Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-11-07


rels) of flour. 17,0OO,OOO pounds of
which is for domestic needs. The re-
mainder Is for the troops In France.
The purchases were made by the sub
siStence division of the quurterlnaster
corps.
More than 4,OOOOOO gallons of sirup
have been bought for the troops over
seas for use with their "hot cakes" as
well as for sweetening their pastry.
IN addition to these supplies the SUBJ
sistence division has bought more than
1OO,OOO,OOO cans of snlmon-enOugh for
the army's requirements for year.
About SO per cent Of this lot will go
tc the forces In France. 1t is esti-
mated that 1G ounces of salmon nre
equivalent to 20 ounces OF beef. Con-
ccntration of the product makes 1t pur-
ticularly desirable in both mobile and
trench warfare
Consumption of cool was reduced
by millionsand Il quarter tons during
the seven months operation of the
daylight saving" law, according to fig
ures compiled by the United States
fue! administration. When the clocks
were set ahead an hour. beginning Sum-
day, March 81. and ending October q,
the fuel administration planned to gath
er facts from many sources in various
sections Of the country to determine
the saving In fuel likely to result from
the operation Of the law. These data
have been compiled and form the basis
of the estimate of the amount of cOnl
saved.
In one district from which definite
facts were obtained 1t was shown that
the saving of coal was 17h tons per
1000 of population for the period Of
seven months. These figures were
checked against records obtained from
other places In different sections hnv-
Ing the same relative conditions, and
from the information thus cOllated the
estimate of 1,25O,OOO tons saved is
reached. The fuel administration says
that the daylight saving" plan in Eu-
r0pean countries has been effectual
chiefly in the seven longer months.
A national system for the collection
and disposal Of materials which 1t is
most desired to reclaim mt this time,
such as paper, cotton and wooden rags.
steel. copper, brass, zinc, rubber, tin.
leather, lead, tin foil, etc, has been
organized and a working plan for ev-
! cry community, including towns with
5000 population and outlying dis
tricts, as well as large metropolitan
centers, has been formulated.
This system will he administered by
the war prison labor and national
waste reclamation section Of the war
industries board. 1t is expected TINT
children will gnther paper and rags
and every family Join In the movement
and help their local reclamation coun-
Gil when 1t begins the work. With the
organization of the local councils,
through the war prison and national
waste reclamation section, collection
and disposal will be arranged for every
household, apartment, department
store, office building and city, state
and federal institution.
Distribution of 2O,OOO,OOO food cards
among American housewives will be
made by the United States food admin
istratiOn on December 1, instead Of Oc-
tober q, as was originally planned.
The spread Of Influenza and the con-
sequent ban on all manner of public
gatherings and activities, including pa-
triotic work, prompted the postpone
ment of the campaign.
The new card will contain no regu-
lations regarding either "wheatless" or
"meatless"s days, but will urge as a
whole the careful saving Of all edibles.
particularly wheat, meat, fats and SUI
gar. 1t will be necessary for the Unit
ell States to send 5.75O.OOO tons more of
f0Odstuffs to the allies this year than
last, with an almost staggering total
Of 17,5O0.OOO tons in the coming
year. In order that 12OOOO,OOO people
Of these allied nations sitting ut
Common table" with America may
have stamina to bring the war to
conclusion IL pence is not meantime
obtained by Germany's surrender.
| Destruction Of rodents In Montana
during the past season has saved 3d.
100000 worth of crops ut cost OF
Ss2S00. according to report issued
by the department Of agriculture. The
work Of Kidding the farms Of these
pests was carried on in 25 countless
Two hundred and seventy-six tons Of
poisoned oats were used. Immense
numbers Of ground squirrels. prairie
dogs, rats and mice were DESTROYED.
Nearly 4OO,OOO.OOO feet Of yellow pine
lumber have been cut and transported
by rail and water to shipyards on the
Atlantic coast and the Gulf coast for
the construction Of wooden vessels un.
der the direction Of the United States
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet cor.
pOration. With this amount of lumber,
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