The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-25

Cial business may best meet demands
made on. it during the war, and how
large quantities of supplies may be
diverted to government use without
upsetting the essential services of
trade. This board is studying a plan
to economic on city delivery system
and is investigating measures of
economy for adoption by retail
stores.
The coal problem is in the hands
of a committee on coal production,
headed by F. S. Peabody Of Chicago.
1t is assisting the War Railroad
Board in expediting the movement
of coal and is taking measures to !
stimulate production.
A woman's defense committee was !
created in Aprf with DR. Anna How !
ard Shaw as its chairman. It's activi- |
ties will be directed along the follow |
ing lines:
Organization of state committees, !
registration of women for service |
with the Food Administration, home
and allied relief work, food prOduc-
ton, conservation and thrift; educa-
tionaI propaganda, protection Of wo-
men and child workers, conservation
| of the health and welfare of women,
| conservation of the moral and spirit
ual forces of the nation.
/ Scientific research is being con-
Quoted by the National Research
/ Council. The work is under the di-
rection of DR.. George f. Hale and
| DR.. r. A. Millikan. The Research
! Council is co-ordinating the research
activities of the country in the fields
( of science and engineering. 1t is
now engaged in studying devices to
detect submarines and mines, investi-
eating range finders and instruments
! to detect invisible aircraft and I'M
proving wireless apparatus.
A committee on shipping is work
ing with the Shipping Board on the
problem of increasing the cOuntry's
merchant tonnage.
The work of state defense councils
/ is co-ordinated through a department
headed by George T. Porter. It has
assisted in organizing state councils
and is giving them advice as to what
the federal government expects Of
the states in assisting in the conduct
of the war.
Transportation Questions are stud
led by a committee on transpOrta-
ton. Daniel Willard, president OF the
= Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, a. its
/ chairman, 1t operates through a
War Railroad Board, of which Fair
= fax Harrison, president of the South
/ ern Railway, is head. This board is
, running the various transportation
f lines as one continental system.
: The Railroad Board has given
/ preference to fuel and is moving coal
ahead of all other commodities. Food
? probably will be the next commodity
| given preferential shipment. Coal IL
] moved in this order: fuel for the gov
f eminent, for the roads on which
I | mines are located, for other steam
q roads and finally for general pur-
poses. The committee recommended
. the personnel of the railroad COM
S mission now in Russia. 1t is engag-
2 ed in disseminating passenger trains
T. not considered essential and expects
/ to discourage conventions and other
f meetings tnat would require unusua
n train service.
s Other accomplishments of the rail
road hoard are given as follows:
.e Punishment of nine regiments o
a. engineers to rehabilitate the Frencl
" railway systems; an arrangement TO
moving coal to the Pacific Coast Il
p box cars to prevent an uneconomlca
n haul hack; expeditions movement o
e. food products"
n Telephone and telegraph commit
v. fee Of the Council have arranged
ed system of cooperation between tn
ne wire companies and the government
ch Government calls are given prele
rs ence.
en- Much army and navy purchaser
ks has been done bv the committee
lie supplies. of which Julius Rosenwa
of Chicago is chairman. The con
es mittee is composed of SIX busne
-aI mon chosen from different industrle
re- who are giving their entire time
he tho work. This committee IS sd
to have saved the government m
an lions of dollars in the purchase
MS supplips. All army and navy ca
ans tracts. before signed, are summit
ard to the committee for approval a
and the committee in many instances II
me instituted new purchasing S!sUe
mt Associated with the committee are
large number of subcommittee ma
md M of experts on various commo
ian, ties. ...-,,i,
Ter The COmmitIee OH L"N ~
headed bv Bernard NJ. Paruch
80 New York. has organized the p
chase of raw materials. 1t say
the government. according to the
mort. S1O.OOO.O0O on the purchase
a supply of copper. ...
am Samuel Gompers' committee
III -. :; o,caoed in settling ind