The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-21

any other III existence ana. 49,
duusd the flrst glassIeHs searenltgps
/ with metal reflector ana ne pFl
glass .S M ss
That your America and Germany NJ
1900 were the twq nQwers VINO -,
plicftiy refused to- enter any agfee.
ment not to use poison gas n MaRf
/ That tho Germans sent thciL ~
spy into France In October. IL ~
i find out how the French made nues
tard gas
That your American invented &C.,
i.vatcd carbon which was much nsote
I effective n absorbing ptsoncus ~
than the carbons used BY the troops
OF other nations In the war?
That the consumption Of coco9nht
shells for gas mask productionsy
your America at the end OF the war
was ave times greater than the esk1fe
crop OF coconnuts IN the western
hemisphere? - :. V
That the troops Of your America.
alone In theAwar had hot coffee wAilA
under IRE, due to the invention 81
soluble conee in the United States!
( That your America resurrected
bark tanning OF leather to give her
soldiers better shoes.
That the naptha used in our service
! planes at the front was eolore4s ffd
to mark II as the finest engine fuel
That your America invented a. a
war measure a new method Of cutting
beer? 5@ss
That American packing economies
saved $b5.0o0.00O In the shipment Of
clothing alone in France and In rem
eral Offset, by saving ship space. the.
operations Of the U-boats for several
months?
That your America at the close Of
the fighting took stock Of war goods
on hand In the largest inventory the
world ever saw?
That your American In the var.
developed a substitute for salvafS1n
formerly produced only in Germany.
and which proved to be better than
the German product? ~
That salvage in the last nine months
OF the war saved 500. 100000?
That the total war construction OF
your America amounted to more than
81 900. 0o0. DOOR il
That your America produced over
5000 miles Of outpost wire for sig
Mailing puauoses at the front--a ma
terial never manufactured nhtil
America entered the war? s.s4
That your America today IL re-
cruiting men for her peace-time army
and that there are thirteen branches
of the service open to the young anen
of the country. paying good salary.
giving free board, clothing, lodging.
medical attention. and also regular
! university course?
That the recruiting stations In the
state of Virginia where you may ~
further information about the array
of your America are located At xs0
East Broad street, in Richmond .~x46
East Main street, in Norfolk. Scott
building. in Lynchburg: No. Camp
bell avenue. in Roanoke. Danv1lle.
Abingdon and Norton ~~~
That tn, sergeant at any OF there
places with tell you how 10 get . fob
II you have not secured one?
That in the army schools are main
tanned where instruction In mathe-
mates. algebra, triEonometry. me-
chanicai drawing. literature and gen.
eral history in addition to teaching
many trades such as carpenter.
| blacksmith. horseshoer. baker, cook,
machinist. photography. auto me-
! chanic. chauffeur, pharmacy. chemis-
try. minor surgery and many other
( trades
That every mas who enters the
| army has chance to secure . COM
mission and become an ofSicery
! That you should hold on to yeur
war risk insurance and pay premiums
| to premium receipt section. bureau Of
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