McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-12
WILL LOAD $4,000
SHELLS EACH DAY
GREAT GOVERNMENT PLANT IN
NEW JERSEY TO START SHIP.
MEkTs BEFORE LONG.
IS LARGEST IN THE WORLD.
Three Others Like Il Being Construct
sd-MedleaI Department Has Mobile
II Apparatus 10 Provide Pure Drinking
Water In France.

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kyrcm COMMITTEES on Public Informatiea.)
misunderstanding If not capac-
sty shipments will start soon from
new government shell-loading factory
In New Jersey, one Of four such gov
ernment plants each Of which is larger
than any similar plant In the world.
When turning out $1,000 loaded
shells day under full operation the
plant win use 1000 tons Of shells and
Explosives daily. the products of some
70 factories. More than 5000 work
men will be required. Plans contem-
plate the employment of large num-
Der Of women. The marking of shells
TO designate size, load and range will
require 100000 operations each day.
The plant has total area of approx.
fmately $500 acres. More than 100
buildings, with an aggregate floor
space of 100000 square feet, will pro-
vide storage for shells and parts and
for material. A small city, with heat
ing and lighting plants, water and sew
age systems, hospitals. nre-fghting
plant and restaurants, was built to
house the employees. There Is equip
ment to protect the health of those
who work with poisonous gases, and
a school for instruction In the load
ing Of artillery ammunition with high
explosives.
The operating plant consists Of IS
shell-loading units, each independent
of the other, with equipment for load
ing 18 sizes Of shells, ranging from the
recently developed 7-millimeter to 16
inches. On two sizes of shells the pro-
polling charge also will be loaded, the
shell and cartridge case being assem-
bled at the plant. All other shells are
assembled In France.
In the construction Of the she'll
loading units the problem was far
greater than one of mere building. I'm
Hmense fans have been installed to dis
pose Of the poisonous fumes from the
high explosives. When unit is in
operation the air in the loading room
10 changed every few minutes.
The American soldier In France gets
pure drinking water from mobile water
trains. The trains are under the ju-
risdiction of the army medical depart
ment. They are miniature water
works, which chemically treat. filter
and sterilize water, making 1t at for
consumption. What municipal water
works do to insure healthful water to
NE people of city these trains do for
Re soldiers.
A number Of publication units with
attached motor-tank trucks constitute
train. Each unit is complete flltra-
lion plant. including laboratory. Ar
irving at stream It sets hose into
the water and pumps the water
through a pressure tank. Before the
water passes through sand filter 1t is
treated chemically to rid II of disease
terms. The pure water Is pumped
into tanks mounted on trucks, which
tarry the water to the soldiers.
Each mobile water unit carries an
expert chemist, bacteriologist and
bumpman. There Is a complete lab
bratoty In the front Of the machine for
me testing Of the water. Tests are
made every two hours or more often
when Il IL thought necessary. The wa
Ter Is lifted into the filter by a gasoline
pump engine and a complete supply
81 extra pipes and tools are carried 30
that all repairs, either from accident
Or shell IRE, can be made on the spot.
n The trucks are equipped with electric
lights 20 that the work can be carried
n 1t night. Many OF the chemists
and bacteriologists assigned to the mo-
bile laboratories were formerly con-
tected with municipal waterworks and
filtration plants.
Every community will be combed for
War workers. War Industries are short
aearly 100000 common laborers and
tack Of workers In the coal-nining In
dustry h imperiling all war produc-
don. There u also serious shortage
Of skilled labor. One Of the largest
munition plants. turning out heavy
caliber guns, II short 1000 machinists,
The war plants Of Connecticut and
Maryland are undermined 5000 ma
chinists.
The United States employment serv.
1ce win begin an intensive recruiting
Or workers FOR war work from the non
essential industries. Employment Of
tlces win be increased and the force
Of local agents and travelling exam
liners will be enlarged and sent Into
every community that relief may b.
Given before the ban against private
labor recruiting goes into effect OF
August 1.
Nearly 100000 girls and boys have
volunteered for the United States gar
den army In the department Of thu
interior. Their service nag bears I
crossed rake and hoe with the letters
o. 3. 8. @. in blue on 4 Geld Of Whit
with 4 red border. The enlistment
entails pledge on the part Of thu
child to use efforts to increase foot
PRODUCTION By cultivating one or mor'
crops under q garden supervisor o.
teacher chosen for this work and 4
make such reports as may be required
The success Of the garden army plar
Is most gratifying.
yJncle Sans training camp theater
viii DO $500. 900 business In the flrs
wear q operation under the commits
sion on training camp activities II tn
peouie back home win provide the sol
diers with their tickets by sendinI
them smileage Books, says the smile
x,vt.,on AZ the commission. Smile