The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-01

Lennon Drop. and the ArmS.
IHrN .Tf U small thing ~ them
N.I,,s l,I#uU utupa nut ia the man
U,r o.. fl,I| handling by our war
department. th't are indicative g..
uu.. ItlEyI matters.
When uu dratt armies first came
900. training a. was found that en-,
I.u,bu drup was q ~fa,orttc cand,
au;unR the men. II was found also
fldt most OF tho commercial lcmuu
drops were mad, ol glucose. Favored
not with the truit hut with an acid
imitation The military authorities
uhtuIued samples of lemon drops ltom,
IrtDti,,lN all the candy makers ~
no country, chose the best one OBJ
tanned the formula of its manufac-
luIc. ana distributed orders for g
suppl, of lemon drops to be made me-
'uralnE 10 the accepted recipe.
consequently. tine soldiers are now
being supplied with "a lemon druu
That is madc Of pure ganuluted sugar
% Favored with am emulsion from
the riud of the lemon. This coffee
ton has the ulrst -aueuchtnr dualtt
90 good lemonade" Ana it o. byur
used hy 10 soldiers M the rate o.
21o.ouU pounds q month
The cuuntry's supply OF soluble,
'oti'c mas been taken over for the 90.
eft the men IN the trenches Expert
mCuts have been conducted in order
to obtain au especially good quality cd
coffee one that can be- put bp 600
stiCk form. Hike chewing gum. boz wat
orproof wrappers. and ou, that lE
easily dissolved in cold waite so mat
She soldiers iu exposed posts MAY
have their cup of Dott,. without light
ing &c FIRE that might attract th. att
tcution of ~, o1cmy. So much OF ih'
coffee IF now called for hY tho urmN
that The supply rs not equal 90 tho de-
mlud. and new companies are being
loimeI for rs manufacture
a new hoe is being issued to tn
men that b. superior iu construction
and quality 10 any shoe produced
to" D. has three heavy outer solcs
cut from the best portion oi tho hiuo,
The leather of the uupcrs les tanned
uud stuffed Boo 70 moro thorough way
IMAM ordinarily. II has strol toe
plates and bocl plates. Instead or
being stitched b rs metallic fastou-
Ca" The soldiers are using up Shoes
az tho rate of three million pairs q
month. and IL has become leCcssaIN
To- restrain The stlo of sole leather fur
civilian uso.
For the first time 200 the history OF
thc army. rtZuts are being ISSUED 10
the troops. The, arc safety razors.
and nov Eiadcs arr utroisL, 4 Jas the,
ore needed The ARM, has learned nv
experience that e clean shave and
good appearance greatly sustain the
morale Of tho meu.
II YOU und IL Impossible 10 buy
soluble coffee. thick solrd aIioes. or
your accustomed safety razor blades.
IL ls because the armA needs them
These Jr, little things. But as the VI,
has SAFE. Perfection Is an affair OF
itttlc things. vet PERFECTION iR not o.
httlc ihing Tho showing which our
troops have made IN France rs lntgol,
due 20 that efficient foresight OF the
military authorities which has not
overlooked even ia, lemon drop ua an
and 20 victory.
oar Railroad Problem.
When the railroads of this country
were t.k,u uudct federal control. they
were suffering from the effects of "a
long period oft various sorts OF adj
N%cisit,. Tho nlotsur, oI their recu,-
cry under government management
has now been put into figures ls Mr.
NrAdoo. the director general
Taking the cut Is OF tho railroad. ut
classi which are roads having ar
operating income O. moro thar a mt.
lion dollars 20 year he finds thai the
number OF TONS OF revenue fteiiht
carried has Increased SO per cent
The number of freight Cars Ip sorry.
ic, has Increased 81 Dor cent
Tho number of tons haulad p,l
train has Increased go perFc,ut
TIE i,,rugo carload had been inc
creased 14i per cent.
Taking Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
ls experimental points he 'inds tD.i
rho tonuaCt there delivered has m
creased @ per cont and ths num1er OF
cars us.H hats decreased per cent