Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-18
MISSOURI VALLEY iowa, THURSDAY, APRIL 49, 1918

Il
hensive definitions of the more than
GOO different trades represented in the
military organization have been
brought together in 3OO-page book,
TRADE Specifications" Tables have
oeen prepared showing the detailed
needs of each unit for skilled and
semiskilled workers. Work has been
done in refining methods of selecting
ana training men for special duties in
the navy, special service regarding Sc
lection of aviators, assistance to pro-
vost marshal general on the question:
nalre and assistance rendered the sur
geon general for general intelligence
| tests for enlisted men and officers.
The war-service exchange of the
committee on classification of per-
sonnet answers Inquiries of persons de-
| slrlng to serve the army. 1t in
1orms the department of labor OF
the needs which the war department.
! has for men.
The committee on public information
has made public editorial comment in
| the German press on the revelations
In the Reichstag main committee in
connection with investigations of the
Daimler Motor Works. 1t was shown
that the Daimler company was earniil.
If3 per cent, profit per annum. the
company's sworn statement placing
the profits at IL per cent, and wllp
the company was earning 40o,000,00a
marks monthly in excess of its peace
time profits it had threatened to re
duce output unless higher prices were
paid. The Berliner Tageblatt QiL
eraD, said:
Energetic action of the authoritie,
and the Reichstag is demanded Srcfi
enterprises as the Daimler firm are
not compelled to submit books for in
spection, Willie every little trader sell
ing vegetables must show his profits
We demand government, confscatio,
of Illegal profits and, if necessary
state control"
Norwaerts Government Socialist
said
The Rainier revelations will hardly
occasion the same surprise in financial;
circles as among the masses. This
Daimler company's purpose was not TO
deceive the financial world, but the
authorities, so that its real profits
might be kept from the publc's know-
edge. The company reciloned upon
the commercial ignorance of the gov
ernment and this experience shows
that such reliance is usually justified"
Attention of fertilizer manufacture
ers and dealers has again been called
to the necessity of taking out felerai
licenses.
All fertilizer manufacturers, 1i.ci,it'-
ing mixers, even though their out
put may be small, are required to take
out licenses. Agents and dealers do
ing exclusively retail business.
whose gross sales do not amount to
more than 100000 wear, are not re,
quired to take out licenses or to make
applications for blanks. However, any
retail dealer or. agent whose gros.;
sales amount to more than Sl00.00o
and who does not apply for license,
is liable under the provisions of the
act of congress providing for the gov
ernmental control of the. industry.
Application for license should be
made to the law department. license
division, United States food admins
tration, Washington, ID. G.
AmericanNsoldiers and sailors in Ger
man prison camps prior to April 70.
1918, will not be deprived of their
rights to war-risll insurance because
of inability to make personal applica-
ton, provided such application is made
in their behalf.
According to statement by the sec
retary of the treasury, applications for
insurance may be made in behalf of
such prisoners by persons within the
permitted class of beneticiares un-
der the military and naval insurance
law. This class includes wife. child.
parent, brother, or sister. Application
should be made to the bureau of war
risk insurance. at Washington, d. &C.
The health of troops in the United
States continues very good, according,
to recent report to the surgeon gen
,eral of the army by the division of
field sanitation. Admission, nonef-
fective and death rates are somewhat
higher than last report, due chiefly to
prevalence of influenza and bronchitis
with complicating pneumonia, in many
of our northern camps.
National Guard camps, as a group.
continue with remarkably low rates.
Very few new cases of measles and
meningitis have occurred.
National army camps continue to
have high sick rates as compared with
camps of other groups, though the
rates are lower than last report. Scat
tering cases of measles are reported
from all camps.
Field and garden seed are uncondi.
ttionally exempted from all embargoes,
according to the department of agrl-
culture. Instructions are issued to all
railroads to do everything possible to
expedite the movement of seed.
Over 100000 applications for insnr-
lance by officers and enlisted men of