Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-01

for this special training there has been
created in the war department q "com-
mittee on education and special train
ing.' It will encourage and arrange
for the technical education OF men
needed by the several branches OF the
army.
1d,tt,. com Hs& By Dealers in E.s.
and South
Small stocks of corn in the hands of
dealers in New England and other east
ern and southern states, with the ex,
ception Of Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia, where surpluses were Pro
>duced, are indicated by reports to the
department : Of agriculture. Aetual
available supplies in the southeastern
states are said to be greater than ever
before, althoug Oh the amount Of corn
in. the hands OF distributors, AMI other
dealers is much below normal.
Mot districts. IN, tho soptheaseern
states have sufficient supplies fof local
needs, while dealers in many plases,.
especially mississippi, Alabama, Geor--
9ia and Florida have shipped large
quantities of corn to the larger mar:
kets.
Wars.vings STAMPS Sell at Rate in;
Excess Of Savings Bank Accumu- =
lA*ions
Treasury receipts from the sale OF
war-savings stamps are running at Inc
rate of 100000 a week: sa 'ings
bank deposits in the last few years
have been. increasing at the rate OF
500, 900 business day. Treasury re-
ceipts show the American people are
putting their small savings at the ser;
vice Of the Nation through warsaw
ings stamps at a rate far in excess OF
pre-war savings bank accumulations.
Two billion dollars Of war savings
securities will be issued. If these are
all sold this year the treasury will re-
cieve about 1,6S0,000,0O0, and at the
end of five years the government will
repay the loan together with $780,
900 900 in interest.
Nine Tests Are Used to Prove Physical
Fitness Of Men in Camps
The director of athletics at one army
camp has arranged a program as
means of determining the relative
athletic caliber of the companies in
the division. Each man is required
to pass in eight of the following tests
to obtain positive mark for his unit:
Jump 8 feet from standing posi-.
ton; chin 10 times; clear bar at 4
feet inches; throw 12-pound shot
80 feet; climb 2o-foot ropt in Is sec
onds; dash so yards in seconds; run
a mile in minutes; lift 60-pound
weight over the head with one hand;
sit up from a supine position with a
so pound weight suspended from the
back Of the head.
Federal Fam Loan Board Does Not
Employ Association Organizers
, News Of schemes to swindle farmers
by men advertising to be authorized
farm-loan association organizers is met
by the. statement of the Federal Farm
Loan board that organizers are not
employed.
F In order to borrow money under the
farm-loan act, farmers must organize
cooperative national farm-loan asso.
t Citations in their local communities. 1t
is a violation of ruling of the Farm
Loan board for national farm-loan
association Ora joint-stock land bank
to spend money for promotion purposes.
49,
Training School for Army Chaplains at
Fortress Monroe
A typical daily schedule of the
course Of training at the recently es-
tablished school for army chaplains at
Fortress Monroe includes military
drill, military law, international law,
army regulations, military hygiene,
organized recreational work and sec.
tional conferences.
Including the large number recently
appointed there are now nearly 600
chaplains in service, and this number
will gradually be increased with the
passage Of expected legislation per
hitting the appointment of one chap.
lain for every 1900 officers and men.
Camp Theatre Prices Far Lower Than
at Metropolitan Houses
While figures are not yet available
on the proportionate number of 81 and
SIS smilage books being purchased for
use by men at the camps and canton
ments, the commission on training
camp activities, in charge Of the sale,
states that there has been unexpected
demand for the larger books. Smilage
books selling for ST. contain 20 cou-
pons good for admission to camp enter
tainments; books selling for S. con.
tain 100 coupons.
From two to five coupons are requir-
ed for admission to Liberty theatres
at the camps, although many of the
productions are Of the class which
command So prices in metropolitan
houses.
Strict Attention Paid to Manufacture
and Sale Of Shoes in England
In England priority must be given
to the manufacture of wartime boots
over all but government work. The
boots must be made Of classes of leath-