Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-06-21

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has done away with the heavy sewing
of the frame which supports the masks
on the faces of the horses. The masks
80 that no carts etal csn
chafe the horse.
,, Troops Are Being Equipped with
Browning Machine Gun.
guns for instruction purposes have
been shipped to every National Guard
training camp and National Army can
ne in the eaty sEofp oT
overseas training have been shipped.
Light Browning rifles sufficient in
number to equip the machlne-gu units
of more than four Army divisions have
been manufactured, and overseas ship
ment of one-half has begun. The other
half Of the output goes to Army divi-
sions in this count2fy:.
itary Service VIII be Watched
Men Of selective service age who
leave the United States to evade mill
tary duty will have to stand trial on
charges of violations of the selective
service act when they return to the
country, according to the Department
of Justice, even t tho they DO not re-
The department has at hand informa-
ton from which complete lists may be
prepared Of all men who have left the
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statement authorized by the Attorney
General.
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The first Porto Rican laborers to
reach the United States under govern
ment auspices will be at work upon
The Employment Service of the De-
partment Of Labor has already found
employment for at least 10000 of these
men as common laborers on constuc-
Baltimore and vicinity. Arrangements
are now being made by the Department
of Labor to provide proper housing for
these men.
Browning Machine Gun Passes Tests
for Airplane Use
The Browning machine gun has sue
mine ITS it's value for use With q aircraft h
This is one of three types of machine
guns with which the rate Of fire can
be so synchroniZed with the revolutions
Of the propeller Of tractor airplane
| that the gun can be fired by the pilot
of combat plane through the revolv-
! ing blades
500 to 1000 revolutions per minute
The machine gun is connected with the
airplane engine by mechanical or hy-
draulic device, and impulses from the
| chine gun: The rate of fire is synchro-
nized with the revolving. propeller
blades by wasting" a certain percent
| age Of the impulses it receives from
remaining impulses trip or pull the
trigger so that the gun fires just at
the fraction of the second when the
propeller blades are clear of the line
Of fire.
The pilot operates the gun by
| means Of a lever which controls the
| circuit and allows the impulses to trip
Meat nntion~ Cut in Germany; Hog
Stocks Dyvindle
In Bavaria the monthly meat ration
has been cut 20 per cent-from 1000 to
800 grams-according to German news
papers. The monthly meat ration in
| SaXony has been reduced from 500 to
| ed in the Prussian press as discussing
the possibility of a further reduction
of the bread ration in Prussia.
~, Munich paper pc re reports that from
| 1918, Bavarian hos stocks have been
decreased from 2,106,312 to .706,391
head. The Danish hos census shows a
| 1917. to $4,000 December 5, 1917, or a
| decrease Of third the number at
the beginning Of the war
Arrangements have been made for a
! reduced railroad fare Of approximately
l cent a mile for soldiers and sailors
| who desire to visit their homes before
|
The restriction on the importation of
| crude rubber has been followed by re-
] strictions on importation of four com
| acteristics Of rubber, and capable under
some circumstances of being used as
substitutes for natural rubber.
Bottlers of soft drinks in the United
! States may save approximately $4,000
tons of sugar annually by using other
vestigations by specialists. of the Blu
! reau OF Chemistry, United States De-
partnent OF Agriculture The Bureau
| of Chemistry is preparing to furnish
! bOttlerS with SWeetening formulas that
will allow the actual sugar content in
! soft drinks to be cut to SO per cent or
J less and at the same time will preserve
! the customary taste OF the beverag es.
!! Starch sugar, starch syrup, maltese
! syrup, and honey are the substitutes
! used.
Soldiers Are Transferred to Meet Par
| ticular Needs
| Nearly 100000 transfers Of men from,
| one unit to another have been made in
army camps as result of occupational
| qualifications determined by inVestiga-
| tons by the War Department commit
| tee on classification of personnel. Re-
Gently about 100000 transfers have TAX
en- place each week.
Through the committee organizations
! have been built up in all army camps,
| by which enlisted men and commi ssion-
! ed officers are classified according to
| occupation qualifications. In some
! camps, where as many as $500 men are
! received daily, force of 200 interview
ers are employed to ascertain full in
| formation regarding each mans occu-
patton, education, experience, and spe-
| cial qualifications.
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Nearly All Artillery for American Army
TO be Motorized
MOfOriZqfjOn
carried to greater extent in the Am
erican army than in any other army
engaged in the war. Not only will a
far greater amount Of motor equipment