The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-03-07
Weekly War News
Digest.
Gen. Pefshing Wants Nine Pair oil
Shoes a Year for Men Serving
i'm France.

Shoes a Year for Men Serving
in France.
Gen. Pershihg has requested ship
ment of 1880 pairs of shoes for
each $4,000 men monthly, which is
approximately nine pairs of shoes per
man per year. This quantity is In ex-
cess of actual consumption and is be-
! ing used to build up reserve for all
| troops in France When such a sup
| ply is accumulated, the quantities per
man will be reduced.
The Quartermaster Generals De-
partment now has on hand and due
on outstanding contracts, 7,564,000
field shoes and 7,873,000 marching
shoes. 1t will be necessary to secure
more than million additional shoes
during the year.
With Hundreds Of Men Learning to
Fly Accidents Arc Few.
Records of the War Department
show that from the beginning of
training in June. 1917. to February
%, 1918. the fatalities at military av-
iation fields in this country have been
81; 10 ofliceys and 20 cadets killed in
training fights. and IL men killed in
unauthorized flights and ground acct
dents.
Since the training began In the
United States, student aviators have
flown considerably more than 100, 900
miles. Hundreds Of hitherto inexper-
fenced men have been learning to fly.
Their early flights are under the gui-
dance of instructors, and prior to
these flights two or more months are
spent in preliminary ground work.
There comes a time, however, when
every student aviator must take his
machine up alone. and every precau-
ton has been taken to reduce the
number of accidents and safeguard
the aviator in his solo fights.
Food and Fuel Supplies Are Short in
Many European Countries.
A Swiss commercial paper states
that there is great shortage In coal
Of all kinds, an insufficient supply of
wood for fuel, and small reserves in
oils and grease throughout Switzer-
land. Fresh eggs have disappeared
from the market. Dry vegetables are
becoming more scarce. A project to
manufacture -four from potatoes had
to be abandoned because sufficient
supplies of potatoes could not be Sc
cured.
In Holland coal and coke prices
have been advanced. In American
terms, the maximum price for anthra-
cite is about $22 ton; coke, $40 a
ton; coal briquets, $25 a ton. Dis
tribution is carefully regulated by
cards, in specified quantities. The
amount allowed especially to resi-
iences. is much smaller than in peace
times.
New French food regulations for
bid eating houses to serve or con-
sumo fresh or packed butter other
wise than in the preparation of food.
Curdled or sour milk is prohibited as
well as cream and specified kinds of
cheese. The making of pastries, bis
cults, and confectionery is prohibited.
Only in dining cars, canteens, and
railroad refreshment stations may
fresh or condensed milk or cream be
served after nine in the morning, by
itself or mixed with coffee, tea~or
other preparation. No solid foods
may be served between and II in
the morning and between 4:30 and
$3.50 in the evening. When the price
of a meal exceeds $1.20 the custom
er may be served with not more than
two dishes with or without vegeta-
bles, or more than one small loaf of
ordinary bread. The bread is limited
to about V ounces. All grain which
may DE used for making bread is re-
served for human food.
Department Of Agriculture Reports
Increased Consumption of
Sugar.
The amount of sugar consumed in
1917 in the United States was about
SS.9 pounds per capita, according to
figures issued by the Department of
The average annual
for the five-year period |
ending in 1916 was S4.7 pounds per
ra nita