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Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts.

The war has tot necessi,ated any
change in the purchasing system OF
the Navy. where for 80 years there
has been one centralized office under
the Paymaster General. who is re-
sponsible to the Secretary Of the Navy
Tor the efficiency of the supply of the
fleet.
The technical bureaus of the Navy
Department have Jurisdiction over
the kind and quality of supplies.
equipment. and special appliances
coming under the c~ognizance Of each.
. which are required to make all YES
sells Of the fleet manageable and hab-
liable as men-of-war
The Paymaster General receives re-
questions from the various navy
yards. stations. or bureaus for the
supplies wanted. and issues advertise
ments and places the contracts. Ex.
works. armor plate. she'll for ord
nance and for new vessels. the latter
being signed by the Secretary of the
Navy. The bulk of the Ordnance ma
~terials. however. are obtained
through the centralized office.
The law prescribes a certain defin.
lite procedure in the placing OF con-
tracts and it has not beer found nee
essary in the Navy to depart from the
principles of open competitive bid
ding. except when the demand is far
greater than the supply and in such
cases orders are allocated equally and
rropoftioratc,y among h trade
Secret bidding has not been resorted
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Bureau of Yards and Docks.

The Bureau of Yards and Docks is
charged with h construction. main
%tenance, and repair of the public
works and public utilities Of the Navy
Establishment ashore. Public works
include buildings of all kinds and
include railroads. cranes. fire appar-
atus, vehicles, draft animals, tele-
phone and telegraph systems. and
other services. This bureau is not
charged with the construction and re-
pair of ships.
Since the declaration OF war train
ing camps have been provided. hav-
, ing a capacity of $4,000 men in win
ter and 100000 in All
camps in localities requiring artificial
heat have beer provided with central
heating and ventilation systems.
Every facility for rapid training has
been furnished. and especial attention
given to sanitary conditions. The cost
| Of the buildings and all improvements
excepting hospitals. has heen approxi-
mately $225 per man. n the bar
racks have been provided as fast as
needed.
Emergency hospital units have been
constructed at the cantonments. and
grounds adjacent to the permanent
Navy hospitals. Six thousand add!-
Z: tional beds have been provided and
1 eight or ten thousand more will prob
ably have to be provided. This con-
struction is naturally more expensive
than tina Of training camps. and has
cost approximately $500 per bed.
Aviation is SO important a feature
OF naval activity that the capacity Of
private plants has proved insufficient
After the expansion OF private plants
had been provided FOR. the Navy de-
cided 10 operate 4 factory OF is own.
and a building 400 by 400 fee; was
erected at the Philadelphia Nav
Yard at a COS, OF s7oo.0oo. which was
completed in Iln DAYS. The output ct
this plan, is insufficient and contracts
have been made involving approxt-
ately $1,000. 900. which will more .han
treble its capacity.
Naval aircraft, is intended foc Use
partly abroad and partly at home
~coasta! stations havins been eS1ah-
lished on 10th sides OF the Atlantic
Approximately $+n1.3 h6 has been en-
pended on the home stations,
Several important radio stations are
nom under construction,
Meeting Personnel Expansion.
The expansion Of the Naval E.siao'
lishmert has neceSsi;aicd q great ~
crease in facilities for the assembling
housing. and distribution of stores
and these needs nav been large,
met at Etsoon. Philadelphia. Nc"
York. and Hampton Roads by large
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United States territory (not inciud:
ing Alaska) except through stat'os.. -
oper1~ad iy TIL. otia:'l."' VI -
the WAY ~ l'a:tsa.hi
soon after the ~ opened the ue,
mand for radio operators incteas.I
and the representative OF the Nava
Communication Service IN eacn oE
trict began conduct Of a raoio stnI
for preliminary training in radlotei-
Iierraohy. To coordinate training, q
central final training school was de.
manded. Harvard University cary
last summer offered the use of build
ings. dormitories, and laboratories
for this and the offer was
accepted. From "a small beginning,
the naval radio school at
has now developed into one OF the
largest educational instltutlons IN t'e
country.
At Mare Island. CAL, is located an
other final training school. At these
two schools men are put through a
four months cours. which embraces
mot only autobiography and aii'ea
subjects, but the military training
necessary for all enlisted men. AZ
present nearly 5000 men are under
instruction in these two schoo,s
alone. Glasses are graduated eacn
week. and operators arc ssigne u
service are aCCcpleU I dHy "N'
cruiting Office.
The Navy is providing the required
operators for the rapidly increasing
list of naval ships. 1t has also under
taken to supply radio operators for
all merchant vessels in trans-Attan-
tic service, and is. to this extent. as
sisting the Shipping Board in man
ming such vessels.
The Naval Commune alton Service
provides for communication by rad.o
between the United States and Its
Asiatic possessions and territories
During the past year the high
powered stations at a Diego, Cal.
Pearl Harhor. Hawaii. and Cavite. r
t.. have been completed and put IN
commission. The Naval Communica-
ton Service also provides direct ra-
photographic communication be.
tween America and Europe, and as
part Of this service 1t recently an
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Bureau of Navigation.

The dates of the. Identification Di-
vision Of the Bureau Of Navigation
are ia classify, search and file the
finger prints of the officers and en-
listed men Of the Navy. Naval Re-
serve Force. National Naval Volun-
teers. and Coast Guard. SO it is I'M
possible for an officer or enlisted man
OF the Navy to lose his identity.
The system prevents fraud and may
be used to identify the dead.
The Identification Division also
prepares identification tags for ofic-
ers and enlisted men of the Navy.
these bearing the name. date of en-,
listment, date of birth. and a rolled
impression of each mans right index
finger. Certificates OF Identification
in lieu Of passports are also issued
to officers and enlisted men ordered
abroad.
Identification tags for binoculars
donated to the government are also
prepared by this division. o.,
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OFFICIAL REVIEW
OF u. S. FIRST E A
in THE GREAT WAR
tcontinucd from Page ls.)

veloped and the proper type issued to
ships according to the character of
the vessels. Vessels having the neces-
sary u powder prefer usually to en-
gage in gun duels rather than escape
IN q smoke screen.
After q study OF the various types
OF mines in existence. the bureau has
believed an American mine which is
believed: to combine all their good
points. This mine is now being man
~nfactured in quantity. and large num-
bers are being supplied for use in the
war zone and elsewhere.
The ordinary pointed projectile,
hitting the water almost horizontally.
is detected and ricochets. Conse-
low the surface OF the water is pro-
tected from ordinary she'll at shor
ranges. A special type of nonri-
, cochetting shell. which has been is
sued to ships sailing in the war zone
vas developed early in the year for
use against submarines.
Scaplanc Development.
AS the seaplanc is an important
means for attacking the submarine,
special attention has been given to
the development of aircraft devices.
ton OF the nonrecoil gun. and the
Lewis gun has been adapted to sea
plane use.
Aircraft bombs designed to explode
either IN impact. IL they hit a sub
marine. or at a predetermined depth,
like the ordinary depth charge. have
been developed and the required
quantities are being made. Sights for
their accurate aim and improved sea
plane cameras have accompanied
them.
The first year Of war saw the on,
pletition Of the latest type OF navaI
16-inch CUR throwing a projectile
weighing 2,1oo pounds. Our newest
battleships will mount them. Al
present our largest battleships mount
1@-inch III which throw a projec'
tile weighing 1,400 pounds.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that broadside weights have
tripled in the hort space Of 20 years
The total weight of steel thrown b.
q single broadside from the Pennsyl'
vania today is 1868 pounds. while
the total weight thrown by the Ore
Eon the largest ship at the time O.
the Spanish-American War, was $3.50
pounds.
A 14-inch gun is 700 inches. OF
So Is feet long. 1t weighs. withou
the mount in which it is supported il
the turret of the battleship. nearl,
95 tons. Its cost is. $4,000.
The program Of the Ordnance Blu
rear of the Navy for 1915 is in tn,
nature of further development a'on,
h broad lines laid down in its worl
during the past year.
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Naval Communication
Service.

The President on April s. 1917. di-
rected the Navy Department to take
over such radio stations as might be
required for naval communications,
all others being closed. The enforce
ment Of this order fell to the Direct
or Of Naval Communications. and So
commercial radio stations were taken
into the Naval Communication Ser
vice. On account OF duplication. %
commercial radio stations closed.
Thousands of small amateur radio
stations were closed. At present no
radio communicate ion Is permitted on
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and permanent construc.

I tions.
Extensions Of magazines. the naval
powder factor, and establishments
for the production of armament and
ammunition are being carried out.
In addition to the war-emerEency
work, important Improvements have
been pushed forward at navy yards
under appropriations made prior ia
the war. The most significant OF
these is the equipment Of certain
navy yards for the construction of
ships, and excellent progress has been
made with this feature during the
Three government dry docks for
ships of the largest proportions are
under construction. and IL the pres
ent rate of progress is maintained.
two of these docks will be ready for
use early in the next fiscal year.
Since March l.. 1917, a sum Of APP
proximately 100000 has been
made made available for carrying on
work under the supervision Of the
Bureau of Yards and Docks. Most
Of the work has been begun with
unusual speed and expeditions con-
structicn has been obtained without
unreasonable cost. The quantity OF
work is approximately twenty times
greater than hat devolving on the
bureau in any previous year. The
force of the bureau is about SIX times
as great as a year ago,
In addition. the Bureau OF Steam
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cruit barracks being a prerequisite
Of health. The Bureau Of Navigatton
and the associated Bureaus OF Con.
etruction and Repair and Yards n
Docks have practically established a
minimum standard of 80 square feet
The organization of the Bureau Of
Medicine and Surgery is simple n
but slightly modified today from that
which has prevailed for many years.
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The bureau has recommended sew
eral offensive naval operations in de-
tail to the Navy Department. For the
ones accepted and being carried out,
Il vast amount of ordnance material
Is being provided. on a scale hereto
fore not considered possible.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-08
Some 10000 Items.

At each navy yard and station are
general storehouses with a supply
officer in charge who is directly re-
sponsible for the stock. s~aEgregatins
about 10000 different items.
The war has necessitatcd vastly
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Construct'n and rep'r
Steam ~Engineering..
Supplies and accounts
Medicine and surg'ry
Marine Corps. .......
Taiban Valley news., 1918-03-01
CAMP KEARNEY
LINDA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
February, II 1918
To the Taiban Valley News.

! " - AC1C
To the fabian Valley News.
| will try and give to my
friends AZ fabian a few points
On the life of soldier and es-
pecialIy n Camp Kearny. O, r
camp is located ten miles from
San Diego the camp covers two
sections of land. We have paved
streets through the camp, also
the Santa Fe. r. r. runs from
here to the city.
There are all kinds Of amuse-
ments here on liberty days we
have a large theater, shooting
alley, a boiling alley, pool halls.
studio, camp library where we
can obtain any books we wish to
read. We also have a large Y.
W. G. A. hostess house where
visitors can come and meet
friends that are in camp.
The Y. M. G. AS are doing a
wonderful thing fer the boys, we
go to Y's aud write home and to
our best girl and to see the NOV
les every night.
We have our liberty on wednes.
day afternoon until twelve or
rather midnight and we have
our inspection on Saturday
morning, and then we are at
liberty within twenty ailes of
camp until Sunday night ct 12.
like this climate it sure is fine.
The people are doing every thing
they can here to make the en-
listed men happy while here
They give all kinds of social
entertainm en- ts at the churches
and in their he mes.
Life here is one coutinuAlrr und
of pleasure, wa only get ten
hours per day.
If this gets through the type
will write again,
j e Woodward
Co B LA M G Bat
Camp Kearny Calf
Taiban Valley news., 1918-03-01
Refining Crude Oil

The MawnorterRefini company
of Lake Arthur has been oper-
ating in an experimental way;
from the crude oil from the we'll
tests show 30 per cent gasoline.
From 13 1-2 eallon of distillite
puras.snxsed EySSSAh yySf9 Ahshe market they
got keroche and 6 1-2 GAL of
gasoline, 5 1-2 gal. of kerosine
and 1 1-2 gal. of lubricating oil
worth 80 cents per gal.
Mr Mcwhortsr has had several
years experience in re fining oil
before coming to this vicinity
Lake Arthur Times.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-03-01
THE DOUBLE STANDARD
OIL & GAS COMPANY
PRICE OF STOCK 10 CENTS A SHARE
Capital Stock $1oo 1000, full paid. non assess

Capital Stock S100 .000. full paid. non assess
able,
500 invested in oil has paid $40 900. and
may do so here
Wages never made man rich, but small
investmept has.
STOCK SELLING AT IO'CENTS A SHARE
800. BUYS 200 sHAREs S50 BUYS 500 SHARES
S100. BUYS 1000. SHARES
If desired, send CITE share cash and 2 cts
per share each month
% discount for all cash.
Figure what 1t m cans if it advances to $1.00
as others haze done.
Our holdings in Wyoming, Oklahoma,
Kansas, Kentucky, Colorado Texas, where
wells produce 10000 barre per day.
One 100 barrel we'll will pay $4,000. 90
year, which would enable US to pay 4qe month
dividends on stock issned, as 50qe of net profit
are to be paid in dividends 10 stockholders.
We are selling stock to increase holdings,
drill wells and pay dividends.
Buy now before it advances
GENERAL OFFICES $50 Seventeenth ST.,
Boston Building,
Denver, Colorado.
VIM. F. Reynolds. Secretary.
Statesmen Wanted. Send forSfree oil Map and
Literature.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-03-01
New Well Spudded

Lhe Loltec Oil company, which
he's lease on state lands for
exploration for oil ard gas, has
spudded in. new we'll 81 mile
east of Morlarty A we'll at
Roswell is down 3100 feet Drill.
ing .is continuing at the Pankey
ranch, according to officials of
the COMPANY.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-03-01
NEWS FROM OIL FIELDS
GET MORE INTERESTING
each week = Timber Shipped

Take tip from the Weekly
Star some one is goipg to wake
some bright morning in the Vail.
ey and wonder why "why they
didn't getin on the ground floor
That paragraph refers to the
oil stu ation,
Big things are happening.
r H Kemp, OF the Kemp Lum.
ber company, has notified the
Great western Oil and Refining
company, that the big rig tim !.
bers for the "a foot derricks to
be placed or the Brown we'll
tract near Dayton, and the other
over the compay's holdings at
Fabian, N. M. are on the way,
loaded at an east Texas point
Other PiCkupS From the Field
The Linde Vista gets word
from Douglass, Ariz. that the
stock in the Arizona New Mexico
Oil company, which has subleas
ed the Mltchelet well, are selling
stock rapidly and that it will.
only be short time before act
ual drilling will start at the
Mitchelet well.
Nothing has been reported at
Lincoln well,
The fairs of the Lake Arthur
company have been in court the
past week, and after difficulties
are ironed out by the law, over
some disputes of the stockhold.
ers, things will get again with
this we'll
Taiban Valley news., 1918-03-01
Activity At Clovis

Anticline conditions favo!ing
the finding of oil near Taiban,
N M has led to quite little ac :
tivity in clovis during the past
two weeks, many filings upon
land in that region following the
report of geologists who find the
indications near Taiban to bear
bright prospects of oil and gas.
whether or not the prospects is
bright enough to warrant much
excite ment will soon be devel-
oped in the operation or the
Great Western Oil and Refiing
CO., which company rs putting
down a test we'll in the region
The Roswell Weekly Star
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-27
MAMRE

Mamre. March 25-There will be
services in the East Salem church on
Good Friday at 1920 am.
\ large number from here attended
the Red Cross sale at Pennock last
Saturday.
Carl Holmgren returned to Montana
last Thursday after several weeks
stay at the home Of his brother, Otto
HOlmgren.
Mrs. o. P. Ecklund Of Pennock is
visiting at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Gust Carlson at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Anderson enter
tanned a number of friends last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Holmgren came
up from Minneapolis last week for an
extended stay with relatives and
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Carlson of West
Lake spent Sunday at the Gust Carl
son home.
Mrs. Peter Rodman is visiting with
! her daughter, Mrs. Oscar FOndell at
Dawson.
Mrs. N. N. Abrahamson OF Willmar
has been visiting for few days at the
home Of her son, Amos Abrahamson.
A1oo A4AA4dA ANOAoOu oPOAI q SO0pAO
Of days last week with relatives and
friends in Pennock.
David E. Ecklund Of Pennock spent
Sunday with Mamre friends.
A number Of young people were en-
tertained at the Danielson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Gunderson returned
last Monday from few days visit
with friends at Eagle Lake and Spicer.
Mr. and Mrs. W. e. Berglund Of
Pennock spent Sunday with Mrs. Berg
lund's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.
Nelson.
Confirmation services will be con-
Quoted at the East Salem church next
Sunday forenoon at ten o'clock.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-27

Surveyor j. A. Rowat is driving
an Oldsmobile eight cylinder car pur-
chased from Handy-Lewis Motor CON-
pany.
Leon Koshovich of Hancock visit
ed here last Wednesday. He left the
following morning for trip to the
cities.
DIR. G.. D. Forssell returned Sun
day from a few days business trip to
different points in the northern part
Of the state.
Capt. Wick of the Salvation Army
of Minneapolis was here several days
last week in the interest of the War
Service League.
-Adolph Johnson returned Monday
morning from St. Paul where he at
tended a two months course at the
University Farm.
-Benn1e and Obed Rykken of Dovrt
! township returned week ago from
Austin where they have attended a,
automobile school.
1 / -WNlford Fjellman left Saturda,
morning for Great Falls, Montana
where he will be employed with tn
: Equity Insurance. Company. ~ -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-27
Carl Anderson returned Saturday

Carl Anderson returned Saturday
from few days visit in st. Cloud.
Miss Mabel Lundquist returned to
her home west of Svea last Sunday
evening after a weeks visit at the o.
car Linman home in this city.
MIR. and Mrs. Peter Fridlund and
family of Fahlun township moved to
this city last Thursday and will make
their home at 613 Third street w.
Misses Eleanor Anderson and De-
wetta Bomstad. Arthur Johnson and
Walter Peterson of Atwater visited
with friends in this city last Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. George G. Nicholson,
formerly of Davenport, now of Atwat-
er returned home Friday after a few
| days visit at the John o. Hartz home.
Mons Skarsten of Swift Falls Wis.
tied with his daughter Lena one day
last week at the Dr. Benson hospital
where she underwent an operation re-
Gently. -:
Mr.. and Mrs. George Larson of At
water visited friends in this city Tues
day of last week. Mr.. Larson took thu
examination for U. s.. service anl
passed. : >,@~>..," g: q, :: : = =. q.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-27
FOR EASTER
Copyright Hart SchaGner g. Marx

Women's High Quality Shoes for Easter,
in Pearl Gray, Silver Gray, Havana
Brown, Chocolate Brown, Tony Red,
Wine and White Calf and Kid Leathers,
$3.50, $3.50, 5000, $11.oo.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-27
SAYS LEMON JUICE
WILL REMOVE FRECKLES
Girls! Make this cheap beauty lotion
to clear and whiten your skin.

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces of
orchard white, shake we'll, and you have
a quarter pint of the best freckle and
tan lotion, and complexion beautifer, at
very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of orchard white for few
cents. Massage this sweetly fra grant
lotion into the face, neck, arms and
hands each day and see how freckles and
blemishes disappear and how clear, soft
and white the skin becomes. Yes! It
is harmless.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-27

John B. Bosch of Lake Elizabeth,
endorsed for Senator by the Nonparti-
san League, was business caller in
this city last Friday.
j. D. Houston of Gilbert arrived
last Monday for few days visit with
his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. J. Hallin.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-27

-Olof Oredson of tennessee visited
in this city Tuesday of last week while
enroute for a business trip to the
northern part of the state.
Herman Oredson returned Satur-
day to his home in tennessee town
ship after a visit with friends in this
city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-27

Miss Mary Hatelelid returned Sat
urday, a week ago to her home in Ben
son after few days visit at the c. J.
Rose home.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-27

Walter Peterson of Atwater WIS.,
tied in this city on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week.