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American Willingness to Give Up
Luxury Dernonstrr id Na
tion’s War Conscience.
STAND WITH THE ALLIES.
By Reducing Consumption People of
the United States Averted a
Famine at Home in Spite
of Low Supplies.
The fnct that the people of the
United States were able to l-emi'-e by
more than one-half in IJ If on tors their
July, August, September and October
consumption of sugar lire < conclu
sively that their war conscience was
thoroughly awakened and that the
country as a whole stood ready to fol
low the Injunctions of the Government.
Our normal consumption of sugar In
the four-month p> Hod b< sinning with
July has been -lOn,otto ton ■; per month,
a total of 1,000,000 for the quarter
year.
In July, when our sugar stringency
began to reach Its height, consumption
was reduced to 200.000 tons. In Au
gust only 325,000 tuns v.unt into dis
tribution and In Septum).nr only 279,-
000 tons. In October the di - rilm urn
fell to 2.'!0,000 torts.
If the general public had failed to
observe the Injunctions of the Food
Administration tins country would
have been In the throes of a sugar
futOlfw before the end of Aug< : . Our
visible supplies were so low as to bring
great anxiety to those familiar with
the sugar situation. They f< that
it would be absolutely in ; • utile to
reduce consumption to a point where
sugar would no longer he a mere lux
ury In the American diet.
Few accomplishments of (lie Food
Administration will stand forth so pre
dominantly us this reduced consump
tion of sugar. Ily It we have been able
to bridge over the period of stringency
until the new beet and Louisiana cane
sugar crops were In sight.
Now the nation Is In a position so
that If we choose we may return to
our normal home use of sugar, and
Europe, with the release of ships to go
far afield, can maintain Its recent re
stricted rations. If, however, those
nations nro to increase their use of
sugar very considerably It must be by
our continued sharing with them
through limiting our own consump
tion.
AMERICAN SPIRIT
RELIED ON TO WIN.
In the light of succeeding events It
Is Interesting to recall the confidence
with which the United States Food
Administrator viewed the gloomy out
look In July of 1917, when this coun
try hud been In the war for less than
four months and the Germans were
steadily sending the western front
nearer and nearer to Paris.
“Even though the situation in Eu
rope may he gloomy today,” he de
clared In a public statement, “no
American who has knowledge of the
results already obtained in every di
rection heed have one atom of fear
that democracy will not defend Itself
In these United States.”
LOYALTY IN LITTLE
, THINGS LAST PROOF
OF PATRIOTISM
Americans without murmuring out
their sugar allowance from four
pounds a month to three and then ns
long as need he to two pounds for loy
alty’s sake.
Food Will Win the World.
America earned the gratitude of al
lied nations during wan by sharing
food. America under peace may win
the world's good wl.l by saving to
share.
DEMOCRACY VS. AUTOCRACY.
“There Is no royal road to
food conservation. We can only
accomplish this by the voluntary
netlon of our whole people, each
element In proportion to Its
needs. It Is a matter of equality
of burden.”
The truth of this statement,
made by the United States Food
Administrator soon after we en
tered the war, has been borne
out by the history of our ex
ports. Autocratic feed control
In the lands of our enemies lias
broken down, while democratic
food sharing has maintained the
health and strength of tilts coun
try and of the Allies.
PEARSON TEIUUTsE, ILEAIfSON, GEORGIA, DECEM BEK (j, 1918
KEPT PLEDGE .
10 SEM SIEUD
American Nation Maintained Al
lied Leaf Through Self-
Denial at Home Table.
AVERTED EUROPEAN DESPAIR.
With Military Demands Upon Occar,
Chipping Relieved, World Io Able
to Return to Normal White
Wheat Bread.
Since the advent: of the latest wheat
crop the only limitation upon Ameri
can exports to Europe has been the
shortage of shipping. Retween July i
and October 10 we shipped 05,9,30,305
bushels. If this rale should continue
until the end of the fiscal year we will
have furnished the Allies with more
than 237,500,990 bushels of wlieut and
flour in terms of wheat.
The result of Increased production
and conservation efforts Pi the United
States has been that with the ressu
lion of hostilities we are able to re
turn to a normal v.at diet. Supplies
that have accumulated In Australia
Argentine and other hitherto inacce;
Bible markets may be tapped by ships
released from true-pert service, arid
European demand for Amcrieun wheat
probably will not exceed our normal
surplus. There is wheat enough avail
able to have u white loaf at the com
mon table.
But last year the tale was different.
Only by the greatest possible saving
and sacrifice wi re we able to kt op a
steady stream of wheat and flour mov
ing across the sen. We found our
selves at tlio beginning of the harvest
year with an unusually short crop.
Even the must optimistic statistielans
figured that we had a Imre surplus of
20,000,000 bushels. Arid yet Europe
was facing the probability of a bread
famine—-and In Europe bread is by far
the most Important artieio in the diet
All of this surplus hud left the
country early in the fait. Ily the first
of the year we had managed to ship a
little more than 50,000,000 bushels by
practicing (he utmost economy at
home —by wheal less days, wheatless
meals, heavy substitution of nlher
cereals and by sacrifice at almost
every meal throughout the country.
In January the lute Lord Rhondda,
then British Food Controller, cabled
that only If we sent, an additional 75,-
000,000 buahela before July 1 could h
take the responsibility of a- spring hi.
people that they would b- fed.
The response of the American peo
ple was 85,000,000 bushels safely deliv
ered overseas between January 1 and
July 1. Out of a harvest which gave
us only bushels surplus we
actually shipped 1-11, 000. i d bushels.
Thus did America fulfill her pledge
that the Allied bread rations could bo
maintained, and already the American
people are demonstrating that, with
un awakened war conscience, last
year’s figures will be bettered.
Our exports since is country
entered the war have Justified a
statement made by the Food Ad
ministration shortly after its con
ception, outlining the principles
and policies that would govern
the solution of this country's
food problems.
“The whole foundation of de
mocracy,” declared the Food Ad
ministration, “lies in the Indi
vidual initiative of its people
and their willingness to servo ihe
interests of the nation with com
plete self effacenient in the time
of emergency. Democracy can
yield to discipline, and wo can
solve this food problem for our
own people and for the Allies In
this way. To have done so will
have been a greater service than
our immediate objective, for we
have demonstrated the riglitfal
ness of our faith and our ability
to defend ourselves without be
ing Prussianized."
Sending to Europe 141,000,000 bush
els of wheat from a surplus of appar
ently nothing was the outstundii g ex
ploit of the American food uriuy in the
critical year of the war.
GREATEST OPPORTUNITY
WOMEN EVER HAD.
It was given to the women of this
country to perform the greatest serv
ice in the winning of the war vouch
safed to any women in the history of
the wars of the world—tf> feed the
warriors and the war sufferers. By
the arts of peace, the practice of sim
ple, homely virtues the womanhood of
a whole nation served humanity in its
profoundest struggle for peace and
freedom.
FIRST CALL TO FOOD ARMY.
This co-operation and service
I ask of all in full confidence
that America will render more
for flag and freedom than king
ridden people surrender at com
pulsion.—Herbert Hoover, Au
gust 10, 1917.
A year ago voluntary food control
was a daring adventure ip democracy;
during the year an established proof
of democratic efficiency.
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Increase in American Hogs Will
Help to Meet World Fat
Shortage.
FARMERS SAVE SITUATION.
Government Justified in Stimulation
of Pork Production—Sevenfold
Increase Over Pre-
War Exports.
Through Increased production and
conservation we will be able this year
to export seven times our pre-war
average exports of pork products.
With the heavy demands added in car
ing for the millions who have been
freed from German oppression, the
Department of Agriculture and tin
Food Administration are justified to
day in our every action of stimulation
of hog production. In the coming year
the greatest world shortage -will be in
fuls, and pork will help to save this
situation. The efficacy of the policy
of stimulated production has built up
in this country supplies which will en
able us to supply a very large part of
the fat deficiency of the world. In
beef there must be a shortage in Eu
rope, due largely to limited refrigera
tor ship capacity. All freezer ships
available, however, will he filled by
America, Argentine and Australia.
The contribution made by the pro
ducers of this country to the war pro
gram as applying particularly to lini
n',al food products Is illustrated by the
following:
Reports compiled by the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture indicate an
Increase iri cattle of 10,233,000 head
and 12,411,000 hogs. These figures
were compiled to January 1 lust
In this period there was a decrease
In sheep of 819.000 head. The Indica
tions are that this decrease will show
an Increase, according to recent re
ports.
Since January 1 unofficial Informa
tion indicates an Increase In hogs of
not less than 8 per cent and not
more than 15 per cent, as compared
with one year ago, with an increase in
the peerage weight,
Following ihe request of the U. S
Food Administration for an increase
In hog production for marketing in the
fall of 1918 and the spring of 1919 the
increase may yield not lets than 1,000,-
005,000 pounds more of pork products
than were available last year. With
out this Increase the shipping program
arranged by Mr. Hoover regarding an
imal food products would have been
Impossible.
The dr, c < ,1 hog products during the
three months ending September 30,
1917, amounted to iKi.'i 172,000 pounds,
while for the corresponding months of
1918 the dressed hog products totaled
1,277,589,000, an increase of over 371,-
000,000 pounds for the quarter.
During the same period for 1917 the
records of inspected slaughter of
dressed beef showed 1,2 I ’.,0 *o.oo' >
pounds ns against 1,451,000,000 pout) Is
for the three month period ending
September 1, this year.
Our food Gospel
serve less
waste
\ America’s Pledge of Food
Gave Heart to the Allies
la Their Darkest Hour
Whatever Is nee ssary America will
• send. That was America's pledge to
I the interallied food council. And be
| cause the American food army had
! hitherto made good they took heart
\ and went forward.
Farm enterprise am! much soft corn
j Increased pork supplies, food oonser
j ration increased exports—total ship
! incuts doubled.
FAITH JUSTIFIED
BY EVENTS.
I do not believe that drastic
force need be applied to main
tain economic distribution and
sane use of supplies by die
.great majority of American peo
. pie, and I have learned a deep
and abiding faith in the intelli
gence of the average American
business man, whose aid we an
ticipate and depend on to reme
dy the evils developed by the
war.-- Herbert Hoover, August
- 10, 1917.
Patriot’s Plenty
-
Buy bss - Serve less
Eat only 3 meals a day
Waste nothing
Acur guests will cheer
fully share simple fare
Be Proud to be
a- food saever
MOST INCREASE
FOGDJXPORTS
America Called on by End of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Required—Situation in Wheat and
Fats Proves Government’s
Policy Sound.
With the guns In Europe silenced,
we have now to consider a new world
food situation. But there can be no
hope that the volume of our exports
can be lightened to the slightest de
gree with the cessation of hostilities.
Millions of people liberated from the
Prussian yoke are now depending
upon us for the- food which will keep
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
It possible lor the forces of democ
racy to hold out to victory. To Insure
democracy in the world, we must coni
ttnue to live simply In order that we
may supply these liberated nations of
Europe with food. Hunger among a
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
of making the world safe for democ
racy.
Last year we sent 11,820,000 tons of
food to Europe. For the present year,
with only the European Allies to feed,
we had originally pledged ourselves to
a program that would have Increased
our ex-ports to 17,54)0,000 tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export a total of not less than
20,000,000 toas—-practically the limit
of loading capacity at our ports. Re
viewing the world food situation, we
find that some foods will be obtainable
in quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under a regime of eco
nomical consumption. On the other
hand, there will he marked world
shortages in some important commodi
ties.
Return to Normal Bread Loaf.
\\ Uh the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies of Australia, the Ar
gentine and other markets now acces
sible to shipping, there are bread
grains enough io enable the nations to
return to their normal wheat lout,
provided we continue to mill Hour at
a high percentage of extraction and
nailntain economy In eating and the
avoidance of waste.
In fats there will be a heavy short
age— about 3,000,090,000 pounds —in
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there will be a
shortage of about three million tons
in rich protein feeds for dairy ani
mals, then will be sufficient supplies
of otter feedstuff® to allow economical
consumption.
In the matter of beef, the world’s
supplies are limited to the capacity of
the available refrigerating ships. The
supplies of beef In Australia, the Ar
gentine and the United States are suf
ficient to load these ships. There will
be a shortage in the importing coun
tries, but we cannot hope to expand
exports materially for the next months
in view of the bottle neck in trans
portation.
We will have a sufficient supply of
sugar to allow normal consumption in
this country if the other nations re
tain their present short rations or In
-1 reuse them only slightly. For the
countries of Europe, however, to in
crease their present rations to a ma
terial extent will necessitate our shar
ing a part of our own supplies with
them.
Twenty Million Tons of Food.
Of the world total, North America
will furnish more than 60 per cent
The United States, Including the West
Indies, will be called upon to furnish
20,000.000 tons of food of all kinds as !
compared with our pre-war exports of ,
about 6,000,000 tons.
While we will be able to change our :
program in many respects, even a
casual survey of the world supplies !
in comparison to world demands shows j
conclusively that Europe will know j
famine unless the American people
bring., their home consumption down
to the barest minimum that will main
tain health and strength.
There are conditions of famine in
Europe that w»4 be beyond our power
to remedy. There are 40.000,000 peo
ple in North Russia whom there is i
small chance of reaching with food j
tHis winter. Their transportation is
demoralized in complete anarchy, and
shortly many of their ports will be
frozen, even if internal transport
could bo realized.
To Preserve Civilization.
At tills moment Germany has not
alone sucked the food and animals
from all those masses of people she j
has dominated and left starving, but i
she has left behind her a total wreck- |
age of social institutions, and this I
mass of people is now confronted with
absolute anarchy.
If we value our own safety and the
social organization of the world, if we
value the preservation of civilization
itself, we cannot permit growth of this
cancer in the world's vitals.
Famine is the mother of anarchy.
From the inability, of governments to
secure food for their people grows
revolution and chaos. From an ability j
to supply their people grows stability 1
of government and the defeat of an
archy. Did we put it on no higher
plane than our interests in the pro
tection of our institutions, we must
stir ourselves in solution of this
problem.
THE PSION f TORE
A. COHEN, Proprietor.
THIS STORE carries a large and well selected
<.* rfi STOCK OF
DRY-GOODS,
NOTIONS, CLOTHING,
SHOES, HATS
Everything iri the line of Rcady-io-Wear Goods.
Have in Stock Now a Special Line of Men’s Suits.
on are re.-pee; fully invited to call and examine this stock
before making your pun-liases. Will be pleased to show it
to you. When in the city make your headquarters at
MALONE 1»LOOK, PEARSON, GEORGIA.
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B la the woman’s tonic, in 1$ fi
p!|l the treatment of many yija
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Pearson, Georgia
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ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS
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BEXJ. T. ALLEN
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR
Offices in the Allen build list:.
Pearson, Georgia.
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Special Notice.
We will liavealiout two hundred
and fifty gallons of syrup for sale
this winter, and will till orders at
SI per gallon winn r::.. baser far
riSsbes containers, (let your or
der's and bottles in early. Orders
left at the Tribune office or with
G. W. James will receive attention
and precedence.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
| PEARSON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
Elder N. G. CHRISTOPHER. Pallor
| ITt-aohljiß ••vi-ry first and third .Sundays at
I m - "’hitk. superntu nd€nt.
M 1 v 1 »>*■•*»'er sorvlise t-very Thursday
j A cord in* invitation extended to all; come
i and urn-ship with us.
ST. MARYS MISSIONARY BAfIFST CHURCH.
Eider J. R. THIGPEN, P M i ot .
, Preaching every wi-ond Sunday and Satur
[ This church is located within the eastern
REFUGE PRiiTifEl'APTisf CHURCH.
Elder L. M. GUTHRIE, Pastor.
UNION HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Rev. D. J. PEARSON, Par.tor.
IT- ‘t*h , qon * <*ry fourth Sunday and Sat-
Sunday-iM-hoGl t v* rtf'"Sunday at LI o'clock
! Ms chur.-i* is i k"!*. -i near Red Bluff creek,
FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCHES
VM. WI I .SON, Clerk,
.
PEARSON CHARGE
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOOTH
Rev. O. R. TALLY, Parlor in Charge.
Rev. G. P. PADRiCK, Local Preacher.
G. W. HADSOCK. Enhorter.
1 Wisi.::v ciLVPKL—l'reachlns on the first
j S'*VEET\VATKn-rPreaehln.sr on t?ie first
> on<' ysat J .00 p. m. s u ll d ay-School ev o rtf
K' I'Rivl.AN’P —i’rt a< hii:q on ct>nd Sunday *5
at i>. m. S'unda . -School every Sunday.
Mrs. ('. W. Corbitt. Snjit.
SPRTN . 1 1 i ..vl) — -Preaching; on third Sun
ni, suud.-iy-School every Sunday, if. W..
BRIDGES CHAPF.lr—Preaching the third
Siunia:- -si /»• a. i.l. and Saturday before at
12;'Hi m. Sunday-School every Sunday. J. L.
I-alTortf. Supt.
SALEM — Preach In uon the fourth Sundays
Wiil ; reach the fifth Sundays by request.
H. G. Harding & Co.
Byron, L a.. April 11, 1917.
Olfi Kentucky Mfg. Co..
Paducah, Ky.
< ientlemeii:
1 hail cholera in my herd of hog's
rf'Cently anti L.-gun feeding' the B.
Thoma.s" llogr Cholera Cure and
stopped losing my hogs at once, 1
was losing from four to five each
night until 1 began tne use of this
preparation. I raise about 200
head of hogs per year and never
expect to be without your remedy.
Yours very truly.
11. G. Has ding & Co.
For sale by Pearson Hardware
Store, Pearson, Ga.
