The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-12-20
WEEKLY WAR NEWS DIGEST
United States Now Imports Arsen-
tina Cheese; Exports Have Great
ly Increased

pounds Of European cheese were i'm
ported by the United States, coming
from Italy. During 1914, before the
war, $4,000 tons were bought in Eu-
rope.
making on large scale, and is now
placing large quantities in the United
States, although more cheese is now
being exported than imported. In
September 1000 tons were sold
abroad, being distributed to 80 coun-
tries
20, 900 Graduate Nurses Will be Re-
quired in Army Hospitals.
With a continuance Of the war, in
the next year at least 10000 nurses
will be needed in. Army hospitals at
home and abroad OF the $4,000
graduate nurses of the country only
$500 have so far been assigned to
duty in Army service, and of this
number 800 are in France.
An Army nurse must be graduate
of training school for nurses and
must have served for two years in
hospital. They are assigned to duty
in the United States or abroad, and
preferences are granted when condi-
tons permit. Nurses who prefer not
to have service abroad will have their
preferences respected.
Extracts From Diaries Of Germen
Soldiers in New War Publication.
The 94-page booklet German War
Practices" published by the Commit
tee of Public Information, devotes
section to extracts from German war
diaries among them being the follow
ing:
"a she'll burst near the Eleventh
Company, and wounded seven men,
three very severely. At 5 o'clock we
were ordered by the officer in COM
mand to shoot all the male inhabi-
tants of Normeny, because the popu-
lation was foolishly attempting to
stay the advance of the German
troops by force Of arms. We broke
INTO the houses, and siczed all WAC
resisted, in order to execute them
| according to martial law. The houses
which had not been destroyed by the
French artillery and our own were
set on fire by US, SO that neatly tho
whole town was reduced to ashes.
1t Is terrible sight when helpless
women and children, utterly desli
tute, are herded together and driven
into France" (Fron the diary Of
Pvt. Fischer. Eighth Bavarian Regi
ment of Infantry, Thirty-third Re-
serve Division.)
Copies of this booklet may be Sc
cured free of charge by application
to the Committe on Public Informa-
ton, 10 Jackson Place, Washington,
ID. C.
Post Exchanges Furnish Little Lux
uries Which Make Camp Life
Pleasent.
Men at the cantonment buy many
articles at" the post exchanges for
less money than they would have to
pay in their home-t town stores. And
the post exchange manager is au-
thority for the statement that 40
0eO men make tremendous demand
for scent packages of candy. About
a o'clock in the afternoon there is
general rush for apples, sweet crack
ers, and coffee or milk, despite the
fact that big dinners will be ready
couple of hours later.
The problem of supplying the men
IN Army cantonments with small ne
cnssities and luxurics which the Gov
cfnment does not furnish is met by
the Commission on Training Camp
Activities through these post ex-
changes. They are to be found at
each cantonment, there being IS
rule one exchange for each regiment.
Each carries an average of $4,000
worth of goods.
Business is nearly all done on a
credit basis. Men obtain books of s
and 10 cent coupons and pay for
them at the end Of the month. Post
exchanges average 1000 day in