Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-10-16 | Page 12 | Materials for Gas Defense Are in Demand

MATERIALS FOR SIS DEFENSE ARE i I 0E1I n( Dr. E. M. Conroy, as head of the IB; local council of defense, has received (P the following circular from headquar- tcrs, urging the gathering of material 1" for gas masks: H' "To the County Councils of Defense: Ui The gas defense division of the chemi- B, cal warfare service has asked the help K of the entire state council of defense w system in immediate and urgent work IK that will save the lives of our soldiers 111 I overseas. r; , "In the manufacture of gas masks, K' the highest grade of carbon is essen- R , tial. Research of government chem- $ is Is has demonstrated that such car- w bon must be obtained from the follow- B ing raw material only: I "Peach stones, apricot pits, prune , pits, olive pits, date seeds, cherry pits Hi (If native), plum iits, Brazil nut shells, H the shells of hikory nu(s, walnuts and n ! butternuts (although the army can use tho whole nut, it Is desirable, for the K i sake of food conservation, to separato K tho shells). fft I "Any of the materials on this list, B ' no matter how old, can be used, pro- K vided they are not decayed. No at- K I tempt need be made to keep the va- ff I rious materials separate, but they I I I must be dry. ft I "It is not necessary to extract the I kernel from such of the above pits as contain kernels. 1 "The shipment of the material has I been put In charge of the American I Red Cross, which already has faclli- R ties for the handling of supplies. You I should therefore find out the location H of the collection depots in your re- Nt spective. communities, and direct all ft I contributions to these depots. 1 ! "Remember that all pits must be i dried before they are shipped. "The help of your local organization H i is especially desired in reaching the R f people of rural districts where, aside H ; from "the fruit stones of the present Hi ! season, large quantities of old stones V, i and nuts can be collected and where ft tho gathering of nuts can be greatly K exterded.. The state divisions of tho R , woman's 'committee can also be of K great assistance and will co-operate I i with you under advice from Washing- ffl ton headquarters. m "The heaviest demand for tho ma- WL terials listed above will come in the m next few months. Furthermore, the nf fruit season is closing and the nut In gathering time is almost here. The H need for action is Immediate."