The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-06-06

design, greater accuracy OF Duilet
flight resulting from bullet design and
greater mechanical accuracy Of cham
Der and bore.
A summary Of the work of the gun
division Of the bureau Of ordnance
shows II has been necessary to equip
10 large plants for manufacture OF
mobile artillery cannon. The total
program of the gun division calls for
an expenditure Of nearly $1,000 100000.
The major projects have included:
Construction of smokless powder
plants In face of the necessity OF
doubling the present output. These
are now under way.
Expenditure of approximately $40.-
100000 for plant facilities to manu-
facture artillery cannon. with an es-
Innate that $500, 100000 will be spent
for cannon alone within two years
after the beginning of the war.
Preparations for the erection OF
| plants to extract toluol from the illu-
minating gas being furnished cities by
private gas companies.
Conservation of the supply Of am
monium nitrate and acids and con-
struction at government expense Of
plant for the fixation Of nitrogen and
its final conversion into ammonium
nitrate.
Construction, now undertaken, Of q
gas filling plant to cost approximately
| $1.50O,000 and Eve large shell filing
plants with a total cost of $25, O00.O 900.
A special farm-service division Is be-
ing established In most of the 100 Of
fees of the United States employment
service as one Of the plans for meet
ing the labor requirements of the
farmers. Special field agents are be-
ing sent into districts where acute
farm-labor shortage exists or where
unusually large numbers will be need
ed.
A weekly bulletin will be issued in
which opportunities for farm employ
ment and the needs Of certain districts
will be listed. Posters announcing the
location Of federal and state employ
ment oflices are being hung IN post
offices, railway stations, and other pub
lie places.
All third and fourth class post Of
fees, of which there are 5000, are
now authorized farm-labor employ
ment Offices. During the harvest sea-
son In certain states temporary Offices
will be opened In a number of cities
for the purpose Of furnishing accu-
rate information as to where harvest
hands are needed.
/ A weekly report Of farm-labor con-
ditions Is being sent to the main ONCE
at Washington by all the branch Of
fees and by many state employment
ofiices.
The use of gas as a substitute for
gasoline for motor traction is increas-
Ing In England. According to a re-
port to the United States department
of commerce about $500 commercial
vehicles have already been equipped
to run on coal gas, with an estimated
saving of gasoline of 100000 gallons
a year.
Over 20 large companies are manufac.
turing airplanes, Is are producing en-.
gines, and more than 400 are produc.
ing spare parts accessories. and sup
plies.
Naval training camps have a capac
ity of 1900 In summer. $4,000 mer
in winter
In 16 environments 65O,OO0OOO feet
Of lumber were used.
! Paymaster general of the navy drew
checks for more than $30,O00.000 II
one day-February 23-for munitions
total advertised purchases for IN,
navy for 1915 were $19,OO0,OOO.
During February, with % bushes,
days. $13,S7S,S11 were loaned to farm
ers by the federal land banks, accord
ing to a statement of the farm LOAF
board. This is s2O91. 294 more thar
the January total.
On March the total amount O
mortgage loans placed since the es
adjustment of the federal land bank
is $64.532 .343. covering 2S,495 loans.
Since the declaration Of war 1,59
employees of the department Of com
merce have entered military and NAYS
. vices.