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February 14, 1918 issue

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The article presents developments related to different issues. Food scarcity and food shortage that are among gravest problems confronting the world. The U.S. Food Controller has issued a new ruling to help out the situation abroad, by which a ration of two ounces of bread is allowed to patrons of restaurants, hotels, and dining cars. The cost of the war to the U.S. for the past ten months has been $7,100,000,000, or nearly $24,000,000 a day, according to figures from the latest Treasury reports.

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FOOD supply; RATIONING; WAR, Cost of; RESTAURANTS; DINNERS & dining; UNITED States
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