Western Kansas world., 1918-10-24
one YEAR COURSE
FOR WEST POINT
MILITARY ACADEMY Is TO Be
UTILIZED TO THE FULL LIMIT
DURING THE WAR PERsoD.
TEACHING FLYERS STUNTS

AW4tton students to Learn the Acco-
batics Quickly or Not at AiI-War
Department compeis the Making Of
Clinical Thermometersl
0rou Commiftee ON Public Infornation.,
Washington.-The acting secretary
Of war has approved the recommended
tons of General March. chief of staff.
to graduate the two upper classes at
the United States Military academy on
November 1, and to authorize one
year course at West Point for the re-
mainder Of the war. It Is proposed to
utilize this valuable and expensive
institution, the war department an
nounces. to the limit during the period
Of the war. The number OF cadets
is now only about 200. Under the fiew
1000 officers a year.
Vacancies resulting from the gradu-
alton of the two upper classes will be
filled by the war department, II pos
sible. by the admission on November
1. 1913, of qualified candidates. Ap-
pointments will be made in the usual
way-through senators and represent
atives in congress, and other customary
SAAaAAiCA6. 1AC WdI uCR0I lIucnL uc-
sires that candidates to be admitted
on November 1 shall be not under
eighteen years of age on that date.
As the result of an Investigation by
the war department, following the
failure Of the medical department to
obtain a supply of clinical thermome-
ters except at what were considered
ordered 1S manufacturers in different
parts Of the country to furnish about
66S, 600 of the instruments, which are
urgently needed here and abroad.
Under these orders the war depart
ment will not only take the entire
stock of clinical thermometers now
manufactured. but will require the fac
tories to produce in large quantities
for 20 weeks. The compulsory order
specifies that the entire quantity must
be delivered by February 10, 1919.
The price of clinical thermometers
cents and 80 cents to SO cents and 60
cents each. The investigations of the
military authorities disclosed q combi-
nation between the glass-blowers and
the makers of thermometers.
The prices to be paid by the gov
ernment for the 6e8.OOO thermometers
fixed by the war department board of
appraisers.
One undertaking In connection with
the registration OF more than 13.OOO.-
600 men for the draft, September II.
Is illustrated by figures by Provost
10
tician In the provost marshaPs Office
has calculated that If all the printed
forms distributed since August z In
connection with the work of registra-
ton, classification and mobilization
1t would tower above the ground toya
height OF SS7 feet, or more than one
and a half times the altitude of Wash
ington monument.
Altogether there have been printed
and shipped out. since August z, 224.-
100000 forms Of all kinds, weighing
4.9O0. 600 pounds, and measuring, in the
aggregate. ss.7s7 cubic. feet. A total
Of 1000 mail sacks were used to carry
this vast quantity of matter The
largest number Of sacks shipped in a
single day was 1,S28. These weighed
about S3 tons.
If these forms were placed In one
mail train 143 6O-foot postal cars
would be required and the train would
bs one and two-thirds miles long.
Placed end to end. the forms would ex-
tend 6S.044 miles-more than twice
the distance around the earth
Many sample cans Of tomatoes such
aa are uaef1 in the army have been