The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-06-13

Manufacturers using sugar. except 70
make essential food produces, hass
been ON strict rations, the United
States food administration announces
in order to assure sufficient supplies
for home Gamers and the commercial
of preserves. jams, anu
other foodstuffs regarded as essentlai.
The restrictions went into effect May
Is. and limit the consumption by man
ufaeturers 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 go entirely witnoui
sugar.
Included In the class with contec-
,ionery and soft drinks are condimenp
soda water, chocolate, candles, D'
age sirups, fruit sirups, fiavoring ex-
tracts, chewing gum, sweet pickles
wines. cereals and invert sugar. Ihose
who entered the business or increased
their capacity after April l, 1918, now
ever. will be cut off entirely.
Manufacturers of essential foodstuHs
will be permitted to buy sufiicient
sugar to meet their full requirements.
In this class come preservers ana
hackers of vegetables, catsup and chill
cause, fruits and milk, manufactur-
ers of jam, jelly, and preserves 10.
bacco and explosives, apple butter ana
glycerin, ice cream (not including sner-
bets and water ices), druggists tfor
medicines), and producers OF money.
Ice. cream is put In the preferred
class.
American prisoners of war In Ger
many are entitled to receive ana senu
letters, money orders, and valuables,
and parcel post packages weighing not
more than IL 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,
II It is known, followed by "Prisoner
of War Mail via New York" All such
mail should also bear the name and
address Of the sender.
Parcel post packages for prisoners
of war In enemy countries may not
be sent by organizations or societies,
and only one package a month may
be sent. II more are received the one
apparently from the prisoners next OF
kin will be 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; handkerchiefs
pocket knives. needles and thread ;
pencils and pens; penholders; pins
pipes; safety razors and blades; shaw
ing soap, powder. or cream; shirts
and scarfs: shoe laces; smoking or
chewing tobacco: toilet soap; socks
sweaters: tooth powder, paste OF
liquid mouth wash: towels; under
wear; personal photographs; periodi
Gals published prior to the beginning
Of the war.
Letters and packages win be sub
ject to careful censorship.
Military instruction under officer;
and noncommissioned officers of tht
army will be provided In every insti
tuition of college grade which enrolli
for the instruction 100 or mor'
able-bodied students over the age o
eighteen, beginning In September
1918. The necessary military equip
ment will, so far as possible, be pro
vjded by the government. There will
be created military training unit Il
each Institution. Enlistment will b.
purely voluntary,
The enlistment will constitute tn
student member OF the army OF tn
United States, liable to active duty a
the call of the president. 1t will, how
ever, be the policy of the government
not to call the members of the trair
Ing units to active duty until they hav
, reached the age of twenty-one, unles
urgent military necessity compels a
earlier call. Students under eighteen
and therefore not legally eligible 70
enlistment, will be encouraged to Ell
roll In the training units.
The London Economist for Februar
places the total gross debt of Gres
Britain at 5.e7S 100000 pounds 1927
> 636,000,000).
; The French minister of finance |
presenting the budget for 1918 est
: mated the public debt of France O
! December 81, 1918, at 115,166, O5s, O(
I francs ($22, 227 ,OOO, O0O).
The public debt of Italy at the en-
of 1917 is estimated at about $4,000
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