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Show all &fi I !'? i aH Soldiers to Have Lighter Light-er Equipment in theFeld Washington, Feb. 7. The ordnance department of ' the navy is about to place 'a contract for GO.OOO aluminum canteens designed to lighten tho soldiers sol-diers equipment and for use over the camp fire In emergencies. "Spun" out of solid dlBks of metal, tho new canteen Is so difficult to man. ufacture that only a ew concerns have been found willing to undertake tho job. Aluminum is npw being used ex tcnslvely for light field equipment Supplementing the canteen and cup, is s.n aluminum frying pan and meat dish which, with knife, fork and spoot inside, 'folds up for hanging to a soldier's sol-dier's belt. Tho fork and spoon and the handle of the knife are aluminuat, while tho knife Is made of a new non-corrosive non-corrosive and rust-proof steel. tf SiUlnroHt Jn t,th? -fiunj 29 cents, the canvas" cover 68 cents, tho pan 57 cents, the knife 11 cents and the spoon and fork S cents each. .csn |