Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-17

army during the year 1916, just before
the war, WAS five per l.000. Leaving
out the deaths due to measles and its
complications. our rate among all
troops in the United States since Sep
tember i. has been about two per 900.
For the fiscal year 1915. congress
appropriated for the war department
$15S.00 600: for the fiscal Yea 1916.
S20S. 00o. 600; for the fiscal year 1917.
$403. GOO. 900: for the fiscal year 1918.
s7.52I,33S, 716. in other words. taking
1915 as u normal year the appropriate
ions for 1918 are nearly 30 times as
great.
THE regular appropriations made by
congress for all government purposes
for the fiscal year 1915. We're s120,000.-
900, or nearly one-tenth the 1918 APP
preparations for the war department
alone.
Contracts for Ordnance.
"Of tho total war department appro-
priations for 1918, $4,000. coo, coo was for
the ordinance department of which con
tracts amounting to $1.61. 100000 al
ready have been placed.
"On the first day of April, 1917, the
ordinance department consisted of 81
commissioned officers. while now 1t
consists of 3.OO4 officers, and in addi-
lion has 26,l2o enlisted personnel.
In addition to the selection and
training of this new force. the making
-" ~ III - otAA wv ''' N'
necessary in the manufacturing pro-
cesseS q continuous study of new wea-
pons and instrumentalitieS has been
kept up and Il constant contact kept
with trained men abroad studying the
operation of ordinance material i'm bat
tie. ana accordingly modifying designs
and plans her" by reason of observa-
t.Un n experience.
MANY of the classes of ordnance
material requiring To be designed speci-
fications drawn. and contracts let. were
wholly unfamiliar TO our normal mill
,arN practices. The trench warfare ma
!rriai alone involves commitmenrs OF
SIS, onn. OpO.
Had to Train inspectors.
"M'ny of the ordnance departments
contracts involve increase of plant ia
rilitics CT the construction of new
plants aud constant inspection by in
spee'"i* VIII" have had 10 he trained
III specially established schools.
Dor the it:ilteiNnaSter generals de-
y tincnt ia 1918 $3.0lS.0O 900 was APP
pioEii:,ted or a sum more h four
times IS great as the 1919 a~ppropria-
tl":!s Tor all governmental purposes. ON
tie first day Gf April here We're %4I of
iieers; in the qiaa1ter!naster corps. ON
NE first CT .IanuarN. 1853, there was Il
tctii If 6.ial officers.
In HE first day at January. 1918.
acariy 5000. pno. SEQ ~ tho %appropria-
til tn 1 leen obl:.a:et! iy contracts or
dish ~ys"nrli,.
This Involves a%rr"lnting, determi-
nation %: standard a.. prices. Quantities
ana Ia. ,ontiou ,f new n,anufactur,in.
facilities.
Task Of Clain;nc ti-c Army.
-, a. ..a,.
The COOPERATION II ovc, 800 mills was
;nNo.v" and ;he Ioi.oMlny items give
so1:r lpca q ;l,c "ytensire character of
" ~, :, ,.isaN n'Nr wen ini :
n,, : '.D'"' wv ''''h".''' -V'"o"'
90 ga 6 : '; 'a.thS a.'u "N"i ~,
,ni 49," $500. .. '",'.i..s alu.'iiei
""'' hT" ~ az eNp'"u3tn,e
''f''r'9.t"". w ''.'o'i goods tlNf
$500 '"'% ''hti''%e" i"i an
- '. ~, H"'as az f'flp"' cot'nS cloths
:" '.'.!oh Asot."'' " we slsfal
mpH >" MI, ''t"' 'cmslS'r" ~ Va
n'+ i"" 800 ,teH: oh tne MS.
y .nn "".a.",s .',s, ~ S"''sis'eu u
"''"" H'ii.e's a.'a 60 men.
. h;s V lS',ii ~ i'e VIZ neparihlshe
Vs. .ii'iiS'" ny '"hs'ess WIN the en-
ps.iuie".s ". "' upt'"p' iao'"i! asEie-
sa...s lof ~, s'fi.o"o.oou. or 1lNe
. -. Nv -" 'pLi"i' ''tioll ioI 'he
e''.,rS VIZ uspaItt'eh'.
=, ~ 49, nni''i l''eI", io' "Ilc,
VA 'n y, a,"vo''oo WIS
Mas eIa'sso oS .he 1873
WIN W. e~kPehnilhfe Oh s'so'ooo,oo". on
'p"r. ~" per cent increase.
NEE nave oeeh Organized. framed
~ 'iuippea tectt'ica! troops or 1of-
es..i,; s'eseao.es an Iailfoad con
:..es,'oh ",iu operation men ~assTesat-
Ins ABOUT i.v,oo". many OF wnom nave
neen operating in rance 1of some
1'o'i'hs.
Summary Of Accomplishments.
7, ~ .....
vor,, tho tp ""' nspal ,,ni.. ';. .
wv W ~. 'ne sea'T,aI3 saNe lne ioiio"ihs