The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-06

:LY MINER, ELY, MINI.
Lemon drops and cOlIee are popular
with the army. There is such de-
mand for lemon drops that the quar-
termasters corps is having difficulty In
obtaining the desired quantity and
quality. About 100000 pounds Of
lemon drops are used each month at
the present time, or about Is per cent
of the amount Of candy furnished the
army.
The lemon drops being supplied the
army are made of pure granulated
sugar and favored with an emulsion
made from the rind of the lemon. The
extra sour lemon drop is the favorite
with the soldiers. 1t has the thirst
quenching quality of lemonade The
formula was prepared specially, and
is being followed by the candy manu-
facturers supplying the army.
The entire output of all factories, In
the United States making soluble cof-
fee is being purchased by the quarter
masters corps for the army, but it is
not sufficient to meet the demand !;
new companies are being organized
and large capital is being expended to
insure largely increased output.
Soluble coffee is used in the front
line trenches, where it is not possible
always tos have hot water because it
cannot be brought up from the rear
and fire to heat water causes smoke
which invites the fire of the enemy
The men can make good coffee from
the cold water which they carry in
their canteens.
Increasing needs of the military
forces for woolens has brought an or
der from the woolens section of the
war industries board STOPPING the
manufacture of wooden or wOrsted
hand knitting yarns, and calling for
reports as to stock held by the manu-
facturers. and wholesale and retail
merchants.
The Red Cross is buying up these
stocks at nominal profit to the hold
ers for use in it's war work. A much
greater supply is required, and the
Red Cross will take up stocks of yarn
suitable in quality and quantity as
rapidly as they are offered.
Large manufacturers, wholesalers
and retailers reported their stocks On
hand promptly, but many small mer-
chants throughout the country have
failed to report to the woolens section
and reports have been received they
ers. The war industries board has no
desire to penalize those who have re-
ported their stocks of yarn for the
benefit of those who have not so re-
ported, and asks for immediate replies
from those who hold unreported stocks
Of hand knitting yarns and compliance
with the original order of the board.
The yarns affected include both wool
en- and worsted in Oxfords, khaki, nat
ural and natural gray colors with the
counts, make, quality and cost price.
Reports should be made on lots down
to so pounds.
The United States has vast known
sulphur deposits guaranteeing an album
dant supply for the manufacture of
sulphuric acid and other necessary war
materials for the successful prosecu-
ton of the war.
Two great plants are now turning
out most of the sulphur needed. One
is in Louisiana and the other in Texas.
There are two other known deposits
which can be opened up quickly In
case of necessity. Preliminary work
on one Of these is under progress to
meet any unexpected emergency, such
as destruction or damage by hurricane
as occurred recently at the Louisiana
plant.
Sulphur Is melted in the ground by
steam and hot water and forced to the
surface through wells where the molten
sulphur. solidifies on exposure to the
air. The sulphur deposit underlies a
bed Of quicksand through which lit is
impossible to drive shafts and mine in
the ordinary way. The development Of
this project Is one Of the interesting
mechanical achievements of the past
decade, and the United States is now
by far the greatest producer Of sui
phur.
Colonel Churchill, chief of the mill
itary intelligence branch Of the gen.
eral STAFF, warns American editors
against publication. as authentic and
reliable, of statements in letters from
American prisoners in German camps
of the excellence Of the food and gen.
eral treatment Of the prisoners
An officer of the military intelligence
branch who spent two years of the
war in Germany reports that there are
certain rules laid down by the German
military authorities for all prisoners
in letter writing. The price they pay
for the transmission Of their letters is
that they must state that they are well
treated, that the food is good and that
they are contented. The letters of the
prisoners are carefully censored at the
prison camp and any statements made
contrary to the rules laid down for
letter writing simply means destruc-
ton Of the letter.
1t is concluded, therefore, that any
information coming from American
prisoners IN Germany Is absolutely un-
reliable and should not be published in
American newspapers or magazines as
in any way authentic. A few letters
from apparently contented American
prisoners in camps have made their
appearance already in American news
papers.
The ordnance department is making