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THE GARDEN ISLAND, TUESDAY, MAY 28b, 191S slTPoUTS ANY AND 'ALL (iOYKKNM KNT MF.ASCliKS AT ALL TIMKS. THE GARDEN ISLAND Kauai First, Last and all the time. KENNETH C. HOPPER, E. CHESTER ROBERTS, Manning Editor EDITOR TUESDAY MAY 28, mis PUBLISHED HVEKY TUESDAY L I II U K KAUAI The (Inn riiiiient Irishes to enlist every man, irnuiiiii and child of the Nation in irar-stviiis service. When an indivi dual biu;s irar snvinys stamps he enlists in the production division of the S'ation, thereby baekiiiyup and supporting the fiyhtiny division irh'uli is in France and on the sens. Yc 1m vi' received a KM lor from Washington I'lnplmsiiiig llie necessity of stimulating pro duction this year through th planting of homo-gardens, ami suggesting organization as Hie hasis for securing maximum results. The plantation ranch stores are in a posi tion to give particular assistance to this work. Their compact organizations furnish units for community gardening which can he utal iztjd to great advantage. It is the patriotic duty of all such stores in this year to come to make greater efforts than they did in the past year, by encourag ing and helping their employees to plant home gardens. Whenever possible they should otter land free of charge to their employees, help arrange for community plowing ami desig nate a committee whose function would be to give their employees an opportunity to easily secure tools, seeds, fertilizer and other e.s entials for their gardens. Information and plantim; tables can be had from the County Food Agent or upon request from the Food Administration olliee in Hono lulu. There was keen compition hist year in the School Harden Contest last year on account of the prizes ottered and this should be re pented again Ibis year. It is our patriotic duty to make our Island as near self-supporting as possible, and as we have never yet fallen down when there was a question of patriotic duty, then we keep up our reputation Ihis year by planting gar dens and helping those who do not know how to go about it to plant theirs. Again, we are going to ask the question, what are we going to do about the Fourth of Inly, in the way of a celebration? There is no doubt but that we should have a celebration of some kind. We have fought three wars for Independence ami are now in the midst of another one, and this one will be as all the rest were, brought to a victorous conclusion. We should have this celebration this year if for no oilier reasons than the one of keep patriotic enthusiasm at its highest. Home one must take the lead in this, why not the Chamber of Commerce? More than half a century ago was fought the war between the 1'lue and the Gray which welded the states into a mighty, inseparable union. To day from the Atlantic to the wat ers of the I'acifio ami from the northern boundary to the gulf, we know but one count ry ami one Hag, the Stars and Stripes. While we prepare, to pay our tribute to the few remaining old ami feeble veterans who bore arms in that memorable struggle, those who died on the field of battle or have since passed to their rest, their sons and grand sons are marching shoulder to shoulder and taking part in an infinitely greater struggle not for the preservation of a nation, but for the preservation of a world democracy and humanity. The annual observance of Memorial Day this year will have a deeper significance to every loyal American than ever before, and there is a greater need for honoring the hero es of the Civil War than ever in the past. A nation-wide tribute will prove to those who have left home and friends who have sacri ficed all to serve their country at home or abroad that they will not soon be forgotten. These are the days of sharing hoarding our food supplies. and not We must share with our soldiers at the front, with those in the making, with the people who, while are termed non-combatants but who are still more than soldiers, the wo men of France and Uelgium and all the countries which are striving with us to win this war of Independence. 1 While the safety of our own is being looked after first, there is no quicker way to empty our store houses than to buy more than we can use up at once. What would happen if all were to do as one farmer did? To store li way enough wheat to last his family two or three years. Just think for a minute of what this would do to the total annual amount of wheat used, some ((i,0(i,r00 barrels. The Food Administration is prohibiting all licensed dealers from hoarding food supplies. Are we any better than them? They may not hold a supply which will exceed the demand for more than sixty days. This is being done to protect you. ,It is a great deal better for you to share with others now, and win this war, than to hoard up supplies which if we lose the war some German will come along and take. Every shipment of wheat that we can send from our ports, is a shipment saved from the Argentine. livery ship can do double the duty from our ports that it can do from the Argentine, livery time we save a ship we save the transport and the supply rf one regi ment of American soldiers. No corn can be shipped across the Atlantic for two months after the first of April, be cause that is1he germinating season for corn and it will not stand Shipment. Now, in this period of extreenie difficulty in Europe, the time when the morals of the civil population of the Allies is at its lowest ebb, it does not stand for us to say, "You can wait two months and then you can eat corn." It is for us to say, "You shall receive every solitary grain of corn that our ports can handle." "I fear," said Lloyd George, Briton's fam ous statesman, in a recent speech, "I fear the disciplined people behind the German army. I fear the rationed German family, and the determination of the German wife and sister and daughter and mother to stand and starve so that their fighting men may be fed. I fear it more than 1 do the Imperial German army itself." Is the German family any more pat riotic than the American. Not so as vou can notice it. A Drivers Experience on a Motor Lorry. Hoover Asks for a No-Wheat! Ration Until Next Harvest The confidence of the United States Food Administration that the people of the country would respond enthus iastically and wholeheartedly upon presentation of the facts to any nec essary request for reduction consum ption of food has been fully justified. We have demonstrated our ability not only to think together but to act together. This response of the peo ple Is the reason for the persent ap peal. Our work Is not yet completed. In spite of the encouraging results of our efforts, in spite of the fact that our exports of food stuffs are con stantly increasing and are approach ing the minimum requirements a- luoi.ii, the need for renewed devot ion and effort is pressing. While all the requirements of the Food Admin istration should be constantly ob served, there are certain matters which I desire to stress at this time. In the case of meat or meat pro ducts the necessity for shipment a- broad f.re very great. Whereas the Allied countries consumption has been increased to an average about one and one quarter pounds per per son per week, we are to day enjoying an average of about three and one quarter pounds per person per week. This division is inevitable. An un derstanding of the facts will justify our request that the consumption of all meats, including poultry, as near ly as possible be reduced to two pounds per person per week over four years of age. In the case of sugar we are em barrassed by the necessity of using ships for carrying our soldiers and feeding the Allies and in conse quence we must use sugar with great economy. I emphasize the im portance of canning and preserving on a large scale among our people this summer, our available supply must be conserved for this purpose. But the situation with regard to wheat is the most serious in the rood supply of the Allied world. If we are to satisfy the maximum wheat requirements of our armies and the Allies, and the suffering millions in the Allied countries, our consumption of wheat In the United States until the next harvest must be reduced to approximately one third of normal It is inconceivable that we should fail in this crisis. For each of us who can personally contribute to the relief of human suffering, it is a privilege not a sacrifice. All ele ments of our population cannot bear this burden equally. Those engaged in physical labor need a larger bread ration than those in sedantary o& cupations. Because of the constant daily employment of women and the lack of home baking facilities, many households in large urban centers re quire a food ration already prepared such as the bakers standard victory bread loaf. Furthermore, we must constantly safeguard the special re quirements of children and invalids. To meet the situation abroad and to prevent suffering at home, it is im perative that all those whose circum stances permit shall abstain from ivueuL aim wneai products m any form until the next harvest. It is realized and deeply appreciated that many organizations and some com munities have already agreed to fol low this plan. It is hoped that you will com municate this to your organization and community urging those whose circumstances will permit to join with us and take this stand. (Signed) HERBERT HOOVER :0: MAIL OF SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES POSTAGE FREE In these times of organization and man's complication of needs, there are few machines playing a stouter part than the clumsy, slow moving (sometimes) motor lorry. Indeed its own needs are various enough petrol and gallons of it, for a long journey, grease, paraffin, oils thick and thin, and constant cleaning and oiling all over to prevent mud caking too hard. Water for the radiators, which have to lie emptied nightly in winter time, and a lighted lamp put Inside the bonnet too. But al'ier all that, come thrilling journeys up the line in complete dark ness, with shell, maybe, when the only indication of "the road" is af forded by a faint gleam of sky be tween the tree tops on either side, and, as a shapless mass suddenly springs into view, the brakes are thrown on only just in time to avoid running, into the lurry ahead, which has stopped. There is a friendly clatter of hoofs and sparks Hying up where steel strikes cobble, and a line of returning G. S. wagons come past, drawn by their plucky little horses. Then we go on again through shat tered villages, or completely desolat ed towns to our destination. On the other hand, there are pleasant trps along broad avenues with the smiling Flemish or French landscape on either hand; through villages, all red roofs and white walls, with nicely curtained windows set in them; down the narrow streets of some old world town, feeling an anx ious way around corners, hurrying across the huge square, and so, im patiently, over the canal bridge out into the country again. Sometimes it is a load of wooden affairs for the engineers; or oats and hay for the artillery stables; a new hut. piece meal, for H. Q. R. S.: stores for the quartermaster coal, bricks, or may be, as we hurry home, empty, it's some weary men "coming down the line" to catch a leave train, that want a lift. "Going to ?" "Ave: iunin in." and rifles, packs, haversacks and all. tome pouring over the tailborad, fol ' lowed by their owners, who pick themselves and their possessions laughingly out of the mess of hu manity and things that obtain when the lorry starts on, with a jerk. Once back in its "park" again, a new role awaits it; the back sheet is drawn snugly down, candles lit, and perhaps a little oil stove, though this latter is discouraged by authority, cupboards, cunningly made out of old petrol tin boxes are requisioued for books, food, or writing material, and a little hinged table set in its place with more petrol boxes for seats; then the post arrives, and a little later the beds made of sacking stretched across poles, are set in their slots on each side of the lorry; almost the next minute, it would seem, a voice, perfectly conscious of "crying la the wilderness" and very resentful about it, too, comes "Now then; out at o'clock." So, as if by magic, our "home from home" becomes a mere motor lorry again, jolting its way, long before dawn, to some dump or camp for fresh adventures. Some postmasters are erroneously charging postage due on letters writ ten and mailed by ffoldiers, sailors, and marines assigned to duty in a foreign country engaged in the piva ent" war. Mtent.m is therefore. ::i vitcd to puiagraphs 3 and 4, sectio l 4(Ji), Postal Lavth ano Regulations, as u mi 'lido I by OrcYr No. 302, dated O'lobor 3, 1'17. (;; taring on page 29 of the October, 1917, supplement to the Postal Guide, from which it will be seen that such letters may be mailed and delivered to the addres sees free of all postal charges. The provisions of amended para graph 2. section 406, Postal Laws and Regulations, relative to the rating of soldiers', sailors', and marines' let ters with postage due at the single rate, to be collected on delivery, do not apply to such letters when writ ten and mailed by soldiers, sailors and marines assigned to duty in a foreign country country engaged In the present war, since, as above stated, such letters are free. A. M. DOCKERY, Third assistant Postmaster General. :o: Secret Radio Unearthed in New York News Item. Only a German would have thought of putting a radio system under ground. Theo. H. Davies & Co., Ltd. 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