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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
4
The U S Food Administration asks Americans to limit sugar to two pounds per person per month through January 1 1919 to aid Allied supply needs and support military forces. Public and institutional use must fit the cap, with commentary on strained beet and cane yields and wartime transports.
The United States Food Administration asks households to limit sugar to two pounds per person per month to aid France England and Italy. With blockade risks and ship shortages, sugar is scarce despite world surpluses. The Army and Navy urge saving ships to transport troops and munitions, while distant Java cannot fill gaps due to long sea routes.
A wartime exhortation urges Americans to cut refined sugar usage and rely on honey syrups and fruit sugars. It cites Allied nations consuming little sugar per person and frames the shift as a patriotic sacrifice, urging self-reliance and frugality.
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