The Benson signal., 1918-07-20
MAKING PLANS TO
HONOR ITS HEROES
NAVY DEPARTMENT WANTS Pho.
&. To0RAPhs OF ENLISTED MEN
VINO PERISH ~ WAR.
FOR MEMORIAL GALLERIES
Size Of Army Camps and cantsnvtsats
Increased IN Past SIX Month";
Improvement In ship Loading Helps
Our Allies.

tFrom Committee on Public Information,
WaShington.-The navy department
is collecting photographs OF enlisted
men who lose their lives in the war
that their memory may he perpetu-
atc<i. Secretary Daniels asks relatives
or others having such photographs to
lend thc,n to the navy that copies may
be made for the navy's records. Orig
inals will be returned to the owners
as fast as copies can be made.
A photograph Of each man fs to be
forwarded by the navy department 70
the training station where he began
his career In the service. At each or
these stations memorial gallery or
honor or. herO's corner Is to be es-
tahltShed so that for oil time the face
Of the man Of the navy who has made
the supreme sacrifice may be honored
by the youth Of the future sent to the
station for training.
All pictures. loaned or contributed.
should be securely wrapped for mall
Ing after they have been marked with
the name, branch Of service. and train
ing station the young man entered att
er enlistment. They should be adj
dressed to the recruiting division. bu-
reau of navigation. navy department.
Washington d. C. Care will he taken
to return safely the photograph to
the sender, when desired. together
With one OF the copies made Of 1t.
More than S22 ZOO. 600 has been ex.
pended during the past six months I'm.
der the direction Of the construction
division Of the army In making addi.
tiona and improvements to camps ana
environments. This sum does not In
clude the cost Of additions to the hos
pital equipments or the improvements
made at other army stations.
The improvement work consisted Of
additional buildings for housing the
men and providing for their comfort
and needs. Among buildings erected
were quarters for officers and nurses,
repair plants. Kitchens and bakeries.
and theaters New roads were laid and
sanitation work improved and ex-
tended.
Many additional buildings are con-
templated. and general construction
work will be rushed to completion dur
ing the summer and fall. In some In
: stances the camp work has been ex-
tended to drainage Of an entire district
surrounding the camp to remove dam
ger Of disease arising from the prOxim-
ny Of swanps.
Liberty thsaters have been erect.
cd mt nlt National Army environments.
Ench OF these theaters has an aver
age inclOsed seating capacity Of 1000.
Theaters and amusement halls have
been erected also In the National
Guard camps and at other points where
troops are In trimming.
Economies of approximately 20 per
cent In shipping weight and SO per cent
IN shipping space have resulted from
improved methods of packing merchan-
disc for overseas practiced by the
army quartermaster corps. This Is
equivalent to about $500 tons space
per month.
For the shianent Of clothes and
eQuipage, including such items as
blankets. barracks, bags towels, shell
ter tent halves. bedding. and other
dry goods. in addition to wearing ap-
parel. baiiing has been substituted for
boxing, and the weight Of the lumber
has been saved. The bales average
20 by * inches and weigh 30 pounds.
They are hound with not less than
four cold rolled unannealed steel
bands. Burlap over waterproofed
heavy paper is used to cover the bales,
and there are two "ears" on both
ends of the bale for handling.
Women are stevedores ON the docks
tn France. There is a law they shall
not he required to carry packages
weighing more than 70 pounds Pack
ages shipped to the American expedi-
.tiOnary forces are standardized 70
thoy shall not weigh more than 70
pounds for handling by one woman
carrier or more than 14O pounds by
two women carriers. Men handle the
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be used instead Of bales.
The Quartermaster corps recon-
mends to manufacturers supplying the
cay similar economies In packing and
90 .ping which will result In even
mere pronounced space and weight
saving. Round cans and containers
entail waste In space Of q per
cent. Square containers are urged. It
is estimated that every inch saved
through bale compression is worth 65
cents In ship space.
Illinois is the center Of Agricultural
production Of the United States says
the department Of agriculture. States
Of greatest production during f917 are !:
Iowa, 1880, ,OOOyOOQ; Illinois, $685.
100000; Texas. $1.045, ,OOO. 900; Mis-
souri. s047, 100000: Ohio. 1881, ,0O0. 600 !;
Nebraska. $774.OOO.O COO; Indiana, $685.
O00OOO: Kansas. $735,OOO.OO0; New
York. $7OO.OOOOOO; Minnesota, $685.
tN0,WO; Pennsylvania, $G36, 900 600 {;
;eorgia. >0On. 100000: Wisconsin.
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