The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-12

States. The British and French gov
ernments are advancing in Europe the
sums necessary to meet the expendi-
lures made there for shipping and for
foodstuffs coming from other quarters
than the United States.
In addition to the fleet controlled by
the relief commission the United
States and allied governments are plac-
ing at its disposal 100000 tons of ship
ping recently obtained from the Swed-
ish government FOR nonwar zone pur-
poses The commission announces
that besides the food which it intends
furnishing these stricken people there
will be needed for them about 10000
tons of clothing and cloth. Through
the cooperation of the Red Cross
about 5000 tons of these supplies have
been collected and the work of collec-
ton still continues.
In its fourth installment of its re-
port the war council of the American
Red Cross announces that its eXpendi-
lures in France for work among the
civilian population since the war he
gan, coupled with appropriations for
the supply. transportation, women's
hospital service and other bureaus,
will total more than S70000.000.
Expenditures in France to July ].
1918. totaled $36,613. .6S2.T3. of which
sol .l6O, O,63266 was apportioned for re
lief work among refugees, reclaiming
devastated areas, the fight against tn
herculosis, operating expenses and
other expenses that have to do with
the civilian population" the report
states.
1.-The demands for the next six
months for the same purposes are S34.-
5S2. .S27 81"
The total of the expenditures for re-
lief work and the reconstruction of
devastated villages and the care of
refugees from the devastated areas
was S5,557 ,6O575. The third largest
item was for a campaign against tuher-
culoSis. This work sbsorbed 50, 147 ,321
For the care of children in France
mp to July ! the expenditure was
S1.149,129.7O The cost of relieving
refugees will be financed from an ap'
preparation of $6,212 ,2S0.70 which has
been set aside for the purpose.
Retail prices of food as reported to
the United States bureau of labor sta
tistics for August. 1918, and just pub
lished. show for the country as a
whole an increase of 2 per cent for all
articles combined, as compared with
July, 1918.
The increase in price Of all articles
of food combined in August this year
compared with the same month OF
1917. was IS per cent. In this period
hens showed the greatest advance
IS per cent. Chuck roast increased 20
per cent, round steak 20 per cent. rib
roast 2S per cent. sirloin steak. plate
boiling beef and bacon 26 per cent
each Rice was 26 per cent higher than
a year ago. Beans, -four, sugar. bread
and coffee were cheaper than in Au-
gust, 1917.
For the five year period august 10.
| 1913. to August 10, 1919 all food com
bined showed increase in price of 40
| rer cent. All the II articles for which
| prices were obtained for five years
| showed an Increase of 81 per cent and
| more. Four articles increased 100 per
cent. They were meal, 127 per cent ;
| lard and flour, 106 per cent each, and
potatoes 105 per cent.
with nearly all the stars of the
gene in the army and navy, football
will be one of the most popular sports
| in the various training camps this au-
| tumn. If reports to the war and navy
departments commission on training
camp activities are dependable. Many
| colleges and preparatory schools have
announced that football will be aban-
| doped so far as academic and collegi-
ate matches are concerned. Most of
the college stars of previous wears
have entered the service, and the train
| ing commissions athletic directors are
making plans to employ them In the
formation of crack divisional, regimen
tai and company elevens.
| Although many former college stars
who played last season in the uniforms
of the various naval station elevens
have been transferred to active sea
service. athletic directors are confident
that the teams will be even better
than a year ago.
To assist in the campaign which the
United States department of labor is
conducting to train workers for service
in war Industries the Chicago board
of education he's donated vacant
school building and voted $4,000 for
preliminary expense in equipp.ng 1t.
Leading manufacturers of the city are
installing training machines and ex-
merits in production from their facto-
ries will outline the policies Subject to
the control of the board of edIcation
under the general supervision of the
| .oin;n, ond dilution service of the