the America 'C- spring Saturday. Most of the other Achievement perfect face and faultlessly garbed figure r- girls from Sally's office were planning his fiancee. Truly he might be of $ gala excursions of some sort, shopping an envied man. Jane Austen's position ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE SUFFICIENT SUPPLY NOW. for new summer clothes, rowing & was also beyond reproach. Philip lit the park or going to the movies wondered vaguely hotir he had^ attained with John or Gerald. Some of them, to It all. Very far away seemed World 8urvey 8hows Sufficient Wheat, All the Nations Will Be Able to Return carefully powdered and with their his boyhood's country home and the hair arranged modestly to conceal tho But 8hort«ige of Poto—Oovornmonfo to Their Normal Supply simple people who had been his mother's ears, stepped out to meet young men Stimulative Program of White, friends. For Philip, too, held well at the doorway, tall young men In a prominent part In Ithe great city's Justified. Bread. ,-v\ khaki, short young men In spring business life. suits, jackles in tight-fitting blue. The courted and popular young Jane," Only Sally set forth alone and with With the return of peace America.Is Overshadowing all other accomplishments had seemed to drift Into his possession nothing planned for the afternoon's confronted by a food problem even of the American people under as easily as the rest of his good for* enjoyment. harder of eolation than that with the leadership of Food Administration tune. Sometimes, as now, a sleeping It had been so different the week Is the history of wheat exports In the which we coped In time of war. We conscience awoke to remind him of before I Then she, too, had met her past sixteen months. Our wheat export have an entirely new world situation past promises and past obligations. soldier she, too, had looked forward program proved conclusively to But impatiently Philip hushed the conscience. Jn food. It will mean essential changes to a happy afternoon. And then some the world that America was In this What has a successful man In our domestic program* But more one had told her about him. lit war from start to finish and willing to of the world to de with a country lad's Important than this. It must of necessity seemed that he wasn't just plain John make any sacrifice that will hasten vows? They had long been outlined, require Increased export Strong. He was the John Strong, son victory or maintain the health and like former tastes and customs. Last year we shipped 11,820,000 tons of the millionaire whose gray stone strength of people overseas, upon When he had'started full of enthusiasm of foodstuffs to the European Allies. palace crowned the top of one of the whom rested the heaviest weight of upon a college career, using the Had the war continued we would have city's beautiful hills. He had once our war. Increased this enormous figure to 17,550,000 proceeds of the sale of his vacated been reported engaged to Evelyn Now that pressure on ocean tonnage tons In the present year. Mow, home for this purpose, Constance Dare, Carey, the banker's daughter, and Is eased by the stopping of large movements with the responsibility of feeding milIons had been his boyish ideal of all that rumor had it that even now he was of troops to Europe, we may relax of people liberated from the German was desirable In a woman. He remembered our efforts to save wheat The accumulated courting the daughter of the governor yoke, our exports must be brought still the tears upon her dark surplus In Australia, Argentine^ of the state. What use could he have up to at least 20,000,000 tons—practically lashes, as he had said good-by. the and other hitherto Inaccessible for plain, poor little Sally Graham? the limit of loading capacity at tremble of her soft red lips. Now, he markets will become available* and If he thought she was that kind of our ports. remembered too, that her gown had probably no more than our normal surplus girl! So Sally concluded that she been one of muslin, the hjand stretched World Food Demand Increased. will have to leave this country:* would simply have to put him out of In farewell across the hedge, had been We In America and the nations which her mind and resolve never to see The end of the war will create an roughened a little, by home and garden have won the world for freedom will him again. enormously Increased demand for food. toll. Philip had intended to be true. be enabled to eat their normal wheat Humanity demands that the starving This, however, was easier said than Why, it was for Constance* sake that millions freed from Prussian oppression loaf at the common table of the peoples done. He had not called her up that he had aspired to the highest. But shall have sufficient supplies to of democracy. Saturday, so there had been no occasion the great outer world is so full of Interesting We entered the past crop year with assure their return to health and prosperity. for putting her resolve into icy a wheat supply which gave us only and absorbing things, gradually If these liberated nations are "W5 tones. One couldn't think over on a 20,000,000 bushels available for export. Philip forgot. faced with starvation they cannot establish ALLIES ARE FED busy street, so she boarded a street When the crop year ended, we orderly governments. Hunger There was no other excuse for him, car and rode to the edge of town, to m-* had sent 141,000,000 bushels of wheat breeds anarchy In a people. The war he forgot, tnto his life came many strike off briskly down a country to Europe. The American people had PURPOSESvOF FOOD =45 to free the world for democracy will BY SELF DENIAL girls, beautiful, attractive. At last road. saved out of their normal consumption ADMINISTRATION THE be lost after It has been won. America Philip had yielded te the charms of Country roads in springtime are 4 DAY OF IT8 BEGINNING. 121,000,000 bushels. must continue its work to liberation Jane. With delightful frankness the more delectable than the most gorgeous 4 A survey of export figures shows and by sharing Its food make democracy sought-after debutante selected him of stage scenery or the most bewitching The hopes of the Food'Admin- 4 that the conservation of flour brought safe in the world. for her cavalier, and now, they were of shops. There is something istratlon are threefold: So to In order to meet this new situation about by the wheatless meals, wheatless Generous Doing Without in betrothed. During the first days of about a springtime road that guide the trade in fundamental days, substitution in our kitchens the Food Administration has made a their engagement Philip gloried in selfcongratulation. seems to declare that it Is a setting food commodities as to/ ellml- 4 America Supplied Food and bakeries, enabled us to send to careful survey of the food resources of Jane was altogether for happiness, for youth, for hope and 4 nate vicious speculation, extor- 4 our armies and the allies 33,000,000 the whole world in relation to the total to Europe. adorable, perfect. Then, unconfessed, health and radiance. tion and wasteful practices and demands. Computing supplies on barrels of white flour—wheat figured the round of gayety into which she "It's funny so few people are out to stabilize prices in essential as flour. Had we exported only our the basis of the avoidance of waste persistently drew him became a burden. here on a day like this!" she said to staples.—Herbert Hoover, Au- 4 visible surplus, we would have been and war consumption, It is found that Exports from this country since It Philip desired to be-alone, to be herself. "I should think every one gust 10, 1917. able to ship less than 4,500,000 barrels. 4 wheat and rye may be obtained In sufficient entered the war have kept starvation allowed to think out seriously problems would be, and especially people with Before the 1st of December our surplus quantities to meet economical 4 •444 of business which demanded his cars. I haven't met a soul." from Allied Europe and have maintained world consumption high protein feed had gone overseas, and an additional attention. But as she spoke there was the the health and'strength of those for dairy animals will show a shortage 86,000,000 bushels had been taken Jane was grieved by his absence sound of a motor In the distance and of about 3,000,000 tons, while there from the stock reserved for home who have been bearing the brunt of SEVEN LOAVES OF BREAD Sally stepped aside to wait until it again he yielded to her inslstance-. consumption and added to the surplus will be sufficient supplies of other our battles, so that they 'could hold had passed. It was a big gray car, "Tonight," Jane was saying "we already shipped to the allies. It seemed feeds to allow economical consumption FOR EVERY PERSON- IN out to victory. Now that hostilities and in it there was a girl alone. Sally must go to the Schuyler dance, tomorrow hardly possible. that we could bring beans, peas and rice will al^o be have ceased we must assume the added U. S. SAVED FROM WASTE looked at her a little wistfully. She our- total" exports above 100,000,000 luncheon at the country club and found in sufficient quantities to- maintain burden of keeping starvation from was a pretty, well-dressed girl. Her bushels by July 1. But In January the economy Hhr consumption there in the afternoon—" increasing its toll upon the millions bright, eyes met Sally's with something are sufficient supplies of beef to keep late Lord Rhondda, then British Food "Tomorrow," said Philip decidedly, like a friendly smile as she Farmers and Threshermen PSitriotl- who have been liberated from the Controller, cabled that unless we pace with the capacity of refrigerating "I must be at the office." swept by, leaving a faint trail of dust. space. could send an additional 75,000,000 Prussian yoke. Famine would undo cally Respond to Call of Food "If you are going to be an old grub "I suppose the governor's daughter bushels he could hot take responsibility the work which has been accomplished of a husband—" Jafce pouted, and all Great Fat Shortage. Administration. looks like that," Sally thought. for assuring his people that they in freeing the world for democracy. No at once, and unaccountably, across The most distinct reversal Of policy The afternoon went all too swiftly. would be fed. The American people stable government can be established Philip's stagnant memory flashed a picture will come with pork and dairy products, Sally walked and walked, following responded by sending 85,000,000 bushels From Information received by the and maintained by a nation harassed of his sweetheart of long ago. vegetable oils, sugar and coffee. of wheat, saved from their home the lure of the winding road that always U. S. Food Administration from the by hunger. A starving people turns Utmost economy will be required In "Philip," Constance had told him, consumption, between the first of the had some surprise waiting for principal grain growing states, it Is to rioting and anarchy. Food has the use fats and oils, In which there "when you and I are married, I shall of year and the advent of -the new crop. her around the very next turn. But now possible to announce with ffel accuracy given strength and courage to the nations Is a world shortage of about 3,000,000,000 try to help with your success." By October 10, 1918, we had already at last It was time to start back, and fighting for democracy It must pounds. Inere are sufficient suppiles the amount of wheat imved last "Jane, dear," he confessed Impulsively, shipped 6o,900,H0i bushels since July she found that she was unexpectedly now give the nations strength and for us to return to Our normal harvest by Improved methods of handling. "have I ever mentioned being I. Absolutely the only limitation upon very tired. She had come farther tranquillity to re-establish themselves sugar consumption If other nations According to official calculations, engaged long ago? There was really »ur wheat exports since the latest harvest than she thought. In freedom and democracy. continue their present short rations, efforts toward cleaner threshing nothing serious about the affair, for I has been the'scarcity-of ocean And then, once more there came Without our help It would have been or even If their rations are slightly increased. saved fully 16,000,000 bushels of wheat left the village, arid forgot but you oima.?e. If exports continue at the sound of a motor. It was the big the absolutely Impossible for the Allies to If the European countries, with corresponding savings of other ought to know. You will not be jealous resent rate, by July 1 of next *«•»»»'_ gray car with the pretty girl In it maintain a living ration. Since our however, are to resume their normal small grain harvested and threshed in ve will have sent more tl.at. 237.r»uo. of a past, will you Jane?" again. It came on smoothly and entry Into the war we have been contributing sugar consumption It will be through a similar manner. In Addition, other bushels to Europe: Contemptuously the girl's laugh rang MM) swiftly. largely to the support of one our continued conservation In order states, though iwable to furnish figures, Thus are we making good America's out. ... hundred/and twenty million people "Aren't you going back to town T* to share with them. There Is surplus reported greatly reduced harvest ile«£i- that the bread rations of Allied .. "Jealous of a village maiden, Phil," 'whose normal food supplies have been the girl called to Sally. "Don't you of coffee. "a., lossea.! tiurupe shall be maintained. she mocked, "now no doii^t a villageold cut off, whose production has fallen want to ride?" Of til* world total required to produce The figure for wheat alone Is equivalent maid. Me!" And Pjbtllp smiled almost to the vanishing point, whose Almost before she knew it Sallywas these results North America will to seven one-pound loaves of at her own comparison. Btat his heart A Memorable Achievement fields have been devastated by Germany. seated beside her, spinning swiftly furnish more than 00 per cent The bread for every person In the United was troubled and his mind 111 at ease. The food exported from the United .States, Including the West Indies, Over the road that she had walked. States and represents food that form* of the Titanic Struggle United States in the past year has He must hereafter devote himself to will be In a position to furnish They chatted amiably, of tho erly was either an absolute loss or his work. Determinedly he did so, real-, been sufficient to supply the complete weather, outdoor sports, the pleasures a total of about 20,000,000 tons— was recovered to only a slight extent America saved and sent to Europe ration of twenty-two million people. lzlng the while the coldness of his betrothed's against our pre-war exports of about of walking. The strange girl was by poultry and livestock. While op* in ii year of crop failure 1-11,nn.OOO It is hard to grasp the magnitude 9,000,000 tons. disapproval. amazingly friendly. Sally felt a little port unities In this branch of conservation bushels of wheat, which saved Europe. and significance of the assistance The bread grains situation allows shy at first, but no shyness could In the hot office, engaged with his were large, the quantity of grain which has been lent the Allies by the the world to abandon the use of substitutes problems, he knew that Jane was not refrain from melting before the frank recovered surpasses early expects? •J*+ .••!, +++4,4'n patriotic, voluntary service of the in wheat bread. Large supplies simplicity of the other's manner. She sacrificing one whit her pleasure. Here tlons. It Is noteworthy also that results 4* 4* have accumulated In the Argentine, American people. The food we-sent was utterly charming, with the sort and there he read accounts of her presence. were secured principally through A GERMAN HOPE DISPROVED 4 Australia and other hitherto inaccessible abroad last year would have been sufficient of frank, sincere manner that reminded "Jane," he called one day over voluntary co-operation. AND markets. A continued high to feed one-fifth of our population. Sally so much of John Strong. Of No conservation measure of the the-phone, "may I come out this eve-' "'A GERMAN FEAR CONFIRMED milling percentage, economy of consumption And this was done- in spite of course the girl belonged to his kind of Food Administration, it Is declared, ning for a little restful time? I am and elimination of waste the fact that we entered the year with has received more wholehearted support people. No wonder he should love a tired dear, you will not drag me out a --V-A' statement made by prom Inent make it possible for the world to return short crops. Our surplus was practically than that pledged and rendered girl like that! The wonder was that to some affair?" German official soon after 4 to a white wheat loaf. nothing. An overwhelming proportion by farmers and threshermen toward he had ever seen anything attractive Jane's voice laughed back over the this country was declared in a Of all our export possibilities In of the food that left this country reducing grain waste at tts source. about Sally, in her plain little suit phone. 4* state of war with Gerniai'iy fats, the largest and most important last year was saved out of the normal with her shy, unsophisticated manner^ that shows even in the enemy "I have grown tired trying to uproot item Is pork. While we cannot supply home consumption of our own At least so Sally thought. •b country clear thinking students you Phil," she said, "and I am afraid the world deficiency,'we will be able people. Suddenly the big car slowed down did not undervalue the strength 4 it is useless. All through your life to help it enormously because of the In spite of difficulties met in internal at a curb. •-. of the American republic. Only you will cling and cling to old quiet past policles of stimulating production transportation and shortage of "There's my brother," said Its owner. in his confidence that we could ways. I don't want to be quiet, Phil, and restraining consumption. The ocean tonnage our food exports last "He's waving me to stop. No, •J- not land in Europe sufficient 4 or sensible ever. I Hve on excitement government's pollcjr with regard to year amounted to a figure that a few don't get out, please. I'll drive you troops to affect the final decision 4 stimulating the production of wheat and change. So good-by. Don't feel years ago would have been unbelievable. on down as far as the square there's 4 was this German mistaken, and of pork, the readiest source of ij' hard to me Phil we grow In different Even the most optimistic element plenty_jof room." r-?-"l do not fet«r the American fats, Is thus amply justified by the situation of our population faced with anxious places, and roots are deep." Sally sat still with her heart beating 4* "soldiers," he told .official a high 4 upon the return of peace, cpnsternation the prospect which "Wearily Philip Wentworth closed swiftly. He was coming through bur government, "because •I* of 4 opened before us with the beginning jji Famine 8pecter Still Stalks. :V the door of his office. Dully he passed the crowd, his tall khaki figure conspicuous cannot arrive in they time. What 4 of the 1917 harvest year. Into the summer air, with half unconscious .% The people of the .United States among all the others. He I is the Intelligence and de- 4 fear 4 The American people have not been longing he boarded a coyntry "inust continue care and wise economy votion of one: hundred millioir came straight toward them and got 4 4 compelled to save. They have been bound trolley. Some place, he must In the use of food In order to complete in—beside Sally. -4* original minds and people train- 4* appealed to on the basis of humanity find rest. And as the green meadows the work of liberating the world. B.ut "Why, Sally Graham!" he exclaimed. 4* ed to a faith in individual initio- 4 and of patriotism. They have responded-voluntarily. flashed Into view, Philip knew that even with the utmost conservation and 4* tlve. The day that these peo- "I've been looking for you 4 .. production In this country there will Jane Austen young and gay, was right. -ISiiNi 4 pie, now so materialistic in out- 4 all the afternoon I didn't know you b$ in Europe for the next year or jmore Always she must soar through life a ward appearance, are stirred 4 knew my sister. I've been telling her Besides such Incidental benefits as starvation beyond all human power to butterfly, while his roots would cling 4* spiritually, that day is the day 4 all about you, but—" Che Improvement in figure and health allay. 'In North Russia there are 40,000,000 to the quiet places. 4 of Germany's doom." 4 "And I didn't know this was Sally The benefits of our food-saving that we've reaped from our meatless, people, to whom food cannot f+,l,++,H, ,H,4, +,I*ip »44T As one In a dream he walked down Graham," the sister broke In smiling. campaign that was a vital factor In wheatless daysi think of the fun we've be made accessible this winter. Their 'msmsu'aaa the familiar village street, paused wist-, "I've been dying to meet you, Miss the winning oi the war were^not all to had out of them—the new crop of transportation is demoralized In complete the top of the hedge fully to gaze over Graham, and I'm glad we did It in these we fed. We have at home a new jokes, jibes, topical songs apd cartoons anarchy. And even if Internal into the old Dare garden, and there In this way. I'm sure It couldn't have appreciation of food that will prevent Save food 1 to replace the mother-in-law transport can be assured their ports of the hammock, just as she used to be, happened more pleasantly. John has It ever being wasted again by those joke and the boost to oar reputation entry would soon be-frozen. Millions was Constance Dare. told me so much about you—" that have come to understand the religion for ready humor! more who have felt keenly-the oppression "I wonder,". broke in John Strong,. of- saving and the place that Wonderingly she came across the of war will be beyond reach of assistance. --Tl "whether you would drive us aroundto food occupies In our new, world-wide lawn to meet him. Still heavy lay the 4 jHM* human relations. the house, Edith? That Is If Sally lashes upon her check, still soft and We must realize greater^responsiblil-|Who that upon our shares wouldn't mind coming. I want mother red her lips. The muslin gown she Eighty millions of men can- shoulders rests a 4 4 to meet .Sally, because—because—" wore was the most graceful womanly 5ut ^f empty granaries to draw 141/ not be taken out of production 4 ty than we have evter before been I in the straggle I 4 His hand beneath the lap-rob^ gown that .fhllip had ever seen. Her '000,000 bushels for export—the will ol for four years without lasting 4 asked to assume. We must realize that 4 tightened on Sally's. hand stretched out in greeting clasped a free people accomplished that mar losses of yitld. It will be years $ millions of lives depend absolutely fr Will share 4 4 Sally felt her volce"*^ be a littio his in reassuring warmth. ^1 VeL before their fields recuperate, upon the continued service and sacrifice 4 4 husky, but she smiled as she answered jEg farms are restored and herds re- of the American people. "Philip murmured the girl of his inthe triumph 4 4 stocked. Save food. We must realize that the specter ofi youthful dream. And their hearts flew 4 4 Do you remember when food control "I shouldn't mind in the lea$t," shor 4 famine abroad now haunts the abun» Joyously out to each other like birds, by voluntary action was deenrotf "Ii dauce of our table at home. 44 v»#*44« (4 4444444 4 across the fragrant-hedge. a daring adventure in democragrl