The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-04
|ARMY REPAIRS. RUN
| into HUGE FIGURES
QUARTERMASTER GENERAL l:
THE BIGGEST TAILOR AND
coBBLER IN THE WORLD.
ALSO RUNS GREAT LAUNDRY

Collecting Fruit Pits and NutsheIIs for
Gas Mask Charcoal-United States
Buys Cuban Sugar Crop for Equita-
Bile Distribution.
(From Committee on Public Informa-
tion.)
Washington.-Articl of wearing
apparel to the number of 1,450,370
were repaired during July in the shops
of various camps and environments OF
were 314,51S pairs of shoes, 48,SO2
hats, 65,S41 overcoats, 97,506 coats,
2599T6 pairs of breeches, S4,212 fan
mel shirts, 242,217 undershirts, 20S,53S
pairs of drawers, 6,100 pairs of stock
ings, 20,O57 pairs of leggings, 53,799
blankets, 764 sweaters and 47,965 9TH
er articles.
Besides being the biggest tailor and
cobbler, the quartermaster general is
probably also the operator of the
greatest laundry on EARTH During
July there were handled in the laun-
dries attached to the various camps
and environments o762.17O pieces, in
Guiding 2,030,947 garments for officers
and enlisted men. The total revenue
from these laundries was 1921, 1912.
One hundred OF the 200 stations to
be established for the assembling of
fruit pits and nut shells which are to
be converted into charcoal for gas
masks have been designated by the
Red Cross, which is in charge of the
collections throughout the country.
Encouraging reports of collections
already have been received in Wash
ington. Girl scouts headquarters an
nounces that at one collection point
two little girls from one troop which
had been in the work for short time
brought in 1000 pits, while another
pair contributed 1000 each.
Wholesale grocers in large cities
have sent in copies Of posters they
have had printed and circulated among
retailers. Each of the latter has been
requested to place receptacle in his
store for the pits and shells and to CO.
operate with their local Red Cross rep
resentativeS.
The United States sugar equaliza-
| ton board has contracted with the Gu
ban minister to the United States to
purchase the Cuban sugar crop at a
| price basis of $3.50 per 100 pounds, f.
0. b. Cuban ports. This purchase is
| made on behalf of the American, Eng
lish, French and Italian governments.
The crop will begin to be available
in December, and its division among
the allies will be directed by the Unit
ed States food administration. These
arrangements will this year, as last,
put an end to all speculation in sugar
and assure an equitable distribution
among all the allies and to our own
consumers.
Brig. Gen. Charles, Richard, acting
surgeon general while General Gorgas
| is in France, has corrected statement
"that the nursing needs of the army
have already been met, and that 2I,'
| 600 nurses have been enrolled by the
Red Cross in response to the surgeon
generals request for 25,OOO graduate
nurses by January l, 1872
General Richard says that 25,OoO
| nurses must be obtained before the
first of the year. More than 5000 are
| now on the rolls of the army nurse
corps, leaving 5000 still to be found
General Richard estimates that before
July 1, 1919, $4,000 nurses will be re
uuired. Thus in less than year 34,OOt
nurses must step forward, General
Richard points out, to meet the need
To meet the growing interest in the
public health nurse as a factor II
saving the lives of babies and in keep
ing the health of the American pOpula
ton back of the lines up to standard
the children's bureau of the United
States department of labor has JUS
published a pamphlet on 'The Public
Health Nurse; How She Helps t.
| Keep Our Babies Well" This pam
phlet was prepared by DR.. G. e. A
Winslow, professor of public health
at Yale university. 1t has been sen
to the state child welfare chairman
of the council of national defense fol
the information of communities tina
are engaged in the children's veal
campaign to save 100000 babies.
The national organization for pub
IL S1IO00cfQ6 fha
the state councils of national defens'
shall engage a supervisor of nurses
who shall keep up the standard o.
public health nursing in the state ant
especially shall keep in touch will
those nurses who are provided will
only the emergency equipment of thu
ten-weeks' campaign.
Fresh milk will be supplied to 10000
sick and wounded soldiers in France
by 1000 cows which the French gov
eminent has agreed to loan tt
the American Red Cross, It is an
nounced by that organization. Will
these cows the Red Cross viii estab
lish a model experimental dairy plan
at the largest American army hos
pital in France. An appropriation o.
$1,000 has been made for the institu
ton of the plant. AS the dairy will b.
operated by convalesceht soldiers tn,
cost of maintenance will be compare
lively small.
To prevent the waste Of labor AM
parchment paper and cartons mad
for units of butter smaller than tn
pound size, the rule prohibiting tn