Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-04-19

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employees designated by the president,
lit; pilots, 1,772; marines, 1855.
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War Department Plans Furloughs to
Help Farm Work
For the purpose of augmenting agrl-
cultural production it is the intention
of the War Department to grant fur
loughs to enlisted men to enable them
to engage in farming during the pres
grant such furloughs within prescribed
rules whenever it appears they Will
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handing officers of posts, camps. can
tonments, divisions and departments.
They will be for short periods, largely
for Seeding and harvesting time. They,
will not be granted to enlisted men OF
or above the grade OF nrst sergeant, nor
in an organization that has been order
ed to move or is in transit from points
of mobilization or training to port OF
embarkation. All furlOughs, granted
will be recalled and the men ordered to
their organizations when they have re-
ceived preparatory orders 1or outy ov-
Burroughs granted for farm work
will be without pay and allowances, ex.
cept that enough pay VIII De r Re; aed
an an t ana pledges on Liberty bonds.
For specially qualified experts In ag-
riculture furloughs may De granteo py
the secretary of war upon application
BY the secretary Of agriculture, provid-
ing such. furloughs are voluntarily &C
cepted by the persons for whom apph-
cation is made. "
Individual applications for furloughs
submitted by relatives will be on a
form to be furnished by local draft
boards. Two sections are to pc MADE
out and presented to the local board
which will complete the form.
If the furlough is granted the appll-
cation will be filed by the commanding
officer and certificate FURNISHED ns1;ad me
will be returned with reasons for dis
approval.
If the soldier initiated the application
whom he desires to work, from whom
will be ascertained the need Tor farm
service.
men who are willing to accept tnem
upon requests of farmers. when time
consumed in travelling from the post to
the place of labor will not exceed "a
hours. In making these appllcatlonss
farmers will use a form of the Provost
Marshal Generals office, also gong 10
the local board.
Prisoners in Germany Do Not Lose
Risht to War Insurance
American soldiers and sailors IN Ger-
man prison camps prior to April II,
1918, will not be deprived OF their
rights to war-risk insurance because OF
liability to make personal application,
provided such application is made IN
their behalf.
According to a statement by the sec
rotary of the treasury, applications for
insurance may be made in behalf OF
such prisoners by persons within the
permitted class of beneficiaries under
the military and naval service law. This
GLASS includes wife, child, parent, broth
er, or sister Application . Sh n, ns, De
ance, at Washington, D. c.
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German Newspapers Rap PrOfiteering
i'm Motor Works
The committee on Public Informal ton
has made public editorial comment in
the German press on the revelations IN
the Refchstag main committee IN con-
nection with investigations OF the
Daimler Motor Works. 1t was shown
that the Daimler company was earning
173 per cent profit per annum, the COM
panys sworn statement placing the
profits at per Gent a6% harris
monthly in excess of its peace-tlme
profits it had threatened to reduce out
put unless higher prices were paid. me
Berliner Tageblatt (LiberaD, said:
Energetic action of the authorities
and the Reichstag Is demanded; Sucn
enterprises as the Daimler firm are not
compelled to submit books for lnspec-
vegetables must show his profits. we
demand government confiscation of IL
legal profits and, if necessary state
control"
Vorwaerts Government Socialis).
"The Daimler revelations will hardly
occasion the same surprise in financial
circles as among the masses. The
Daimler companys purpose was not to
deceive the financial world, but the au-
thorities, so that its real profits might
be kept from the publlcs knowledge.
mercial ignorance of the government
and this experience shows that such re-
lance is usually justified"
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Report of Surgeon General Shows the
Health Conditions Good I'm Army
Camps
The health Of troops in the United
States continues very good. according
eral of the army by the Division, of
Field Sanitation. Admission, noneffec-
tive and death rates are somewhat
higher than last report, due chiefly to
prevalence of influenza and bronchitis
with complicating pneumonia, in many
of our northern camps.
National Guard camps, as group,
continue with remarkably low, rates;
meningitis have occurred.
National army camps continue to
have high sick rates as compared with
camps of other groups, though the
rates are lower than last report. Scat
tering cases of measles are reported
from all camps.
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The state council of defense in Maine
has set aside $250,O00 to be loaned to
farmers. -~
Wednesday, April 8, was a peak day
in sales of war savings stamps, when
$4,12O,932 was recorded at the treasury
for the days receipts from stamp sales.
The shipping board plans construc-
ton of three launching ways for three
3,5OO-ton concrete vessels. This type
of vessel is still in an experimental
stage, and if found successful the board
may build 7,500-ton concrete ships.
The order prohibiting the sale of
flour in lots of less than IL pounds has
been suspended. Licensed dealers have
been advised that they may mark
several sizes Of packages weighing less
than - pounds, with 2-pound mini
mum.
J Over 100000 applications for insur--
ance by officers and enlisted men Of
the naval service had been filed by
March 81. The average amount of in
ssurance on each policy was about
$1,000, making a total Of more than ST.
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