The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-05-16

and Fuel - State Councils OF Dc
Tense VIII Advise War Risk Claim.
ants.
(From Committee on Public fnformation.)
Washington.-The National army
and many organizations Of the Nation
al Guard having been equipped with
the United States rifle, model Of 1917
(modified Enfield), 1t became neces'
sary to devise some plan whereby
troops could be efficiently trained in
the use of this weapon In short time.
A statement authorized by the ord
nance department tells how experts In
shooting, many Of them members Of
United States teams which won inter
national shooting matches, were COM
missioned and sent to various camps
to instruct officers and men In shoot
Ing and In the operation and care of
the rife.
In one camp officers under instruc-
ton from these men gave a demon
stration In dismounting and assem-
bling this rife while blindfolded, the
record time being 7 minutes for dis
mounting and 70 minutes for assem-
bling. There are SO parts to the rife.
ehanics' classes, the mechanics being
hanics' classes. the mechanics being
trained to make repairs to rifles in the
Geld. Frequently they will have to do
their work at night, when they will
not be allowed to use lights, and there
fore they must be thoroughly trained
In taking down the rife and putting
In new parts by sense Of touch.
Communal kitchens are being estab-
lished throughout Great Britain and
are proving successful in saving food
and fuel, according to reports to the
department of commerce. An article
from a recent issue Of an English
newspaper is quoted:
'The war has brought home to the
public that the communal or national
kitchen is necessity and can be
made success. Within a compare
lively short period there will probably
be installed many hundreds of these
establishments throughout the coun-
try. The national kitchen was origi-
nally intended to supply poor people
with nourishing and attractively pre-
pared food at low prices, but there is
considerable prospect-certainty In
fact-that the more prosperous will
form fair proportion of the custo-
mers.
"As an example of the outfit Of a
peoples kitchen that at Hammersmith
Oondon) may be taken as a model.
This supplies about 5000 customers a
week, which probably represents r.
600 to $4,000 consumers, as a custo-
msr commonly purchases for his or
her family"
The council Of national defense has
urged the state councils to provide
voluntary aid for dependents of men
In the service in collecting allotments
OF pay and family allowances, arrears
or pay, travel pay, extra pay, or other
money due estates of deceased SOL
diers and sailors.
Allotments and allowances under
the war-risk insurance law are paid
directly by the treasury department to
the persons entitled thereto; claims
for insurance taken out under the law
should be addressed to bureau of war
risk insurance, treasury department.
d. c.; claims for arrears
or pay, extra pay and travel paw of
deceased soldiers and sailors and all
other claims should be addressed m
auditor of the war department, Wash
ngton, d. G.
Consul General Thackara. at Paris
cables: "A decree of April s, published
April q, gives notice that all merchan.
1ise prohibited from Importation nv
aw Of May 8, 1916, will be seized and
'old for profit of the state unless n
regular Import authorization be nre.
,ented within five days after arrival
For first 30 days after PRONUNCIATION
n this decree requests for delegations
rom Its provision can be addressed RI
he minister Of finance, in case nart,.
,ular circumstances justify an excep-
fon"
Two per cent Of the enlisted person
lei OF the divisions and detached units
II the regular army. National Guard
md National army, excepting the
'oast artillery and various star corns
viii be designated to attend the fourtb
cries OF officers training schools.
which will open May Is. Admission
las also been granted to some men
Who have had at least one years mali.
airy training under army officers at
EDUCATIONAL institutions which have
armed government recognition.
Night driving OF motor-truck sunn,v
rains from the West to the seaboard
AS been started by the quartermas-
er's department as a step toward f,na,
raining to fit men for service In
rance