Middletown transcript., 1918-05-18

Delivery Of the first of tfw 1,O2s
locomotives ordered by tie railroad
administration will start in July, and
deliveries will continue monthly during
tthe rest of the year. The lr .omotives
are of six standard types, with one
heavy and one light style in each type.
They vary in weight from 100000
pounds to $4,000 pounds. and the en-
tire order will cost about S6O,0OO,OOO.
! The six standard types are expected
to eventually supersede the many
kinds now in service. which embrace
engines built according to 500 or more
specifications. According to the rail
road administration, this is the first
real step ever taken toward the wide
standardization of locomotives.
An order has also been placed for
100000 freight cars of standard type
to cost between $25O,OOO.OOO and $780,
100000. Negotiations for the cOnstruc-
ton Of many thousand additional steel
freight cars are still pending. The five
| types of cars ordered represent the
standard forms of freight cars adopted
by the railroad administration.
| The adoption of these standard
types. it is believed, will eventually
substitute a few scientifically worked
out designs for the numerous miscel-
| laneOus varieties Of cars. representing
probably more than thousand differ
ND fx-1A nd inot
in use, the accumulations of the past.
Before an airplane can be put into
military service it must be equipped
with at least nine delicate aeronautic
Instruments. some Of which are abSo-
lutely essential to exact flying, and all
contribute to the successful operation
Of plane. One gives the pilot his To-
cation as to height and direction; 9th
ers tell his speed through the air, the
speed Of his propeller, the amount OF
gasoline carried. water temperature,
operation Of the Oiling system, and
guide his thanking" on turns. An
other necessary article is the oxygen
supplying apparatus, without which an
aviator could not climb to any great
height.
For operation Of actual combat
planes. such as observing, photograph
ing. bombing, and fighting planes.
other complicated and expensive in
struments and sets of apparatus are
necessary Among them are machine
guns. gun mounts, bomb racks. bomb
dropping devices, bomb sights, radio
and Photographic apparatus, electro
cally heated clothing. lights and flares.
These bring the total cost Of equip
ment for an airplane to several thou.
sand dollars each, depending upon the
type Of plane.
Nearly 1000 types and sizes Of farm
implements which have been gradually
developed by manufacturers during
peace-time competition have been rec
commended for elimination during the
war by committees of the National I'm
plement and Vehicle association. The
object, according to statement by
the Council Of National Defense, is to
conserve materials. labor, capital. and
manufacturing facilities for war use.
In the report of the committee meet,
ings to the commercial economy board
of the Council Of National Defense it
was stated that no machinery recon- |
mended for discard was believed to be |
necessary to modern economical agri- |
culture. The lines considered by the |
chilled plows, grain drills, seeders, and
other tillage implements and farm cul-
tivatcrs.
Such of the recommendations as the
board deems suitable, with others from
different sources. are being brought to
the attention Of all imp!sEaeut manu-
facturers and jobbers, aud as many re-
tail dealers as may be reached, through
missionaries.
A number of high-grade news pho
tosraphers are urgently needed by IT,,
signal corps. These men must have
expert experience in the handling of
speed cameras, such as Graf1ex,
Graphic. and also understand speeds
of lenses and various makes of cam
eras and operation of same. Only
those men who can furnish references
as to their actual experience as news
will receive considera-
ton.
%od 20 I,sc ~ |
the service will be sent to school for
training. Upon completion Of
the trimming they will be promoted to
grades Of sergeant, first class, and will
be ordered overseas in short time.
must be citizens of the
United States between the ages Of q
and 81. All communications should be
addressed to Air Division, Training
Section. Photographic Branch, Wash
ington, d. c.
Advice from Shanghai states that
the subscriptions to the third Liberty
Loan there amount to over 100000,
and report from the American en-
bassy in Mexico City states the sub
scriptions there are more than
$35O,OOO.
Regulations for bread-making In
Sweden permit only nine kinds, the
weight and price being prescribed by
law. Only rye, wheat, barley, or oat
flour may be used, and for ordinary
bread the use Of butter. lard or other
fat, milk or cream is prohibited.
Recent contracts by the war depart
nent authorize the manufacture of