. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. at an extent that 12,000,000 tonsof grain were shipped to Europe in 1918 out of acrop that in ordinary times would have barely beensufficient for home needs. Herbert C. Hoover, who had earned the worldsadmiration by his labors and success in managingthe food supply to the Belgians, before the UnitedStates entered the war, was made food adminis-trator. Under his direction, meatless and wheat-less days were established, the people eating corn,barley, rice and various other substitutes, and arationing system was adopted in the use of
. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. at an extent that 12,000,000 tonsof grain were shipped to Europe in 1918 out of acrop that in ordinary times would have barely beensufficient for home needs. Herbert C. Hoover, who had earned the worldsadmiration by his labors and success in managingthe food supply to the Belgians, before the UnitedStates entered the war, was made food adminis-trator. Under his direction, meatless and wheat-less days were established, the people eating corn,barley, rice and various other substitutes, and arationing system was adopted in the use of person was allowed to use more than twopounds of sugar a month, excepting an additionalamount for canning fruits. This rule was cheerfullyobeyed by all, but a licensing plan was adopted forthe benefit of the unpatriotic, by which the retailerskept strict records of amounts sold and to whom. By these methods the need of the Allies forwheat, meat, fats and sugar was met from Americasabundance. The press was put under a censorship that was .«jttv5«S?.
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