Sugar conservation urged to back Allied war effort
The United States Food Administration asks households to limit sugar to two pounds per person per month to preserve supplies for France England and Italy and to save ships. The war message cites low ship availability and explains beet and cane sugar production with U ships delivering most imports while Java remains distant due to long voyage times.
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United States
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Germany
United States Food Administration
France
England
Italy
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Java
Animals as Sentinels in Warfront Observations
A wartime article notes birds and animals as effective sentinels for approaching danger. It cites a robin nest in a shell case and parrots at the Eiffel Tower that learned to ignore planes, plus pigs, dogs, cats, horses, and toy dogs reacting to distant threats and gunfire.
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Animal Kingdom
Eiffel Tower
Importance of Canned Tomatoes in Army Feeding
The piece notes canned tomatoes play a vital role in feeding the army and energy needs. It reports a government request for a 50 percent increase from tomato canning teams while highlighting their value in quenching thirst and reducing water use at camps and on sea voyages.
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Sea Home Journal
World beet sugar shortage widens in wartime economy
The article notes a global beet sugar shortfall in 1917-18 with world production about 40 percent below prewar averages. Allied beet output falls one third, France down to 20.1 percent of normal, Italy low due to labor shortages, while Java and Cuba remain unable to meet needs.
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U. S
Cuba
Java
America
France
Italy
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