The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-04

zthout asking outside assistance ex-
ept the provision Of shelter. This
Pusually means, deserted hotel, an
empty village, a group of huts or q
number of large and small tents.
The personnel Of one hospital which
is fully organized and waiting to be
sent to France includes "a physicians
and surgeons, nearly all Of whom are
now on active duty at environments or
hospitals in preparation for their flu
ture work. The nurses number 60, all
having passed rigid examinations.
| There are six women stenographers
and bookkeepers. OF the 1853 enlisted
men, 65 are orderlies or male nurses,
and the remaining So are clerks, book
keepers, mechanics, and skilled labor
ers. The base hospital is little world
in itself and must have cooks, butch
ers, bakers, carpenters, engineers, etc.
The equipment for this one unit cost
$4,000.
Secretary of War Newton d. Baker
urges men in scientific institutions to
continue their training.
"The government service Will de-
mand more and more scientifically
trained men," said he, 'and / hope
those who are in charge of scientific
institutions will impress upon the
young mep the Importance of contin-
uing their studies, except to the extent
that they are necessarily interrupt
ed by mandatory call under the pro-
visions of the selective draft service
law"
Every effort will be made to use
each students special training in con-
nection with specialized occupations in
the army. to afford technical students
liable to call as great an opportunity
through the National army as If they
had enlisted.
In Porto Rico, which formerly I'M
porSed thousands of dollars worth of
beans annually from the mainland,
this product is now being exported.
Part of the war-emergency work Of
the department of agriculture has been
to assist the territories to become less
dependent upon the mainland of this
country for their supply of food. The
Alaska stations have greatly increased
the areas sown to grain and are able
to meet increased demands for seed
grain. The Guam station Is distribut-
ing large quantities Of seeds and plants
for cultivation by the natives, and Ha-
wall has materially increased its pro-
duction of food crops.
While the demand for leather for
YaanF uses has taxed the productive
capacity of the country. the amount.
used in ordnance equipment for sol
diefs is singularly small. The equip
ment furnished an infantryman by the
ordnance bureau (Which does not in
clude thesuniform equipment from the
quartermaster's Department. contains
only 1912 ounces.
The largest use of leather in this
equipment is In the gun sling, which
contains q ounces; in the oiler and
thong case are Is ounces; bayonet
scabbard. or ounce; pack carrier, /
ounce.
All meats and meat products for the
army and navy are obtained only from
inspected establishments and bear the
government stamp inspected and
passed. This stamp means that every
step in. the process of preparing the
meat has been under the constant SUI
pervision of trained inspectors. At the
camps all products are reinspected and
laboratory analyses made to show that
the foods have not been made injurious
by tampering.
Throughout the country there are g.
600 inspectors engaged in this work.
A censor's label on an envelope does
not imply that the writer or the adj
dressee is under suspicion, but that its
examination is thought necessary. in
safeguarding the governments inter-
| ests.
| Under authority Of the trading-with-
the-enemy act censorship Of interna-
| fional mail has been established by the
postmaster general. The work win be
! conducted at New York, the Canal
! Zone, Porto Rico. and other places
where it may be necessary.
| Forms Of regulations necessary to
govern the proper marketing and ham
| ding Of animal and poultry feed are
| now being prepared by the food adj
/ ninistration.
! As in the case OF industries dealing
| IN simple foods for human consumption
/ federal Supervision Of feeds win take
| the form licensing system. Infor.
- ined in reports enable
ADMINISTRATION to detect
essive profits ana to
amount and f.