Western Kansas world., 1918-10-17

pounds of soap. 10000. 600 pounds of
coffee, 100000 pounds OF cocoa,
55.OOO,OOO pounds of condensed milk
and 100000 pounds Of sugar.
This amount of food. together with
the native produce, gives an average
ration of about 1900 caloriesEabout
half the consumption of the American
people.
This program In estimated to cost
during the twelve months, for purchase
and transportation. approximately
$3.50, ,OOO, 900. The finance has been ar
ranged on the basis of advances to be
made by loans from the United States
to the Belgian and French govern
ments In amounts sufficient to pay for
the material purchased in the United
States. The British and French gov
ernments are advancing in Europe the
sums necessary to meet the expendi-
lures made there for shipping and for
foodstuffs coming from other quarters
than the United States.
In addition to the fleet controlled by
the relief commission the United
States and allied governments are plac-
ing Mt its disposal 200 coo tons of ship
ping recently obtained from the Swed-
fsh government for nonwar zone pur-
poses. The commission announces
that besides the food which 1t intends
furnishing these stricken people there
will be needed for them about 10000
tons of clothing and cloth. Through
the cooperation of the Red Cross
about 5000 tons of these supplies have
been collected and the work of collec-
ton still continues.
In its fourth fnstallment of its re-
port the war council of the American
Red Cross announces that it's expendi-
lures in France for work among the
civilian population since the war be-
gan, coupled with appropriations for
the supply, transportation, women's
hospital service and other bureaus,
will total more than $7O.OOO,OOO.
Expenditures in France to July 1,
1918. totaled s36,613. .6s2.73. of which
$21 ,16O. .632.66 was apportioned for re-
lief work among refugees, reclaiming
devastated areas, the fight against tu-
herculosis, operating expenses and
other expenses that have to do with
the civilian population" the report
states.
'The demands for the next six
months for the same purposes are $34,-
5S2, ,S27.57."
lief work and the reconstruction of
devastated villages and the care of
refugees from the devastated areas
was $5,557, ,6O5.75. The third largest
item was for campaign against tuber-
culosis. This work absorbed $2,147 ,327.
For the care of children in France
up to July 1 the expenditure was
81, ,149. 1870. The cost of relieving
refugees will be financed from an ap-
preparation of S6,212. .2SO.7O which has
been set aside for the purpose.
Retail prices of food as reported to
the United States bureau of labor sta
tistics for August, 1918, and just pub
lished, show for the country as a
whole an increase of per cent for all
articles combined, as compared with
July, 1918.
The increase in price of all articles
of food combined in August this year,
compared with the same month of
1917, was Is per cent. In this period
hens showed the greatest advance
3S per cent. Chuck roast Increased 80
per cent, round steak % per cent, rib
roast % per cent, sirloin steak. plate.
boiling beef and bacon &c per cent
each. Rice was 26 per cent higher than
a year ago.. Beans, flour, sugar, bread
and coffee were cheaper than in Au-
gust 1917.
For the five year period (August IS,
1913, to August Is, 1879 all food COM
bined showed increase In price of 70
Ter cent. All the II articles for which
prices were obtained for five years
showed an increase of 81 per cent and
more. Four articles increased 100 per
cent. They were meal. 127 per cent;
lard and flour, 1O6 per cent each, and
potatoes 105 per cent.
With nearly all the stars Of the
game in the army and navy. football
will be one of the most popular sports
in the various training camps this au-
tumn. If reports to the war and navy
departments commission on training
camp activities are dependable. Many
colleges and preparatory schools have
announced that football will be aban-
doned so far as academic and collegi-
ate matches are concerned. Most of
the college stars of previous years
have entered the service, and the train
ing commissions athletic directors are
making plans to employ them in the
formation of crack divisional, regimen
tal and company elevens-
Although many former college stars
who played last season In the uniforms
of fh. varfOus naval station eleyens