The Bismarck tribune., 1918-05-05

on the fields OF North Dakota Tor the
ljreservative that keeps the mighty en-
gines Of war upon the seas efficient and
safe from the corroding sat water that
would soon destroy them. '''' ; .},'.,'E
Flax is the answer. From flax comes
linseed oil and theresi is no satisfactory
substitute for linseed oil as a preser-
vative of wood and steel
The war makes flax seed Il govern
mental necessity. 1t is needed, not
alone by! the navy but by the army
the air service and by all the Industries
that are supplying the United States
and it's associates in the wa with food.
clothing and munitions.
ESSENTIAL. IN WAR ..
1t is used in hundreds of ways whic,,
are necessary to the comfort, care.
health and protection of our" soldiers
and sailors. and To the competent
prosecution Of the war. IT paints our
ships, hospitals and c;lhtonment build
ings. Water proofs and preserves
canvass, tents sickers and preserves
the supplies at the front" It is used
in countless ways to deceive the enemy
through the art or ca,noutlage, gives
protection to marching ttoupes, cloaks
the location Of batteries, big guns and
supplies. The governments orders for
paint alone in tho past year have al
ready amounted to millions 'ofSdo1lars
for PURPOSES as Indicated. ~
; 1t is needed by our people and by
our fighting friends the allies, as it
never was needed before. iAll our
people, farmers included, depend upon
linseed oil for preservation Of their
buildings, Identification Of their homes.
preservation Of supplies of all, Sorts.
it paints and preserves building and
machinery constructions OF all sorts,
wooden and metallic. II is a necessity
Of all metal, wood and glass constrllc-
tion 1t is used IN tarpoliEs Hno-
leums. floor finishes, printers ink, can
ming industries and is an essent!a' to
proper process OF sanitation IN burid-
ings already constructed.
One can scarcel: name a modern
process OF manufacture that does not
depend some large way directly. or in
directly of the use OF this valuable oil.
SERIOUS SHORTAGE t.'=
[, In spite of the Importance Of this
crop, and it's vital necessity to all in
dustry, there has been serious falling
Off in the, output since 1909. This falling
of has been gradual, according to Prof.
H. L. Bolley, in charge Of the depart
ment Of botany and plant pathology at
the North Dakota agricultural college
and recognized thruout the nation as
All authority en- fax. =. J. n. j..
USUALLY 1;.cre has been a decrease
Of the, acreage planted IN the older
states and the increased hreakings of
new lands n t!:o Tasrc western states
have rot always Msz!c up for the. DC
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their three months course of train,
ing. o.. ..r,'.-.. ..,I j.
Since April -. the date they finish
ed thei rttraining period, these men
have been leaving the station i'll large |
quotas A majority were assigned to
Eastern receiving ships.
Apprentice seamen were not receiv-
ed at the station between January IL
and March Is. On March ) they
again started coming in until now
there are nearly 5000 apprentice sea-
men on the station, most of whom are
going through their detention periot
and will not he ready for transfer as
trained men until June 15.s - -
Notwithstanding the fact that tho
supply OF trained men has been de:
pleted, the fleet still is demanding :,