Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-10-05

QUARTERMASTER GENERAL is
THE BIGGEST TAILOR AND
COBBLER IN THE WORLD.
ALSO RUNS GREAT LAUNDRY


Collecting Fruit Pits and NutsheIIs for
Gas Mask CharcoaI-United States
Buys Cuban Sugar Crop for Equita-
BILE Distribution.
from. Committee on Public Informa-
WashingtOn.-Article Of wearing
apparel to the number of 1,45O,37O
we're repaired during July in the shops
Of various camps and environments OF
the United States army. In this total
were 314,518 pairs of shoes, 48,SO2
hats, 65.S41 overcoats, 97,5O6 coats,
259,976 pairs Of breeches, 1922 flan-
iel shirts, 242,217 undershirts, 2OS,538
pairs of drawers, 6,1OO pairs of stock
ings, BOOST pairs of leggings, 53,790
blankets, 764 sweaters and 1895 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 9,762.17O pieces, in
Guiding 2O3O,947 garments for officers
and enlisted men. The total revenue
from these laundries was $I297 1912.
One hundred Of the 200 stations to
be established for the assembling OF
fruit pits and nut shells 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
ngton. Girl scouts headquarters an
nOunces that at one collection point
two little girls from one troop which
had been in the work for short time
brought in 1,6OO 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 receptacle IN ms
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 to
purchase the Cuban sugar crop at a
price basis of $3.50 per 100 pounds, +.
o. h. Cuban ports. This purchase Is
made on behalf of the American, Eng
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,
nut an end to all speculation In sugar
and assure an equitable distribution
among all the allies and to our own
consumers.
Brig. Gen. Charles Richard, acting
surgeon general while General Gorgas
is in France, has corrected statement
that the nursing needs of the army
have already been met, and that ~
600 nurses have been enrolled by the
Red Cross in response to the surgeon
generals request for $4,000 graduate
nurses by January l, 1912.
General Richard says that 25,OOO
nurses must be obtained before the
first of the year. More than 16.ooO are
now on the rolls Of the army nurse
corps, leaving 5000 still to be found.
General Richard estimates that before
July /, 1919, $4,000 nurses will be re-
ouired. Thus in less than year 34,OOO
nurses must step forward. General
Richard points out, to meet the need.
To meet the growing interest in the
public health nurse as a factor IN
saving the lives Of babies and In keep
ing the health Of the American pop'lla-
ton back Of the lines up to standard,
the childrens bureau of the United
States department Of labor has just
published a pamphlet on "The Public
Health Nurse; How She Helps to
Keep Our Babies Well" This PAM
phlet was prepared by DR.. G. +. A.
Winslow, professor of public health
at Yale university. 1t has been sent
to the state child welfare chairman
of the council of national defense for
the information of communities that
are engaged in the children's year
campaign to save 100000 babies.
The national organization for pub
lie health nurses has suggested that
the state councils Of national defense
shall engage a supervisor of nurses
who shall keep up the standard of
public health nursing in the state and
especially shall keep in touch with
those nurses who are provided with
only the emergency equipment OF the
ten-weeks' campaign.
Fresh milk will he supplied to 10000
sick and wounded soldiers in France
BY 1000 cows which the French gov
eminent has agreed to loan to
the American Red Cross, 1t is an
nounced by that organization. With
these cows the Red Cross will estab-
lish a model experimental dairy plant
at the largest American army hos
pital in France. An appropriation OF
$1,000 has been made for the fnstitu-
ton of the plant. AS the dairy will he
operated by convalescent soldiers the
ooe+ If maintenance will he cOmDar;-