The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-28
WAR NOTES.

termed in the United States.
In one Army camp there 55 batta-
lion baseball teams, besides the head
quarters, staff, brigade, and division
teams.
Standard safety razors are now be-
ing issued to men in the expeditionary
forces. In addition, each man is is
sued toothbrush, comb, hairbrush,
soap, and towels.
More than 100000 tons of cereal
foodstuffs were shipped to the allies
from North American during May, ac-
cording to the Food Administration.
April shipments were more than 80O,-
600.
More than $4,000 masters, officers,
and seamen on American merchant
vessels traversing the war zones have
been insured by the United States
Government. This insurance totals
more than $115,000,000 Claims under
the insurance are so far little more
than $180,000.
The new collar insignia for the
Army Air Service consists of a pair
of horizontal bronze wings, with a
silver two-bladed propeller placed ver-
tically on them. 1t is worn by officers
and enlisted men of the Department
of Military Aeronautics and the Bu-
reau of Aircraft Production. The hat
cord for enlisted men will be green
and black.
The military postal express service
established for the Expeditionary
Forces has charge of the collection,
dispatch, and delivery of all mail
emanating from and destined for the
American forces in France. 1t also
will receive, dispatch and deliver the
express arising, or arriving, in France
for the American forces, and will de-
liver express bound for the United
States to the proper express COM
pany.
Applicants for commissions as first
lieutenants in the Engineer Corps, ac-
cording to statement by the War
Department, should be between 32 and
36 years of age and for commissions
as captains between 36 and AZ. The
Engineer Corps is conducting a cam
paign for 1000 more commissioned
officers, the examining board making
tour of the principal cities of the
country to make examination readily
available for applicants.
The three new national forests re-
Gently established in the East include
approximately 658,000 acres.
Construction of additions and i'm
provements to the hospital establish
ments of the Army in this country
during the past six months has been
undertaken by the Construction Divi-
sion of the Army at an estimated cost
Of $25,173,417.55. The new buildings
consist of hospitals, convalescent bar
racks, infirmaries, and nurses quar-
ters. The figure represents work
finished and in the course of compile
ton, both within and outside the
camps and cantonments.
Thousands of women are employed
in the United States gas-mask plant.
They are acting as inspectors and are
engaged throughout the entire pro-
cess of manufacture, according to a
statement from the Gas Defense Ser
vice. Hundreds of girls have been
trained in the special art of sewing the
face pieces. Each separate step in the
assembling of the mask is done by
women workers, until the mask is
completed, the last inspection is made
and the final product is ready for ship
nlent overseas.
More than 800 penalties for viola
tion of rules and regulations govern
ing licensed dealers in foodstuffs have
been imposed during the past 10
months by the Food Administration.
About $50 companies and individuals
have been ordered to quit business in
licensed commodities for limited or
unlimited period, and over so have vol
UNFAIRLY made money payment, usu-
ally to the Red Cross, or have tempor-
arily abstained from doing business
rather than risk calling down more
drastic penalties.
AS a result of the studies at the
front, methods have been developed
whereby more than 80 per cent of the
wounded, who riginally remained at
the military hospitals for months, are
now cured and returned to the forces
in three or four weeks. In order that
Army surgeons stationed at camps,
cantonments, and other military hos
pitals in this country may thoroughly
understand the latest treatment of war
wounds, the Army Medical Depart
ment has had established special
classes of instruction to which are
sent selected officers who, upon COM
pletion of their courses, return to
their own hospitals and instruct other
e,1ruaons in theea noathods