Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-14
u. 5. NAVAL FORCE
DOING GREAT WORK
Jour DEsTRoYERs IN EUROPEAN
WATERS COVER MANY MILES
g#g IN THEIR PATROLiNG.

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WATERS COVER MANY MILES
IN THEIR PATRoLING.
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WILL CONSIDER INVENTIONS
MAR Department Creates New Section
5@ for Investigation Of All Device
Use Of Sugar by Manufacturers Cur
tailed by Food Administration.
ll(yrom Coinmittee on Public Infornation.)
Neutrality-suspicious. indication OF the
ticeaseless watch kept on the high seas,
In the path Of American troopships, by
United States naval forces operating
I'm European waters, may be gained
from statistics just compiled at the
naval headquarters in London. These
statistics show that single force
Of American destroyers operating from
one base had steamed almost 1900, 900
miles up to April 1. The maximum
distance covered by single destroyer
was more than $4,000 miles from May
4. 1917, to April l, 1918. This de-
stroyer was one of the first to arrive
abroad after war was declared.
II has been announced that Vice Ad-
miral william s. Sims, commanding
IUnited States naval forces abroad, Of.
fered to send an auxiliary force com
posed Of naval units to the French
front at the beginning Of the German
offensive. The chief Of staff Of the
French navy and General Foch did not
consider that the circumstances de-
manded the presence Of such force
at the front. II
The French have had naval divi.
sion operating In the forces Of the Lor-
raine sector for some time, and the
naval units have made their part Of the
line as shipshape as possible. with
everything from big naval guns down
to sleeping hammocks and ships cats.
The American soldiers billeted in
1hgland for temporary training or en-
route for France are more and more
compelling the admiration and coop
efation Of the English people. The
National Sporting club Of London has
started series OF weekly entertain.
msots for enlisted men Of the United
states army and navy. 40 y.
10 secure prompt and thorough in
vestgation Of inventions submitted to
the war department an Inventions Sec
ton" has been created. All inven.
lions Of q mechanical, electrical, or
chemical nature submitted for inspec-
ton, test, or sale are now considered
By this section. ,E..
4 Any person desiring to have an In.
vention considered should do 80 by
lstter, giving in order the following in
formation: Name and object Of the
invention, any claim for superiority or
novelty, any results obtained by actual
experiment, whether the invention is
patented, whether remuneration is ex-
pected, whether the invention has been
before any other agency, whether the
writer is owner or agent, the number
Of Enclosures with the letter. A
written description and sketches or
drawings of sufficient detail to afford
= full understanding Of the cases
should also be submitted. Should the
invention be an explosive or other
chemical combination the Ingredients
and processes Of mixture should be
stated. |
I. The inventions section will not bear
the expense Of preparation Of draw.
ings and descriptions, nor advance
funds for personal or travelling ex.
.penses BY inventors. ... .
Any matter submitted will be treat
cd as confidential. The inventor win
be notified Of each step taken during
TIE investigation Of his invention. All
decentralization should be addressed:
Inventions Section. General Stan,
Army War College, Warrington, D. 9.
An newspapers have again been
urged BY the navy department, through
the committee on public Information.
to discontinue the publication Of news
items and advertisements which may
IN any degree indicate the location or
movement Of vessels.
This notice has not been issued be-
cause Of new circumstances endan-
scring ocean shipping-none has
arisen-but because it is felt that vol
untary censorship has not yet achieved
the fullest measure Of essential Sc
crecy in the protection Of merchant
shipping. The notice asks that all
references to names Of ships, dates Of
sailing and arrival, information OF
routes, schedules. cargoes, location
and movement Of ships be deleted
from news and advertising copy.
There are now 20 uniforms for wom-
- IN war work in the United States.
Tney ar" for munition workers, tele-
phone ara radio operators, yeomen,
employees of the shipping board and
the food administration, Red Cross
workers. Y. NJ. C. A. workers, wom-
ans motor corps, girl scouts, and stu
dents OF the National Service school
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