l MAX K HKKA1J). TMI'IISIAY, AI OI'HT 1W. 1017
HOW AMERICA CAN
FEED ITS ALLIES
Important Message to People
From Herbert C. Hoover,
Administrator.
WORLD SUPPLIES ESTIMATED
increased Production, Elimination of
Watte and Careful Control of Food
Exports Form the Solution
of This War Problem.
WuRhiiiKton. A ujr. Ut. Wlwt (lie peo
ple of the Hatted Stales not only can
hut mttHt do In the matter of food pro
liiction nml use in ordav to help win
the war N net foi l It in detail In
statement Issued today hy Food Ad
ministrator Herbert C Hoover. If we
fall t.) d our pari in this respect, he
nys, the people of the allies ennnot he
uittlntnineri tit w.-ir. for their soldiers
Hnnot fight without food.
The normal imports of wheel and
ther cereals hy France, ttnly. the
United Kingdom mid Reigittfn, nnd the
HStttnates of the 191? nop In (hone
countries com pa red to die normal pro-
.Juctlon lire given b Mi. lfoover In
'nhiilmed form, and the wmclitfl OW Is
ilntWn thai In unler to provide normal
onsumptlon It will he necessary
for them to Import in the next V2
mouths .r77.CHKi.iN hUsheta of wheat
tnd iiT i.iHm,iHK onsheta of other cere
jiIs. If the crops nf the United Slates
nd Omiada nil Mature safely. North
vnierlca will have mi apparent sur
plus of "OH.(HK).(kh tmahota of wheat
;ind iKKMl.'MM lilt fillet of other cerc
hI. Tlie allies', therefore, nnjst use
ther cereals tlimi wheat for mixing
i it their war hrend. and the people, of
America must reduce their consump
lion of wheat Hour from five to four
pounds per week iter person.
Decrease In Food Animals.
A careful estimate of the world's
nod animal position shows h total net
lecrem- of I fr.th..mn. mid this will
)e greater n the war goes on. As
;he Increase of herds and floHNl takes
"ears, we must reduce the eonstmtp
tion, eliminate waste and carefully con
trol meat exports.
Our home dairy product supplies
sre decreasinj;. while our populatiivn Is
lacreasitfg. rind we Must lit in
Tensing amounts of such products to
ur allies. Consequently this lAdtM
ry must he si I mutated, and home
isers iniisl save the wastes in milk and
nutter. Much the same mny be said In
'be a so of sugar,
Mr. Hoover uitf0" " grmtef con
NUmptiuli ut ii- i i .mil sen final, In
which our (stasis and lakes are OtlOT
'iiously rich. The imMftlctS of the land.
tiM reminds us, are conserved hy the
atiliK of those of the sea.
On Duty.
I i coucliisiuii th.' I mliniuisi rator
-ays :
I have endenrored to sl.ow in prcvi
us arti'ics 1 1 ii i the world is short nf
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' v ;m , tit it t j.iiii'jit is i.it'ii' tiiti
-he jcrlm specter f starvation unless
troill our ahnndmice nnd oar waste we
;eep tin- wolf from tin- door. Not onl
:uust we have a proper use of our food
supply in order ti.it we may furnish
our allies with the sinews with whirl
they may nghl our battles, but It is
iu act of humanity towards fellow
ue.ii, women and children,
lly the dtrervion ot millions ,,f men
from production to war. by the occti
nation ot laud hy armies, by (be Uui
bltioii of markets, by iMilligcrent lines.
.mi hy the destruction of shifting hj
submarines, not pnl) has the home pro
duction of our allies fallen bv over
"ilXMMKMsHi bushels of grain, but they
are thrown upon us for a much target
proportion of their uormal imports for
merly obtained from other markets.
They have reduced consumption at
every point, but men in the trenches,
men In the shops, -ami the millions of
women placed at physical Inhor re
'julre more food t! inn duriiiu peact
rimes, mid the incidence of their saving
und any shortage which they may gsjf
fer, falls first upon women and chil
dren. If this privation becomes too
-Teat, their peoples cmilint lie main
falned constant in the war. mid we will
le left alone to tinhr the battle of
democracy with (Serum iiy.
The problem of food conservation is
one Of uiuuy complexions. We cannot
and we do not wish, wtth our free in
stltutlons and our lurxe resources of
food, to Imitate Kurope in m- nalteed
rationing, hut we must voluntarily mid
intelligently assume the responsibility
lief ore us us one in which everyom
has a direct and Inescapable Interest
We must increase our export of foods
to the allies, and In the circumstances
of our shipping situation, these exports
must be of the most concentrated
foods. These are wheat, flour, beef
jtork and dairy products. We have ,,t,
er foods In great abundance which we
'an use Instead of tiiese commodities,
nnd we can prevent wastes In a thou
sand directions. We must guard the
fh-alnage of exports from the United
Stills .1 ... ... - ' .. .
-...! o. mm wt- it-iniii ii troer supply
for our own country, and we must
adopt such measures as will nmello
rate, so far as may Ite, the price condi
tions of our less fortunate. We might
so aratu tne supplies from the country
io Europe us by the high prices that
would follow to force our people to
shorten their consumption. This Migr
ation of "normal economic forces"
would starve that element of the com
munity to whom we owe the most pro
tectlon. We must try to impose the
burden equally upon ull.
There Is no royal road to food con
servation. We can only accomplish
this hy the yoluntary action of our
whole people, each element In propor
tion to Its means. It Is a matter of
fqunllty of burden ; n matter of mln
fete snvlng and substitution at every
point In the 20,000,000 kitchens, on the
tO.(MMMH)0 dinner tables and In the
J,nuo.ooo manufacturing, wholesale nvni
retnll establishments of the country.
Die task Is thus In Its essence the daily
individual service "f nil the people,
Kvery group can Slrlintittlte and even
he great majority of thrifty people
an save a little and the moae lnuri-
.nis elements of the population can by
'eduction to simple living save much,
the ftnal result of MiihstltutinK other
product and saing one siiind of
wheal Hour, two ounces of fats, seven
unices of sugar and seven ounces of
neat weekly, by "neb person, will,
ft'heU We have multiplied this by one
hundred million. bae Increased our
Kports to the amounts absolutely re-
lalfoq by our allies. This means no
Bora thnn Hint We should eat plenty.
hut eat wiselv and without waste.
food conservation has other aspects
f Utmost Importance, Wars must be
paid for by savings. We must save
In the consumption in commodities and
the consumption of unproductive la
bor In order that we may divert our
manhood to the army nnd to the shops.
If hy the reduction in consumption of
labor and the commodities thnt It pro
duces ami the diversion of this saving
to thai labor and those commodities
demanded by the war. we shall be able
o light to eternity. We can mortgage
mr future savings for n little while,
nil a piling up of mortgages Is but a
short step toward bankruptcy, Kvery
atom thnt we save Is available for sub
scription to Liberty bonds.
The whole of Kurope has been en
gaged ever since the war began In the
elimination of waste, the simplification
of life, nnd the increase of Its itidii-
trlnl capacity. Whan I he war Is over
the Consuming power of the world will
lie reutfied by the loss of prosperity
nnd mBn power, mid we shall enter a
period of competition without parallel
in ferocity. After the war, we rfliwt
maintain our foreign markets If our
working people nre to he employed.
We shall be In no position to compete
If we continue to live on the ftmiiO
basis of waste and eitruvnstancA' on
which we have .ived hitherto. Simple,
totupor:tto living is a moral Issue of the
Hist order at any time, and an othur
basis of conduct during the war be
comes u wrong against the Interest of
the country mid (he Interest of
democracy.
The Impact of Hie food shortage of
Kurope has knocked at every door of
the itnlted States during the past three
years. The prices of foodstuff have
nearly doubled, and the reverberations
f Kll rope's increasing shortage would
have thundered twice as loudly dnr
Ulg the coming year even had we not
entered I he war. and it can now otpy
be mitigated If we con exert a strong
control and this in many directions.
Wc are today in an era of high
prices. We nuMl maintain prices at
- I i a level ns v!'! stimulate produc
tion, for we are faced by n starving
work) and the value of a commodity to
the hungry is greater than Its price.
As a result of the world shortage of
supplies, our consumers have suffered
from speculation and extortion. While
wages tor some kinds of labor have
increased villi the Hse in foot! prices.
In others, it has been ditth 'lit to main
tain our high standard of nutrition.
lly the elimination of waste In all
classes, by the reduction In the con
sumption of foodstuffs by the more for
tunate, we shall increase our supplies
no! only for export but for home, ami
by Increased supplies we can Help In
the amelioration of prices.
For Better 'bistribution.
(teyond this the du(' has I n laid
upon the food administration to co-operate
with the patriotic men In trades
mn! commerce, that wa may eliminate.
the evils which have grown Into our
system of distribution, that the bur
leu may fall tspiliably ntton nil hy rets
forntfon, so far as may be, of the nor
mal course of trade. It is tin' purpose
of the food administration to use lis
utmost power nml the utmost ahillt;
that patriotism can assemble to Bincll
ornte this situation to such a degree nr
may he possible.
The food idwlnlstratlon is gsaain
bling the bast expert advice In the
country on home economics, on tunc
utilization, on trade practices ami
trade wastes, and on the conduct of
public eating places, mid we shall out
line from time to time detailed Sugges
tions, which if honestly carried out b
such individuals in the country, we be
Mesas will effect i he result which wt
must attain. We are asking ever?
home, every public eating place IK
IIMny trades, to slim a pledge can
to accept these direction, so fur u
their circumstances permit, 11 "'I we tire
organizing various instrumentalities to
ameliorate speculation. We nre tisk
lug the men of the country who arc
not actually engaged in the hm.dllng
of foed to sign similar pledges Unit
they shall see to It. so far as they are
aMe, that these directions are followed,
am) this 1m the essence of democracy
Itself.
Autocracy finds its strength in Its
ubillty to Impose organization by
force from tin- top. The rasas) of
democracy consists In the application
of the Initiative Jn Its own people. If
Individualism cannot be so organised
as to defend Itself, then democracy Is
a fill I ii which cannot stand. We nre
seeking to impose no organization from
the top. We are asking the American
people to organize from the bottom up.
The call of patriotism, of humanity
and of duty rings clear and Insistent
We must heed It if we are to defend
uur IdetiU, maintain our form of gov
ernment, and safeguard oar future wel-(are.
lNltENATlONAL
StlNMrSOIOOL
Lesson
my nrcv. P. it FIT.WATICU. p. P..
Teacher of Kngllsh Bll! In I Ite Moody
Rlbie Institute ot Chics so t
i "! rllit, 1917. Wrsturn Kewapaper I'ulun. i
LESSON FOR AUGUST 26.
THE CAPTIVITY OF JUOAH.
raMFAHf i AHItlYKI) AT
IfHMUNl Si Ml AY FVF.MW1
I.KWflON TKXT- II Kins 35:1-21.
OOLDatN TKXT As I live, snlth Um
i-oi.i (lod, I have no pleasure In the
doath of the wicked. Kxektsl SJtli
Many years after the kingdom of
Israel was taken captive by the As
syrians, Judah was carried away to
Habylon. .ludah's cnptivlty mis in
three stages, covering about twenty
years. The first deportation was while
.fehoinktin was king. Ibtnlel and his
frleuds went into captivity at this
lime (Dan. 1:1-0). The seventy years
captivity dutes fneii this time. The
second deportation was while Jchold
kin reigned. Most likely Fzekiel wus
carried away with this second com
pany (K.eklel l:l8). The third de
portation, some twelve years after the
second. Is the one deaCri bed in our les
son. At this time tlie greater part of
tin nation was removed to Babylon.
Only the poor and unimportant were
left. Jerusalem itself was destroyed
Rt this time.
I. Jerusalem Besieged (vv. 1-3).
Zedckiah owed his kingship to the Win.;
of Babylon (chapter -1:17), who ap
pointed him to the throne after the re
uovul of Jeiioiakitn. ills name was
changed from Mattaoiafa to ZcdeUah.
lie was not a good man CM:19).
Though having Ills position by the will
of tlie king of Babylon, be rebelled
against that king, lie thought that by
the aid uf the surrounding nations,
especially Kgypt. be could throw oft
the yoke of Hal pylon. Jeremiah coun
seled submission, but tlie Uug refused.
Nebuchadnezzar came In person with
all his host and laid siege to Jerusalem,
even bulldiug forts agoinst it (v. 1).
This siege lasted for about a year and
s half. For a while during that period
fhc ("haldean army withdrew because
ot' the appearance of 1'haruoh's army
pfjer. .'57 :."). Shut off from help from
without, the Jews soon were famish
ing for waul of bread. The horrors of
this famine were awful. For a descrip
tion of if in-' should read the book of
Lamentations. Mothers ato their own
children (Lain. -1:10). Hie richest, even
Indleg in silken roltcs, wandensl about
searching for scraps In the dung heaps
'Lain. l:.YH0. Their tongues clave
to the rohfs of their months, und their
skins were dried up. Added to thrfte
horrors were murderous lights between
parties iinionf the Jews. Some wanted
to sui'Miider; others insisted ujk.u
holding out.
II. Zedekiah's Flight (vv. 4-7). At
length the city was broken lip, anil the
Ving and his warriors tied by night. His
though! was to esCape to the country
beyond the Jordan. The Chaldean
army overtook aim,' scattered his army,
and un tod Bedekish to Uihiah. where
Xehuchadnesxar had his headquarters.
Hero judgment tras passed upon him.
lu his trial it was shown that lit i
solemn OSth of allegiance to the Chnl
deans bad been broken, thus showing
himself a traitor (ii Chrou. 86:18), Am
a punishment for his treachery Ids own
-ons Were slaill before him. his eyes
put out (v. 7). and he himself carried
to Main-Ion. where he remained a pris
oner till his death (Jer. .V.'rll). In this
we have a marvelous fulfillment of
prophecy (Kzeklel 1:.'!), which says
that Kedekhih shall be taken to lfab
lon ami die there mid yet not see the
city, lb- could not see It Itecauso his
eyes were out. Let us learn from this
that that which Ood says will surely
come to pass, even though we cannot
explain its details.
III. The Destruction of the City (vv.
-1). Not only were the people taken
ctiplive, but the city Itself was sub
h ''ted to the utmost rigors of war.
They plundered the house of the Lord,
the palace ami the houses of the rich,
and then consigned them to the flames
(v. 0). They eveu broke down the
walls of Jerusalem (v. 10) und mas
sacred muny of the people (Lam.
2:3. 4).
IV. Disposition of the Inhabitants
and the Contents of the Temple (vv
11-21). L The iuhahltanta (vv. 11. 12).
They were divided into two classes,
those who had deserted to the Baby
lonians during the siege and those who
were found Inside of the city at the
time It was taken. Many doubtless de
serted to the Babylonians during this
siege, as even Jeremiah was arrested
on this charge (Jer. 38:l.'t). The pooi
of the land were b ft to le vine dress
ers and husbandmen. The wealthy
mid influential wt re taken away, as
they would be of value to the conquer
Ing nation ; besides they would be n
menace If left behind. The peat were
left because pauper captives wculd be
a burden.
Besides it wus very undesirable
for tlie land to lie lu waste, as then
they could not exact tribute from It.
To that end encouragement was given
by the Babylonians as "vineyards and
fields" were given to the poor.
2. The contents of the temple (vv.
13-21). From the temple which huu
been twice plundered before (II Chraav
30:7, 10), such of gold, silver am!
bronze vessels us still remained wen
taken, even the great pillars of the
molten sea. The captives and the treas
ure Mere delivered to Nehuchadnerza,
at Hoi, inh. where more than threescore:
of men were killed (vv. 111-21).
Company (J of the 4th regiment.
Nebraska National Guard, now lu the
federal service, arrived safely at
Doming, New Mexico, at 6 o'clock
Sunday evening according to a mcs
BaftS received here from Captain
"Jack" Milier While the company
arrived at IVniing Sunday evening
it did not detrain until Monday morn
ing The soldiers have nne quar
ters and are enjoying themselves.
Company Q left Fort ('rook near
Omaha Friday afternoon. D. J. Nel
son piloted the speciiil train that car
ried the Alliance company out of
Fort Crook on Friday, leaving them
at Pacific Junction. Mr. Nelson lived
in Alliance a number of years and
knew many of the boys.
Sloan's Liniment for Hheiinmtlsni
The torture of rheumatism, the
pains and aches that make life un
bearable are relieved by Sloan's Lin
iment, a clean clear liquid that is
easy to apply and more effective
than in ussy plasters or ointments be
cause It penetrates qulckjy without
rubbing. For tho many pains and
sches following exposure, strains,
tnd muscle soreness, Sloan'-t Lini
ment is promptly effective. Always
have a bottle handy for gout, lum
baso, toothache, backache, stiff neck
and nil external pains. At druggists
2 Re.
Adv 1
NHIpHaMM IWTKNTH
oloickii win
lly T. II. 4. Barclay
e a
Official list of Letters Patent of
Invention issued from the United
States Patent OftW at Washington.
IV C . to Inhabitants of Nebraska for
the week ending Auguut 11, as re
ported theough tho patent office of
Sturges & Sttirges, registered pntent
lawyers. Suite 32 Ilee lildg.. Oma
ha: Roscoe I). On st on. Hastings
truck attachment for automobiles
Lloyd C. Newcomb St E. E. otto,
Omaha- Power transmission attach
ment for motor vehicba
Jesse A. Scott, Fullerton Adjust
able ateel hamo
Paul C Tiram, Osceola Grain
shocker.
Frank 11. Forrest, Dakota City
Power steering attachment for trac
tion engines.
The entertainment at Mrs. Lane's
Saturday night was a success.
Win Weaver and .las Washington
are In the city again.
Fred Williams' brother who works
at the station was called to Colorado
Springs to see his wife, who was sick
but who passed away before he (Ot
there.
Aaron Barclay, who had not seen
his father. Rev. T. B J. Barclay for
thirty-one years, came from Blrxa
Ingham on No. 41 Monday to remain.
His wife will follow in u few days.
A great demand for help now.
Chief Snyder says to work or more.
Good!
More good citizens would move to
Alliance If they could only got a
house to live In It Is too bad. How
can our city grow without more
accommodations.
Real Estate. Loans and liurar
tnoe. F. B. REDDISH, Reddish
Block. 15-if-6727
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