Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-07-12

UGdAS.
The original order that the approval
Of a regimental or higher commander
was necessary before packages might
be sent to members of the expedition
airy forces has been modified so officers
with the rank of major and higher
may approve shipments. The ap-
proval of company commander is
not sufficient.
The question of the shipment of par
GELS to France first came to the atten-
ton Of the war department when the
commanding general of the expedition
ary forces cabled that congestion of
such articles had reached such a point
that French railroads were unable to
handle the load. A board appointed
by the secretary Of war and the post
master general examined 5000 sacks
of parcel-post mail, and found that the
articles being sent not only, in the
main, were absolutely unnecessary, but
undesirable. The investigation showed
that the amount of such mail had
reached a total of 100000 pounds a
week, and was steadily increasing.
Relatives and friends, according to
a recent statement by the war depart
ment, will find they often can do a
greater service to soldiers by sending
them money for the purchase of ar
ticIes. Tobacco is now being supplied
as part of the army rations, and mer-
he, 0q o,1x, oil III dc
be purchased in France through the
huge general store established by the
quartermaster corps at lower prices
| than charged by retailers here.
The dental requirements Of an army
of more than 100000 men can now be
met by the present force of the dental
! corps of the United States army. Ex-
aminations have been closed and no
/ further additions will be made to the
corps for some time. The number OF
| dental officers has expanded since wal
was declared from So to $50. Com
missions were offered to 5,467 dentists
| in all parts of the country, and all but
271 were accepted.
The average number of tooth fill
1 ings in the army ranges from 225,00(
to 250,O00 a month. Special dental
| infirmaries have been established il
4 the camps and cantonments, to which
| newly inducted soldiers are sent fol
examination shortly after arrival il
the camps.
A school for dental instruction ha:
! been established, where So officers arr
assigned each month to take the twt
months course.
The boX-car situation is better al
| present than it has been at any time
during the last three years, according
to advice received by the department
of agriculture from the railroad ad
mfnistration.
On May box cars began to move
into wheat territory, and wheat-carry
ing roads are expected to have OF
their lines more than the norma
amount of cars owned by them. Cars
are being parked in wheat-loading ter
ritory, which was impossible last year
The railroad administration will con
tinue to move cars into wheat dis
tricts as long as there is any indica
ton that additional cars will b.
needed.
An advertisement in a Berlin news
paper, reported by the Information
Belges. shows some of the many use
to which paper is being put in Ger
many:
paper stuff for dresses and aprons
paper stuff for business suits.
paper stuff for manufacture o
suits.
paper stuff for upholstery and taI
estries.
'Paper stuff for trunks and bags
paper stuff for bags, pillowcase
and mattresses.
"Splendidly assorted lot for SALE"
The army medical department ha