The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-26

Ice. 1t Is the work Of the co!nmuni:y
boards to generally supervise the re-
cruitnIrnt and distribution of workers
Tor war production. the nrtual recruit
| ing and distributing being done by the
local Offices and agents Of the employ
mrnt service, including the agents Of
the public service reserve.
| The federal directors OF employment
FOR the states have been notified by
the director general to rush the organ
! ization Of the boards Cor their states
| ana their functioninY as quickly nS
possible In order to provide relief for
short handed war industries
Som" facts about guns and munitions
t"ld hy the secretary Of war:
W" are constructing big gun plant
Mt Neville Island. We signed a con
tract with United States Steel corpor-
alton to build and operate without
pr"iit this plant for guns OF the larger
rhlihrrS. This is the biggest plant of
this kind ever conceived and Will build
guns OF not less than II inch. The
site is just below Pittsburgh and coy
"rS about l,c0O acres. The housin.
VIII be ON the hills south of the island.
The amount of money involved is
Sl1O,uuO,nOO which is being supplied hy
me hll"d States government. This
plant Will handle Il tremendous amount
OF material. ma will be retained by
he government after the war
We have shipped two hundred and
iifty 13o-mm. howtzrrs to France
We are producing between 25OOW
and 10000 machine guns per month.
or browning heavy 5000 to 1000;
browning light automatic rifle from
5000 to 5000 per month.
| We are making about 1.2OO motor
tractors per month.
| We are turning out all the smokeless
| power we need now.
The production Of rifles has been
about 100000 per month.
We produce more than 10000 pistols
and rcv0lrers per month.
Orders have been given for the sup
ply or one million emergency rati0nS
| hy the subsistence division Of the
| uunricrmnStcr corps The emergency
ration corresponds to the iron ration OF
| III" British troops. 1t is carried in an
nir-tght gaS-prOof container and Is suf-
hcicnt to maintain Il man for one day,
sustaining his full strength and vigor.
1t Is strapped In the pack of the sol
di"r gong over the top and may be
iSrd only according to the instructions
given when the emergency ration is
| issued
The emergency ration Is composed
OF ground meat and wheat compressed
int" cake. There Is also block
OF sweet chocolate. The bread and
wheat component may be eaten dry
~, If possible, stirred into cold water.
The cake, when boiled for five minutes
II three plntS of water, results I'm a
very pnlatnblc soup. or when boiled in
one pint Of water for five minutes II
makes porridge which may be eaten
hot or cold. When cold, 1t may be
'iiced and fried, If bacon or other fat
is available. The chocolate component
of the emergency ration may he eaten
Try or made into hot chocolate
The quartcrmastcr corps has Jus,
'omplctcd purchases IF large quantities
# foodStutrs for distribution by the
\mrrchn Red Gross. The food vii
bo shipped to France, switzerland ant
Denmark and used for civilian relie
and at prison camps.
The order includes more than $500,
900 pounds Of hard bread; 250,OOl
pounds Of oatmeal; 333,333 pounds OF
rrSh beef and more than 100000 cans
Of baked beans. Purchases also have
cans Of fish flakes. These flakes are
combination OF haddock and shad
About $50 pounds Of fresh fish are re
qulred to make 100 pounds Of fish
lakes.
Purchases also are being made by the
subsistence division Of the quartermas
ter corps Of focdstuffs for use al
American rest camps In England and
France. Purchase for rest camps in
clude more luxurics tlnn are issued
In the regular ration. Owing to the
shortage Of tonnage, canned corn and
peas and other fancy staples are not
now being sent overseas for general
use. but sufficient quantities are avail
able for men In rest camps and for the
wounded In the hospitals.
More than 400 colleges have respond
ed to the war departments call for
cooperation IN training the new branch
Of the army, the students army train.
ing corps. Plans are being made to
convert fraternity houses and dormi-
tories into barracks for the period OF
| tha xvo.