Show blanket fo for r soldiers erd Is best yet devised that nil an urmy army advances on its stomach Is not news and many will also agi agree ee that one of its greatest enemies Q rides on its back this enemy Is in the form of weight of the pack which necessity demands lie he carried the announcement by the quartermaster general of the army of i new blanket Is a matter of considerable importance the principal features about the new blanket et are that it contains twice the ilia warmth of other blankets of the same weight and la Is water resistant in certain tests water was suspended in some blankets for CO 60 hours and did not penetrate the blankets although no waterproofing compound Is used it remains soft and springy even if tightly rolled and can ho he made on tile the looms of any worsted mill according to the report |