Middletown transcript., 1918-05-25

| manufactures using sugar, except
make essential food produce. ha,
been on strict rations, the Unite
States food administration announce
in order to assure sufficient suppl;
for home Gamers and the commerci
manufacturers of preserves, jams, III
other fo0dstuffs regarded as Essential
The restrictions went into effect Ma
10. and limit the consumption by mai
ufacturers Of the less essentials. pa
ticularly confectionery and soft drink
to 80 per cent Of last years require
ments.
Manufacturers of nonedible product
will be forced to 60 entirely withou
sugar.
Included in the class with confe,
tionery and soft drinks are condiment'
soda water, chocolate, candles. b. 1
age sirups, fruit sirups, favoring ez
tracts, chewing gum. sweet pickles
wines, cereals and invert sugar. Thos
who entered the business or increase
their capacity after April l. 1918. how
ever, will be cut off entirely.
Manufacturers Of essential fOodstuff
will be permitted to buy sufficien
sugar to meet their full requirements
In this class come preservers ant
packers of vegetables, catsup and chill
| cause, fruits and milk, manufactur
ers Of jam, jelly, and preserves, to
bacco and explosives. apple butter ant
glycerin. ice cream mot including sher
bets and water ices), druggists (fOl
medicines), and producers Of honey
Ice cream is put In the preferred
class.
American prisoners of war in Ger
many are entitled to receive and send
letters, money orders, and valuables
and parcel post packages weighing not
more than II pounds, when intended
for International mail, free from all
postal duties.
Mail should be addressed to the pris-
Oner Of war. giving his rank, the name
Of the prison camp where he is held.
if it is known, followed by "Prisoner
Of War Mail via New York." All such
mail should also bear the name and
address Of the sender.
Parcel post packages for prisoners
Of war in enemy countries may not
be sent by organizations or societies,
and only one package month may
be sent. If more are received the one
apparently from the prisoners next Of
kin will be forwarded and the others
held in New York pending commune
cation with the senders. with whose
consent such excess packages may be
sent to other prisoners of war who
had received no packages during the
month. Lacking this consent, the pack
ages will be returned to the senders.
Only the following articles may be
included in the packages: Belts not
made of leather; hair, hand, tooth.
shaving, and shoe brushes; buttons;
hard candy; cigars and cigarettes;
combs; crackers and biscuits; gloves
not made Of leather: handkerchiefs:
DOChCt hLltCSs uCCuICS anu iii eau
pencils and pens; penholders; pins;
pipes; safety razors and blades: shaw.
ing soap, powder. or cream; shirts
and scarfs; shoe laces: smoking or
chewing tobacco; toilet soap; socks;
sweaters; tooth powder, paste or
liquid mouth wash; towels; under
wear; personal photographs; periodi-
Gals published prior to the beginning
Of the war.
Letters and packages will be sub
ject to careful censorship.
Military instruction under officers
and nOncOmmissioned officers of the
army will be provided in every insti-
tuition Of college grade which enrolls
for the instruction 100 or more
able-bodied students over the age of
eighteen. beginning in September,
1918. The necessary military equip
ment will, so far as possible, be pro-
vided by the government. There will
be created military training unit in
each institution. Enlistment will be
purely voluntary,
The enlistment will constitute the
student a member of the army of the
United States, liable to active duty at
the call of the president. It will. how
ever. be the policy Of the government
not to call the members of the train |
ing units to active duty until they have
reached the age Of twenty-one. unless |
urgent military necessity compels an
earlier call. Students under eighteen,
and therefore not legally eligible for |
will be encouraged to en-
roll in the training units.
The London Economist for February |
places the total gross debt Of Great |
Britain at 5,67S,6O0,OOO pounds ($27,- |
;36, OOO,OOO).
The French minister of finance in |
presenting the budget for 1918 esti-
mated the public debt Of France on
December 81. 1913. at us, .O58, 900
francs (s22. DOT ,OOO,OOO).
The public debt Of Italy at the end
If 1917 is estimated at about 35,OOO,-
100000 lire ($G76. OOO,OOO).
The debts Of the central powers are
estimated as follows: Germany. $685.
4OS. 100000; Austria, $13.314,OO0,OOO;
md Hungary, $5,7O4.0O0,00.
Our own public debt is now around
$4,000, 100000. but more than half of
his amount has been loaned to the al
les. It is estimated that of the total
let expenditures Of the United States
or the fiscal year 1918, exclusive Of
,ur advances to the allies, more than
'ne-half will be betrayed by taxation,
according to the treasury department.
Only members of units of the senior