Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03


the food administrations request that
the 12-ounce loaf be used where the 16-
ounce loaf was used before.
' Bakers are urged to introduce
"quick-breads" as a wheat-saving
measure. These quick breads, includ-
ing mullins, baking-powder biscuits,
corn bread, Boston brown bread, grid
die cakes, and waff1es, must contain
twO-thirds wleat-f1our substitutes.
The use of the words milk" or
cream" on wrappers and labels is no
longer prohibited, but milk bread must
still be sold at the same price as bread
made without milk.
The official review of the first year
of var issued by the committee on pub
lie information contained the following
description of the work of American
engineers in France:
American engineers have gone into
French forests and done the work of
the pioneers Of our own Northwest.
They have frequently been under fire.
One of their first tasks was the recon
struction and extension of a railroad
800 miles long to carry our products
from ports of Decentralization to gen
eral bases of operation.
The First Engineers troops, 1,100
strong, arrived in France about three
months after war was declared. Since
then the number has beer greatly aug
mented. These troops have been con.
stantly engaged in general engineer
ing work, including the construction
Of railways, docks, wharves, canton
ments. and hospitals.
An American army locomotive was
built in this country in q days and
shipped to the Expeditionary Forces.
Many other locomotives, cars, logging
trains, tracks, disassembled buildings
and other equipment have been shipped
to augment the output and facilitate
the construction operations of Ameri-
can forces abroad.
The federal trade commission has
issued orders to 90 lumber companies
of the middle West and far West re-
quiring them to stop certain trade
practices in relation to mail-order lum-
Der concerns. Among the practices
which are barred by the orders are the
following:
Obtaining from mail-order concerns.
in bad faith or by, subterfuge, est.
mates of the prices of lumber and
building material and obtaining cata-
logues and special information intend
ed only for bona fide customers and
prospective customers.
Through actual or threatened with
drawal of patronage, inducing manu-
facturers or wholesalers to refuse to
furnish supplies of lumber and build
ing material to mail-order concerns.
Following or causing statesmen of
m%ail-order concerns to be followed
from place to place with the object of
hindering and embarrassing them in
their negotiations with prospective
customers.
The latest bread allowances in
France, placing the ration at about
two-thirds of that heretofore main
tanned, limit maximum consumption
per day, as follows:
Children less than three years old
3h ounces.
Children from three to thirteen years
old, seven ounces.
Persons from thirteen to sixty years
old 101a ounces (hard workers in this
age class may receive 31a ounces
more.)
Persons over sixty, seven ounces
Parents of soldiers in camps are
warned by the war department of
swindle which has been successfully
operated in various camps.
A telegram is sent informing thai
the soldier has a furlough, and re
waving Identification. The rest is
mere matter Of detail.
: Parents and friends should be war;
ed of this game and of the similar on
where the telegraphic request is t.
mail money to the soldier, care gen
eral delivery.
= 1uS lOldl dllOuII VI lOOOSlO1lo sill
ped during March from the Unite'
e States and Canada to the allies, &C
f cording to the food administration, wa
r about 10000 tons, compared wit
100000 tons in February.
5 Representatives of the musical-iI
0 strument industry have agreed to
o.,4oSJ,,op4 Of +hoir n11fn1% RI IN no
cent of normal during April and May
Three landing fields have been OF
n tanned for the proposed Washington
$ New York airplane postal service, 6
! Washington, Philadelphia, and Ne
h York. According to the post office d.
Y partment, the service will start nc
l. later than May IS.
J. Red Cross workers at line of COMMIT
nication canteens in France accon
It pany American soldiers on shoppin
trips, to see that they receive correC
n change and otherwise advise them i
10 their encounters with French shol
keepers.
Is The Canadian government exemp
IS ed the DoukhobOrs from conscriptiO
V because of their religious views. ]
c acknowledgment the Doukhobors pr
pared $4,000 Jars of jam for the Can;
D. dian soldiers.
A total of 100 1000 women are now c
he pay roll Of the Prussian-Hessia
s railway, according to a statement
the Leipsige nlustrierte Zeitung.
The fuel administration has issued
d warning against the use of domest
sizes of hard coal by industrial plant
D. Times Changes.
n ''These times certainly do bring
la great changes. Yesterday when
S, went to see old Crouch, he was sho
is cling in his dinner"
lg swell what happened?"