Gunnison news-champion., 1918-01-25

ine co,usmtree % pubuc infogmauo
mas made the following translates
an article Appearing h tie Brsass
i;uerser- zcitung:
a soldiers wife who had gntherc-
wood In the ccminou forest Of Wall
kirch. near FreIburE In Breisgau,.va
sentenced for the offense In the follow
ing terms:
Mrs. Clara Ganter. ON June n
1917. has removed from the common
forest Of waldkirch. Sec. .. ON
fasot Of dry Or twigs Of the value .
10 pfenning. In punishment there
she Ii sentenced to . fine Of I mar.
and one day's Imprisonment
The husband Of the culprit has beci
Tor three years At the front. she her
self has four small chlIdreA to suppor
In the direst poverty. Similar report
punishment should be reported I,
renfer numbers. Our bureaucracy un
rrstnnds how to employ this perio'
4 shortage Of wood and coal on !:
arse scale for the benefit Of ths treas
NY"
In bulletin on the employment Of
women In the storage and warehousinr
'epots Of the United States army Is
he following:
THE census Of 1910 reported that Of
every 100 men and boys ten years Of
'xe and over. only 10 were cot gam.
fully employed. This group Of 10 In
iuded old men not able to work, chill
'ren too young to work. the sick and
handicapped. and men In schools and
colleges.
Assuming that 10000 Of the mum.
her called by the selective-service law
,ave had some form Of gainful employ
ncnt. we may estimate that one out Of
professions Of the country has been
allied into military service. while an
ther In every 90 has voluntarily join.
q the forces Of the army or navy.
Thus, about 3 per cent Of the gnInfully
mployed men have been taken out Of
heir occupations"
The largest shoe factories In Itnly
nave started manufacturing the nation
! standard shoes. using leather sup
He'd by the ministry Of industry. COM
icrce, and labor. The standard types
ycre established by the central shoe
committee In Rome but every factory
: making little notifications. accord
NC to Its means and system Of manu-
'actnrIng.
The government IL organizing sys-
ems Of sale Of shoes to the public
they provide for the opening OF stores
n the principal Italian cities. to be
''onal shoes and to be controlled by
he government authorities. 1t Is like
" that buyers will have to obtnin
rards.
The private shoe stores Will he sup
olied with nn adequate number Of
hoes and will be granted reason
able commission.
The army and nnvy commission on
mining camp activities. In addition to
he work being done In army camps
nd cantoninents, now has Its repre-
entntives In every trnining station Of
he navy and at every place where en-
sted men are preparing for sea serv-
ice.
There are SO clubs for sailors at
camps and in adjacent cities. There
,re reading and writing rooms. assem-
Hly halls. and some Of the cities have
arrangements for athletics. swimming
,oolS. and gymnasIums. In the 1s
.nmps there are given each week 90
Entertainments ranging from profess
ionai performances. lectures. and ex-
,hitiops. to club nights and weekly
'ancea.
More than 10000 books have been
furnished ships and stations by the
american Library association. The Z.
u. G. A. has ~ buildings and tents IN
he various camps.
According to the bureau Of labor sta
'istics Of the department Of labor. In
ne, ycar from November IL. 1919. to
November IS. 1917. prices Of food ~ =
NWue .uuvuuCeu - pur Ccuts EOtAtVvN
s the only article that shows decline
n price. Cornmeal advanced 81 per
'nnt: bacon. 62 per cent; pork chops.
q per cent; beans. - per cent: sal
,nn. ~ per cent: milk. 81 per cent:
nd lord. n per cent.
Food as whole wns 4S per cent
h'.her on November 15. 1917. than on
November IS. 1913. and 48 per cent
higher than. on November 10. 1914.
During this four-year period cornmeal
'dvaneed 127 per cent; -four. 100 per
'ent; lard. 104 per cent; bacon. n per
'nnt sugar. IS per cent and potatoes.
p per cent. No article declined in
price.
Examination Of the records Of 1O000
men passed for military service by 10
nj boards and then rejected by camp
surgeons show that nearly % per cent
n the Anal reflections were caused BY