The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-25
ARMY REPAIRS Bun INTO HUGE
FIGURES
@
Ouartermaster General wv The Biggest
TarVor And CobbIer Im Tine World.


washington. Articles OF wearinl
apparel to the NUMBER O. l,4O,Sf'
were repaired during July ln TIM
ahnns of various camps and canton
ments WV the United states army. LII
tlia total were 314,518 pair at shoes
Ivy .8O2 hats. 65,S41 overcoats, 97,5Ot
coats. 259.9T6 pair OF breeches, SILL
flannel shirts, 42,217 undersh1rts
2Os .53S pairs of drawers, 600 pairs
of stockings. 20,O57 pairs OF leggings
5s79g blankets, 764 sweaters and ATT
965 other articles
BESIDES being the biggest tailor ano
cobbler. THE quartermaster general An
nrobably also the operator or the
greatest laundry ON earth During
Irlv there were handled in the iann-
dries attached tO the various camps
Aand nantonments 1852, 170 pieces, IT,
sVuding 2.O3O,947 garments for officers
Ohna enlisted men. The total revenue
kron these Iaundries was 1927 1912.
The United States sugar equailza-
ton board has contracted with tne
Cuban minister To the United states
to purchase the Cuban sugar crop at
W price basis OIL $3.50 per lO0 POUNDS
A. o. b. Cuban ports This purchase A.
made Oh behalf OF the American, Eng
lieh. 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
rd States food administration. These
ARRANGEMENTS will this year, a. last,
Uut an end to I'LL speculation I'm sugar
and assure an equitable distribution
among I'LL the allies and TO our own
Brig, Gen. Charles Richard, acting
surgeon general while General Gorgas
ia i'm France, has corrected a state
ment t1lat the nursing needs on the
army have already been met, and that
1900 nurses have been enrolled by
the FED Cross in response t0 the sur
geon generals request for 25,OO0
graduate nurses by january a, 1872
General Richard says that $4,000
nurses must b. obtained before the
first df the year. More than 5000
are now On the rolls OIL the army
nurse corps, leaving 5000 still NM De
found. General Richard estimates
that before July n, 1919. $4,000 nurses
will be required. Thus in less than
w year $4,000 nurses must step for
ward. General Richard points out, to
meet the need.
Fresh milk will b. supplied TO 2O,OOO
sick a:A wounded soldiers in France
by 1000 cows which the French gov
eminent has agreed to loan to the
American Red Cross, III IL announced
by that organization.
Statistics gathered under direction
of Brig. Cen. R IT,. Wood, acting quar-
termaster general OF the army, show
that tine cost of equipping and main
tanning a soldier overseas. is $423.47 a
year. iTo equip and maintain % sol
der i'm the United States costs $327 .TS
VI year
The United States war industries
board has announced that agricultural
periodicals must reduce their con-
sumption Of print paper Is per cent
under regulations for the cOnserva-
ton df print paper adopted by that
board The regulations were to be-
come effective October Al, 1918.
The bureau Oh animal industry OF
the United States department of agri-I
culture has just issued a list OF all
the dairy herds firm the United States
that on July /, 1918, had been officially
accredited as free from tuberculosis
OF that had successfully passed one
test with a view To certifcation.
Copies of the list are furnished to
state andmunicipal officials and pri-
waite persons