Taiban Valley news., 1918-11-08

Inc use OF the WORDS milk or
Scream" on wrappers and labels is no
longer prohibited, but milk bread must
still be sold at the same price as breud
made without milk.
The official review of the first year
of war issued by the committee on pub
lie information contained the following
description Of the work of American
engineers in France:
American engineers have gone into
French forests and done the work of
the pioneers Of our own Northwest.
They have frequently been under fire.
One Of their first tasks was the recon-
struction and extension Of railroad
600 miles long to carry our products
from ports of Decentralization to gen.
eral bases of operation.
The First Engineers troops, 1,100
strong, arrived In France about three
months after war was declared. Since
then the number has been greatly aug
mented. These troops have been con-
stantly engaged in general engineer
Ing work, including the construction
of railways. docks, wharves, canton
ments, and hospitals.
An American army locomotive was
built In this country in 21 days and
shipped to the Expeditionary Forces.
Many other locomotives, cars, logging
trains, tracks, disassembled buildings
and other equipment have been shipped
to augment the output and facilitate
the construction operations of Ameri-
can forces abroad.
The federal trade commission has
issued orders to 9S lumber companies
Of the middle West and far West re-
quiring them to stop certain trade
practices in relation to mail-order lum-
ber concerns. Among the practices
which are barred by the orders are the
following:
Obtaining from mail-order concerns,
in bad faith or by subterfuge, esti-
mates Of the prices of lumber and
building material and obtaining cata-
logues and special information intend
ed only for bona fide customers and
customers.
Through actual or threatened with
drawal of patronage, inducing manu-
facturers or wholesalers to refuse to
furnish supplies of lumber and build
ing material to mail-order concerns.
Following or causing statesmen of
mail-order concerns to be followed
from place to place with the object of
and embarrassing them In
their negotiations with prospective
customers.
The latest bread allowances In
France, placing the ration at about
two-thirds Of that heretofore main
tanned, limit maximum consumption,
per day. as follows:
Children less tkan three years old,
3h ounces
Children from three to thirteen years
Did, seven ounces.
Persons from thirteen to sixty years
Did 10h ounces (hard workers in this
lge class may receive 31s ounces
nore.)
Persons over sixty. seven ounces.
Parents Of soldiers ine camps are
warned by the war department Of
Iwindle which has been successfully
operated In various camps.
A telegram is sent informing that
he soldier has a furlough, and re-
luesting funds by wire to come home,
waving Identification. The rest Is q
mere matter of detail.
Parents and friends should be warn
ID Of this game and of the similar one
where the telegraphic request is to
nall money to the soldier, care gen.
,ral delivery.
The total amount Of foodstuffs ship
,ed during March from the United
States and Canada to the allies, ac-
.ording to the food administration, was
bout 100000 tons, compared with
10000 tons in February.
Representative of the nnusical-in-
industry have agreed to
,urtailmenr Of their output to 10 per
,ent of NORMAL during April and May.
Three landing fields have been OBJ
aimed for the proposed Washington
Iew York airplane postal service, at
Philadelphia, and New
York. According to the post Office de-
,artment, the service will start not
ater than May is.
Red Cross workers at line Of commu-
lication canteens in France accom-
,any American soldiers on shopping
rips. to see that they receive correct
.hange and otherwise advise them In
heir encounters with Freuch -Iop