Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

permit the most skilled User to get
more than so per cent of the firing
speed of the modified Enfield adopted
for the United States service.
The superiority claimed for the
American weapon is supported on
three counts: Quicker firing as a re-
suit of bolt-handle design, easier and
quicker sighting as a result of sight
design, greater accuracy of bullet
fight resulting from bullet design and
greater mechanical accuracy of cham
Der and bore.
A summary of the work Of the gun
division of the bureau of ordnance
shows it has been necessary to equip
16 large plants for manufacture of
mobile artillery cannon. The total
program of the gun division calls for
an expenditure Of nearly $4,000, 000, 700.
The major projects have included:
Construction of smokless powder
plants in face of the necessity of
doubling the present output. These
are now under way.
Expenditure of approximately S40,-
100000 for plant facilities to manu-
facture artillery cannon, with an es-
innate that $780, 00, 1000 will be spent
for cannon alone within two years
after the beginning of the war.
Preparations for the erection of
plants to extract toluol from the illu-
minating gas being furnished cities by
private gas companies.
Conservation Of the supply Of am
monium nitrate and acids and con-
struction at government expense of a
plant for the fxation of nitrogen and
It's final conversion into ammonium
nitrate.
Construction, now undertaken, of a
gas filling plant to cost approximately
81, 1000 and five large shell filing
plants with a total cost of $25, 100000
A special farm-service division is be
ing established in most of the 100 Of
fees of the United States employment
service as one of the plans for meet
ing the labor requirements of the
farmers. Special field agents are be
ing sent into districts where acute
farm-labor shortage exists Oh where
unusually large numbers will be need
ed.
A weekly bulletin will be issued In
which opportunities for farm employ
ment and the needs of certain districts
will be listed. Posters announcing the
location of federal and state employ
ment offices are being hung in pos
offices, railway stations, and other pub
dc places.
All third and fourth class post of
ices, Of which there are $4,000, arr
now authorized farm-labor employ
nent offices. During the harvest sea
son in certain states temporary Office
will be opened in q. number of cite
Tor the purpose of furnishing accu
rate information as to where harves
hands are needed.
A weekly report of farm-labor con
iitions is being sent to the main ofic
at Washington by all the branch of
aces and by many state employment
offices.
The use of gas as a substitute 70
gasoline for motor traction is increas
ing in England. According to a re
port to the United States department
Of commerce about 1850 commercia
vehicles have already been equippe
70 run on coal gas, with an estimate
saving of gasoline of 100000 gallon
a year.
Over 20 large companies are manufac
turing airplanes, Is are producing er
gines, and more than 400 are produC
ing spare parts, accessories, and SUI
plies.
Naval training camps have a capac
lty Of 102, 900 in summer, $4,000 me
In winter.
In 16 environments $50 900 fee
Of lumber were used.
Paymaster general of the navy DIRE
checks for more than $30,000,000 i
Dne day-February 23-for munitions
total advertised purchases for tn
navy for 1915 were $19,O00,000.
During February, with % bushes
days, $13,S7S,S11 were loaned to farm
ers by the federal land banks, accorC
ing to a statement of the farm loa
board. This is $2,O91,2 94 more tina
the January total.
On March 1 the total amount {
mortgage loans placed since the e
Establishment Of the federal land banl
Is $64,532,343, covering 28,495 loans.
Since the declaration of wal Los
employees of the department of con
merce have entered military and nav
services.
Reports are received every tv
weeks by the food administratiC
from the 10 binder Irvine establis
ments of the country. According
a recent statement there will be 6
ample supply of Irvine for the 10,
harvest.
A nationwide organization of me
chants is being made to promote sal
of ~war-savings securities in dry goo,
and department stores.
Feed cards for horses are nov I
Quired in Copenhagen.