The Elbert County tribune., 1918-07-19

eerlng have been strengthened, not re-
laxed."
There are over 1900 names on the
bidders list of the navy bureau Of
supplies and accounts, representing
every section. of the country. These
manufacturers and dealers furnish
over 10000 classes of articles used by
the navy.
Because of an acute shortage In the
supply of paper the war Industries
board announced. effective July 10,
the following preliminary economies
to be enforced by newspapers pub
fishing daily and weekly edition:
Discontinue the acceptance or the re-
turn of unsold copies.
Discontinue the use of all sample or
free promotion copies.
Discontinue giving copies to any
body except for oflice-worklng copies
or where required by statute law In
the official advertising.
Discontinue giving free copies to ad-
vertisers. except not more than one
copy for checking purposes.
Discontinue the arbitrary forcing OF
copies on news dealers Il. e., compell-
Ing them to buy more copies than
they can legitimately sell in order to
hold certain territory.
Discontinue the buying back of pa
pers at either wholesale or retail SELL
Ing price from dealers or agents in
order to secure preferential represent
alton.
Discontinue the payment Of salaries
or commissions to agents, dealers, or
newsboys for the purpose OF securing
the equivalent of return privileges.
Discontinue all free exchanges.
Three hundred applicants for stu
dent nurses to enter training schools
in the base hospitals at cantonments
were accepted recently. There have
been more than thousand applica-
tions for entrance In these army
schools of nursing since the govern
ment sent out Its call for student
nurses.
The majority Of those offering their
services have been college women, or
education. The training units will be
assigned. it Is expected. during the
present month. Each unit will num-
Der 25 or 30 student nurses and will
be supervised by an accredited and
complete nursing Instructor and
trained woman who will be RESPONSE
BILE for the physical welfare and rec
reation
The service bureau of the commit
tee on public information has taken
over various departmental Independent
Information bureaus at Union station,
Washington, Will consolidate and reor-
ganize them and be prepared to give
all visitors Information on govern
ment business and the names and loca-
ton of those clothed with authority to
speak and act for the government
Since the service bureau opened Of
fees May l 1t has built up a card-ln-
dex system with $4,000 entries, many
of the cards being subject to daily
revisions and correction. In recent
week the bureau handled 1880 visit
ors seeking special information and
answered an average of $50 query let
ters daily.
The medical department. United
States army. needs women as recon-
struction aids. The Office of the sur
geon general announces: "The work
of reconstruction aids is divided into
two sections. "a those women who
are we'll trained in massage and the
other forms of physiotherapy. and (2)
those who are trained in simple handl-
crafts Foreign service pay is $50.
home service pay $50 per month and
quarters allowance.
The division on woman's war work
of the committee on public informa-
ton announces that the trustees of
Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, n. Y, offer
to wives and daughters of army Off
GERS three scholarships, including tut
ton and laboratory fees, for 191S-19
covering household science, household
arts, and preparation for institutional
work.
Department of agriculture special
lists, appealing for increased produc-
ton OF poultry and eggs, make these
suggestions: Keep better poultry ;: Sc
lect healthy, vigorous breeders; hatch
early; preserve eggs; Gull the fiocks;
grow as much poultry feed as possi-
BILE; supply the family table; eat poul-
try and eggs and conserve meat supply.
Southern farm boy club members
produced in 191. food and feed val
ued at S4.01912l, the department of
agriculture reports. A total of 49,
745 boys were enrolled In regular,
clubs In ii states.