The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
plans for The RELIEF ..

coffee, 100000 pounds of cocoa,
100000 pounds of condensed milk
and 100000 pounds of sugar.
This amount of food, together with
the native produce, gives an average
ration of about 1000 calories-about
half the consumption of the American
people.
This program Is estimated to cost
during the twelve months, for purchase
and transportation, approximately
$2S0,000,0O0. 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
feodstuffs 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-
ms at its disposal 100000 tons of ship
ping recently obtained from the Swed-
ish government for nonwar zone pur-
poses. The commission announces
that besides the food which it 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 it's fourth installment of its re-
port the war council of the American
Red Cross announces that its 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 S70,000,000.
Expenditures in France to July l.,
1918. totaled $36,613,6 S2.73, Of which
sd ,160,632.66 was apportioned for re-
lief work among refugees, retaining
devastated areas, the fight against tu-
herculOsis, operating expenses and
other expenses that have to do with
the civilian population" the report
states.
1.-THE demands for the next six
months for the same purposes are $34,
5S2, S27.57."
The total of the expenditures for re-
lief work and the reconstruction of
devastated villages and the care of
refugees from the devastated areas
was $5,557, COSTS. The third largest
item was for a campaign against tuber-
culosis. This work absorbed 81 ,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 $6,212, 2S07O, 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, 1913.
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
38 per cent. Chuck roast increased &c
per cent, round steak % per cent, rib
roast % per cent, sirloin steak. plate
boiling beef and bacon 26 per cent
each. Rice was 26 per cent higher than
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 7(
FER cent. All the IL articles for which
prices were obtained for five years
showed an increase of 50 per cent ant
| more. Four articles increased 100 pei
cent. They were meal, 127 per cent
| lard and flour, 106 per cent each, ant
potatoes 1O5 per cent.
With nearly all the stars of thu
| gene in the army and navy, football
will be one of the most popular sport:
| in the various training camps this. au
| tumn, if reports to the war and nav!
| departments commission on trainin.
| camp activities are dependable. Man!
colleges and preparatory schools have
| announced that football will be aban
| doned so far as academic and cOllegi
ate matches are concerned. Most O.
the college stars of previous years
have entered the service, and the train
ing commissions athletic directors ar
making plans to employ them in tn
formation of crack divisional, regimen
tai and company elevens.
Although many former college star
who played last season in the uniforms
of the various naval station eleven
have been transferred to active SCI
service, athletic directors are confiden
that the teams will be even bette
than a year ago.
To assist in the campaign which tn
United States department of labor I
conducting to train workers for servic
In war industries the Chicago boar
of education has donated vacan
school building and voted $4,000 70
preliminary expense In equipping II
Leading manufacturers of the city ar
installing training machines and eS
perts in production from their factc
rios will outline the policies subject