The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04

t1ii l3W DC met ~ lne present 1OfCe
Of the Dental Corps of the United
States Army Examinations have
been closed and no further additions
VIII be made to the corps for some
time. The number Of dental Officers
has expanded since war was dc,iar-
ed from So to $50. Commissions
were offered to 5.467 dentists in all
parts Of the country, and all but 27t
were accepted.
The average number Of tooth ill
ings in the Army ranges from 225..
600 to 100000 a month. Special
dental infirmaries have been estab-
lished in the camps and environments,
to which newly indicted soldiers are
sent for examination shortly after
arrival in the camps.
A school for dental instruction has
been established, where So officers
are assigned each month to take the
2-months' course
New Regulations Provide for Impor-
tstion Of l!exican Labor.
10 assist in Getting the present
shortage in uu Tiled labor restrict
ions Lave been temporarily removed
on the Importation Of Mexican labor
to be used in certain occupations.
This step supplements the order by
which the Department Of Labor has
arranged q bring Porto Rican lab
orcrs into this country for work on
Government contracts. IL is esti-
mated that 5000 islanders can be
brought in while transportation is
ava able.
.aE -,guia..-1s on the subject of
Mexican labor contain rigid provis-
..s g.. proven; any attempt atox-
pl'.,o.'on On trg rsrt Of prospecjiy,
employers. Wage rates current for
-imilar labor in the localities in
which the admitted alien is to be en-
pllyed are assured, as well as good
housing and sanitation conditions.
Applications for permission to i'm
port Mexican labor under the new
provisions may be filed with United
States immigration or employment
service officials, giving the number
Of laborers desired class Of work,
wages and place of employment.
Food Ration TO Be Carried in Gas
proof Contsiner.
The Quartermaster' Department
is now supplying gas-proof food con
tanners to the soldiers in the zone of
operations in France. These con
tainers prevent seepage of gas into
the containers and guard against
contamination of the food. The
mes carry their emergency rations
in the containers and all food
brought up to the trenches is carried
in the new tins.
After the food is packed in the
containers they are Theoretically seal
ed. 1t is planned to use paraffine
for sealing as il settles in the crevic-
es in such a way that it must be cut
before the lids can be taken off II
can be applied by running the con-
,ainers through a paraffine bath.
Because the supply Of tin is limit
ed and there may not be enough to
supply the needs Of the Army the
Quartermaster' Department is ex-
perimenting with the wax paper box.
Tests made show that these boxes
meet all conditions satisfactorily.
The tins and boxes both are vermin
and water proof,
German Firm Advertises Paper for
Varied Uses.
An advertisement in Berlin
newspaper, reported by the "Infor-
nation Belges", shows some of the
many uses to which paper IS being
put in Germany;
Paper stuff for dresses and aprons.
Paper stuff for business suits.
paper stuff for manufacture Of
suits.
paper stuff for upholstery and tap
estries.
Paper stuff for trunks and bags.
Paper stuff for bags, pillowcases,
and mattresses.
Splendid assorted lot for sale"
Many Attractions Staged in the AZ
Camp Theaters.
There are onw az theaters, which
cost over 100000, in operation in
camps and environments throughout
the country. Nearly 100 vaudeville
acts have been brought from the
large circuits to play in these theat-
ers only; about so acts have been Sc
cured from Chautauqua and lyeeum
bureaus: 35 comedy companies are
playing in these theaters exclusively.
Some of these are original New York
companies, playing the summer seas
son only, with expenses reduced