The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-10-18

\ WHEAT, Z,zOO,UOU BUSHELS Oh UeuuSs'
100000 bushels Of rice, 26.400O0O
pounds of corned beef, 277,200,O00
pounds of pork products. G6.000,000
pounds of soap, 26000,000 pounds Of
coffee, 100000 pounds of cocoa,
100000 pounds of condensed milk
and 100000 pounds of sugar.
This amount of food, together with
the native produce, gives an average
ration of about 1000 calories-about
half the consumption of the American
people.
This program is estimated to cost
during the twelve months, for purchase
and transportation, approximately
$2S0,000,000. The finance has been ar
ranged on the basis Of advances to be
made by loans from the United States
to the Belgian and French govern
ments in amounts sufficient to pay for
the material purchased in the United
States. The British and French gov
ernments are advancing in Europe the
sums necessary to meet the expendi-
lures made there for shipping and for
foodstuffs coming from other quarters
than the United States.
In addition to the fleet controlled by
| the relief commission the United
States and allied governments are plac-
Ing at its. disposal 100000 tons of ship
ping recently obtained from the Swed-
ish government for nonwar zone pur-
poses. The commission announces
that besides the food which it intends
| furnishing these stricken people there
will be needed for them about 10000
tons Of clothing and cloth. Through
the cooperation of the Red Cross
about 5000 tons Of these supplies have
been collected and the work of collec-
ton still continues.
In its fourth installment of its re-
port the war council of the American
Red Cross announces that its expendi-
lures In France for work among the
| civilian population since the war be-
gan, coupled with appropriations for
the supply, transportation, women's
hospital service and other bureaus,
will total more than $70,000.000.
| Expenditures in France to July l.,
1913. totaled $36,613,6S2.73 of which
| $21, 160, 632.66 was apportioned for re-
lief work among refugees, retaining
devastated areas, the fight against tn.
other expenses that have to do with
the civilian population" the report
states.
1.-THE demands for the next six
months for the same purposes are S34.-
5S2,827.57."
The total Of the expenditures for re-
| lief work and the reconstruction Of
devastated villages and the care OF
refugees from the devastated areas
was $685., COSTS. The third largest
item was for campaign against tuber-
culosis. This work absorbed So, LAT 1927.
For the care of children in France
up to July l the expenditure was
$1,149,129.70. The cost Of relieving
refugees win be financed from an APP
preparation Of $e.212, 2s0.70, which Mns
been set aside for the purpose.
| Retail prices Of food as reported to
the United States bureau of labor sta
tistics for August, 1918, and just pub
lished show for the country as a
whole an increase Of 2 per cent for an
articles combined, as compared With
July, 1918.
| The increase in price Of all articles
Of food combined in August this year.
| M ~
1917, was Is per cent. In this period
hens showed the greatest advance
IS per cent. Chuck roast increased 80
per cent, round steak % per cent, rib
roast % per cent, sirloin steak. plate,
boiling beef and bacon 20 per cent
each. Rice was 26 per cent higher than
a year ago. Beans, flour. sugar. bread
and coffee were cheaper than in Au1
gust, 1917.
For the Ave year period august u.s.
1918, to August Is, 1879 all food COM
bined showed increase In price Of 20
PER cent. All the II articles for which
prices were obtained for Eve years
showed an increase of 80 per cent and
more. Four articles increased 100 per
cent. They were meal, 127 per cents
lard and flour, LOG per cent each, ana
potatoes 105 per cent.
|
| With nearly all the stars Of the
game in the army and navy, football
will be one of the most popular sports
in the various training camps this au>
| tumn, If reports to the war and navy
departments commission on training
camp activities are dependable. Many
colleges and preparatory schools have
announced that football will be aban-
doned so far as academic and collegi-
ate matches are concerned. Most Of
the college stars Of previous years
have entered the service, and the train
ing commissions athletic directors are
making plans to employ them in the
formation of crack divisional, regimen
tai and company elevens.