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CONTENTS.—President Wilson issues statement outlining administration's food-control policy, appoints Herbert Hoover as food administrator.—Mr. Hoover, in response to President's statement, announces his plans for Food Administration.— President directs Mr. Hoover to proceed with mobilization of voluntary forces, pending enactment of food legislation—Food Administration, in accordance with President's suggestion, makes public mobilization plans, movement launched.—Mr. Hoover appears before Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, makes detailed statement.—In address at Brown University, Mr. Hoover declares world faced by food shortage, next year shortage will be greater.—At Harvard commencement exercises Mr. Hoover states that food problem is greater than war, it is a problem of humanity.