Show UNDERGROUND MARTYRS I IN WAR VAR YEAR YEl 2575 I Washington ton Feb Fob 17 Casualties In I Itoda American coal mines In 1918 reported toda today to Secretary l Lano lne b by th the bureau U of or mines minos Included 2575 mon men killed This Is tho the penalty pal paid b by one peace peaceful ul Industry during a a. year T of It war said Secretary Lana Lan i today and It emphasizes the hardly appreciated af fact that the tho worker In th the mining Industry who did the full jIlt duty during the war braved perils as did ill the soldier at tho the front and quite Quito a its willingly will- will Jn I went to the supreme sacrifice The war has hns been won and In III Its ft's winning there will wIH always stand forth I the brilliant achievement and patriotic effort of ot tho American coal coni miner I There was a a. decrease of ot 23 deaths eathl from Crom explosions of ot gay gas aJ and coal dust Mr Ir Lane said and n the total fatalities 9 d during the year was proportionately less lesa than In previous lous years J 1 V. V S. S BRANCH STARTS V Washington Feb 17 Establishment 17 of ot a packing hou house e products ts branch branchin In Chicago was announced today b by the subsistence division of ot th the war de department department de- de The branch Is located d In the general supply depot at Chicago and Is under the direction of or the zone supply I officer I |