Middletown transcript., 1918-05-25
us. NAVAL:-.FORCE:
DOING GREAT WORK

OUR DEsTRoYERs IN EUROPEAN
WATERS COVER MANY MILES
IN THEIR PATRoLINc.
WILL CONSIDER Inventions
War Department Creates New Sector
for Investigation Of All Devices
Use OF Sugar by Manufacturers Cur
tailed by Food Administration.
(Trom Committee on Public Information.
Neutrality-suspicious. indication of the
eeaseless watch kept on the high seas
n the path Of American troopships, by
Omitted States naval forces operating
IN European waters. may be gained
from statistics just compiled at the
aaval headquarters in London. These
statistics show that a single force
II American destroyers operating from
one base had steamed almost 1,5OO.OO
miles up to April I. The maximum
distance covered by single destroyer
was more than $4,000 miles from May
l. 1917, to April l, 1918. This de-
stroyer was one Of the first to arrive
abroad after war was declared.
It has been announced that Vice Adj
miral William s. Sims, commanding
United States naval forces abroad, Of
Tered to send an auxiliary force COM
posed of naval units to the French
front at the beginning of the German
offensive. The chief of staff of the
French navy and General Foch did not
consider that the circumstances de-
handed the presence of such force
at the front.
The French have had a naval .divi-
sion operating in the forces of the Lor-
raine sector for some time, and the
aaval units have made their part of the
line as shipshape as possible. with
everything from big naval guns down
to sleeping hammocks and ships cats.
The American soldiers billeted in
England for temporary training or en-
route for France are more and more
compelling the admiration and COOP
grafton of the English people. The
National Sporting club of London has
started a series of weekly entertain
ments for enlisted men of the United
States army and navy.
To secure prompt and thorough in
vcstigation of inventions submitted to
the war department an inventions Sec
ton" has been created. All inven-
ttons of mechanical, electrical, or
nature submitted for inspec-
ton. test. or sale are now considered
by this section.
Any person desiring to have an in
'vention considered should do so by
letter. giving in order the following in
formation: Name and object Of the
invention. any claim for superiority or
novelty any results obtained by actual
experiment. whether the invention Is
patcrtcd. whether remuneration is ex-
I,ertch. whether the invention has been
before any other agency, whether the
writer is owner or agent. the number
Of Enclosures with the letter. A
written description and sketches or
drawings Of sufficient detail to afford
a full understanding Of the cases
should also be submitted. Should the
invention be an explosive or other
chemical coordination the ingredients
md processes Of mixture should be
stated.
The inventions section will not bear
the expense Of preparation of draw
ngs and descriptions, nor advance
funds for personal or travelling ex-
pcnses by inventors.
Any matter submitted will be treat
Ell as confidential. The inventor will |
Nc notified Of each step taken during
Ike investigation of his invention. All
should be addressed: |
Section, General Staff.
Army War College. Washington. D. G.
All newspapers have again been
urged by the navy department, through |
The committee. on public information,
10 discontinue the publication of news
tens and advertisements which may |
IN any degree indicate the location or
movement of vessels.
This notice has not been issued be-
cause of new circumstances endan-
yering ocean shipping-nOne has
because it is felt that vol |
,ntary censorship has not yet achieved |
ne fullest measure Of essential Sc
:rccy in the protection of merchant
shipping. The notice asks that all
references to names of ships. dates of
sailing and arrival. information of
'0utcs. schedules, cargOes. location
md movement of ships be deleted
rom news and advertising copy.
There are now 20 uniforms for wOm-
n in war work in the United States.
they are for mInitiOn workers, tele-
,honc and radio operators, yeOmen.
employees of the shipping board and
he food administration. Red Cross
workers.: Y. NJ. G. A. workers, wom-
ms motto: corps. girl scouts. and stu
lents Of The National Service school
o: the wOman's naval service.
Information regarding the hospitals
It the United States. in process of
since 1916, is now collated
nd indexed in the medical section of
he council of national defense. A
cntral bureau of information concern