The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 11, 1918, Page TWO, Image 2
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i PRESENT ARMY CORPS MUST BE ,
| INCREASED NEARLY 1,000 PER ,
CENT WITHIN YEAR. I
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EMERGENCY FOOD RATIONS
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' ^ hat Is Furnished the Fighting Men
of Various Nations?Federal Loans
Made to Farmers Now Reach Almost
$30,000,000.
(From Committee on Public Information.)
Washington.?According to estimates
based on an army of 1,500,000 men,
. ST,500 nurses will be needed. The pres;6nt
strength of the army nnrse corps
of the medical department is about
8,800. To increase this number by
nearly 1,000 per cent in a year is the
task faced by the corps.
Hospitals at army camps and cantonments
still need nurses to bring the <
quota for each up to the minimum of
65 considered necessary, although
since the urgent need for nurses was
made public in December nearly 2,000
requests for application blanks nave
been received.
In order to get the enrollments up to
the needed number some of the requifements
heretofore imposed have
been waived. According to estimates
there are between SO,000 and 00,000
registered nurses in the country and
* about 200,000 other graduate and prac
tical nurses.
The equipment of no soldiers is complete
without emergency food rations.
United States troops are supplied with
s three different parched maize-meal
packets and three chocolates. The
former is a revival of the maize-meal
of the American Indians, on which they
could exist for days while hunting or
on the warpath.
The "chain-shot" ration furnished
Belgian, French and Teutonic soldiers
Is a winter food of compressed meat.
There are more than a dozen varieties
of pnmnrefised teas used bv the Rus
sian commissary. Compressed rice and
macaroni is supplied Oriental forces.
Oat bread in sausage form is used by
some of the north British troops.
A curious ration is the compressed
fig coffee of the central powers, %hich
may either be utilized for food as it is
or converted into a coffeelike drink.
Smoke-dried pears are used i? the
same armies. The Swiss solder receives
an emergency ration of white
chocolate, made entirely of cocoa butter
and sugar.
An Italian army chocolate is in sausage-length
form, while their plum duff
goes into a beef membrane.
Up to December 1, $29,824,655 had |
been paid out to farmers on 5 per cent
long-time loans, according to a report 1
covering the operations of the 12 federal
land banks. The total of loans
approved, including those closed and
those awaiting verification of title and
other formalities, is $105,130,529.
The interest rate under the farmloan
system has been increased from 5
to 5V2 per cent, to apply to all applications
which have not yet been approved.
Borrowing is done through co-opera- .
tive farm-loan associations organized
by farmers, each association being
composed of ten or more farmer borrowers
and each group borrowing at J
rvrwz-v T7_ a. _ l ?_ 1 4-Vin '
least J>ZU,UUU. up U> i^eccuiuei x iuc
farm loan board had chartered 1,S39
such co-operative associations.
From the annual report of the secre- 1
tary of the interior:
"In this department we have during
the past year had a glimpse of the ex- j
paneling romance of chemical study. ,
We have found adventure in the search !
for the hidden secrets of petroleum,
natural gas and coal tar, of coal smoke .
and the refuse from a hundred furnnops
and smokestacks. We appear to
have suddenly driven into a chemical
uge or perhaps il would be more accurate
to say that we have suddenly
realized that we are such an age. New
explosives, new fertilizers, new sources
of power, of food, new materials for
construction and destruction, new
preservatives of life, and new agencies
for the sweetening and wholesoming of
life?these are to the credit of the
modern chemist, and as a by-product
<?f this w:ir we are to have a higher ap
preciation of this branch of science,
and our genius for discoveyy which has
so greatly been applied to problems of
mechanics will find in analytic and
synthetic chemistry a field of opportunity
subject to almost infinite expansion."
All wooden Christmas boxes for soldiers
of the expeditionary forces received
too late for shipment will be returned
to the senders if return postage
is mailed to the superintendent, railway
mail service, New York, N. Y.
To aid in supplying suitable material
with which to illustrate sermons, lectures
and school work, the division of
pictures, committee on public information,
is preparing official stereopticon
slides showing America's participation
in the war.
These slides will be made available
soon for general rise, at a nominal
charge to cover actual cost.
An embargo has been placed on the
exportation of butter, except to nations
associated with the United States in
war.
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2\:<\v materials of rnanj Kinds arc
needed for the equij^nent of United
States troops. Jute, siik, fur and linen
nil find their way into the uniform of
fin infantryman, in addition to the
wool and cotton which are used in
greaterAjantities.
A lial^ounce of silk is used in the
standard yellow gloves and a slightly
larger quantity in the riding gloves.
Silk is also found in the service hat
and undershirt. Linen enters the equipment
list in only one article, the shelter
tent. Jute is used in breeches, coat
aim overcoat; rur in me service iuu.
Mussel pearl, ivory nut and bone
form the buttons on different articles
of the uniform. Aluminum is used in
the bayonet scabbard, canteen, cup,
knife and meat can. Tn the slicker are
nine and a half ounces of rubber.
Horsehide and leather, wood, iron,
steed, bronze, brass, zinc, copper, tin
and lead are used in various articles.
No part of an airplane is subject to
greater strain than the landing gear
when the machine is brought to earth.
Because of this each piece of the wood
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rii material is inuutf lruui L'uiaunj
lected spruce, re-enforced by binding.
The metal joints are further strengthened
by rubber windings which also increase
resiliency. All parts lire cut to
air-stream shape to decrease resistance.
In the construction of one airplane
of the more simple type 244 feet of
spruce, 5S feet of pine, 31 feet of ash
and V/o feet of hickory are used. The
list of materials, exclusive of the engine,
also includes o.2G2 feet of wire,
70S forgings, 921 steel stampings, 57
square feet of veneer, 11 gallon^ of var
nish, 50 gallons of "dope," 201 square
yards of linen, 34 feet of rubber, and
(55 pounds of aluminum. Over 4,000
nails nre used, 3,377 screws, and 276
turnbuckles.
Reports coming from Southern
camps show the vaudeville shows, running
in tents, are crowding seating capacities.
With the 1G government theaters
at the cantonments completed,
the commission on training camp activities
will soon start several highgrade
theatrical companies on the
rounds of the camps. Each company
will be out about 15 weeks.
Local committees in cities and towns
throughout the country will put on
sale "smilage" books the week of January
2S containing coupons good for
admission to the entertainments in
camps- and cantonments. The hooks
iwr nndo in two sizes, to sell at $1
and 5>n.
Figaros from examinations made by
r.rmy and civilian shoe experts at army
camps show that only about 35 per
cent of the men wear shoes which fit
properly. Of the several groups of
men examined 26 per ceui wore shoes
one-half size short, 2G per cent wore
shoes a full size short, and S per cent
wore shoes two sizes short.
Reports ascribe the liigh proportion
of misfits to the inclination of men to
choose shoes too small, faults of methof
and supervision of fitting, insufficient
numbers of larger and narrower
sizes, an incorrect marking of sizes by
manufacturers.
While men registered under the selective
service law are not being accepted
at recruiting offices for enlistment
in the aviation section of the signal
corps, they may be inducted volun
tariiy into service oy tneir local noaras
If they are physically tit, sufficiently
skilled, and not required to till the
current draft quota. They will be
sent to Oamp Kelly, Tex., for distribution
into trades, training and formation
into squadrons, with ranks and
salaries running from $30 a month a$
private to $81 a month as master signal
electrician, food and quarters provided
Dy the government.
Christmas gifts for the expeditionary
forces aggregated 650 tons. Hundreds
of thousands of pounds of turkeys,
purchased in Eastern markets
und refrigerated on the ships, together
with great quantities of cranberries,
sweet potatoes, and mince meat went
to the forces overseas. In the United
States every camp was supplied with
fresh turkey and the usual Christina?
accessories.
In a recent review of military operations
the secretary of war says:
"The various reports nf immediate
peaco proposals by the Germans on
seemingly favorable terms should no'
for a moment induce us to slacken'our
pi\ paiMtions for war. It is only necessary
for us to 1 oca 11 that during the
Christinas season last year the Germans
put forth very similar peace
rumors."
Christmas mail i3-N year was 27> per
cent heavier than ever I?, according
t<> tin* post c I'ire *?i?j?:??*!. The
C'.n.u* : w.:s It ~. h:>v< ver, because
ili?' pa<-I:a.re> v.vre maiied earlier than
in termer years.
The military service Hag of lite lighthouse
service, department of commerce.
contains 1,200 stars, one for
each officer and employee of the lighthouse
service now serving in the military
forces of the United States.
A radio message from Lyons, France,
to the committee on public Information
nnr>to? tin priitorinl from the Frank
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furter Zeitung of December 8. The
Frankfurter Zeitung is a liberal organ
with a large circulation throughout the
German empire. It is quoted as saying:
"The German pwple desire in no
sense whatever that the opportunity
presented by the favorable situation
on the east front should be used for
reali."*;r~ on the west front the vain
dreams of the annexationist fanatic3
of Pan-Germanism."
Some New Ye;:r Thoughts. Z?
; Dear Mr. Editor of Herald and News:- K
As we begin writing ouz mind be- g
: "comes so bewildered with thought n
i until we hardly know where to be-in I
i We think of sadness as we bid fare- I
I well to 1917, yes the very word fare- j
I well is filled with sorrow and gloom. !
As we bid farewell to the old year g
| we realize that we have passed anoth- B
' er milestone of our lives.
Every thought, word and deed is I
, marked lown either for or against fig
, us in the great book of remembrance S
' not one item can be changed. Many H
j of us have had experiences of joy, 9
' Sorrows, Losses, Crosses, Prosperity, gj
i A /liroraitv FTpflllh HIH"! SiC.knfiSS SfJ
| But we should realize that all these J|
| things evenly belong to a Christain's I
I life and it is the province of faith to I
| trust in these dark hours and be eon- I
, tented with the bitter as weii as the |
| sweet.
j At the-end of each year every bus- g
j mess capacity "take stock" and sum 9
i up their financial conditions. They |
. count the losses or the profits so as |
J -o know how they stand, in whatever j
i ?ap2-city theirs might fce. ;|
Is it not enually or more important
j "hat v.*a take a little time and count j
1 * - - *? ?- ? * - - - A Jl :1
.. le D-esmrs uiai we nuve re' eivea auu
i ^mnare our unworthy live-, with
; "!or],3 Mercies? j
I Let us ask ourselres: 'Th;t have
| r done during the pist y;*ar for the ^
! V,nefit of oThe.~s? Have I spoken a j|
: '"ini word to cheer rp some broken 3!
J eart? Have .T upon the first day of js|
! ach week laid up something for the a
| r.ord as T^e h;th prospered me to g
j elieve the hundreds and thousands of $
! ocr suffering and dying souls scatt- $
v-ed alt over the land? |i
j Christ snvs "As ye do unto one of ?
j se least of these yo do unto me'. g
We won't er.ter into the details of |
ithis grent horriible war that our |
>vorld is und^rg-omg and only say that *
j v e fully believe that -God will finally t
indicate his righteousnes in thes-i jj
Teat conflicts 1
There must be a time when all these
"-roml, high minded money and plea- |
nre se(kers of the world must he g
nought down to a fe"lin<r of humility g
n:i to realize their de~en:!enee upon ?
%e alhvse supreme ruler.
We wish a prosperous New Year io |
aH. |
J. M. W. I
ESCAPED^ FROM GERMANY ^
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Gengo, a youns French boy who es
I caped from Germany, whore he was n
\ held prisoner, ajid drifted into an t<
i American camp in France. He was
| officially adopted as mascot of the s
i force in training there. *
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BERLIN BUTTER RATION I
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One ounce of butter per week is the P
ration for the population of Berlin. p<
Our plc^re shows one ounce of butter,
about tne qu/intity consumed by tlis
average American a meal.
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is to make it eas;
bank account,
i join. The Club;
! pay. 1 cent, 2 c
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each week. This is
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cent, interest.
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j B. C. MATTHEWS. Tr.s.Ie
J T. K. JOHNS I OXK, Casi-.ie
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HOME GARDENS
CUT STORE BILLS
'resident Georgia Chamber Of Com
merce Shows mow Minions were
Saved Last Year
Atlanta, Georgia.?(Special.)?"Mors
noney was saved in 1917 through the
nedium of the home garden than ever
>efore, the United States Department
)f Agriculture estimating that there
vere fully one million new gardens
nade last year," says H. G. Hastings,
^resident of the Southeastern Fair and
he Georgia Chamber of Commerce,
n an interview reviewing the 1917
arming operations in the South.
"Thousands upon thousands of our
)eople in the South," said Mr. Hastngs,
"for the first time in their lives
earned to appreciate the money savng
power of the home garden, propery
planned, prepared for, planted and
:ept planted during the entire seaon."
"Up to the present it has been very
lard to get our people to consider the
lome garden seriously as a real subtantial
factor in food production with
he consequent saving of money that
vent for food supplies at the store.
Jnless we are much mistaken the
Lome garden win irom now on do
aken as seriously as any other part
f the farm work.
i4A quarter to a half acre devoted
o a variety of vegetables liked by the
amily can be kept going nearly the
/hole year in the South and give its
wner as much as the product of two
r throe acres of cotton, even at pros*
nt prices, will buy at the store. The
ight kind of a garden means an,
bunuanco ^of healthful food during
pring, summer ami fall ami an abundnce
either canned or dried for wilier
u.:e."
"Lot no oho h? fooled by tho lies
pread abroa i i;:ar the Government
5 going to shomo canned goods
n c.o-vt s;:"iv :s m the farm or
omc. The: < lies are started Vy Gerlan
agents for the ex*:ress purpose of
iseouraging our people in increased
jed production and saving. Few can
0 to the firing line, but all can join
1 and have a part in home production
of food.
"We have never seen a permanentt
prosperous farm section either in
tie United States or in foreign counries
that was not a diversified secion,
and in every diversified section
le home garden has an honored and
alued place. The home garden is a
tore bill cutter of the first rank."
PENSION NOTICE.
I will be in the office of the auditor
rery Saturday (luring January for the
in-pnse of receiving applications for
Elisions.
W. G. PETERSON,
Pension Commissioner.
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:hristmas" faim
banking ejviiil
club ^ \ 15
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Children are especi
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rents, 5 cents and 10 <
my club that is desire
10-CENT CLUB PAYS $127.50
5-CENT CLUB PAYS 63.75
2-CENT CLUB PAYS 25.50
1-CENT CLUB PAYS 12.75
jayment first and decrea
a very popular way.
into the Club. Join yours*
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Better Farming
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THE FARMER?01
UNCLE SAM
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By D. B. Ocborne, Chai.-man Soil Impr
Mr. Farmer: |
fsjpl of your position in. |
T ,"''fion * von is ! r
j ' " | placed the grave \
:: ;j responsibility of! c
? ' ' ??-"producing abund-J
D. B. OSBORNE ant crops with n
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j which to f ,1 and clothe our army, t
and nnvy; the armies and r.nvies of' e
| our Allies?our own people at home a
i and the peoples of our Allies in Eu-'t
rope. i t
Failure would brina: disaster to our g
, army and an untimely and unneces-: a
1 sary death to many of our boys who d
! have gone forth to battle in defense t
j of our liberty.
i But, Mr. Farmer, we know that un- f
i der the great responsibility placed [ c
on you by our Government, that there v
is no such word as "fail" in your vo- i:
cabularv and that nothing short of in- \ a
! surmountable providential causes could 1 d
prevent your answering fully to this d
responsibility. y
However, maximum crops can only v
be had by the judicious and intensive tl
use of lertilizers, good seed, thorough
cultivation, and labor-^ving machin- 1<
ary. n
Lost?Red Jersey hog. Dart spotte.I.
Weight about 90 pounds. Short tail, si
Cop-rock place. Route 4 , Newberry.
Finder please return to Jeff Smith, 1i
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se your payments p H
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.GANNON, Asst. Cashier hj flCROMER.
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i'S DEFENDANTS
ovement Committee, Atlanta, Ga.
One of your most pressing prot>ems
and one to be acted upon without
lelay, is the matter of obtaining your
ertilizer.
In spite of the best efforts of the
nanufacturers and the Government, I
naterials for making fertilizers are A
carce and high in price. Therefore,
t is all the more necessary that what
ertilizers are to be distributed, should^H
>e used upon soil that has received the*
rerv best preparations the fcrmer is V
apable of giving.
The mobilization ot our army, re-^BLi
[uiring a maximum movement of
roop trains and supply trains, has ovAt
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r-raxea ine capacity 01 our ranroaas
s never before, and in order for ferilizers
to be distributed this season.:
he movement must of necessity, be-;
in early and the unloading of cars'
t destination be done with utmost
espatch. Every car must be loaded
o capacity.
Today fertilizers are cheaper than
arm crops or farm labor. A bale of A
otton, a bushel of corn, oats or
rheat, will buy more pounds of fertilsers
now than ever before, hence to^J
ssure the performance of a patriotic 1
uty, with great profit to yourself, or-'1? ,
er your fertilizers promptly so that 1I
ou may be sure to get them. And
rhen ycu get them, use them with V
be greatest degree of intelligence. ?
Sat'.sruCtory results are bound to ioi* y
)w?both to you and to the Govern?ent
Lost, one reo Jersey male pig ahout
ix weeks old fimier please report to
Johnston McCrackin Co.
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