The Twin City star., 1918-09-14

Captured American army and navy
officers are reaching German prison
camps without clothing and shoes. The,
American Red Cross has established q
tailor shop In Berne to supply them
with proper uniforms, according to In
formation just reaching the bureau of
prisoners relief.
The officers. it seems, in being hus.
tied back from the front by their cap.
tors lose their Overcoats, blouses and
even trousers. Frequently their leath-
er shoes, which are greatly coveted by
the Germans, are taken from them, and
they are forced to wear wooden shoes.
The clothing Of others is so damaged
in strenuous fighting as to need re-
placement.
To outfit the forty commissioned
Americans known to be in the German
camps and others who may be captured
later, the Red Cross purchased tail
or shop in Paris and moved tailors and
outfit outright to Switzerland. This
shop Is now turning out each week 12
uniforms made to measurements sup
piled by mail by the various prisoners
in the various camps. The men are
supplied also with underclothing, shoes,
toilet articles, towels and food. The
food Is particularly necessary to sup
plement the meager prison fare for
which the Germans make the captured
officers pay in money.
Tho 90 Dr;cooo,1
ly takes place only at the front in the
heat and confusion of battle. Camp
committees, appointed by the prisoners
themselves, see that American prison
ers receive supplies sent them.
Experienced flying officers are being
returned from abroad to act as special
instructors in the more advanced cours-
es Of aviation training which is being
developed by the air service.
Recent practice in elemental train
ing now gives the candidate more time
IL the air with his instructor than here
tofore. The new plan is known as the
GospOrt system or "All Thru" as it
is popularity called here, and insures
closer contact between the cadet and
instructor. When the cadets arrive at
flying field from the ground school,
where they have learned much of the
theory Of flight, engine control and re-
pair, radio, signaling and other kindred
subjects, several of them are assigned
to an instructor who stays with them
until they are qualified in elemental
flying. They are then sent to the spe-
cial schools for final work and train
ing in their particular line, as pursuit,
reconnaissance, artillery control, or
giving cadet so much time in the air
under instruction and then turning him
loose for his first solo flight, in "sink
Or swim" fashion, is being discontinued,
and what is believed to be more safe
and sane system is being adopted.
Organization Of forty air squadrons
has been authorized. Four will be To-
Gated at Houston, Tex, and SO, or
training brigade of three wings, ON
Long Island, N. Y.
The base of this Long Island train
ing brigade, as now planned, will be
Hazelhurst field, near Mineola. The
squadrons will be quartered in groups
of four or nine outlying fields. These
squadrons are to serve under field con-
ditiOns Stimulating, as nearly as prac-
ticable, the conditions behind the lines
In France.
Information received by the chill
dren's bureau Of the department Of
labor seems to indicate that every
where in the United States children
are receiving less milk than they
should have. Such decreases are un-
doubtedly due in part to the high cost
of milk. 1t Is the poorest families
that have been forced to make the
greatest reduction in the amount Of
milk purchased. But that reductions
would perhaps not be so great, the
children's bureau says, If all mothers
fully realized the value Of food in the
diet Of their children.
Milk has been called the perfect
lOOu. uSISC tuul IL
plies the elements. necessary to the
growing child in the most digestiblet
form. In spite Of its increasing cost,
it supplies those elements also In the
cheapest form. It Is estimated that.
on the basis of its nutritive value,I
milk compared with steak at 40 cents
a pound, and eggs at 4S cents dozens
should be priced at about 271s cents
a quart.
Workers for Children's Year, to.
whom the weighing and measuring
test for children under five years Of
age has revealed how many children
In the United States are undeveloped
as result Of improper diet, are en-
gagged in campaigns to bring the i'm
portance Of milk to the attention Of
mothers and to make it possible for
them to procure enough milk to keep
their children strong and well. Many
milk stations where mothers NAV re-