Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-13

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mako essential food products, hav
been on strict rations. the Unite,
States food administration announcee
In order to assure SUFFICIENT supplies
for home Gamers and the Commercial
manufacturers OK preserves. jams, and
other foodstuffs regarded rs essential
The restrictions went into effect MAJ
10. and limit the consumption by man
ufacturers Of the less essentials, par
ticularly confectionery and soft drinks
to 80 per cent OF last years require
ments.
Manufacturers Of nonedible products
will be forced to go entirely without
sugar.
Included in the class with confec.
| tionery and soft drinks are condiments,
| soda water, chocolate, candies, bever-
age sirups. fruit sirups. fiavoring ex-
tracts. chewing gum. sweet pickles,
wines. cereals and invert sugar. Those
who entered the business or increased
their capacity after April 1, 1918. how
ever. will be cut on entirely.
Manufacturers of essential foodstuffs
will be permitted to buy sufficient
sugar to meet their full requirements.
In this class come preservers and
packers of vegetables, catsup and chill
cause, fruits and milk, manufacture
ers of jam, Jelly. and preserves, to-
bacco and explosives, apple butter and
glycerin, Ice cream (not Including sher-
bets and water -ices). druggists (for
medicines). and producers of honey.
Ice cream is put in the preferred
class.
American prisoners of war in Ger
letters, money orders, and valuables,
and parcel post packages weighing not
more than IL pounds, when intended
for international mail, free from all
postal duties.
Mail should be addressed to the pris-
oner of war. giving his rank. the name
of the prison camp where he is held,
if it is known, followed by prisoner
of War Mail via New York. All such
mail should also bear the name and
address of the sender.
Parcel post packages for prisoners
of war in enemy countries may not
be sent by organizations or societies.
and only one package a month may
be sent. If more are received the one
apparently from the prisoners next Of
kin will be forwarded and the others
held in New York pending communi-
cation with the senders, with whose
consent such excess packages may be
sent to other prisoners of war who
had received no packages during the
month. Lacking this consent, the pack
ages will be returned to the senders.
Only the following articles may be
included in the packages: Belts not
made of leather; hair, hand. tooth,
shaving. and shoe brushes: buttons;
hard candy; cigars and cigarettes;
combs; crackers and biscuits; gloves
not made of leather; handkerchiefs: |
pocket knives. needles and thread: |
pencils and pens; penholders; pins; |
pipes; safety razors and blades: shaw |
Ing soap. powder. or cream; shirts |
and scarfs; shoe laces; smoking or |
chewing tobacco; toilet soap: socks;
sweaters: tooth powder. paste or
liquid mouth wash: towels; under
wear: personal photographs: perfodi-
Gals published prior to the beginning
Of the war.
Letters and packages viii be SUBJ
ject to careful censorship.
Military instruction under officers
and noncommissioned officers of the
army will be provided In every insti-
Ldaou VI COueSe STdQc winch 0QrOll9 |
for the instruction 100 or more
students over the age of
eighteen, beginning In September,
1913. The necessary military equip
nent will, so far as possible. be pro-
1ded by the government. There will
De created military training unit In
Zach institution. Enlistment will be
purely voluntary, ~
The enlistment will constitute the
student a member of the army of the
United States, liable to active duty at
he call Of the president. 1t will. how
.ver. be the policy of the government
lot to call the members of the train
ng units to active duty until they have
the age OF twenty-one. unless
Urgent military necessity compels an
'arlier Gall. Students under eighteen.
md therefore not legally eligible for
Enlistment. viii be encouraged to en-
oil in the training units.
The London Economist for February
'laces the total gross debt of Great
Britain at 5.67S. 600. 900 pounds ($27-
sc. 600 .OOO).
The French minister of finance In
the budget for 1918 esti-
mated the public debt of France on
December 81. 1918. at 115,166.O5S,OOO
rancs ts22. 227 .OOO.OOO).
The public debt of Italy at the end
+ 1917 Is estimated at about $1,000
10000 lire ($676. 600 oO0).
The debts OF the central powers are !