Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1918 — PUTS EMBARGO ON CORN [ARTICLE]

PUTS EMBARGO ON CORN

Hoover Orders Grain in West Cut Off to Aid Allies. Chicago, March I.—Food Administrator Wheeler received a telegram from Herbert C. Hoover at Washington placing an embargo for three weeks on all corn of the Western markets. J ' The domestic demands of these markets, which include Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Minneapolis, Duluth and Milwaukee, will practically be cut off entirely. The telegram requests that from COO, OOO to 750,000 bushels of corn be shipped each day from these cities to the Eastern ports for the,allies.