Arizona republican., 1919-08-01
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS
Q. Does the government furnish tombstones for former soldiers?
 

Q. Does the government furnish tombstones for former soldiers?
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 A. Every man who was ever in the army is entitled to a tombstone free of charge when he dies. Requests for these tombstones should be made of the Cemete-ial Branch of the War Department. Washington, D. C., to- gether with proof of the service of the deceased.
 Q. Which was the greater disaster the Chicago or the San Francisco firef
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 A. The Chicago fire burned over an area of 2l00 acres, consumed 17,450 buildings, left 10000 people homeless. and caused property loss of S190, ,000,- GOO. The San Francisco Fire burned over 17OO acres of ground, destroyed 5000 buildings, left 265,o00 people home less, caused a property loss of s350,000,- 000. killed 452 persons and injured 1900. So it is apparent that the San Francisco disaster was the greater of the two.
 c. Is it true that baseball is not played in the British Isles? W. NJ R.
 A. Baseball was practically unknown in the British Isles before the war. The American army introduced it to a l degree, but it still is played to no great extent Spsa& &a
 Q. What proportion of the men in the army during the recent war were National Guardsmen? T. H. C.
 A. Out of every hundred men in the army ten were National Guards men, thirteen were regulars, and sev- enty seven came in through the Ma l tional Army
 0. From what are pearl buttons made. M. H. R 1 A. These buttons are made from clam shells. Those found in the upper Mississippi are the best in the world l for this purpose and more buttons are produced on the upper Mississippi and its tributaries than in all the rest of 1 the world combined.
 Q. How many drafted men were in the American army?-H. R. W. A. There were 2,S00,0o0 drafted men in the army out of 100000 The war department states that the drafted men were in every respect as good soldiers as the volunteers. It regards the draft as the most revolutionary measure of the whole war and as the most suc- cessful and satisfactory way of raising a large army ever employed by any nation
 O. When was the first counterfeit | greenback made in the United States TX. Y. R.
 A. The first counterfeit. greenback detected in the United States was a s10 bill and was made in 1862. The } forgers were members of the notorious Johnson family who had their head !, quarters at Lawrence, Indiana. Green backs in those days were unfamiliar and therefore the forgery escaped inn mediate detection.
 c. 1 planted a seed of a rare fruit and the little tree is growing nicely It will probably take it eight or ten years to bear fruit normally. Is there any way I can get fruit from it in a shorter time?-E. F.
 A Yes. This tree might be grafted . on a kindred plant that is already well rooted and vigorous. The top of that plant could then be cut off so all the vigor of the older tree would go through the grafted sprout It might be possible thus to get fruit in two years.
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