The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-02-07
IDAHO STATE COUNCIL
OF DEFENSE BUSY
State Bulletin Issued at Boise Tells of Dongs of the Council
Throughout Idaho

IFoFOSI Marshall General CrOWder
says In his report to the secretary of
war: The provost marshal general
Is ready and able to produce all Of the
remaining men called for under the in
itial draft. Many states have express
ed not only readiness but desire to
send their selected men to camp, in
some instances reporting that the fail
ure to call for men already notified
of selection is causing considerable
hardship and dissa tisfaction.
Offer Treasury Certificates.
Secretary McAdoo offers for sub
scription at par and accrued interest
Through the Federal Reserve banks)
500, 100000 of treasury certificates of
Indebtedness, payable on April %, 1918,
with interest at the rate of four per
cent per annum from January %
1913. subscriptions will be received
at the Federal Reserve banks.
Modify Rules for Nurses.
Because Of the great need for nurses
in the army nurse corps of the med
zeal department certain requirements,
it is announced, are waived for the
period of the war emergency and the
applications of all graduate nurses who
are professionally, physically and NOR
ally qualified for service will be given
consideration while the emergency ex-
lists. Registered nurses are preferred
but registration may be. waived Off
the period of the emergency. 1t has
been announced that 81 800 nurses will
he needed in the army nurse corps.
Great Bank Resources.
The comptroller of the currency an
nOunces: The resources of the nation
al banks OF the United States have ris-
en- to new high levels and have again
broken all previous records. The re-
ports of the 1856 national banks as OF
November 20, 1917, shows total re-
sources of $1S,553, 100000. This is an
increase over the figures Of November
IL, 1916, Of $3,033, 100000. The total
deposits carried by these banks shown
by the November 20, 1917, call amount
to $14, 79SD00,000.
Bureau for Women Workers.
This war has made women so i'm
portant figure in industry that for
! the first time In its history the United
| States government has established a
department devoted to the interests OF
woman with a woman as head. The
women's division of the United States
employment service, just organized un
der the secretary of labor, with Mrs
Hilda Mulhauser Richards as director
will be clearing house for women la.
Dor of the nation. Should the war be
long women will be recruited to take
the places of men.
Telephone Operators Wanted.
The division of women's war work
committee on public information, is
sues the following: THE war depart
ment will send 100 telephone operators
abroad. 1t is not necessary that they
be experienced telephone operators
but they must be able to speak French
as fiuently as they do English. Women
wishing 10 make application for these
positions should write to the American
Telegraph and Telephone Company
New York"
War Insurance Totals.
The total of war insurance policies
held by American soldiers and sailors
under the war insurance law has pass.
the $1,000, 100000 mark. A total OF
362,941 policies have been taken out
The final date for receiving insurance
applications is February IL, 1913.