Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07


well as for sweetening their pastry.
In addition to these supplies the SUBJ
sistence division has bought more than
1OO,OOO,OO0 cans of salmon-enough for
the army's requirements for year.
About SO per cent Of this lot will 90
to the forces in France. It is esti-
mated that 16 ounces of salmon are
equivalent to 20 ounces Of beef. Con-
centration Of the product makes 1t par
ticularly desirable in both mobile and
trench warfare,
Consumption of coal was reduced
ny million and quarter tons during
the seven months operation of the
daylight saving" law, according to fig
ures compiled by the United States
fuel administration. When the clocks
were set ahead an hour beginning Sum
day, March 81, and ending October q,
the fuel administration planned to gath
er facts, from many sources in various
sections Of the country to determine
the saving in fuel likely to result from
the operation of the law. These data
have been compiled and form the basis
of the estimate of the amount of coal
saved.
In one district from which definite
facts were obtained 1t was shown that
the saving of coal was 171s tons per
1000 Of population for the period Of
seven months. These figures were
checked against records obtained from
other places in different sections hav-
ing the same relative conditions, and
from the information thus collated the
estimate Of 1.25O.OOO tons saved is
reached. The fuel administration says
that the daylight saving" plan in Eu-
ropean countries has been effectual
chiefly in the seven longer months.
A national system for the collection
and disposal of materials which it is
most desired to reclaim at this time,
such us paper, cotton and wooden rags,
steel, copper. brass, zinc. rubber, tin,
leather, lead, tin foil, ETC., has been
organized and working plan for ev-
cry community, including towns with
5000 population and outlying dis
tricts, as well as large metropolitan
centers, has been formulated.
This system will be administered by
the war prison labor and national
waste reclamation section Of the war
industries board. It is expected that
children will gather paper and rags
and every family Join in the movement
and help their local reclamation coun-
Gil when 1t begins the work. With the
organization of the local councils,
through the war prison and national
waste reclamation section, collection
and disposal will be arranged for every
household, apartment, department
store, office building and city, state
and federal Institution.
Distribution of 100000 food cards
among American housewives will be
made by the United States food admin
istration on December 1, instead of DC
tober ~, as was originally planned.
The spread of influenza and the con-
sequent ban on all manner of public
gatherings and activities, Including pa
triotic work, prompted the postpone
ment of the campaign.
The new card will contain no regu.
lations regarding either "wheatless" OF
HrnnofInccO Int will
whole the careful saving of all edibles
particularly wheat, meat, fats and SUI
gar. 1t will be necessary for the Unit.
ell States to send 5,75O,OOO tons more OF
foodstuffs to the allies this year than
last, with an almost staggering tota
OF 17,50O,OOO tons in the coming
year, in order that 12O,OOOOOO people
Of these allied nations sitting at q
common table" with America may
have stamina to bring the war to 8
conclusion If peace is not meantime
obtained by Germany's surrender.
Destruction Of rodents in Montana
during the past season has saved So,
100000 worth of crops at cost 0,
SS2.S00. according to report ISSUED
by the department Of agriculture. TIL,
work of Kidding the farms of thes,
pests was carried on in % counties
Two hundred and seventy-six tons o
| poisoned oats were used. Immens,
numbers of ground squirrels, prairi
| dogs, rats and mice were destroyed.
Nearly 4OO,OOO,OOO feet of yellow pin
lumber have been cut and transporte,
by rail and water to shipyards, on tn
Atlantic coast and the Gulf coast 70
the construction Of wooden vessels VI
der the direction of the United State
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet col
poration. With this amount of lumnel
ii is pointed out by the way of illustra,
ing its immensely, the Atlantic ocea
could be spanned from the American t
the French shore-3,OOO miles or NOR
With bridge rioor 25 feet wide and
inch thick, with about 100000 feet t
spare.
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