OCR Text |
Show U. S. NAVAL FORGE DOIGGREAT VVORK OUR DESTROYERS IN EUROPEAN WATERS COVER MANY MILES IN THEIR PATROLINQ. 'WILL CONSIDER INVENTIONS - War Department Creates New Sectlor for Investigation of All Devices Use of Sugar by Manufacturers Cur tailed by Food Administration. (From CommlttM on Public Information. p Washington. Some indication of the ceaseless watch kept on the high sens. In the path of American troopships, by United States naval forces operating In European waters, may be gained from statistics Just compiled at the naval headquarters In London. These statistics show that a single force of American destroyers operating from ' one base had steamed almost 1,500,000 i miles up to April I. The maximum distance covered by single destroyer was more than 880,000 miles from May 1, 1917, to April L 1918. This de-troyer de-troyer was one of the first to arrive broad after war was declared. . ! It has been announced that Vice Admiral Ad-miral William 8. Sims, commanding United States navaT forces abroad, offered of-fered to send an auxiliary force composed com-posed of naval units to the French front at the beginning of the German v offensive. 'The chief of staff of the . French navy and General Foch did nol consider that the circumstances demanded de-manded the presence of such a force at the front The French have hnd a nsval dlvl- slot operating In the forces of the Lorraine Lor-raine sector for some time, and the naval units have made their pnrt of the line as shipshape as possible, with everything from big naval guns down ' to sleeping hammocks anfl ships' cats. ' The American soldiers billeted in England for temporary training or en -route for France are more and more compelling the admiration and co-operation of the English people. The National Sporting club of London has started a series of weekly entertainments entertain-ments for enlisted men of the Cnlted - States army and navy. . To secure prompt and thorough Investigation In-vestigation of Inventions submitted to the war department an "Inventions section" sec-tion" has been created. All Inventions Inven-tions of mechanical, electrical, or chemical nature submitted for Inspection, Inspec-tion, test, or sale are now considered . by this section. Any person desiring to have an In-' In-' ' ventlon considered should do so by . letter, giving In order the following Information In-formation : Name and object of the Invention, any claim for superiority or novelty, any results obtained by actual experiment, whether the Invention Is patented, whether remuneration Is expected, ex-pected, whether the Invention has been before tiny othpr agency, whether the writer Is owner or agent, the nnmher of inclosures with the letter. A written description and sketches or drawings of sufficient detail to afford a full understanding of the cases should also be submitted. Should the Invention be an explosive or other rhenilrnl combination the Ingredient and processes of mixture should be dated. The Inventions section will not ben? the expense of preparation of draw lugs and descriptions, nor advance funds for personal or traveling ex penses by Inventors. " Any matter submitted will b treat d as confidential. The Inventor wtll .he notified of ench step token durfn:: the Investigation of his Invention. All communication should be addressed-Inventions addressed-Inventions Section. General Stuff Army War College. Washington, D. C Manufacturers using sugar, except to make essential food products, huvt been on strict rations, the United States food administration announces, in order to assure sufficient supplies for home canners and the commercial manufacturers of preserves, Jams, snil other foodstuffs regarded as essential. The restrictions went Into effect May 15, and limit the consumption by manufacturers man-ufacturers of the less essentials, particularly par-ticularly confectionery and soft drinks, to 80 per cent of last year's requirements. require-ments. Manufacturers of nonedlble products will be forced to go entirely without sugar. Included In the class with confectionery confec-tionery and soft drinks are condiments, soda water, chocolate, candies, beverage bever-age simps, fruit sirups, flavoring extracts, ex-tracts, chewing gum, sweet pickles, wines, cereals and Invert sugar. Those who entered the business or Increased their capacity after April 1, 1918, however, how-ever, will be cut off entirely. Manufacturers of essential foodstuffs will be permitted to buy sufficient sugar to meet their full requirements. In this class come preservers and packers of vegetables, catsup and chill cause, fruits and milk, manufacturers manufactur-ers of Jura, Jelly, and preserves, tobacco to-bacco and explosives, apple butter and glycerin, ice cream (not including Rher-bets Rher-bets and water Ices), druggists (for medicines), and producers of honey. Ice cream la put In the preferred class. American prisoners of war In Germany Ger-many are entitled to receive and send letters, money orders, and valuables," and parcel post packages weighing not more than 11 pounds, when Intended for International mall, free from all postal duties. Mall should be addressed to the prisoner pris-oner of war, giving his rank, the name of the prison camp where he Is held, if It Is known, followed by "Prisoner of War Mall via New York." All such mnll should also bear the name and address of the sender. Parcel post packages for prisoners of war In enemy countries may not be sent by organizations or societies, and only one package a month may be sent If more are received the one apparently from the prisoner's next of kin will be forwarded and the others held tn New York pending communication communi-cation with the senders, with whose consent such excess packages may be sent to other prisoners of war who had received no packages during the month. Lacking this consent, the packages pack-ages will be returned to the senders. Only the following articles may be Included In the packages: Belts not made' of leather; hair, hand, tooth, shaving, and shoe brushes; buttons; hard candy; cigars and cigarettes; combs; crackers and biscuits;, gloves -not mode of leather; handkerchiefs; pocket knives, needles and thread: pencils nnd pens; penholders; pins; pipes; safety razors and blades: shnv Ing soap, powder, or cream: shirts and scurfs; shoe laces; smoking or chewing tobacco; toilet soap; socks: sweaters; tooth powder, paste or liquid mouth wash; towels; underwear; under-wear; personal photographs ; periodicals periodi-cals published prior to the beginning of the war. Letters and packages will be subject sub-ject to careful censorship. Military Instruction under officers and noncommissioned officers of the army will be provided In every Institution Insti-tution of college grade which enrolls for the Instnictlon 100 or more able-bodied students over the age of eighteen, beginning In September. 1918. The necessary military equip inent will, so far as possible, be provided pro-vided by the government. There will be created a military training unit In each Institution. Enlistment will be purely voluntary. The enlistment will constitute the undent s member of the army of the Cnlted States, liable to active duty at the call of the president. It will, however, how-ever, be the policy of the government not to cnll the members of the train-In train-In nnlts tn active dutv until thev have Alt newspapers have agnln been urged by the navy department, through the committee on public Information in discontinue the publication of news Items and advertisements which may , In any degree Indicate the location or movement of vessels. This notice has not been Issued because be-cause of new circumstances endan-gertng endan-gertng ocean shipping none has risen hut because It Is felt that voluntary vol-untary censorship has not yet schleved the fullest measure of essential secrecy se-crecy In the protection of merchant hipping. The notice ssks that all references to names of Alps, dates of ailing and arrival, Information of routes, schedules, cargoes,, location njid movement of ships he deleted from news and advertising copy. There are now 20 uniforms for won en In war work in the United States. They are for munition workers, telephone tele-phone and radio operators, yeomen. employees of the shipping board and the food administration, Red Cross workers, T. M. C. A. workers, woman's wom-an's motor corps, girl scouts, and stu- dnts of the Nutlonnl Service school of the woman's naval service. Information recording the hospitals of the United States, In process of compilation since 1910. Is now collnted nnd .Indexed In the medical section of the council of nutlonal defense. A central bureau of Information concern-Inn concern-Inn the hospital facilities of the country, coun-try, under "war conditions, Is thtn provided. pro-vided. The bureau hss not only the details if ov.-r 1 ') active hospitals, but Is ;" also umbering full data concerning nearly 8.000 other Institutions, which ' ' .- Include sanatoria. Infirmaries, homes, asylums snd dispensaries. renched the age of twenty-one. unless urgent military necessity compels an earlier cnll. Students undr eighteen, snd therefore not legslty eligible for enlistment, will be encouraged to en rr.lt In the training units. The !.ondon Economist for February places the total gross debt of Great Britain at 5.878,600.000 pounds ($27.. WW.ono.000). . ' The French minister of finance In presenting the budget for 1918 estimated esti-mated the public debt of France on Peeeniber 31. 1018. at U5,1G8.058.000 francs' ($22.227.000.000). ' The. public debt of Italy at the end of 1!tl7 Is estimated at about S3.000.. itoo.OOtMire ($7fl.OO0.000). The debts ef the central powers sre estlmsted as follows: Germany. $2.V 408.000,000; Austria, $13,314,000,000; nnd Hungary. $5,704,000,00. Our own public debt Is now around ,0)0,000,0i)0, but more than half of this amount has been loaned to the allies. al-lies. It Is estimated that of the total net expenditures of the United Stales for the fiscal year exclusive of ttr advances to the allies, more than one-half will be defrayed by taxation, according to the treasury department. Only members of units of the senior division reserve officers' training corps, now In nt tendance at various educational Institutions maintaining Mieh units, will he eligible to attend the one month's course of training to he held from June 3 to July 3 at I'lattshurg barracks. New York; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; and the I'residlo at S.in Francisco. There arc 120 col-lei.''- maintaining these units, from 'lileh (J.'iHl students will he selected. Those who complete the course of nilnlii'j will not J.e eligible for commissions. |