Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1918 — MEATLESS DAYS MAY BE WITH US AGAIN [ARTICLE]

MEATLESS DAYS MAY BE WITH US AGAIN

An appeal to the public to voluntarily reduce consumption of meat to provide sufficient supplies for the army and the. allies,*- and thus avoid reintroduction of meatless days, was made yesterday by the food administration. Warning was given that the seasonal shortage of meat is now on, and shipment of livestock to the markets will steadily decline for the next few months, making it imperative that conservation measures be taken if the needs of the army and the allies are to be met. These requirements amount to about 75,QQ0,000 pounds of meat and meaft * products per week, against a pre-war normal of less than 15,000,000 pounds.