The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-08-01
MAKING PLANS TO
HONOR ITS HEROES
..vx DEPARTMENT WANTS PHO
ToosApHs OF ENLISTED MEN
WHO PERISH IN WAR.
FOR MEMORIAL GALLERIES
s,.s Of Army Camps and csnton"e"'-
Increased In Past elk montns-
,,onrovsmsnt In ship Loading n"P'
Our Allies.

Improvement W o"P
Our Alice.
,xroro Committee on Public in 'o
wash,neton.@The navy department.
!. collecting photographs OF eniisteu
won who lose their lives In the wai
.nst their memory may be perpetu
sted. Secretary Daniels asks reia'l'eo
or others having such photographs ~
,snd them to the navy that copies may
no made for the nevy's RECORDS. orig
,nals will be returned to the owner'
ss fast as copies can be mace.
A photograph of each man IL 10 ue
eorwarded nv the navy department 10
the training station where ne oeean
his career in the service. AT each y.
these stations a memorial gaheiy VI
honor or hero's corner Is to De es-
t.h,,shed 80 that for all time the race
of the man of the navy who mas ihaue
tho sunreme sacrifice may be nonoreu
by the youth Of the future sent - "''
station for training.
All pictures. loaned or contriputeu'
should be securely wrapped Tor mar
ing after they have been marked WIN
the name, branch of service, ana traih-
ing station the young man entered alt-
or enlistment. They should be ao-
dressed to the recruiting DIVISION pu-
reau of navigation, navy department
washington. D. c. Care will be taken
TO return safely the photograph 10
J the sender. when desired together
: with one of the copies made OF II.
More than S22OOO,O00 has been ex-
pended during the past six months I'M
.. der the direction of the construction
: division of the army in making addi-
I tions and improvements to camps ana
/ cantonments. This sum does not In
1 clude the cost of additions to the hos
+ pital equipments or the improvements
D 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
k repair plants, kitchens and bakeries
and theaters. New roads were laid and
l. sanitation work improved and ex
). tended.
- Many additional buildings are con
templated, and general construction
T work will be rushed to completion dur
ing the summer and fall. In some In
stances the camp work has been ex
l. tended to drainage of an entire distric
surrounding the camp to remove dan
tn ger Of disease arising from the proxim
Of fly Of swamps.
ne Liberty theaters have been erect
ed at all National Army cantonments
Each of these theaters has an aver
age inclosed seating capacity of ZOO
Theaters and amusement halls hav
been erected also In the Nations
Guard camps and at other points wher
troops are In training.
Economies of approximately 20 pt
cent In shipping weight and 80 per Ger
in shipping space have resulted frol
improved methods of packing merchal
disc for overseas practiced by II
army quartermaster corps. This
equivalent to about $500 tons spa,
per month.
For the shipment of clothes AZ
equipage, including such items
blankets, barrnc',s. bags, towels, sh,
ter tent halves, bedding, and 9th
dry goods. In addition to wearing a
parel. bailing has been substituted
90 boxing, and the weight of the lumb
90 has been saved. The bales avera
90 80 by Is inches and weigh 30 pount
90 They are bound with not less tn
90 four cold rolled unannealed stt
81 bands. Burlap over waterproof
heavy paper Is used to cover the bal
and there are two "ears" on be
ends of the bale for handling
Women are stevedores on the doc
se in France. There is a law they sh
, 0s not be required to carry packai
weighing more than 70 pounds. Pa
81 ages shipped to the American expe
80 tionary forces are standardized
on they shall not weigh more than
pounds for handling by one won
.. carrier or more than 40 pounds
two women carriers. Men handle
8 80 heavier packages and the boxes m
be used instead of bales.
2 10 The quartermaster corps rec,
Z 81 mends to manufacturers supplying
! 20 army similar economies In packing ,
. w shipping which viii result In e,
. 70 70 more pronounced space and wei
q 20 saving. Round cans and contain
d 10 entail waste IL space of %
cent. Square containers are urged
y Is is estimated thai every inch sa
40 through bale compression is worth
cents in ship space.
10 IL
y :. Illinois Is the center Of agrlcult,
~ s production of the United States 8
. - the department Of agriculture. st,
"a - of greatest production during 1917 ,
AZ % Iowa. $3.50, 100000; Illinois, ST.
D7 II 100000; Texas, $1.045. 100000 ]
% 10 souri,, $947 ,000. 600; Ohio, 1851, cool
30 so Nebraska. $774.0OO, 600; Indiana, 8,
II 90 GOO, 600; Kansas, 5000. 600: