The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-27

"hiious poTtioiiS Oh the Cncmln- deS-
Danes plateau Is significant.
production arranged: arrangement OF
sufficient supply Of surgical instru-
ments; development of an improved
optical glass for military Instruments;
recommendation mado as to fair and
equitable prices for army and navy
contracts; arrangements made for TAX
Ing over British small arms plants In
this country; establishment of prior
ity In manufacture Of machine tools
to assure government of proper sup
plies: compilation of list of munitions
manufacturers for guidance of army
and navy I'm making purchases.
The General Munitions Board"
the report declared. "has. since its or
ganization. through the coordination
Of purchasing alone. saved many
millions OF dollars to the govern
ment."
The work of the Aircraft Produc-
tion Board Is set forth ut length. Some
OF the main things 1t had done are:
Assisted I'm organization of aircraft
manufacturers into an association.
Negotiated with aircraft compa-
MES and others to obtain a basis for
settling patent disputes and helped
put through an agreement.
Evolved. in cooperation with the
chief signal officer. n training plan for
aviators: assisted i'm starting schools
for preliminary training of aviator
cadets; arranged for sending pro-
fessors to Toronto for instruction In
this work.
Developed In cooperation with the
signal officer and the aeronautical di-
vision n standard type of aviation
school building and equipment OF
buildings; assisted tho areonautical di-
vision I'm selecting sites for aviation
schools.
Investigated the production facili-
ties of airplanes In the United States
and made recommendations covering
orders that should be placed i'm
mediately.
Arranged for Standardization OF
training type of machine between
English. Canadian and United States
service.
Developed plans for battle types
of planes, orders for which arc being
placed now by the military authors.
ties"
The medical section, under DR..
franklin Martin and DR.. F. +. Simp-
son. has spent much of it's time Sc
lccting civilian physicians for rec
ommendation to tho army and navy,
Public Health Service and the Red
Cross. The work has been done
through committees named In each
State. Selection of $1,000 physicians
has been completed. and the mon
have been given application blanks
which they have been asked to file
with the surgeons general.
Mr.. Gifford's report emphasizes the
work of an inter- departmental COM
mittee whose purpose is to prevent
duplication Of war work I'm the va
rious government departments
The council has I'm the Naval Con-
sulting Board a board OF inventions.
which just now Is investigating
plans To- combat the submarine. The
board Is headed by Thomas A. Edi-
son and numbers among it's members
some OF the country's most noted
scientists and inventors.
A Commercial Economy Board, with
A. w. Shaw as It's chairman. is study
ing means by which commercial bus
mess may host meet demands made
on II during the war. and how large
quantities Of supplies may he divert
ed To government use without upset
ting the essential services OF trade.
This board In studying plan to
economize on city delivery systems and