The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, November 29, 1917, Page Page 2, Image 2
Weekly War
Stores of Activities and Conditions T
on the Battle Fronts, Issued
Wartime Demand for Cotton Is Enor- 1
mous.
Recent investigations in the use of
cotton in war show: t
A 12-inch trun disposes of a half I
bale of cotton with every shot fired; <
a machine trun in opeation will use up (
a bale in three minutes; in a naval i
battle like the one off Jutland over
5,000 pounds a minute are consumed <
by each active warship; more than (
20,000 bales a year are needed to <
i\fnv win 'tku(trlti>nf pnlldn fur f ko ' ?
wounds of the injured; one change of j 1
apparel for all the troops now onnoH- <
ed in the war represents more than ; (
a million hales.
Promise of Thrill* in "Flame an<^ I
Gas" Service Brings Many Recruits.
A hoy just out of school, feeling '
himself qualified by special study of 1
Has enHineeinp rode a bicycle 2(H)
miles to join the pioneer flame and
Has battalion. A number of chemists,
electricians, and mechanics well 1
known in civil life were amonn the
first to respond to the call for this
service.
American soldiers, larnely recruited
from professions ami trades, such
as chemical ami mechanical conineeririH.
plumbinn. ?nd carpentry, are beiriH
trained in this service to meet
enemy fire and fumes with flames
and deadly hus. There is opportunity
for a limited number of enlistmer
i>f with mechanical know
leupe, j us experts, earpenteis, clerks, ,
and muscular, quick-thinking men be- .
tweet: li a?<s of IK and 40 years.
Men pos.- ssinu' the necessary quali- I
ficalions may volunteer at any recruiting
a '.n '<y asking to join the
Thirtieth battalion, tl.wne and tras,
forming at Washington, 1). C.
Even Food Administration Men Can't
Get Their Sugar.
Members of the Food Administration
at Washington, I). C., now have
an added per. onal reason for ur^in^r
eonsi rvation of sujrar.
A recent canvass of retail stores
of the city showed that of 22 stores
lo had no su^ar. Three had only a
small supply of cube su^ur in packages.
Every store hail less than 100
pounds and none had prospects of
an immediate supply. Of three whole- j
salers and one jobber, two had no
su^ar. One hail a three-day supply.
No relief is promised for at lv:?s |
six wee. s, and Washington wi'l be
on a short su;rnr ration until af-ei ,
< !hrislmas at least.
In tin* .Mi Idle West and on the I'a- |
eific Foist, where reserve stocks nr (
heavier, dealers t*cnerally are res- ,
pondiiiK to the cry for help l>y plac- .
i:n* the same limit on sales in use in (
the hard-hit Kastern districts?2 .
pounds to a customer, providing other
purchases are made. I
Germans Held in the United States
Number Nearly 2,800.
Two class""; of Herman prisoners ,
are now detained in this country, j
One i < > pri d of sailors taken in- .
to cii 'ody when the United States ^
entered tie- war; the other consists
of "alien enemies," civilians who
have la-en arn .-ted and arc now heini;
held under jrovernmerital regulations
for vaious reasons.
'I lie principal detention camp is at 1
Fort Mei'lu rson, <ia., where approxi- '
rnately K."iO war prisoners tire held; 1
at Fort Oglethorpe, (?a., there are x
I tifi a'ien enemies; at Fort Douglass, '
I ' I -. t. . Iii.r.. .17 -r ......ll
and hii interned (iorrnans. Small de-j
tachments are now teni|iorardy quar- '
tered at Army [>os!s throughout thei'
country, hut their number is rcda- r
tively small. i '
Altogether I lier# are 'i.dfM actual '
prisoner-, of war in the custody of the
War I tepartini'iit and about 100 in- '
terned ; .ens held at the request of '
t h< It. j: rtirieit of .lustice.
I' i 'ed that (lerniany is
ie v bo' iiiq; I r.q sailors taken from
A. i'U' e n qi; i.y eominerce raiders
and olhei fierman vessels.
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Elach Infantryman Gets 62 Ounces of
Brass in His Ordance Equipment.
Included in the equipment furnish d
each infantryman by the Ordance
iureau of the War Department are
>2.7 ounces of brass. This is ex- I
lusive of the uniform equipment '
>rovided by the Quartermaster Corps, i
Used in the haversack are 1.8 ounces I
>f brass; in the bayonet scabbard,1
).r> ounce; in the canteen cover, 0.2!
unco; cartridges (100), 47.4 ounces; !
....Iri.l,,.. ?...!# in .... ?i *
>" ./untco, KUII nnilK. j
I ounce; oiler and thontr case, 1.6
>unces; pouch for lirst-aid packet, j
ounce.
Equipment from the Ordnance De- J
jartment Bureau for 100,000 infanryman
contains about 10*> tons of I
trass.
Percentage of Sick at Army Camps
Less Than 2 Per Cent.
Returning front inspection trips to
10 Army and aviation camps, Col. j
Weston P. Chamberlain, of the Sur- ,
,'eon General's Ollice, reports that '
he per cent, of sick ranges from be- '
low 1 per cent, to slightly below 2 !
tercent. I
Antony the conditions leading to 1
treatment in hospital are severe |
olds, tonsilitis, slight injuries, and
>ther comparatively slight ailments, j
\bout the only serious disease found
it any camp was pneumonia.
Each national Army camp has a
housand-bed hospital, equiped in ae ordance
with most approved modern
traclice.
\mcrican Engineer* Install Entire
Railway* in French War Theater.
The Corps of Engineers of the
\nieriean Army since April has not
?nly been supplying the Engineer
quipment for more than 1,000,000
iien, but the members of the railway
section have undertaken to transport
ind install and put in operation overseas
a complete railway equipment.
The cost of materials ordered to
late is approximately $70,000,000,
Deluding some hundreds of locomo.ives,
more than 100,000 tons of steel
rails, more than 3,000 complete turnouts,
500,000 ties, 12,000 freight
cars, 000 fill and ballast cars, 000
miles oftelephone wire and apparatus,
and vast quantities of construction
and repair equipment.
A duty imposed upon the engineers
has been tlv purchase of the necessary
Engineer equipment for more
ban 1,000,000 men. Within 15 days
ifler the Engineer Corps, following
the declaation of war, advised for i
equipment, awards had been mnd? !
[ uv<*ri?K IH? requirements for - this
.ast force a total of H,700,000 articles,
including anions other items f?
wiles of pontoon bridjje.
The Kn^inecrs have also underaken
the work of orjtani/.in^ and
ouipint.r troops for special services, J
in h as lumber supply, road construe- I
ion, sanitary construction, camoulapc
service, ininrnj' work, and mup?inj^.
'layifround and Recreation A%sociations
Does Work in Towns Near
Camps.
The work of the Playground and
(ft- ??| ion A'iU/wiot inn lut# nm. "f
In- many organizations working fori
ho comfort and welfare of the men I
n Army camps, forms a partial ans-j
ver to the mother's question: "What
s hcinK done to protect the morals of j
ny l?oy in t*?? Army?"
The association's committee pro- '
,'ides adequate drinking fountains, i
omfort stations, sleeping and restuu- |
ant accommodations for visit tik sol-,
Iters and relatives, and dow.i-do*vn 1
e-t rooms (soldiers' clubs).
The church cooperation committee j
lolds special oj?en-air services Sunlay
evenings, plans week-night socials
iml receptions by Sunday schools and
nibs; furnishes speakers for reli'Viu.i
exercises; sees that soldiers are j
rilertained in the home of church
m mbc.s: makes use of down-town
The commercial relations commit?
ee provides for a fair <lc.il between
nen in service and tradesmen of the
it y.
'I he education committee furnishes
eachers of French, fierman, and other
languages to th<- Young Men's
r'hristian Association and other agen- j
ies for camp classes.
The fraternal organizations and
lul> committee has charge of socials
i?nd smokes given for brothers and
other soldiers by Masons, Elks,
Knight of Columbus, Kotarians, and
others.
The girls' and women's committee
organizes the girls of the city into
clubs; places hotels in or near camps
for women visitors and cares for women
relatives visiting at camps or
hospitals.
The information committee is a
clearing house of information regarding
soldiers; makes announcements
of community camp activities and
furnishes handbooks and maps of the
city giving locations of leisure-time
facilities, such as parks and playgrounds.
The music, dramatics, and public
Celphrntinns nnmmittnii ui-rnnifni; K.ix.l
concerts, musicals, and entertainments
and manages the celebration
of Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas,
and other special days.
The physical receation committee
provides facilities for bathing and
swimming.
The public welfare committee provides
for ill soldiers and those under
arrest, and watches crime statistics
for cause and remedy.
The receptions and entertainment
committee provides public receptions
to incoming soldiers and receptions
by various organizations; return entertainments
with programs fuinished
by soldiers; automobile rides
throughout the city and country.
Entire French Town la Being Renewed
by D. A. R. Society.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution have "adopted" a French
town. The members of this organization
who have already given more
than $2,500,000 for war work, are
raising money to build houses and
buy furniture, live stock, and farming
iniDlements for the village nf
Tilloloy, on the Aisne, which hns
suffered heavily (luring the war.
Users of Explosives Must Secure
Federal Licenses.
A Federal license is now requied
in theUnited States for the legal possession
of explosives, any person having
explosives, not holding a license
therefor being subject to a fine of
$5,000 and imprisonment for one
year.
Only citizens of the United States
and friendly countries may obtain licenses.
The purchaser of dynamite
must state definitely what the explosive
is to be used for when obtaining
his license, and will be held accountable
for its use as stuted and
the return of any that may be left.
With the strict enforcement of this
law the Federal authorities hope to
| prevent explosives falling into the
hands of evilly disposed persons, and
j to put a stop to all further dynamite
plots.
Permit* for Periont Subject to Draft
Save Delay in Traveling.
No passport is required by the
State Department to go t<> Canada,
but persons subject to draft who desire
to cross the line are often delayed
while their cases are being invest
ii?nt<wl
When any registered person desires
a passport or to tro to Canada he may
apply to his local hoard for a permit
If he is not likely to be called within
the period of the proposed absence
or if the hoard is otherwise assured
that his absence will not result in
evasion of or interference with the
execution of the draft law, he may
obtain the permit by ^ivintt his address
while absent and by ai'rpc.njr to
keep himself informed of any call
upon him and to return ininiediare'v
upon call.
Thirty-four different races of persons
houjtht bonds of 'he second I iberty
Loan issue.
Younj.? Men's Christian A?socintio,i
plans for work in France inrhvl the
establishment of 78 libraries.
Express companies are concentrating
their efforts to insure prompt
nn<t safe handling of all food products
of a perishable nature.
In the United States Armies, November
7, there were 7,815,000 men,
in the Navy 271,571. Of I he total
of 2,078,391, approximately I ,4u0,000
voluntarily enlisted.
Furloughs for Yule'ide week will
be granted all men at Army cantonments
whose absence can be permitted
in the opinions of the division
commanders, to enable them to
spend Christmas at their homes
The sujjrar used for making canny
in the United States, according to the
Food Administrutu/n, is ?.ufTkierit to
meet all the su^ar requirement* of
Kngland uniler the ration' system
adopted there.
Since the war insurance plan became
operative in October mora than
45,000 soldiers have applied for insurance,
amounting in all tc nearly
half a billion dollars and avcrajfintf
about $8,000 a man.
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SAFETY DEP05
OUR MOTTO: "STRENGTH
R. E. Rivers, President.
M. J. Hough, Vice-President.
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Newton D. Baker, Secretary of Y
War, estimates the losv>s up to June
1 of the British expeditionary forces
in deaths in action and from wounds
at 7 per cent, of the total of all men
sent to Franee since the beginning of
the wur. He adds that the ratio of
losses of this character today, because 1
of improved toctics and swiftly CI
mounting allied super'oiiry in artillery,
is less than 7 to every 100 inen. Peo
The Illinois Collepj of Af.rieulture,
uroana, in., nas puonsncu a pnmpnIet
K'vin^ recipes for making virions
kinds of war bread, mos* of which
require no wheat flour. The list ^
includes several varieties of corn
bread, barley bread, rye bread, oatmeal
bread, etc. Mt.
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The 1917 potato crop ij estimated F
to consist of 453,000.000,000 bushels, ant
or half a^ain as much n? la t year
Reports from the commis-'..?r. on car
service indicate that mor? *har. 7"?U,000
cars will be needed to bundle it.
RECORD OF THE PAST C.
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, back; any reader suffering from uri- I
nary troubles, from kidney ills, i
! should find comforting words in the
j following statement.
Mrs. W. F. Russell, Sr., 305 De'
Kalb St., Camden, S. C., says: "I j ,,
suffered from kidney trouble for se- 1
verul years; my kidneys acted irregulurly.
I had rheumatic pains in my
knees and ankles and my limbs were
so stiff thnt it wan hard for me to Ret
around at times. I used Doan's Kid- H
ney Pills and they noon helped my |j
kidneys. The rheumatic pains in my
kneea and ankles have left." o
OVER SIX YEARS LATER, Mrs.
Russell said: "I still take Doan's Kid- |
noy Pills when I think my kidneys
need attention and they always Rive
me the best of results." .
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy?Ret
Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that
Mrs. Russell had. Foster-Milburn 1 '
Co., MfKrs., Buffalo, N. Y. j ?
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ither days in Chesterfield.
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DR. L. H. TROTTl,
Dental Surgeon
Chesterfield, S. C. j
iffice on second flodr in Rosa
Iding. ij
ill who desire my services wil\
ise see me at Chesterfield, as 1
e discontinued my visits to other
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