Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-10
IOWA CONSUMERS
OF COAL URGED
TO STORE STOCKS
Fue Administrator Calls At
tention to Fact That Anthra-
cite Is Not Coming
West.

Des Moines' Ia, June 9.-(Special.)
This is National coal week, during
which time it is urged that every con-
sumer OF coal in Iowa. Immediately
order the seasons fuel supply.
Upon Iowa mines will fall the
burden of taking care OF Iowa fuel
needs and unless some heroic action
is taken, Iowa will, according to fuel
representatives throughout the state.
experience the most severe fuel
famine ever known in its history The
experience OF some communities in
the state last winter will be no COM
parison 10 the sufferings of every
community which Tails to place in the
consumers bins big storage supply
OF fuel during the summer.
d. F. Cushing, fuel representative
for the United States fuel adminis-
tration for Iowa has returned from
Philadelphia where he attended the
National Coal conference. He brings
the assurance that anthracite coal
will not come into Iowa this year and
that the fuel demands of the govern
ment will be in excess of the avail
able supply. The only solution to the
fuel situation is. according to his
statement, early storage of Iowa soft
coal, and stored in such quantities to
insure each community OF much OF its
necessary tonnage before the fuel
drive next fall begins,
Official Insignia Mourning.
A simple crepe armband ornament.
ed with golden star to honor dead
war hero may be the official mourn
ing insign of Iowa women tor sons,
husbands or brothers who lose their
lives in the world war. This token OF
bereavement was recommended at the
meeting of township representatives
of the Iowa Women's State Council
of Defense. The suggestion has been
endorsed by the national organization.
Military Training in College.
Military training may be added 70
the curriculum Of every college in
Iowa where there is a sufficient nuni-
ber of students to enroll 100 for this
course. A. M. Deyoe, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, is ia
receipt of communication from P.
p. Claxton, United States commis-
sioner OF education, giving the plan
for this course of training.
1t is planned to create every in
stitution a military training unit, and
the students who enroll for this
course will become members OF the
army of the United States libablc to
active duty at the call OF the president.
Enlistment would be voluntary
and only students over the age OF IL
years would be encouraged to enter,
Grand Army Men Coming.
Des Moines will be host to lows
! Grand Army men at their 44th er-
campment, June II to IS. A parade
| Wednesday will feature the gathering.
Many military units from Camp
Dodge, sanitary trains and ambulance
companies, will move in the parade.
led by several military bands. The
men of '6l will march after the men
of 'l8.
1t will be the last time Iowa will
see her veterans march in parade. as
after this encampment, automobiles
are to be used. A motion to this
effect vas recently adopted by the
organization, despite the assertions
of many veterans that they were just
as spry as they were in the Cos.
Orlando A. Somers OF Indiana,
commanded-in-chief Of the National
Grand Army of the Republic will
deliver an address at the encampment.
Many other prominent persons are on
the program.