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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
3
W G McAdoo directs the public to refrain from unnecessary rail travel to free day coaches and sleeping cars for troop and war material movements. He notes crop traffic and coal and material demands strain equipment and track facilities, and urges buying liberty bonds while maintaining rail service as needed.
McAdoo urges all railroad workers to serve the public with courtesy and efficiency under government control. He condemns excuses about “Uncle Sam running the railroads” and ties politicking to poor service, stressing that elevated wages require respectful, prompt rail operations and a patriotic duty to defeat the Kaiser.
Food Administration figures show 141 million bushels of wheat and 844.6 million pounds of meat shipped to Allied nations and American forces abroad during 1917-18, totaling about 1.4 billion dollars. Hoover credits voluntary conservation for the wartime food effort as official reports cite builds in exports through June 30, 1918.
The report notes export weights for the last fiscal year remained near prior levels with gains in farm livestock and cereal products. Exports to Allied destinations reach 2,153,100,000 pounds against 1,266,500,000 pounds in the prior year, while cereals total 259,900,000 to 340,800,000 bushels.
He notes Allied shipments of wheat and rye totaling about 144.9 million bushels in 1917 18 and 187.4 million in 1916 17, plus 10 million to neutrals. Hoover stresses overall food effort amid shortages and praises American farmers and women for sustaining exports without harming home consumption.
German occupation of French sugar beet lands forces France to import most sugar. French rationing limits domestic use to about 18 pounds per person per year, with monthly 1.5 pounds. Reports to the U S Food Administration say annual consumption now about 990000 tons, down from prewar output of 750000 tons.
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