The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-16

Contracts for motortrucks, chassiA
ambulances, tractors, passenger cars,
motorcycles and bicycles aggregating
about $13O.O00,0o0, have been placed
with various manufacturers by the mo-
tors and vehicles division Of the motor
transport corps. The orders cover 49,
1877 trucks and chassis Of different
sizes and types, and 1854 ten-ton trail
ers and $50 four-wheel trailers. Or
ders for 100 four-wheel drives have
been placed. Other orders include $4,000
passenger cars; 300 winter cars, 558
limousines, 1900 delivery cars, 1910
motorcycles, and 5000 bicycles.
There have been purchased for the
use Of the army in October and No
vember 100000 pounds (2S9.796 bar
rels) of -four, 100000 pounds Of
which is for domestic needs. The re-
mainder is for the troops in France.
The purchases were made by the sub
sistence division Of the quartermaster
corps.
More than 100000 gallons Of strip
have been bought for the troops over
seas for use with their shot cakes" as
well as for sweetening their pastry.
In addition to these supplies the sub
sistence division has bought more than
100,000,000 cans Of salmon-enough for
the army's requirements for year.
About 80 per cent Of this lot will go
to the forces in France. It Is esti-
mated that 16 ounces Of salmon are
equivalent to 20 ounces of beef. Con-
centration of the product makes 1t par
ticularly desirable in both mobile and
trench warfare.
Consumption of coal was reduced
by million and quarter tons during
the seven months operation of the
daylight saving" law, according to fig
ures compiled by the United States
fuel administration. When the clocks
were set ahead an hour, beginning Sun
day, March 81, and ending October 81,
the fuel administration planned to gath
err facts from many sources in various
sections Of the country to determine
the saving in fuel likely to result from
the operation of the law. These data
have been compiled and form the basis
of the estimate of the amount of coal
saved.
In one district from which definite
facts were obtained 1t was shown that
the saving OF coal wss 171s tons per
1000 of population for the period of
seven months. These figures were
checked against records obtained from
other places in different sections hav-
ing the same relative conditions, and
from the information thus collated the
estimate of 1,250,000 tons saved is
reached The fuel administration says
that the daylight saving" plan in Eu-
ropean countries has been effectual
chiefly in the seven longer months.
A national system for the collection
and disposal of materials which 1t Is
most desired to reclaim at this time,
9ich as paper, cotton and wooden rags,
steel, copper, brass, zinc, rubber, tin,
leather, lead, tin foil, ETC., has been
organized and working plan for ev-
cry community, including towns with
5000 population and outlying dis
tricts, as well as large metropolitan
nanforc hoe ham Fortr, NJ M
This system will be administered by
the war prison labor and national
waste reclamation section Of the war
industries board. 1t is expected that
children will gather paper and rags
and every family join In the movement
and help their local reclamation coun-
Gil when 1t begins the work. With the
organization Of the local councils,
through the war prison and national
waste reclamation section, collection
and disposal will be arranged for every
household, apartment department
store, office building and city, state
and federal institution
Distribution of 100000 food cards
among American housewives will be
made by the United States food admin
istration on December /, instead Of Oc-
tober q, as was originally planned.
The spread Of influenza and the con-
sequent ban on all manner Of public
gatherings and activities, including pa
triotic work, prompted the postpone
ment Of the campaign.
The new card will contain no regu-
lations regarding either "wheatless" or
"meatless" days, but will urge as a
whole the careful saving Of all edibles,
particularly wheat, meat, fats and su-
gar. 1t will be necessary for the Unit
ed States to send 5,75O,0OO tons more Of
foodstuffs TO the allies this year than
last, with an almost staggering teal
of 17,500,000 tons in the comins
year, In order that 12O,OO0OOO people
OF these allied nations sitting at a
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