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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1918
Page
6
Production and conservation themes blend with wartime resolve as Prof. L. R. Light urges duty beyond thrift stamps and simple compliance. He argues the nation faces grave peril and calls all ages to contribute through work, study, and informed action amid a war stalemate in Europe.
Montana announces a wheatless noon meal policy on Monday and Wednesday with meatless options daily and requires one pound of substitutes for every three pounds of wheat sold. Substitutes listed include cornmeal and rice among many flours and meals. The piece also discusses wartime food supply strains, shipping limits, and the need to boost domestic production to feed allies.
The United States Food Administration lists wheatless days on Monday and Wednesday, meatless on Tuesday, porkless on Saturday with noon meals wheatless. War bread must have 50 percent or more substitutes, victory bread 5 percent, rising to 20 percent by February 24, 1918. Do not serve beef mutton or pork on meatless days and save fats and sugars.
Liberty Oil & Gas started drilling on their property 10 miles north of Wilsall on Monday morning. W E Adamson, an expert driller, leads operations with a modern plant and sheds to guard against cold. Depth progress varies with rock formation. daily progress could reach 25 to 100 feet. Government geologists see oil potential in Shields Valley. Edgar Potter and associates form a company to explore deposits amid years of anticipation.
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