Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-06-27

Up to June l the construction divi-
sion had completed SO jobs, at total
cost of $202, ,25O,OOO. 1t has 244 opera.
tons under way, which, when finished,
Will cost about $27O,369,OOO Prepara-
tons are being made to start work on
III new operations which are expected
to cost $7O0,00O,00O.
Two out of every 1000 men in the
army have to have their shoes made to
order. In several camps entire regi-
ments have had their feet measured,
and hundreds of drawings were made
Of odd shapes and sizes. At the pres
ent time the army uses between 2,OOO,-
600 and 100000 pairs of shoes a
month.
Facts brought .out in tests seem to
prove that men in the present army
are larger than those serving in previ-
Gus wars. Not only Is this shown by
the larger sizes of shoes called for, but
by the larger sizes of outer clothing
that is being required. Records in the
quartermaster corps show that a size
larger, on the average, is being de-
manded in blouses, shirts and breeches
than have ever before been used.
AS result of the studies at the
front, methods have been developed
whereby more than so per cent Of the
wounded, who originally remained at
the military hospitals for months, are
now cured and returned to the forces
In three or four weeks. In order that
army surgeons stationed at camps,
cantOnments, and other military hos
pitals in this country may thoroughly
understand the latest treatment of war
wounds, the army medical department
has had established special classes Of
instruction to which are sent selected
officers who, upon completion Of their
courses, return to their own hospitals
and instruct other surgeons in these
methods.
"DutXto ones country does not end
on the parade ground, nor even on the
battlefield, but consists in doing every
thing in ones power to help win the
war;" says an order issued by General
Pershing, copy of which has been re-
ceived by the war department.
ITO write home frequently and reg
ularly to keep in constant touch with
family and friends is one of the SOL
dier's most important duties. Mothers
and fathers will suffer if they do not
hear often from sons fighting in
France. In the present large COM
panies it is not possible for officers to
write letters for their men, and every
man must do it for himself"
Applicants for commissions as first
Heutenants in the engineer corps, ac-
cOrding to a statement by the war de-
partment, should be between thirty
two and thirty-six years of age and for
commissions as captains between thir-
ty-six and forty-two. The engineer
corps is conducting a campaign for
1900 more commissioned officers, the
examining board making tour Of the
ClllcS VI tlc COuLIIy " Iu6hC
examination readily available for ap-
plicants.
The $12O,OOOO0O allotted for the
plants is expected to give the govern |
ment a smokeless powder production
equal to all other American |
plants combined. In construction Of
the plants it. was found necessary to
build a new town on each site to house
the employees, and approximately
1900 different buildings were erected.
Streets were put down and severed,
power plants constructed, and stores
and hospitals built. approximately
$4,000 men worked on construction
and about 10000 will eventually be
engaged in the actual production of
powder.
Thousands Of women are employed
n the United States gas-mask plant.