Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-02-14
EYES FOR NAVY
FROM THE PUBLIC
CIVILIANS HAVE SENT IN 5000
GLASSES OF VARIOUS KINDS,
BUT MORE ARE NEEDED.
APPEAL TO PRIVATE OWNERS

General croxier on Age Limit Enlarge
msnt Of Selective Service Law[LI
oense Required to Ship Good
Abroad by Parcel Post.
tvrom Committee en- Public Information.
Washington. - Over 5000 glasse
have been received by the navy In re
sponse to its call through the news
papers for binoculars, spyglasses, tel
escopes, seXtants, and chronometers
1hsre Is urgent need for many more
Heretofore the United States has
been obliged to rely on foreign coun.
tries for most Of its supply Of such ar.
uciss. These channels of supply be.
ing closed, 1t has been necessary to ap.
peal to the patriotism Of private own
sRs for "eyes for the navy"
Al articles should be tagged with
Aams and address Of the donor and
ssnt to Hon. Franklin d. Roosevelt, as.
astant secretary Of the navy, care Of
naval Observatory, Washington, D. G.
Ihose not suitable will be returned to
sendcrs. Careful records will be kept
Of accepted glasses 20 they may, If pos
dbls. be returned at the termination
sf the war.
A. the government under the law
cannot accept services or material
without payment, 81 will be paid for
each article accepted.
Discussing enlargement Of the are
hmit for selective military service, Pro-
vost Marshal General Crozier said:
"A pronounced majority of the
boards favor some enlargement, but
there 10 great diversity Of opinion as
to the proper age limit. Nineteen and
tMrty-five are perhaps the limits most
frequently suggested; but some recon-
mend forty or forty-ive years as the
upper limit. There is distinctly
stronger demand for raising the maxi
mum age than for lowering the MIMI
num-"
General Crozier estimates that 1885,
See acceptable single men would be
made available by an increase in the
age nmit to include men up to forty
hve years. The estimate places the
number of acceptable single men be-
tween eighteen and twenty-one years
at 1892 The number of probably
acceptable single men already regis
tered. but not called, is 1921, ,S45. Ac-
cording to these figures, should the age
limit be enlarged to include men Of
from eighteen years to forty-fve years,
Inclusive, 4,257,516 physically and 9TH
erwise qualified unmarried men would
be open for call to service.
The war trade board is calling at
tention to the fact that license is re-
quired to ship abroad goods on the
conserved list, even when sent in small
quantities by parcel post. In many
cases this has been done by persons ig-
norant Of the presidents proclama-
ton concerning exports, or who do
not know Of the many articles which
may be exported only under license
For violation a fine of not more than
$4,000 or imprisonment for not more
than two years, or both, form the pen
atty. Licenses may be applied for at
the bureau of exports, Washington, D.
c., or any Of its branches which are
located at Seattle, Portland. San
Francisco, Los Angeles. Nogales, Ell
Paso, Eagle Pass, Galveston, New Or
leans, Mobile, Savannah, st. Louis, Chi.
cago, Boston and New York.
A recent commerce report contains
the following in regard to the coal
shortage in Austria:
"A petition Of the Union Of Cinema
Theaters to the emperor requesting
permission to heat cinemas In order to
avoid the ruiz >of the industry, has re-
suited in consent being given for the
utilization of old wood as fuel for
the cinemas "A Vienna.
"At Prague all schools were to be |
closed for a full month, from Decem-
Der 16,t to January Is. At Zizkov (near
Prague) the schools have already been
closed for q month, and the holidays |
are likely to last three months. At
@OOCnAAAs NiVSC W SOdi inlACcs SAiO |
school Is closed. At Smichow strin-
gent measures for economy In the use
Of electricity have been taken owing
TO the lack Of coal; for example. pri-
vate consumers are ordered to restrict
their consumption to a single lamp.
The lighting of stairs and vestibules
is restricted as much as possible and
must In no case be continued after 9
p. M: the closing Of the electricity
works is threatened.
"At Lemberg the electric trans
ceased to run on and from November
q, owing to lack of coal. The mu-
nicipal authorities are doing their ut
most to secure sufficient transport for
coal in order to resume the tramway
service and maintain the gas and wa
ter works. Shops close at 3 p. M,
cafes at 9 p. No.. Several schools have
been shut. Trains with run Of less
than one and one-haf hours win not De
heated"