Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-03-01

"AIuOuI u SluSle COIupldlul us ~ tucAE
treatment or comfort. Doctor Hornsby
told me at the conclusion of our inspec-
ton that the base hospitals in the can.
tonments throughout the country were
substantially like the one we visited
this morning. 1t was most reassur-
ing visit. have long been interested
In hospitals, and If were to have q
personal illness which required hos
pital treatment should be perfectly
content to be sick in the base hospital
at Camp Meade, satisfied that I would
receive the attention necessary and
under comfortable conditions"
In England priority must be given to
the manufacture Of wartime boots
over all but government work. The
boots must be made Of classes Of
leather and to specifications approved
by the director of raw materials; the
manufacturer must stamp on tho up
per his registered number and on the
sole the retail price, together with the
words "war time"
The following are examples of styles
and prices per pair: Mems heavy
shoes, $3.50; city clerks shoes, $4.87 to
$3.50; women's stout shoes, $3.16 to
$4.2O; women's first-grade glace shoes,
1888 to $3.50; boys shoes, 81 up;
girls shoes, $1.S7 up: Altogether there
will be 80 types of wartime boots. The
heels of women's shoes are not higher
than TX inches. but it is understood
that wartime shoes represent in all
particulars the manufacturers ideas
of what the public desires.
Small stocks Of corn in the hands Of
dealers in New England and other
Eastern and Southern states, with the
exception of Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia, where surpluses were pro-
duced, are indicated by reports to the
department of agriculture. Actual
available supplies in the Southeastern
states are said to be greater than ever
before. although the amount Of corn in
the hands Of distributors and other
dealers is much below normal.
Most districts in the Southeastern
states have sufficient supplies for local
needs, while dealers in many places,
especially Mississippi. Alabama. Geor-
gia and Florida have shipped large
quantities of corn to the larger mar
kets. .4..f
No commodities may now be export
ed from the United States nor import
ed, without license. According to a
statement by the war trade board the
military and tonnage situations have
made increasingly apparent the neces-
sity of instituting complete and thor
ough-going control Of all exports and
imports. ..ai1.i -.
Licenses for the export or import Of
coin, bullion, currency, evidences OF
debt OF ownership of property and
transfers Of credit will be issued by
the treasury department; licenses for
all other exports and imports, includ-
ing merchandise, bunkers. ships sup
plies, etc., will be issued by the war
trade board. l&H
The director of athletics at one army |
camp has arranged a program as Q
means of determining the relative ath- |
letic caliber of the companies in the d. |
vision. Each man is required to pass
In eight Of the following tests to obtain
q positive mark for his unit:
Jump s feet from q standing posi-
lion; chin 10 times; clear q bar at
feet 2 inches: throw a 12-pound shot
30 feet; climb 2Ofoot rope in Is Sec
onds; dash so yards in seconds; run
a mile in 6 minutes; lift a 6O-pound
weight over the head with one hand;
ut up from a supine position with .
5O-pound weight suspended from the
back of the head.
There is no standard recipe for "vic-
.ory Bread" the only requirement be-
ng that 1t must contain not more than
30 per cent of wheat flour, the remain
ng 20 per cent being composed of corn
neal or corn flour, rice, potato flour, or
,ther cereals recommended by the
.ood administration. "Victory" pies
luO UOuSuuulS, NulClI COllldlu LOL 1883 |
han one-third nonwheat flour, may be
sold on wheatiess days If the same
.ecipes are used throughout the week.
The limit of time for filing income
ak returns has been extended to
April 1.
In order to assure prompt and accu-
ate identification, the war department
las adopted system of numbering en-
listed men of the army. The system
provides for one series of numbers.
Without alphabetical prefix, for all en-
listed men. The number assigned to Il
older will become part of his oil
ial designation, and will never III
hanged nor assigned to another El:t,t
( will be entered on ideEtitica:is:: -
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