The Benson signal., 1918-05-25
D. S. NAVAL FORCE
DONG GREAT.WORk
OUR DESTRoYERs in EUROPEAN
WATERS COVER MANY MILES
nv THElR PATRoLiNo.
WILL CONSIDER INVENTIONS
War Department Creates New Section
for investigation Of All Devices
Use Of Sugar BY Manufacturers Cur
failed BY Food Administration.


ceascless watch kept on the high seas.
in the path OF American troopships. by
United States naval forces operating
In European waters. may be gained
from statistics just compiled at the
naval headquarters in London. These
statistics show that a single force
Of American destroyers operating from
one base had steamed almost l 100000
miles up to April !. The maximum
distance covered by a single destroyer
was more than $4,000 miles from May
!. 1917. to April l. 1918. This de-
stroyer was one Of the first to arrive
abroad after war was declared.
1t has been announced that Vice Ad-
miral William S.. Sims, commanding
United States naval forces abroad, Of
fered to send an auxiliary force COM
posed Of naval units to the French
front at the beginning OF. the German
offensive. The chief Of staff Of the
French navy and General Foch did.not
consider that the circumstances. de-
manded the presence Of such q force
at the front = q
The French have had naval divi-
sion operating In the forces Of the Lor-
raine secas,r for some TIME. and the
naval units have made their part Of the
line as shipshnpe as possible. with
everything from big naval guns down
to sleeping hammocks and ships cats.
The American soldiers bnleted In
England for temporary training or en-
route for France are more and more
compelling the admiration and coop
GRAFTON OF the English people. The
National Sporting club Of London has
started series of weekly entertain
ments for enlisted men Of the United
States army and navy.
To secure prompt and thorough In
yestigation Of inventions submitted to
the war department an inventions Sec
tion" has been created. All inven-
tions Of mechanical. electrical, or
chemical nature submitted for inspec-
tion. test, or sale are now considered
By this section.
Any person desiring to have an fn-
vention considered should do 50 by
letter. giving In order the following In
formation: Name and object Of the
invention, any claim for superiority or
novelty. any results obtained by actual
experiment, whether the invention Is
patented. whether remuneration Is ex-
pected, whether the invention has been
before any other agency, whether the
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of Enclosures with the letter. A
written description and sketches or
drawings of sufficient detail to afford
a full understanding Of the cases
should also be submitted. Should the
invention be an explosive or other
chemical combination the ingredients
and processes OF mixture should be
stated.
The inventions section will not bear
the expense Of preparation Of draw
fngs and descriptions, nor advance
funds for personal or travelling ex-
penses by inventors.
Any matter submitted will be treat
ed as confidential. The inventor will
be notified Of each step taken during
the investigation Of his invention. All
communications should be addressed:
Inventions Section. General Staff,
Army War College, Washington, D. @.
All newspapers have again been
urged by the navy department, through
the committee on public Information.
to discontinue the publication OF news
items and advertisements which may
In any degree indicate the location or
movement Of vessels.
This notice has not been issued be-
cause Of new circumstances endan-
gering ocean shipping-none has
arisen-but because 1t Is felt that vol
unt&y censorship has not yet achieved
the fullest measure of essential Sc
crecy In the protection of merchant
shipping. The notice asks that all
references to names of ships, dates of
sailing and arrival, information Of
routes, schedules, cargoes, location
and movement Of ships be deleted
from news and advertising copy.
There are now 20 uniforms for wom-
en- In war work In the United States.
They are for munition workers, tele-
phone and radio operators, yeomen,
employees Of the shipping board and
the food administration, Red Cross
workers. Y. NJ. G. A. workers, wom-
ms motor corps, girl scouts, and stu
dents Of the National Service school
Of the woman's naval service.
Information regarding the hospitals
Of the United States, In process Of
compilation since 1915. is now collated
aild indexcd in the medical section of
the council OF national defense. A
central bureau Of information concern
ing the hospital facilities Of the coun-
try, under war conditions, Is thus pro-
vtded
The btlreah has not only the details
of over 1000 active hospitals bat Is
nfs6 gathering full data concerning
f1errly 5000 other institutions, which
Include snnntoria. infirmaSies. hou1es.