30 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
1
France relies on imports for sugar due to German control of most beet land. The ration drops to about 18 pounds per person yearly, one and a half pounds monthly, with the nation producing 600,000 tons now versus 780,000 tons prewar. A photograph shows German troops destroying a French sugar mill.
The piece argues that US sugar use must drop to two cups per person monthly to conserve shipping for the war effort. It notes 76 percent of sugar ships to shores, annual production around 1,000,000 tons, imports over 3,000,000 tons, and links sugar savings to preserving shipping capacity for military use.
The Weston Leader will charge two dollars annually in advance to help sustain the paper. The publication already sells on a cash-in-advance basis following a government order directing country publishers to discontinue delinquent subscriptions.
A call to subscribe or renew during the Boy Scout Contest promises 50 cents off per year, with funds supporting the Boy Scouts and a Leader's investment in Liberty Bonds. It notes each dollar raised funds bonds and suggests sending an extra Leader to a soldier, relative, or friend, urging renewal for future years.
A brief notice presents a pricing option for a two years subscription at 3.00 and a one year offer as alternative. The text notes the offer must be taken by one patron and implies a requirement or condition for eligibility or purchase.
The article discusses changing table habits to save bread and wheat, suggesting knife and fork use for bread, holding hot potatoes to curb hand eating, and notes wartime food duties for Americans to ship food to Europe and feed starving peoples. It mentions the broader goal of sustaining soldiers and allies amid famine.
The notice outlines a prize fund scheme where twenty percent of collections go to the prize pot with ten percent of each member’s take, distributing fifty, twenty five, fifteen, and ten percent to first through fourth prizes, paid in bank checks after judges decide. It also introduces a Chicago based anti German club titled Use Nothing German, aiming to curb German influence and urging nationwide female support after the war.
Judges J W Porter Frank Price and Robert Proudfit oversee a subscription based contest. Entrants must remit subscriptions and votes daily or as allowed by Weston Mercantile Co. Out of town subscribers may name candidates with remittances. Votes must be recorded on legal ballots and weekly totals must match received sums. CLARK Wood
Excerpt recounts a WWI period when Germans conscripted Polish civilians to work in Germany under harsh military rules. The narration includes a firsthand exchange with generals about the dire choices faced by Polish families and the broader stakes for American liberty if the Axis wins.
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