The daily morning oasis., 1918-10-31
OUR WAR EFFORTS
ARE NOT ABATEO
TALK OF PEACE CAUSES. NO RE.
TAXATION HERE, SAYS AS
SiSTANT SECRETARY -
CROWEEL. 80,
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES GIVEN
United States Has Gas Mask That
Fully Protects the Wearer-one
Concern Turns Out Hundred Hand
Grenades Minute.

| fFrom Committee on Public Informatou.)
Westinghouse the midst of the
! discussions of peace, Assistant Secre-
tary OF War Benedict Crowell has
made public statistics to demonstrate
that the United States has not abated
| its efforts or ceased its preparations
! to prosecute the war to 4 victorious
conclusion.
"a proof that there is not the slight
est relaxation" said Assistant Sccre-
t4ry 'Crowell, lis found in the fact
that congress has Just been asked to
increase by S1,1oJ,000O00 it's appro-
priations for heavy cannon. The en-
envy is being driven back and this rs
the best time to increase our pres
sure. 1t would be the worst time to
pause. This applies to civilians as
well as to the military forces. 1t is
not the time to question when or how
the end Of the war will come"
Assistant Secretary Crowell sale
that an idea of the immensely Of the
supplies required by single branch
OF our forces overseas, for which adj
ditional finances are necessary, is in
Dictated by the shipment of materials
from this country to France by the
engineer corps up to August 81. 1918.
These shipments included 277,000
tons Of rails and accessories for stand
ard and narrow gauge track, $4,000
tons of structural steel, 1000 tons of
corrugated iron, 10000 tons Of barbed
wire, 1900 tons of metal building ma.
terials, 100000 square yards of
camoufage materials-wire netting,
fish netting and burlap, pontoon equip
+ ment for three divisions, and $1,000
tons of lumber, ties, stringers and
piles.
In addition to these supplies, large
quantities of engineering materials
have been purchased also in England,
France. and Switzerland, Assistant
Secretary Crowell pointed out. The
aggregate tonnage of these purchases
up to June 80, 1919, he estimated at
more than 100000 TONS
Hundreds of thousands of tons of
supplies are on the docks in this coun-
Try waiting transportation abroad, As
istant Secretary Crowell said, but the
hips to carry them are being pro-
luced. There was a Very large in
:rease in ships in September, he said.
Motor trucks must be shipped
knocked down" and distributed
umong different vessels, the assistant
secretary explained. This is done to
meet the demands of the shipping peo-
pie. Locomotives are shipped in two
vays-completely "set up" and
knocked down." Those. that are ship
ped "set up" are landed and steam
away under their own power.
More than 5000 motor trucks were
ent to France in September, the as
;istant secretary announced. The
lumber would have been much smaller
{ they had been forwarded "set up.
Employees of the Single Service
corporation Of New York were recent
y commended by Maj. Gen. G. G. Will
Jams, chief of ordnance, for havin:
ttained production of more thar
90 hand grenades minute. TIL;
grenade manufactured by this con
ern is of the Offensive type which
s used by infantry when making al
tack to 'clean up" the enemy.
-:enches and other systems Of de
.ense
The third million of grenades made
IS this company was shipped to
france in the middle of last month
having been produced in exactly one
months time. In the week ending
september IA, the plant shipped
total of more than 300, 00O-which was
It the rate of $4,000 day, Saturday
!ioing counted as four-ninths of a day.
This record was attained notwith-
standing that the plant was closed
down ahead OF time on September l.
to permit employees to register for the
draft. The maximum production was
reached Friday, September Is, when
1920 grenades were turned out Sim
PIE as it appears when completed, il
requires twenty-five distinct opera
lions to make grenade.
Reports to the United States fuel
administration disclose that the saw
ing of gasoline through the discontinue
a9ce of pleasure motoring Oh Sunday
has aggregated between $4,000 and
100000 barrels. The requirements in
France continue heavy, and it is ex-
pected further deprivations Of Sunday
driving may be necessary
The United States fuel administra-
ton has announced that pending an in
vestigation into the increase Of 200 per
cent in the number Of coal and coke
distributors, in the last seven months.
nc additional licenses to distribute
these classes of fuel will be issued.
1t is believed that many of those WHO
engaged in the business of distributing
coal and coke since the adoption Of the
purchasing agents commission plan
last March, have contributed neither
skill nor experience to the distribution
Of coal in way to insure the success
full prosecution Of the war.