McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-09-13

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uniforms made to measurements sup
piled by mail by the various prisoners
in the various camps. The men are
supplied also with underclothing, shoes,
toilet articles, towels and food. The
food is particularly necessary to sup,
plement tl.e meager prison fare for
which the Germans make the captured
officers pay In money. y
The stripping of prisoners apparent,
ly takes place only at the front In the
heat and confusion of battle. Campl
committees. appointed by the prisoners,
themselves, see that American prison.
ers receive supplies sent them.
Experienced flying officers are being
returned from abroad to act as special
instructors in the more advanced cours-.
es of aviation training which is being:
developed by the air service
Recent practice in elemental train,
Ing now gives the candidate more time
In the air with his instructor than here
tofore. The new plan Is known as the
Gosport system or "All Thru" as It
is popularity called here, and insures
closer contact between the cadet and
instructor. When the cadets arrive Mt
flying field from the ground school,
where they have learned much of the
theory of flight, engine control and re-
pair. radio, signaling and other kindred
subjects, several of them are assigned
to an instructor who stays with them
until they are qualified in elemental
flying. They are then sent to the spe-
cial schools for final work and train
ing In their particular line. as pursuit,
reconnaissance, artillery control, or
bombing pilots. The old practice of
giving a cadet so much time in the air
under instruction and then turning him
loose for his first solo flight, In a ''sink
or swim" fashion. is being discontinued,
and what is believed to be more safe
and sane system is being adopted.
Organization of forty air squadrons
has been authorized. Four will be To-
Gated at Houston, Tex. and 80, or
training brigade of three wings, on
Long Island, N. Y.
The base of this Long Island train-
ing brigade, as now planned, will be
Hazelhurst field, near Mlneola. The
squadrons will be quartered in groups
OF four or nine outlying fields. These
squadrons are to serve under field con-
ditions Stimulating. as nearly as prac-
ticable the conditions behind the lines
In France.
Information received by the chill
dren's bureau of the department of
labor seems to indicate that every.
where In the United States children
arc receiving less milk than they
should have. Such decreases are un.
doubtedly due in part to the high cost
of milk. 1t is the poorest families
that have been forced to make the
greatest reduction in the amount of
milk purchased. But that reduction
would perhaps not be so great, the
children's bureau says, If all mothers
fully realized the value of food In the
diet of their children.
MIX has been called the perfect
food" Authorities agree that it sup
plies the elements necessary to the
growing child in the most dlgestible
form. In spite of its increasing cost.
1t supplies those Clements also in tho
cheapest form. 1t is estimated that,
on the basis of its nutritive value,
miIg compared with steak at 40 cents
pound, and eggs at AS cents dozen,
should be priced at about 271a cents
quart.
Workers for Chlldren's Year. to
whom the weighing and measuring
test for children under FIVE years Of
age has revealed how many children
in the United States are undeyeloped
as a result of improper diet, are en-
gagged in campaigns to bring the i'm
portance of milk to the attention Of.
mothers aud to make 1t possible for
them to procure enough milk to keep
their children strong and well. Many
milk stations where mothers may re-
ceive pure silk at nominal cost, or.
free, II they cannot afford to pay for.
it, have been established In connec-
tion with children's year work, and
public measures for ensuring a pure
and adequate milk supply have been
undertaken in many communities.
Among these measures are the estab-
lishment of pasturization plants, the
inspection of the milk supply. and the
passing of regulations controlling dis
tributlon.
The total value OF all imports into
the United Kingdom during the
first six months of 1918 were S3,173.-
S51.129; of exports, Sl.201, 211 ,0S6.
For the same period of 1916 the val
ues we're: Imports. $2.310, 100, OBS; ex-
ports, $1,l76,75S,033. The submarine
has not destroyed the commerce Of
Great Britain.
Camp Shelby, Miss, will be remodel
ed and converted from tent camp in
to cantonment with permanent quar-.
tiers and camp utilities. at total cost
of S5,4G7.37S.
Brigade Commander.
Brigadier is of course from com.
mon stock with brigade and means a
brigade's commanding o1ies~. The
source II brigade is tbs Eciieval
Latin noun brigada. FROM The Latin