| Show N i f War W- W Topics Top its I Nf Selective Service i o i In Oklahoma Serve I Without Pay ray Of the members of ot local so- so service beards In lu Oklahoma 97 per cent have served without pay par I IThe The cost per man certified for tor Bervice service Ber ser vice In Oklahoma was WaB less lees th that than thanIn Ln In any other state to figurea figures fig ures urea made public by Provost Marshal Oen General ral Crowd Crowder r. r The cost of ot operation opera opera- lion tion of ot the the service selective law rat ran ran highest In Delaware 19 per manThe man The average cost coat per man certified throughout the United States was wac Men len at AU All Camps Camp Instruction In Jn Oas Gas ae Defense At each cantonment in the United States a school has been established where every officer and man receives receives re re- Instruction In gas gae defense The American gas mask similar to the British Is as mechanically perfect per per- feat as the best experts have been able to produce The face piece with glass or celluloid eyepieces Is 18 connected connected con con- netted by a flexible flexible tube with a can cnn canister canister ister carried in tn a knapsack The incoming breath comes through the canister which Is filled ed with severa several severa layers of ot chemicals w which neutralize or render harmless the laden gas-laden air Outgoing breath passes outside the fate tale piece through a small valve The student in gas defense soon learns to get his mask on Is le a 1 hurry six seconds the standard time when the knapsack containing the mask is hanging at his chest in the alert position After Intensive trainIng training training train train- ing a gas attack is arranged The class is put ut in trenches and without warning warning clouds clouds of smoke and chlorine chlorIne chlorine chlor chlor- ine are are liberated by the instructors masks are hurriedly t put ut ion fon alarms sounded and sleeping men In dugouts dugouts dugouts dug dug- outs aroused When the attack ceases the trenches are rire are cleared of gas the theair theair theair air is tested and permission is given to remove masks Airplane Motors Tested In Altitude Room Hom at a Washington When the first Liberty motor was ready to be be tested jested It was taken to Pikes Pike's Peak that it It might be be studied studied while running under atmospheric conditions conditions con con- obtaining at high altitudes This difficulty of ot bringing the motor to the mountain now Is-now overcome at atthe atthe atthe the Department nt of ot Commerce Bureau of Standards at t Washington by bring bringing ing lag the mountain motor Airplane motors are Irel now tested at atthe atthe atthe the Bur Bureau au of ot Standards in a laboratory laboratory labor labor- atory where ere various c conditions corresponding corresponding corresponding cor cor- responding to high low temperatures temperatures' are arese secured se The engine Is la placed d in inan an an tight air concrete room provided among other things with refrigerator re refrigerator refrigerator re- re tolls coils and nd a large large pump to reduce the pressure of ot the tho air Byuse By use of this apparatus motors ma may be observed under conditions similar to those at different altitudes which might otherwise be done on only I by actual airplane flights Activities of lied fled Cross Described iu In Statement by War Department Describing the American RedCross Red RedCross I Cross as a body authorized to do everything possible for tor the comfort and welfare of ot the soldiers and nd to tomake tomake tomake make use of such agencies as all are authorized and are in a position to to toI contribute to that end in addition to toi i I the the provisions provisions made by the Government Government Govern Govern- ment a general statement by the War Department outlines certain approved ed activities To distribute sweaters mufflers muffler helmets socks comfort kits etc To render emergency relief of ot of every kind upon request of f an of oW- oW fiver fi- fi ver in charge To relieve anxiety and sustain the morale of soldiers who are worried about their at families-at home hom and to toI I promote the theTo comfort r and well being of ot these families To conduct canteen service stations stations sta sta- for furnishing refreshments to soldiers when traveling through the cou country try to furnish emergency relief to the sick and wounded when en I route and to see that they are conveyed conI conveyed con con- I to a hospital when necessary and requested by the com commanding officer A representative of ot the Ked fled Cross may be attached to each base hospital hospi hospi- tal to furnish emergency supplies when called upon to c communicate with families of ot patients patients- to render home service to patients and such other assistance as pertains to Red fled RedCross Cr Cross ss work Plans of ot the American Library Association Association As As- Association I include the establishment of book and library service in im Army and Navy hospitals in III America and France Exports Export of ot corn to Canada Canad for tor te feedIng feeding feed feed- d Ing and purposes es have been limited to those varieties and i grades gades which h aro are not suitable for t r seed purposes Divisional l athletic directors who wh have received commissions will accompany accompany accompany ac ac- ac- ac company their contingents to France Franco according to iQ the War Wa Department Commission on Training Camp Active Boxing Boxing instructors will not besent be besent be besent sent with the troops as at present the need for these men is considered greater on this side The The Government is to-day to the greatest employer of ot labor In the United ed States not considering railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road employees In normal times approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately civilians are employed employed employed em em- and In the last year the number number number num num- ber has increased to In comparison comparison comparison com com- parison on one steel stoel corporation employs men and one railroad Stars and Stripes is the name of the weekly newspaper newspaper being published published published pub pub- in France for Amer American can troops under the direction of ot the intelligence section Practically the entire paper la is is devoted to American news Including IncludIng including ing a a dally daily radio report of ot about words supplied by the Committee Committee Committee Com Com- on Public Information to the French Government A now new publication Issued by the united States Health Service is the page book bool of Disease and Care of ot the tho Sick with a supplement supplement supplement supple supple- ment on first-aid first work The book has Illustrations Illustration's and covers subjects subjects' relating to disease prevention prevention prevention tion care and treatment of ot sick per- per sons Bone and emergency measures In the treatment of accidental Injuries S S SIn In tn an announcement by the Food Administration the cause for advance advance advance ad ad- vance In hi rice prices In is attributed to the fact that most ri m mills have been running to full rull capacity In order or- or order or or- der to supply the demand for 1 I bags for American and allied fighting forces As Ass a result the normal normal normal nor nor- mal supply for home consumption has baa las been temporarily reduced tow fow tower I Ier er prices aro are forecasted All AU airplanes manufactured in the United States State for the Army and Navy will bear a red white and blue blu eye bulls of three concentric circles similar to the insignia of ot allied Plano plane on the wings' wings and vertical red white and blue stripes on on the rudders These markings were adopted by by the joint Army and Nav Navy Technical Aircraft Aircraft Air Air- craft crat Board and approved by bythe bytha the Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- of War and the Secretary oftie of ot tie tho Wavy Navy Nav Over applications for tor In Insurance Insurance insurance In- In by officers and enlisted men of the naval service had been filed flied by March 31 The average amount of insurance Insurance insurance in In- on each policy was ws about making a total than Payments on war- war risk allotments are now about 1 a month In Oklahoma county councils of defense are securing pledges from automobile owners to furnish transportation transportation transportation trans trans- to speakers for toa community councils The pledge provides that the chairman of the county council may hire a car at the expense of any signer who falls taUs to furnish trans transportation trans trans- p on at the time promised The Tho order prohibiting the sale ule of flour in lots Iota of less lees than 12 has been suspended Licensed dealers have be been n advised that they ther may market several sizes of ot packages weighing less than 12 pounds with witha a pound 2 minimum National Guard Guard campsas a group continue with remarkably low rates Very few new eases cases of of- me meales es and meningitis rne have bave occurred |
