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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
3
Government experts call for saving wheat and using substitutes to support Allies. Read recipes for war bread, meat substitutes, and wheatless meals including potato yeast rye bread oatmeal bread cornmeal bread and various cornmeal and rice dishes designed to stretch food supplies during wartime.
Aberdeenshire Free Press recounts a trench water joke about chlorination and beer. A Wenatchee visitor, L. O. Taylor of Great Northern Lumber, is cited amid talk of government takeover of restaurants and a Portland Telegram headline alleging internment of Irish people.
United States faces wartime food crisis as a vast corn surplus supports Europe with wheat shortfalls. Officials say an 8 billion bushel corn crop and rising corn meal usage bolster bread and daily sustenance, while corn oil and syrups expand in kitchens nationwide.
Canadian food controller denounces widespread rumors against food conservation actions and government measures. The statements warn that tales like salt and blueing famine fakes and seizure of home canned goods undermine public trust and harm national effort.
The United States Food Administration urges all citizens to share the burden of food conservation. It emphasizes equality of burden and urges minute savings and substitutions across 20 million kitchens, 20 million dinner tables, and 2 million manufacturing and retail establishments.
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