Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-18

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licenses for raw cotton - spah "a
quantity sufficient to load Aevssal
Spanish vessels. This aettS4 pre-
vides cotton necessary to all The Hsf-
nal requirements Of the Spanish
mills.
Under the agreement with. Spoia
that nation permits free expert 10 he
allies of certain commodities In ~
turn for which the United States Der.
mits SO far as consistent with ito con
servation policies, the export to Spain
of necessary supplies Of cotton and
other commodities to cover genuine
Spanish requirements.
Congress has authorized 32OS4, Co.,
600. of which sum 81, 1876 OOO, 900 has
been appropriated, for the United
States shipping board and Emergency
Fleet corporation; on March ]. $685..
241,95537 of this sum had been ex,
pended. The Emergency Fleet COR.
poiation had reQuisitioned March I,
f25 steel vessels and contracted for
30 steel vessels. making total Of
LILO steel ships. Of an aggregate dead
weight tonnage OF e184,6O6 tons; It
had let contracts for 400 wooden ves-
sells. aggregating approximately 1.715,-
GOO dead-weight tons; 1t had repaired
and put in operation $4,000. dead
weight tonnage seized from Germany
and Austria. On March the build
ing program Of the Emergency Fleet
corporation was being carried on in
l51 plants.
Among the purchasers Of the quar-
termaster's department are 6l,OOO.OW
pounds of prunes and dried beans;
2113000,000 cans Of tomatoes. con-
dcnsed milk. and baked beans; 40
ce0C00 yards of mosquito bar; IS,
oO00o0 yards of olive drab; 10000
900 wooden blankets; 10000, 600 pairs
of heavy stockings: 100000 wool
coats. The ordnance program Iu-
cludes the purchase of 5000 600 hand
grenades, 725.OOO automatic pistols,
100000 revolvers, 23,OOO.OOO prOjecthes
for heavy artillery, 427.248.OOO pounds
of explosives, 100000 machine guns,
and 2,4Si,0OO rifles.
A war emergency course to train
selected men for machine-shop occs-
pations. blacksmithing. sheet-metal
working. and pipe fitting has been
prepared by the federal board for 70
cational education and will be distrib-
utea TO the schools throughout the
country. 1t is known as Bulletin
Nos.
The board is acting with the war
department in preparing these courses
of study and in dealing with the state
authorities in charge of the school
work.
Recently there has been consider
able discussion through the press. and
al public meetings In Australia con-
cetnEs The ACCESSIBILITY Of producing
more beef cattle and sowing lees
acreage to wheat, according 70 re-
port 10 the department Of commerce.
Several hun'rTd submarine chasers,
built since the war. have been deliv-
cred TO the navy by 81 private con-
Germs and six navy yards; many OF
these boats have crossed the Atlantic,
some in severe weather.
Through card catalogue systen
l094S7 men have been transferred
out of army divisions into technical
units to function according to iadi-
vidnal educational, occupational and
military qualifications.
There are now four times ~ many
vessels in naval service a. q year ago.
The estimated pay Of officers and inca
in the navy for the first year Of war
was S125OOO,OOO.
The Norwegian government has ap-
propriated $7,0OO,OOO to assist intea-
sve Agricultural development. OF
this amount, $4,5OO,U0O ia to maintain
low maximum prices for cattle feed
and fertilizer.
New japanese concerns numbering
over 100 are reported as having en-
tered business ut Shanghai durinS
l9l7, The japanese population is rap
idly increasing, now being about a.
900.
During u months the army hOspit.
ais increased from to 68 in number
and from 5000 to ,5s.40O beds; $1,000
more beds are being added
More than 10000 acres Of land In
this country has been planted with
castor-bean plants to produce oil Tor
aircraft.