Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-02
OUR men TRAINED
BY RIFLE EXPERTS
solo'ERs' M TRAINING CAMPS
TAUGHT HOW TO USE AND
CARE FOR WEAPONS.
BRITISH COMMUNAL KITCHENS


They Prove Successful in Saving Food
and Fuel ~ State Councils Of De.
Tense Will Advise War Risk Claim.
ants.
tTrom Committee on Public 1nformat,on.)
Washington.-The National army
and many organizations. Of the Nation
al Guard having been equipped with
the United States rifle, model of 1917
(modifed Enfield), lit became neces-
sary to devise some plan. whereby
troops could be. efficiently trained in
the use Of this weapon in short time.
"A statement authorized by the ord
nance department tells how experts in
shooting, many Of them members of
United States teams which won inter-
national shooting matches, were COM.
missioned and sent to various camps
to instruct officers and men in shoot
Ing and in the operation and care of
the rife.
ln one camp officers ,inder instruc-
tinn from. these men give ii demon
stration in .,dismounting and. assem-
bling this rifle while blindfolded, the
record time. being minutes for dis.
mounting and % minutes for assem-
bling. There are SO parts to the rifle.
chahics'' classes, the mechanics being
hanics', classes, the mechanics being
trataeds to make repairs to rifles in the
Hdd. Frequently they will have to do
theiPs work. at. night, when they. will,
not be allowed ,to.nse lights. and there;
fore they must be. thoroughly trained
IL taking down the rifle, and putting.
ID new parts BY sense.f touch.
.v~sss:.'s - ,...-:,'
Communal, fitchens, are heing estah-
ltshed, throughout Great Britain and
aTe-provtng successful: iii saving FOOD
and fuel; according TO. reports to- the
department of commerce. An article
from a-.recent issue: :of an English
newspaper is quoted -. .4: .,.
"The war has brought. home to the;
public that the communal or national.
kitchen rs a necessity and can be
made a; success Within|'a a cornpara-
lively short period there will probably
be iAstalled mhuyt.. hundreds Of these
establishments throughout. the roun-.
try. sThe national Kitchen was eriglr
nally .intended to. supply poor people
with nourishing and .attractively pre-; :
pared food at low prices, but there IS
consideratle prospect-certainty, in.
facfShaf the more prosperous will
form fair proportion of the custo-
mfrSS.: fsr.S. .'::...~s 81.
LAS. an example of the outfit Of
peoples kitchen that at Hammersmith
(London) may be taken as a model.
This supplies about 6,OOO customers
week, which probably represents 12,..
600 to-15.000 consumers. MS custo-
mer, commonly. purchases for his or
her family" :; -.
!.
The council of national defense has
urged the state councils to provide
voluntary aid for. Of men
in the service in collecting allotments
Dfspay and family allowances, arrears
of pay, travel pay, extra pay, or other
money ..lMe estates of deceased SOL
diers and sailors. ~
Allotments and allowances under
the ,war-risk insurance law are paid
directly by the treasury department to
the persons entitled thereto; claims
for Insurance taken.out under the law
should be addressed to;bureau of war
risk insurance. treasury department,
Washington, D.. c.; claims for arrears
OF pay, extra ..pay and travel. pay of.
DECEASED soldiers and sailors and all
other claims Should be addressed to
auditor Of. the war department, Wash
ington, D..C. -:
Consul General Thackara, at Paris.
cables: "A decree of April 5, published
April 8; gives notice that all merchan-
disc, prohibited from importation by
law. of: May 6, 1916. will. be. seized and
sold for profit Of the. state unless a
regular import authorization be pre-
sentei within i've days after arrival.
For. first 80 days after PRONUNCIATION
OF fhissdecree requests for derogations
from its provision cnH.be addressed to
the minister pftfananea. IN sense parti-
culap circumstances justify an excep-
tion.''. - .....
Two per cent Of the enlisted person
mel Of the divisions and detached units
Of the regular army. National Guard
and National army. excepting the
coast artillery and various. staff corps
will be designated to attend the fourth
series Of. officers; training schools,
which will open May. 15.. Admission
has also been granted to some men
who have had at least one years mill
tary. training under army officers at
educational institutions which have
earrtaG government. recognition
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Night dri wing. Of inotor-truck supply
trains fssm. the. West. to the .seaboard
has been. started. BY the. quartermas-
ter's depaItpent as . step toward final
training to ft meG for Service in
France: ~ -,
According. to tae.council of national
defense;. ..the experience gained in |
crosssSonptsy convoy work has. made
the truck. companies able 10 travel en-
,tirely independent, of the countryside.
Camps are made .at-the regular hour,
no matter where the company is To-
Gated, except that open country is Civ.
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