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GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF RAILROADS
Director General McAdoo has announced that while the rail
roads ere under the control of the government it is futiie to im
pose fines upon them for violations of the law of the orders of the
Interstate Commerce commission, and it therefore becomes the
duty of the director general in the enforcement of the law and
said orders to impose punishment for willful and inexcusable viola
tions therefor upon the person or persons responsible therefor.
It is also announced that when the prompt public transportation
service requires it, employees will be required to work a reason
abl amount of overtime, but excessive hours of employment will
not be required.
Pending a disposition of the question of wages and hours, all
requests of employees involving revisions of schedules or general
changes affecting wages and hours will be held in obeyance. The
question of wages when determined will be made retroactive to
January 1, 1918.
The director general states that if he is notified of the location
of specific supplies for transport to Europe and the port or ports
in the United States to which such supplies should be sent he
will guarantee the necessary transportation subject alone to inter
ruptions from blizzards and floods.
All officers and employees of the railroad, says the director
general, now serve the government and the public interest only.
He asks them to get the spirit of this new era—a supreme devotion
to country and an invincible determination to perform the im
perative duties of the hour, co-operation, not antagonism; con
fidence, not suspicion; mutual helpfulness, not grudging perform
ance; just consideration, not arbitrary disregard of each other’s
rights and feelings; and an earnest desire to serve the great public
faithfully and efficiently. To save America, to save the world
from dspotism, we must work together.
THE WAR FINANCE CORPORATION
The bill recently introduced in congress for the creation of
the “War Finance Corporation” with a capital stock of five hund
red million dollars, all of which is to be subscribed by the United
States, should be regarded, says Secretary of the Treasury Mc
Adoo, primarly as a measure to enanble the banks, both national
and state banks and trust companies, to continue to furnish essen
tial credits for industries and enterprises necessary or contributory
to the prosecution of the war.
The government has made and is making through the Liberty
Loans such large demands upon the lendable capital of the country
that the banks often have been prevented from giving needed help
to private enterprises, some of which are performing vital service
in connection with the war.
The War Finance Corporation is designed as a war measure to
give relief from this condition during the period of the war and
Secretary McAdoo asserts that the mere existence of the corpora
tion would of itself do so much to maintain confidence that its
acual aid would be necessary only in relatively few' cases.
This is no hastily conceived legislation. Secretary McAdoo
has taken the most expert advice available and the methods adopted
in the other countries at war have been thoroughly studied. The
proposed law embodies the basic principles of similar laws which
have been tried in Europe. Its purpose is to attain the most effi
cient use of our country’s tremendous financial resources for the
government and private enterprises, which are all necessary to the
w'elfare of the country and our success of this war.
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You would give your life for your country. You would scorn
an American whose patriotism ended with waving flags, cheering
the troops and standing up when the band plays. You want to
serve your country. Are you willing to do what your government
asks. Are you willing to follow directions? Are you so comfort
ably fixed that you can afford to eat what you please? Ah. but
you can’t afford to eat what your country needs. Follow directions.
Have you servants who can’t be made to understand. It is your
chore to see that they do.
Follow directions. If Germany wins you will be obeying
orders given by someone you will not care to obey. Your judg
ment asks you to prove that free people can follow directions.
Follow the directions of the United States Food Administra
tion. If we fail in this, the war will drag on.
The Economics Division of the Federal Food Administration
for Alaska, under the direction of Mrs. Allen Shattuck, is perfect
ing a plan for the organization of food clubs in every community
in Alaska. The service of all officers and all members of the or
ganization will be voluntary. The individual club president will
appoint a local club committee to help plan and promote interest
ing programs at each meeting, to do special work and to head sub
committees. The usefulness of the clubs will depend upon the pat
riotic work performed, such as the distribution of leaflets, pamph
lets and cards, recipes, cook books, etc; distributing word of mouth
messages from the Food Administration; conduct campaigns for
new members to enlist in the Food Administration; act as com
munity exchanges for recipes; make reports to the Federal Food
Administrator of cases of hoarding and other violations of the
rules of the Food Administration, excessive prices, etc; endeavor to
get the merchants to adopt the “Cash and Carry” system; induce
the public to patronize only stores and restaurants belonging to
the U. S. Food Administration; take census of homes; institute
measures to increase production; organize Pig clubs, etc.
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Blood or Bread—Others are giving their blood. You will
shorten the war—save life if you eat only what you need, and
waste nothing.
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AMERICANS HAVE
Recent American casualties in i
| gas attack, says a Washington re
IQ port, illustrated the experience of al
the European armies that the' sue
cess of the barbarous weapon re
vived by the Germans largely is de
pendent on surprise, since improvei
masks have eliminated all danger i
the men have time to put them on
The Americans were caught aslee]
or before they were able to adjus
their masks, which a statment by th
gas defense service of the medica
department declared to be the mos
efficient in existence.
Gas masks now are being mann
factured at a rate that assures ai
j ample supply for the troops abroai
! and for training at home, said thi
j service statement.
Many factories turning from peaci
j to war work are producing mask;
of the approve^ type, and in additio?
a government plant employing 40(
persons soon will be in operation ti
do the more difficult sewing opera
tions on the face piece.
Full Equipment Assured.
The determination of the govern
! ment that no American shall go inti
the trenches without full equipmen'
! will prevent the harrowing experi
i ence suffered by the Canadians a'
j Ypres in April 1915, when the Ger
mans first called to their aid the
1 weapon outlawed by all civilized na
j tions subscribing to The Hague con
! vention.
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Cotton fabric, carefully rubberizec
1 cut to fit various types of faces
. forms the face piece of the Ameri
! can mask and is held in place by
elastic bands over the head,
j The ears are left uncovered, anc
sight is provided through celluloic
or glass eye pieces. A canister filled
, with secret chemicals is carried ir
a small knapsack and connected wit!
a flexible tube which goes into the
soldier’s mouth.
i Mere provision of masks is only
I the beginning of the defense system
however, as the men must be trained
to know when a gas attack is com
ing and to adjust a gas mask in sis
seconds or less. An alarm is given
by horns, whistles or rattles.
Mask Readily Adjusted.
The mask is carried in a knap
sack at the left hip, the supporting
straps being shortened when a dan
ger zone is entered, so that the masl-i
rests on the chest at the “alert.’
A soldier has merely to open the
knapsack, pull out the flexible hose
with the face piece attached, put the
rubber mouthpiece in his mouth and
adjust the bands over hi§ head. The
nose clip can be placed in position
after the mask is on.
j Training the men comprises long
; drills in adjusting the masks, exhibi
tions of the efficacy of the masks by
having the man enter a gas filled
| hut wearing them and finally sham
gas attacks at unexpected moments
Three separate parts now are com
prised in the gas defense service
! known as the filed supply section
j field training section and overseas
; repair section.
i The first furnishes the masks, the
second teaches their use and the
j third atends to repairs in Francs
■and the replacement of the canisters
\ when the
strength.
chemicals have lost theii
BRIDGE WEIGHS SIX TONS
EUGENE, Ore.—Plans and speci
fications of the portable bridge in
vented by Professor E. H. McAllister
second lieutenant in charge of workf
I of the University of Oregon Bat
talion, have been sent to the wai
offices of Canada, England and the
United States, following requests foi
| them received by Lieutenant-Colonel
| John Leader recently.
Colonel Leader is of the' opinio.]
that the bridge will be accepted bj
all three of the governments and pul
into immediate use on the battle
fields of Europe. It is, he says, the
very type of bridge the Allies have
been seeking since the beginning oi
the war. Weighing only six tons, .‘1
can be transported easily from place
to place on a truck and can be as
sembled in an hour by skilled work
men. The span is 50 feet long end
each approach is 22 feet, making a
total of 94 feet. It will stand a
distributed strain of 80,000 pounds.
STATUS OF THE
AMERICAN RED
As a result of conferences called
I by the secretary of war between rep
. resentatives of the surgeon general’s
■ office and the Red Cross, the follow
- ing general order has been prepared
1 and approved by the secretary and
F the acting chief of staff.
. It is the desire of the secretary
) of war, as it should be of all officers
t of the army, to do everything possi
; ble for the comfort and welfare of
i the soldiers, and to make use of
t such agencies as are authorized and
are in a position to contribute to
- that end, in addition to the provi
i sions made by the government. The
1 American Red Cross is a body au
■ thorized by law to render services
of this character. The following
■ general statement outlining certain
i approved activities of the Red Cross,
i and methods for carrying them on.
i is published for the information and
^'guidance of all concerned:
Functions of the Red Cross
1. To distribute sweaters, muff
lers, helmets, socks, comfort kits, etc.
and to receive the assistance and
i co-operation of all officers in mak
ing the distribution fair, equal, and
where most needed.
2. To render emergency relief of
every kind upon the request or sug
gestion of an officer in charge. All
officers are instructed to avail them
selves of this assistance whenever,
in their opinion, advisable. Officers
should be none the less diligent in
j attempting to foresee the needs of
their department in order that they
may be supplied through regular
government channels. All such re
quests must be approved by the
commanding officer, who will cause
a record to be kept of all such
articles.
Sustaining Army’s Morale.
3. To relieve the anxiety and to
! sustain the morale of soldiers who
are worried about their families
at home and to promote comfort and
[well-being of these families, author
j ity is given to the American Red
| Cross to place one or more repre
I sentatives of the home service bu
reau of the department of civilian
I relief at the service of the men
of each division of the army where
ever located. The soldiers should
be informed through official orders
of the presence of such representa
tive or representative and that the
Red Cross is able and willing to
serve both soldiers and their families
when in need of any helpful service.
This representative and his assist
tants will be accredited to the divi
sion commander and will be subject
to his authority and to military laws
and regulations. This representa
tive of the Red Cross will have the
status of an officer in the army and
will be provided quarters when avail
able. Such assistants and clerks
as may be necessary will be provided
by the American Red Cross and must
be males. These assistants and
clerks, if any, will have the status of
j non-commissioned officers. All re
| ports and correspondence of this of
I ficer will be subjected to censorship
’of the commanding officer.
Canteen and Other Service
4 .To conduct canteen service sta
tions for furnishing refreshments to
soldiers when traveling through the
country, to furnish emergency re
lief to the sick and wounded when
enroute and to see that they are con
veyed to a hospital when necessary
and requested by the commanding
officer. All commanders of troop
trains are advised of this emergency
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service and are authorized to aval
themesleves of it whenever, in theii
opinion, advisable.
5. A representative of the Ameri
can Red Cross may be atached tf.
each base hospital to furnish emer
: gency supplies when called upon, tc
j communicate with the families ol
, patients, to render home service t>
patients and such other assistance
, as pertains to Red Cross work. The
representative of the Red Cross sc
assigned, together with his assistants
will be subject to the same regula
! tions as to status, privileges, assist
ants, and censorship as provided ir
I preceding paragraph applying to the
representatives of the Red Cross as
: signed to divisions.
Chief Officer, "Field Director.
6. In order to render the above
; outlined service to the best advant
age the accredited chief officer rep
resenting the American Red Cross
at division headquarters will be t
field director.
7. Offcials of the Red Cross as
signed on duty with the military
establishment, as outlined above, will
wear the regulation uniform of the
American Red Cross, together with
the insignia, etc., as approved by the
secretary of war.
8. The commanding generals of
all cantonments and National Guard
encampments and the commanding
officers of all other encampments or
organiations to which Red Cross rep
resentatives may be assigned in ac
cordance with this order are author
ized to furnish to the American Red
Cross anything that they may re
quest within reason, such as ware
houses, offices, light, heat, tele
phones, etc., in order to enable them
to properly carry on the work for
which they are assigned.
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