Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-12-21

The Young Mems Hebrew Associ-
alton has made arrangements for
headquarters in Young Mems Chris
tian Association buildings. There is
not a sufficient number of Hebrews
! in any one brigade to justify the
: building o ia hall by this Organiza-
! ton
The American Library Association
has raised a fund of over 81 l.O00,-
, oo0. and is erecting special library
/ buildings in IN. camps.
"GodmothcrS" of soldiers and of
sailors is not officially sanctioned.
No pOstmastcr'S pay will be- in
! creased during the war. according
to AN order by the Postmaster Gen
cral.
The Red Cross has asked for
pumps 20 he used in France. to take
IN" place Of those destroyed by re-
/ treating Germans.
/ Many officers of the Marine Corps
! and IN" Navy are members of a class
! receiving instruction at Washing
/ ton. -. C.. in defense against the use
Of gas.
The woman's committee of the
Council Of National Defense has ar.
ranged to furnish badge To every
woman who registers to work in CO.
operation with the committee
In five years the portion of the
| worlds monetary stock ,coin and
bullion used as money! held by the
United States has increased from
on.-fifth to more than One-'hird.
Tn" retail price OF mix lin England
haS been advanced from IL to l6c
Il quart The sale and use Of cream
has been prohibited. except for in
| validS. infants. and for butter max
! ing.
Work of the woman's committee
of tn" Council of National Defense
has already been started in Porto
| Rico. and plans now made include
lis Introduction into every territory
of tn" United States.
a nation wide campaign for econ
omy in the use of coal in steam
| plants has been undertaken by the
! Fuel Administration. The Bureau
of Mines is conducting tn" cam
paign. with tn" help of the Amcri
| can Society hi Mechanical t.ngin-
GERS.
Al a chldr"n's hospital recently
established by the American Red
Cross in France, an average of $50
! boys and girls are being examined
each day. In connection is Il dental
disp"nsary located in an old kitchen.
with "A dental chair improviscd from
Il wine barrel.
In its campaign for the saving of
coal th" Fuel Administration de-
clarcs the average American home
is Supcrhcatrd. Eminent American
| physicians are quoted as saying that
IA room above iS degrees Fahrrn
hcit is too warm for health. and eX-
poses the occupants to catarrhal di
S"ascs and pnumonia.
Among the speakers to he heard
in IN" war conferences. which are
To BE- held in every State in tn" Tn
ion during the next few months. are
Secretary McAdoo. Secretary Baker.
Vice President Marshall. Henry j.
Allen. Rabbi stephen r.. Wise. Ri
shop Charles ID Williams. and Lieu
tenant Paul Perigurd, of the French
Army.
More than half of III" l.2io col
urcd men who completed tn" course
AT tn" reserve Officers training
camp at Fort Des Moin"s. Iowa. have
been commissioned as officers in the
Army Nearly 100 culur"d physi-
slams and surgeons have received
cummi, sinnS as Officers in IN" Med
ical It"s"rv" Corps \ full fighting
force of "u."oo culur"d soldiers. in
cludinG representatives in all th"
branches OF military Survic" Will
% constitute" tn" Ninety Second hiviS-
ion. tO h" detailed for duty i'll
France under General P"rshinr