Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-17
3 - . q q 3 3 q q q = 4 (
q WEEKLY WAR NEWS DIGEST (

examination of an official for any evil
dences of physical defect which might
| there is doubt the questionable animals
| are separated for closer examination.
| Where there is certainty OF defect, the
| animal is rejected as unit for food sup
| ply:
| the carcass. Only when found "sound,
healthful, and wholesome is the meat
passed as acceptable for food and duly
| branded with a nonpoisonous vegetable
| ink, United States Inspected and Pass
| ed" The unfit carcasseS are destroyed.
ward in regular shipments. but those
| which are to undergo curing, canning
| or manufacture into sausages, lard. OLE
omargarine, etc., are subjected to rein
| spections at each step. For these there
\ is final inspection just previous to
| their dispatch for army use. Samples
| are regularly collected for chemical an
| alysis in the government laboratories.
When the meats arrive at the army
| stations they are again inspected either
! by inspectors of the Bureau of Animal
Industry or by veterinarian officers of
| the army They must also obtain the
| approval of the officer of the quarter
! master corps receiving them And they
| undergo their final test when the SOL
dier's immediate organization COM
| mander looks them over before he per-
| mits them to be served to his men.
. . q
Prisoners of War In United States
Included in war department regula-
tions regarding the employment of
prisoners of war and interned enemy
| aliens are the following Statements:
commissioned officers and such others
as are physically not fit for labor, will
be required to perform work necessary
! for their comfort or for the upkeep Of
their prison barracks. Interned enemy
aliens will not be held for compulsory
labor except as provided in this para
graph.
Prisoners Of war, excepting officers,
warrant, petty, and noncommissioned
officers, may be required to work for
the public service-they may be author
ICED to work on their own account
Under exceptional circumstances, when
specially authorized by the secretary
of war, they may, upon their written
request, be authorized to work for pri-
| and noncommissioned officers may be
authorized to work on their own &C.
count, and, upon their written request
| may be authorized to work in the same
cept that they will be employed in a
| supervisory capacity only.
An order for labor will be regarded
as a military command, and prisoners
failing to obey such order will be pun
| ished accordingly.
When employed on work that is ne
cessary for. their comfort. or for the
upkeep of the prison barracks in which
| they are interned, prisoners will re-
ceive no compensation. When the work
is done for the government prisoners
will be paid at rate according to the
work executed; when the work is for
other branches of the public service or
for private persons, the conditions of
and the compensation for such work
representatives Of said branches or
persons and the adjutant general of
the army.
The wages of the prisoners shall go
fnyx orf1 INN mo h0i md
the balance shall be paid them on their
| release, after deducting the cost of
| their maintenance.
Cultivation of Staple Food Crops Com
pulsOry in Italy
The Italian minister Of agriculture
has decided to make obligatory the Gull
! tivation Of certain staple food crops in
excess of the quantity formerly grown.
During the spring the cultivation of
potatoes. corn, and vegetables will be
as mint. clover, and forage. A certain
portion of the land must be held for
autumn sowing.
Swimming is to be taught soldiers
in some training camps this summer as
a military requirement, according to
the commission on training camp activ-
tiles: A statement 7 oan by the commission
participated in organized basket ball
last season.
Germany Limits Spending Money of
American Prisoners
Money intended for informed civilians
and prisoners of war in Germany
should be RENTED through the Bureau
Cross, Washington, D. C. Remittances
so made will probably not be delivered
to addresses by the German govern
ment in cash, but in the form of credit
on prison exchanges
According to the Spanish ambassador
at Berlin, the German war department
states that there are no restrictions in
civilian and military prisoners. Such
money is placed to prisoners credit,
and may be spent under the following
regulations:
military prisoners. Sixty marks
weekly may be spent by officers and
others of similar rank; so marks week
ly by non-commissioned officers and
"Giyilian prisoners: Sixty marks
ton; SO marks weekly for others"
Manufacture of Unnecessary Farm Ma
chinery May He Dropped
Nearly 1000 types and sizes of farm
implements which have been gradually
developed by manufacturers during
peace time competition have been re-
war by committees of the National I'M
plement and Vehicle association. The
object, according to statement by
Iuc SOuuC11 VI Netl1OHdl Del0uSc, Is 10
conserve materials, labor, capital, and
manufacturing facilities for war use.
In the report Of the committee meet
ings to the commercial economy board
of the Council of National Defense it
was stated that no machinery recon-
mended for discard was believed to be
necessary to modern economical agri-
culture. The lines considered by the
committees consisted of steel and chill
| ed plows, grain drills, seeders, and 9TH
er tillage implements and farm eleva-
tors.
Such Of the recommendations as the
board deems suitable, with others from
different sources, are being brought to
the attention of all implement manu-
facturers and jobbers, and as many re-
tail dealers. as may be reached. through
missionaries.
q q q
Delivery OF Locomotives Ordered by
Government Starts In July
Delivery of the first of the 1,O25 loco
motives ordered by the Railroad Ad-
ministration will start in July, and de-
liveries will continue monthly during
the rest of the year. The locomotives
are of six standard types, with one
heavy and one light style in each
type. They vary in weight from $780,
900 pounds to $4,000 pounds. and the
entire order will cost about 100000, 900.