Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-02-19
Weekly War News Digest
STORIES ACTIVITIES AND CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT
UNITED STATES BATTLE FRONTS.
WASHINGTON,
Women Engaged in Agriculture.

Women Engaged in Agriculture.
According to a late report of the
100000 women engaged in agricul-
ture in the United States, 100000 are
under 20 years of age and 1,050,O00
are negroes. A majority of the wom-
en- workers are found in the southern
states.
The lines of work in which women
will be likely to increase their farm
ing activities, according to the re-
port, are vegetable gardening, poultry
raising, butter making, hog raising,
etc.
Smokeless Powder Output.
Plans and contracts are completed
for the construction of two smoke
Responder plants, each to cost APP
proximately $5O,OO0,O00. The esti-
mated capacit yof each is 100000
pounds of powder a day and from
10000 to $4,000 men will be en-
ployed to each plant.
Carrier Pigeons Used.
Because of the important part car
rier and homing pigeons are playing
in the war. and the need for their
breeding and development in this
country, the war department has con
siderably expanded the pigeon sec
ton of the signal corps. Homing
pigeons constitute one of the most
effective means of communication in
the army.
Athletic instruction.
Two athletic fields have been laid
out at Camp Lewis, American Lake,
Wash, and stands with seating ca
pacity of from 10000 to $4,000 per
sons built at a cost of $4,000 each.
The expense was met with funds de-
rived from athletic contests and en-
tertainments given by the men.
Covers Men Lost.
Any American soldiers lost on the
torpedoed transport were protected
by United States Government insur
ance and government compensation
Those who had not applied for in
surance were covered by automatic
insurance which is payable to a wife
child, or widowed mother. The au
tomato insurance aggregates about
$4,000, netting $25 month for 24C
months. Insurance that had been ap
piled for is payable to a much larger
class of beneficiaries and can go as
high as $4,000, netting $57.70 g
month for 240 months.
The compensation in case of death
given by the government without
charge and regardless of rank OF
pay, ranges from 500 to SIS a month
based on the number of dependents
Payments under the compensation
feature of the military and naval in
surance act in case of death are pay
able to widow. children, or de
pendent widowed mother.
The automatic insurance ceased OF
February IL. but the compensation
feature of the act is a separate pro
vosion. The scale of compensation il
case of death follows:
(a) For widow alone, $25
(b) For a widow and one child
s35.
(c) For widow and two children
$47.50, with S. for each additional
child pto two.
I'D If there bit no widow theT
for one child, $40.
(e) For two children, $50.
() For three children, $40, will
So for each additional child up to two
60 Ror a widowed mother, $40
The amount payable under this sub
division shall not be greater than {
sum which whe nadded. to the tota
amount payable to the widow anC
children, does not exceed SIS.
Clean Up Around Army Camps.
The United States public health
service is carrying on a campaign
along sanitary lines in areas adjacent
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