The Dermott news., 1917-12-27

storm signals and weather reports and
bulletins informing ship commanders
Of floating wrecks. buoys out Of posi-
ton, icebsrgs, and other distractions
TO navigation.
On the Atlantic are three high-pow-
cred stations capable Of transatlantic
communication. and four high-powered
stations are located on the Pacific
coast.
pansion of the personnel in training in
the radio service has been more than
1,000 per cent e
The laboratory at the Army Medical
school has shipped since April ! sufti-
cient typhoid and paratyphoid vaccines
to inoculste every man in the army.
Throughout the process of making
the vaccine is guarded against any con
termination. II is then stored In sealed
vessels In locked refrieerators, to
which only the tive officers In charge
have keys, and none Of these vessels
is ever moved. except In company Of
one Of the officers. In more than six
months Of 1arge-scale production not
q trace Of contamination has been
found
One Of the tests Of the vaccipss In
cluass the inoeula t1en q q Dsase, q
guinea pig. and q rsbAit. II to- nSeh
tricresol e. esaltAr DPsAvet used 90 Q
preservative and - Kill The bAcHN)
had been added. to RsaSs would -
killed Should tstaAvs .SGus - pS0-
eat both the mouse asd the gsisaa ~
correct. as II must ~ to - uSsl. 10
animal Is Killed. aud The e~iAa pig
and rabbit are not vtAbly Affected by
the inocuIa tton.
There is in the country from two to
three years supply Of whisky. brandy.
and gin which may be commandeered
by the government II required for pur-
poses of manufa cture Of alcohol for
munitions. The requirements for in
10 the normal output from sswdust and
other waste products, is negligible.
The desirability OF saving all the grain
used In brewing from the standpoint
Of food conservation 10 therefore lin
tied by the social question involved In
the exclusive use OF whisky.
The president has approved the rec
ommendation OF the food administra-
ton that the alcoholic content Of beer
be reduced 10 8 per cent maximum
and the volume OF grain used be re-
duced to approximately 70 per cent
Of that formerly used. Provisions are
made TO increase the output Of cattle
feed from brewing establishments
Concentrated straw fodder and
ground grape pips are suggested for
table use In Germany. In a published
list Of new foodstuffs, with descAy-
lions Of use, the following are also
found:
Rhubarb leaves. ssaweed. straw
meal, crushed and ground maize ears.
heather stalks, ground sugar-beet
seeds. parsley sesd, Wild radish husks.
bran. wine yeast, beschnut cake, nxh
meal. and various mixed fos&A
Attempts have recently been made
In England to establish the use Of rhu-
barb leaves as green's, but It appears
that such food 10 dangerous. English
newspapers have reported several CAS-
es OF illness following the eating Of
rhubarb leaf blades.
Charles w. Dawson Of Nuskoces.
Okla. governor of the eleventh dis
trict Of rotary clubs, after Visiting .
number Of training camps. tells Of eas
place where he saw q solder remain
In the back part Of a store after his
comrades had left A girl behind the
counter asked what he wanted.
"Oh, nothing" he said. I'm lone
some. just wanted to hear YOU tai
To prevent such a condition has ...e
war camp community service been or
gnnized by the War and Navy Depart
ment Commissions on Training Camp
Activities. 1t provides comfort and
welcome. wholesome recreation and
home hospitality for the men on leave
in the cities and towns near their
camp eenterA
The presidents mediation eommis-
sion In fixing the basis OF sptlement Of
the oil situation In southern California
liked the minimum wage for oil work
ers at 81 for eight hours work. The
decision affects all refneriss and pipe
lines Of southern California, except
those Of the Standard Oil company.
A provision states that no man shall
be intimidated or Disseminated
against because Of membership In any
union afiiliated with the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, and neither the OH
GERS nor members Of such union are to
intimidate or discriminate against any
nonunion worker.
In placing the arsenic industry IN
der the control Of the administration.
the president has acted In answer to