Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-05

sent to France includes ~ pnyslrlahs
and surgeons, nearly all Of whom are
now on active duty at environments OF
hospitals in preparation for their fu'
ture work. The nurses number 20. az
having passed rigid examinations
There are six women stenographers
and bookkeepers. OF the 153 enlisted
men, Is are order'ies or male nurses
and the remaining So are clerks, book'
Keepers, mechanics, and skilled labor
ers. The base hospital is little woric
in itself and must have cooks. butcn
ers. bakers. carpenters, engineers, etc
The equipment for this one unit cos
$4,000.
Secretary of War Newton D. Eake'
urges men In scientific institutions II
continue their training.
'-rhc' government service will de-
mand more and more seientificall!
trained men," said he, "and ! hope
those who are in charge Of scientific
institutions will impress upon the
young men the importance OF contin-
usng their studies, except to the extent
that they are necessarily interrupt
ed by i mandatory call under the pro
visions Of the selective draft servic"
law"
Every effort will be made to Use
each students special training in con
nection with specialized occupations in
the army, to afford technical students
liable to call ss great an opportunity
through the National army as II they
had enlisted.
In Porto Rico, which formerly i'm
ported thousands of dollars worth OF
| beans annually from the mainland.
! this product is now being exported.
Part Of the war-emer-ency work II
the department Of agriculture has been
to assist the territories to become less
dependent upon the mainland of this
country for their supply of food. the
Alaska stations have greatly increased
the areas sown to grain and are able
to meet increased demands Tor seed
grain. The Guam station is distribut-
ing large quantities of seeds and plants
for cultivation by the natives, and I1a-
wall has materially increased its pro-
duction of food crops.
While the demand fer leather for
many uses has taxed the productive
capacity of the country. the amount
used in ordnance equipment for sol
diers is singularly small. The equip
mcnt furnished an infantryman by the
ordnance bureau (Which does not In
clude the uniform equipment from the
Guartermaster's Department. contains
only 1912 ounces.
The largest use of leather in This
equipment is in the gun sling. which
contains ounces; in the oiler and
thong case are Is ounces; bayonet
scabbard, OF ounce; pack carrier,
ounce.
All meats and meat products for tht
army and navy are obtained only from
inspected establishments and bear The
government stamp inspected ant
passed" This stamp means that ever!
step in the process Of preparing thu
meat has been under the constant su
pervision Of trained inspectors. At til
camps oil products are reinspected ant
laboratory analyses made to show tina
the foods have not been made injuriOu
, by tampering.
Throughout the country there are ?
coo inspectors engaged in this work.
A censor's label on an envelope doe
not imply that the writer or the nc
= dressee is under suspicion. but that 1t
!. examination is thought necessary i
safeguarding the governments intel
9 ests.
Under authority of the trading-wltl
the-enemy act censorship of intern:
tional mail has been established by tn
postmaster general. The work will b
y conducted at New York, the Can:
y Zone, Porto Rico, and other place
:. where 1t may be necessary.
Forms Of regulations necessary
g govern the proper marketing and hal
y ding Of animal and poultry feed ri
= now being prepared by the food a
= ministration.
= AS in the case of industries dealin
in staple foods for human consu,nptic
federal supervision Of feeds will tai
II the form of licensing system. Info
70 nation contained in reports enab
r. the food administration to dete
boarding. excessive profits. and
le know the exact amount aud focatft
l. of feeds in the country.
IL CantOnments throughout the count
H. are being searched to secure oil c.
ored men with technical training nc
in service for the formation Of an art
ct derry regiment at Camp Meade. Md.
is Proposals to save coal by clOsil
u schools in Northern and Central stat
he during January and February have n
es oeen met with favor by the fuel atlml
istratiOn.
90 When men called under the sell
l." tive-service law reach the cantOnmer
m they are given, so far as Practical
n their choices of army service. Infa
Sc try is most often preferred. artille
ia ! second, engineer divisions are til:
re in popularity, and quartermastt
work fourth.
* Investigations so far made by t
ms committee on classif1cations of r.
nd sonnet in the army, which has