Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15

to compensation Of registration boards
read in part as follows:
"The rate Of compensation for mem
bers of local boards up to and includ-
ing the completion Of the final CLASH
fication of the registrants within the
respective Jurisdiction Of said board
shall be on the basis Of 30 cents, as az
gregate compensation to the member
ship Of the local board, for each regis
trant to whom q QUESTIONABLE snail
be mailed and who shall have finally
classified in accordance with the provi-
sions Of these regulations.
Money due for said work shall be
paid in proportionate amounts to each
member Of local board claiming COM
pensation for his services, unless it
shall be requested by the unanimous
vote Of the local board that the moneys
due shall be paid in some other pro-
portion. In such case no one member
shall receive more than Is cents OF
the allowance of 80 cents for each
classification and no two members
shall receive more than Is cents for
each classification to be distributed
between them" ..
Director General McAdoo and the
food administration nave arranged to
cooperate in the distribution Of cars
for the food and feed trades.
The grain and grain products and
feed shippers are to first apply for cars
in the usual way through railroad
agents; in case Of not being furnished
within a reasonable time they may
then apply to the zone representatives
of the food administration grain d.
vision at the various terminals, stat
ing the cars required, point at which
it is desired cars should be sent, char
acter Of the product to be loaded, the
destination Of shipment, and the con-
signee. Vs.. ..g.
The shippers Of sugar, beans, rice,
vegetables, live stock, meat, and per-
ishables generally, should first apply
for cars in the usual way through rail-
road agents; in case not being fur
nished within reasonable time they
may apply directly to the food admin
istration in Washington, stating the
cars required, the point to be sent, the
character Of the commodity to be load
ed, the consignee, and destination.
Persons in military service are per-
mitted, under certain restrictions, to
write for publication in newspapers
and magazines. They may not re-
ceive payment for material furnished
by them.
All letters containing matter for pub
lication written by men in service must
be sent through officers, who Will de-
lete all references capable Of furnish
ing important information to the en-.
envy.
Regular newspaper correspondents
not in military service are not required
to submit copy for censorship, being
guided by the requests for secrecy pub
lished by the committee on public in
formation. II these are ignored the
privileges of the camp may be with
drawn in the discretion Of the camp
commander.
None of these rules apply to troops
in France, where the commanding gen.
eral of the expeditionary forces will
establish such regulations as are nee
sary.
Wood pulp Is being manufactured
into cloth in Germany, according to ad-
vices received by the bureau Of foreign
and domestic commerce.
The pulp is spun into thread and
then woven into fabric. the warp
of which is linen thread. 1t is said to
be durable and to stand washing hve
or six times. 1t is utilized for cloth
| ing of all kinds, but especially toy
underwear.
ANY baker will be permitted to ad.
vertise his product as victory bread
II it contains not more than 80 per
cent wheat flour. No stipulation Is
made as to what ingredients shall com
pose the other 20 per cent, so long as
they are selected from the first recon-
mended by the food administration.
Until March 3 rye may be used In
making victory bread. After that date
it will be placed on the same basis al
wheat, as rye flour is now being ship
ned to the allies. Bread made Of gra
ham or whole-wheat flour may be term