The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-10
SOME OF OUR WAR WORK

The United States has loaned So.
065, 100000 to France and over 81,
and a half billion to all belligerents
We have $4,000 soldiers in specia
training schools, among which ar,
over 1900 training as mechanics
$500 for auto drivers, 2137 black
smiths, $500 carpenters, 1900 cleo
tricians. 300 radio operators ant
996 sheet metal workers.
Stay in Work Until Called
The Red Cross issues the follow
ing: President Wilson in a letter t.
Henry p. Dawson, chairman of the
war council of the American Rec
Gross, under date August IA, ex
pressed the hope that all Red Gross
workers within the new draft ages
IL to IS continue to render service
unless and until specifically called te
other and more important duty"
The presidents letter was written
in response to one from Mr.. Dawson
in which the effect of the proposed
new draft ages upon the Red Cross
personnel was set forth.
Army Consumption of Sugar
The war department authorizes
the following: Since the govern
ment has been handling the purchase
OF sugar, thru the United States food
administration (Sept. 1, 1870 an.
proximately 20O,O0O,OOO pounds
have been used by the army. This
amount is exclusive Of the depots and
camps on the western coast, which
have been using raw suga rfrom Man
lila, having It refined in the west. A
conservative statement of the
amount of sugar procured on the
Pacific coast is about 25,OOO,OOO
pounds, making the total purchase
for the army 225,000,0OO pounds.
1t Is found that about 237 pounds
OF sugar are consumed by 1000 men
at their meals In one day.
Big Work of Red Cross.
Here is a page from the records of
the Red Cross department of foreign
relief, which will afford an idea of
the immensely of the supply branch
OF the American Red Cross relief
work abroad. The figures are for a
single week-that ending August 81
which is stated to be normal week
in, the operations of the department.
The weeks authorization for pur-
chases Of materials for shipment to
the commissions Of Italy. France and
Great Britain were as follows:
,Italy-Seventy-nine tons of food
stuffs for use in hospitals for Ameri-
can forces in Genoa, Florence and
Rome; $4,000 gallons gasoline, 1000
barrels of mess pork, 100 barrels of
mess beef.
France-Three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars worth of castings
auto tires, and tubes; 500 tons of
jam monthly (three months supply
authorzed;) 115 trucks; 100 heavy
ambulances; 100 portable houses;
$4,000 sweaters; twenty-five sets
reserve dental equipment.
Great Britian-One hundred thou
sand corncob pipes; 1000 typewrit-
ers; 100 tons of chocolate for cafY-
teen work; 200 cases of California
oranges. Purchase and shipment of
all these materials will be made
with the exception of the
item of sweaters, where the shipment
will extend over period Of some
Sow More Wheat
The department of agriculture
asks the farmers Of the United
States to sow more winter wheat and
if possible to increase their wheat
acreage from seven to twelve per
cent, so the world can get back in
1919 to a normal bread ration. The
has fixed the price of
1919 wheat at $3.50 and the con-
of wheat will be timed to
connect with the harvest of winter
wheat and rushing it to the mills and
then to the consumers. The world
looks on now with renewed hope.
Stop Wasting Paper
Every possible saving in. the con-
of paper is urged, not only
in newspapers, but every kind of
paper. The supply Of chemicals used
IN making paper is being rapidly ex-
hausted, and to economic paper
means saving oflabor and transpor-
tation, all vital in the winning of
he war. The cotton crop also is
short, and every clerk wrapping up
packages should save both paper and
wine. Customers should excuse
clerks from using either whenever it
s not necessary. That old excuse of
having it wrapped for the looks no
onger applies. If they are not wrap
bed it looks as If the purchaser was
helping to win the war. Who wants
canned goods Wrapped anywayi