Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-01

wages, and conditions OF work which
are designed to protect the childhood.
the womanhood, and the motherhood
of the present and the future.
Experts tell us It takes from six
to ten workers at home to keep one
soldier on the firing line In Europe.
Whatever. therefore, helps to mobilize,
distribute and energize those who do
the work of our war industries has
become as important factor In win
ming the war as the prowess Of our
armies In the field or our navy on
the seas"
The war department has established
five central officers training camps, at
which civilians and enlisted men will
be trained for commissions in the Of.
fcers' reserve corps. Infantry train
ing camps are located at Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Va; Camp Gordon, Allan
ia, Ga, and Camp Pike, Little Rock,
Ark; field artillery at Camp Taylor,
Louisville, KY, and machine gun at
Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.
These training schools will be run
continuously. new class being admit.
ted monthly. The course Of training
will be four months at ohe infantry
and machine-gun schools and three
months at the field artillery school.
The schools are open to qualified en-
listed men in all branches Of the serv-
ice except coast artillery, signal corps
and labor units. The number OF civil
ians admitted will be limited.
To be eligible for admission candi.
dates must be between twenty years,
eight months and forty years; citizens
Of the United States, and not born in
any of tho countries with which the
United States is at war or allies Of
such countries. Enlisted men must
have the moral, educational and ply
steal qualifications required Of an Of
ficer. Civilians must be graduates Of
q high school or have pursued an
equivalent course Of instruction. be Of
good moral character. and have the re-
quired physical qualifications.
In addition to the above Qualinca-
lions, candidates for the Geld artillery
must possess q thorough understanding
and working knowledge Of arithmetic,
and plane geometry. Trained civil, me-
chanical, electrical, mining and archl-
tecturnl engineers are desired. Civilian
applicants will be certified by the army
officer on duty as professor Of military
science and tactics at the educational
institution nearest the residence Of the
applicant.
A children's recreation drive 10 on
to continue during July and August.
under the auspices Of the children's
bureau. department Of labor. and the
womans committee Of the council Of
national defense. II will culminate
in patriotic play week." September
II. in which the work Of 1900, 900
women In organizing recreation In
10000 communities will come TO an
end.
ITO be strong for victory the ma
ton must let her children play" said
Charles Frederick Weller, associate
secretary Of the Fairgrounds and Rec
reation Association Of America. No
time nor money can be spared from
warwinning activities, but the win
ming Of the war depends on man pow
er, and man power cannot be sustain
ed in any nation without health and
wholesomeness In the children.
Far worse than eIhausting Ameri-
cas- financial capital would be the ex-
haustion Of child life. which IL man.
power capital.
England and France began a. the
United States has been tempted TO be-
gin-by letting the children pay too
heavily for the war In child labor, In,
creased delinquency. overtaxed nerves,
weakened bodies, and premature
deaths, but England and France turned
10 lift war burdens from the children
BY giving them q chance to play. There
Is urgent need to give our boys and
girls "a American square dssi-thelr
'afety valve Of plny."
The postal censorship board, post OF.
Ice department, announces that trans
ators Of Spanish are In demand AZ
New York and other port cities. These
positions are open TO women who eaa
translate accurately and quickly.
Mrs. Stanley Mccormick, In charge
" the department OF food production
Ind home economics Of the woman's
council Of defense. gives |
his advice 10 farmerettes: watch
'our feet Don't ignore footwear. You
must have n good spinal column to
ieep up with good Job. The condi.
Ion Of the spinal column depends