Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-25

and made EeC5mm ElaGLtouS coYsFII4g
orders that should be placed immed-
Standardized Machines.
ARRANGED for Standardization 81
training ETpo % machine between
Frgftan. Canadian aEd United STATES
service.
Developed plans fer battle types Of
planes orders Sor which are being
placed now BY taa military author
1tlas"
The medical section. under Or.
Franklin Martin a1l D-. T. 4. @i1I-
son. has spent much II ITS time Sc
laCt5rE civilian physicians Tor recon-
nsadatI0n to tla army and navy
public health service and the 194
Cross The work has been done
through committees named iD eacl
state Selection gG zl.e00 physicians
has been completed, and the men
have been given application BLANKS
watch they have been asked 20 E-s
with the surgeon general.
lIr. G5nord'B report emphasizes rae
work 81 an Acknowledgements a1tal
committee whose purpose IS 70 pre-
youe duplication OF war work IN the
various government aepart1l eEass.
U-Boat Fighter Sought
inc council has In the naval con
zulefur board q board Of Inventions.
which Just now SIS Investigating plans
10 combat the submarine The board
is headed by Thomas q. Edison and
numbers among its members some OF
the c9uutry's most noted scientists
and inventors.
e commercial economy board with
a. W. shaw as its chairman, SIS study
ing means by which commercial 6U6l-
ness May best meet demands made Oh
Fl during the war. and how large
quantities of supplies may pc diverted
ID government use without upBettlng
the essential services Of trade. This
board is studying plan TO economic
on city delivery systems and Is tnTes-
tlg3rluE measures OF economy l--
adoption by retail stores.
The coal problem is fin the hands
Of a committee ON coal production.
headed By u. S. Peabody Of Chicago.
10 is assisting tha war railroad board
ia aEBeGEUug the movement OF coal
ANA is taking measures TO stimulate
production.
Homen's Committee Created,
q HQuar's committee was created
ia ApFI with DE- Anna Howard Shaw
MS its chairman. Its activities viii be
directed along the following lines
+ Organization of state committees
+ registration of women for service
with the food administration, home
and allied RELIEF work, food produc-
-lea. conservation and thrift. e1u-
caaonaI propaganda, protection Of
women and child workers conserve
ton Of the health and welfare Of Wo-
men, conservation eft the moral and
spiritual forces CT tha nation.
Scientific research is belug conduct
sf7tr or
The work IS under the direction Of DIT.
George il. Hale and Dr. R. "A. 1IiIHEan.
The Research council IS Co0rd1nat1ng
tine research activities OF the country
tu the field Of science and engineering.
IL is now engaged IN studying devices
TO detect submarines and mines, lnTe6-
tlgatLug range finders and instruments
10 detect invisible aircraft and lmprov-
ing wireless apparatus,
4 committee On shipping SIS working
with the shipping board on the prob
lem Of increasing the COunTrys mer-
chant tonnage
The work of state defense councils
f is ceoralnated through department
headed bE George i. Porter. 10 has
assisted lu organizing state councils
and is giving them advice aa 80 what
the federal government expects of the
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the war.
Transportation Worked oRC-
sportatiol questions are being
studied bg a committee On Transports
ton Daniel Willard. president Of the
Baltimore &- OHIO railroad, is its chair
man. 1t operates through war rall-
road board Of which Fairfax Harrison.
president of the Southern railway, is
head. This board is running the var
icus transportation lines as one con
tiIenJaI system.
TIE railroad board has given prefer
euca to fuel and is moving coal ahead
OF ali ether commodities. Food prob
ably viii he the next commodity Civ
en- preferential shipment Coal is
moved In this order. Fuel for the gov
eenment- for the Eoads,ou which mines
are located for other steam roads and
finally for general purposes The com
mittee recommended the personnel OF
the railroad commission now IN Rus
sia. 1t is engaged iD disseminating
passenger trains not considered essen
riaI and expects 10 discourage conven-
tons and other meetings that would
require unusual train service.
Enlist Engineer Regiments.
Other accomplishments OF the rail-