Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-23

been on strict rations, the United
States food administration announces
in order TO assure sufficient supplies
for home Gamers and the commercial
manufacturers of preserves. JAMS and
other foodstuffs regarded as essential
The restrictions went into effect Nav
ID. and limit the consumption by man.
ufacturers of the less essentials, par.
ticularly confectionery and soft drinks,
to 80 per cent Of last years require.
ments.
Manufacturers Of nonedible products
will be forced to so entirely without
sugar.
Included in the class with confec.
tionery and soft drinks are condiments,
soda water. chocolate, candies, bever.
age sirups, fruit sirups. flavoring ex-
tracts. chewing gum, sweet pickles,
wines, cereals and invert sugar. Those
who entered the business or increased
their capacity after April 1, 1918, how
ever, will be cut off entirely.
Manufacturers Of essential foodstuffs
will be permitted to buy sufficient
sugar to meet their full requirements.
In this class come preservers and
packers of vegetables, catsup and chilli
cause, fruits and milk. manufacture
ers Of Jam, Jelly, and preserves, to-
bacco and explosives, apple butter and
glycern, ice cream (not including sher-
bets and water ices), druggists (for
medicines). and producers of honey.
Ice cream is put in the preferred
class.
American prisoners of war in Ger
many are entitled to receive and send
letters, money orders, and valuables,
and parcel post packages weighing not
more than II pounds. when intended
for international mail, free from all
postal duties.
Mail should be addressed to the pris-
oner of war, giving his rank, the name
of the prison camp where he is held,
if it is known, followed by "Pris0ner
Of War Mail via New York" All such
mail should also hear the name and
address Of the sender.
of war in enemy countries may not
be sent by organizations or societies,
and only one package month may
be sent. If more are received the one
apparently from the prisoners next Of
kin will he forwarded and the others
held in New York pending communi-
cation with the senders, with, whose
consent such excess packages may be
sent to other prisoners of war who
had received no packages during the
month. Lacking this consent. the pack
ages will be returned to the senders.
Only the following articles may be
included in the packages: Belts not
made of leather; hair, hand. tooth.
shaving, and shoe brushes; buttons {;
hard candy; cigars and cigarettes;
combs; crackers and biscuits; gloves
not made Of leather; handkerchlefs;
pocket knives. needles and thread {:
pencils and pens; penholders; pins {;
pipes; safety razors and blades: shaw.
ing soap. powder. or creamf shirts
and scarfs; shoe laces; smoking or
chewing tobacco; toilet soap; socks {:
sweaters; tooth powder, paste or
liquid mouth wash; towels; UNDER
wear; personal photographs: perlodi-
calls published prior to the beginning
of the war.
Letters and packages will be SUBJ
iect to careful censorship.
Military instruction under officers
and nonsommissioned officers Of the
army will be provided in every tnsti-
tuition of college grade which enrOlls
for the instruction 100 or more
able-bodied students over the age Of
eighteen, beginning in September,
1918. The necessary military equip
ment will, so far as possible. be pro-
vided by the government. There will
he created military training unit in
purely voluntary,
The enlistment will constitute the
student Il member of the army of the
United States, liable to active duty at
the call Of the president. It will, how
ever, be the policy of the government
not to call the members of the train
ing units to active duty until they have
reached the age of twenty-one. unless
urgent military necessity compels an
earlier call. Students under eighteen.
and therefore not legally eligible for
enlistment, will be encouraged to en-
roll in the training units.
| The London Economist for February
places the total gross debt of Great
Britain at 5,67S,6OO,OOO pounds ($27,-
636OOO.OOO).
The French minister of finance in
presenting the budget for 1918 esti-
mated the public debt of France on
December 81. 1918, Mt lis, 166, O5s, 600
francs s22,227. OooOoo).
The public debt of Italy ut the end
Of 1917 is estimated at about 35,OOO.-
100000 lire ($676, OOO,OOO).
The debts of the central powers are
estimated as follows: Germany. $685.
40S,O0OOOO; Austria. 314.OOO, 600 +;
and Hungary, $5,7O4,OOO,OO.
Our own public debt is now around