The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-11-07

BILE Distribution.
(From Committee on Public Informa-
tion)
Washington. Of wearing
apparel to the number of 1,450,370
were repaired during July in the shops
of various camps and environments of
the United States army. In this total
were 314,51S pairs Of shoes, 4S,802
hats, 65,841 overcoats, 97.506 coats,
259,976 pairs of breeches, 84,212 fan
mel shirts, 242,217 undershirts, 208,538
pairs of drawers, 6,1OO pairs of stock
ings, 20,057 pairs Of leggings, $3.50
blankets. 764 sweaters and 47,965 9TH
er articles.
Besides being the biggest tailor and
cobbler, the quartermaster general Is
probably also the operator of the
greatest laundry on earth. During
July there were handled in the laun-
dries attached to the various camps
and environments 9,762,170 pieces, in
Guiding 2,030,947 garments for officers
and enlisted men. The total revenue
from these laundries was 1927, 1912.
| One hundred of the 200 stations to
be established for the assembling of
fruit pits and nut she ellis which are to
be converted into charcoal for gas
masks have been designated by the
Red Cross, which Is in charge of the
collections throughout the country.
Encouraging reports of collections
already have been received In Wash
ington. Girl scouts headquarters an
nounces that at one collection point
two little girls from one troop which
had been in the work for a short time
brought in 1000 pits, while another
pair contributed 1000 each.
) Wholesale grocers In large cities
have sent in copies of posters they
} have had printed and circulated among
. retailers. Each of the latter has been
) requested to place a receptacle in his
store for the pits and shells and to CO
operate with their local Red Cross rep
resentatives.
The United States sugar equaliza-
ton board has contracted with the Gu
ban minister to the United States 10
4 purchase the Cuban sugar crop at Q
price basis of $3.50 per 100 pounds, +
l o. b. Cuban ports. This purchase Is
made on behalf of the American, Eng
1 lish, French and italian governments
! The crop will begin to be available
In December, and its division among
the allies will be directed by the Unit
ed States food administration. These
ARRANGEMENTS will this year, as last
put an end to all speculation in sugal
! and assure an equitable distribution
among all the allies and to our owl
consumers.
! Brig. Gen. Charles Richard, acting
surgeon general while General Gorga
| is In France, has corrected statemen
that the nursing needs of the arm.
have already been met. and that II
600 nurses have been enrolled by tn
Red Cross in response to the surgeon
generals request for $4,000 graduate
nurses by January 1, 1919"
Il General Richard says that $500
nurses must be obtained before tn
first of the year. More than 10000 ar
now on the rolls Of the army nurs
corps, leaving 1900 stiR to be fount
General Richard estimates that befor
July /, 1919, $4,000 nurses Will be re
quired. Thus In less than year 34,oO
nurses must step forward, Geners
| Richard points out. to meet the nees
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To meet the growing interest In tn
public health nurse as a factor
saving the lives of babies and In keel
ing the health of the American popul'
ton back of the lines up to standar'
the children's bureau of the Unite
States department Of labor has Jus
published a pamphlet on THE Publ
Health Nurse; How She Helps
Keep Our Babies Well This pan
phlet was prepared by DIR. c. f.
Winslow, professor of public healt
!. at Yale university. 1t has been SCI
= to the state child welfare chairma
7 of the council of national defense fl
! the information OF communities til;
! are engaged in the children's yei
I campaign to save 100000 babies.
The national organization for pu
! lie health nurses has suggested tn,
Z the state councils of national defen,
/ shall engage a supervisor of nurs,
Z who shall keep UP the standard
! public health nursing in the state az
Z especially shall KEEP in touch Wi
! those nurses who are provided Wi
Z only. the emergency equipment of Il
I ten-weeks' campaign.
7 Fresh milk will he supplied to 20.0t
Z sick and wounded soldiers in Franc
! by 1000 cows which the French go
Z eminent has agreed to loan
{ the American Red Cross, ii Is n