Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-16
Weekly War News Digest
ACTIVITIES AND CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT
THE UNITED STATES ON THE BATTLE FRONTS
FROM WASHINGTON, DC.
Photographs of Navy Heroes Wanted

Photographs Of Navy Heroes Wanted
The navy department is collecting
photographs of enlisted men who lose
their lives in the war that their men,
DRY may be perpetuated. Secretary
Daniels asks relatives OF others hav-
ing such photographs to lend them to
the navy that copies may be made for
the navy's records. Originals will be
returned to the owners as fast as cop
les can be made.
photograph of each man is to be
forwarded by the navy department to
his career in the service. At each of
such stations a memorial gallery of
honor or a hero's corner is to be es-
tablished so that for all time the face
of the man of the navy who has made
the supreme sacrifice may be honored
station for training.
All pictures, loaned or contributed,
should be securely wrapped for mail
ing after they have been marked with
the name, branch of service, and train
ing station the young man entered aft
er enlistment. They should be ad-
dressed to the Recruiting Division, Blu
reap of Navigation, Navy Department,
Washington, D. c. Care will be taken
to return safely the photograph to the
sender, when desired, together with
one of the copies made of it.
Increase Size of Army Camps.
More than s22,OOOO 900 have been ex-
pended during the past six months UNI
der the direction of the Construction
Division of the army in making addi-
lions and improvements to camps and
cantonments. This sum does not in
clude the cost of additions to the hos
pital equipments or improvements
made at other army stations.
The improvement work consisted of
additional buildings for housing the
men and providing for their comforts
and needs.
Liberty theaters have been erected
Each of these theaters has an average
inclosed seating capacity of 1000.
Theaters and amusement halls have
been erected also in the national guard
camps and other points where
troops are in training.
Better Ship Loading Helps.
Economies of approximately 20 per
/ cent in shipping weight and so pei
cent in shipping space have resulted
from improved methods of packing
merchandise for overseas practiced by
the army quartermaster corps. This
is equivalent to about $500 tons space
per month.
information Service Bureau.
The service bureau of the commit
, tee on Public information has taker
f over various departmental independ
! ent information bureaus at Union Sta
= ton, Washington, will consolidate anC
: reorganize them and be prepared t
give all visitors accurate information
. on Government business and the nam,
r thority to speak and act for the gov
T. eminent.
New SheI-Loading Plant.
i Quantity if not capacity shipment
2 start soon from a new government
e shell-loading factory in New Jersey
+ one of four such government plant
1 each of which is larger than an
similar plant in the world.
: When turning out $4,000 loade
= shells a day under full operation tn
4 plant will use 1000 tons of shells an
l. explosives daily, the products of som
rs factories. More than 5000 worl
e men will be required. Plans col
e template the employment of a larg
: number of women. The marking {
Il shells to designate size, load, an
. range will require 100000 operation
{ each day.
@ The plant has a total area of al
S proximately $500 acres. More tina