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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
2
The Food Administration states that manufacturers of essential food products will receive full sugar supplies for the coming year. The assurance covers fruit packs condensed milk vegetables and preservation needs as well as household canning. Shipments from Cuba increase and canners are told to stock for war needs and report on hand stocks by March 15 to release excess quantities.
After three years of warfare the total air strength on the western front has not exceeded 1500 planes. Each aircraft demands 46 crew, two ground replacements, one training plane per future front pilot, and an extra engine. Planes last two months, engines overhauled after 75 hours. As American planes go overseas the need is for thousands of skilled mechanics, enginemen, and wood and metal workers to keep the air force ready.
The Surgeon General has discharged 1 050 officers from the Medical Reserve Corps from war declaration through February 23, citing various reasons including physical disability and inefficiency. Promotions total 2 265 in the same period. A War Department memo says armed guards at industrial plants should be civilian led and soldiers kept off police duties at home. The U S Army Model of 1917 rifle shows improvements over the British Enfield with a rimless .30 caliber cartridge and jam considerations in feeding.
The passage notes a 46.3 inch length, a weight described as total including offer, a thong case with a bayonet weighing 10 pounds 6 ounces, and identifies the breech mechanism as a bolt type. The text reads as a technical firearm specification.
Plans for a nationally organized Junior Four Minute men in every school include government prepared bulletins for students to craft speeches. Top prize winners in each school will receive government certificates as junior four minute men with speeches drawn from the bulletins.
War trade board grants a special license for small personal shipments to U S army and navy personnel and Red Cross workers overseas. No shipments to POWs. no individual export licenses required. Mail shipments follow Post Office rules. future limits will be announced publicly.
Captured German documents warn that lack of gas defense knowledge doomed soldiers and emphasize continuous training. The text also notes an upcoming Montana Automobile Show in Great Falls from March 16 to 20, showcasing many car makes and styles.
Gifts for men serving in England may be delivered without duty if bona fide gifts, not exceeding personal needs, and addressed to the regimental address of the recipient. Parcels must be sent to expeditionary forces temporarily serving in England.
Hundreds report days of dizziness headaches and back ache with urinary disorders. Mrs John Underwood of 607 Fourth Ave Great Falls Montana recounts kidney trouble in England, then relief with Doan's Kidney Pills, noting quick recovery and occasional returns from poor water. Price 60 cents at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The article predicts the automobile show will exceed previous attendance records and be one of the most complete successes by state dealers. It notes diverse entertainment and low railroad rates encouraging visitors to attend.
Red Cross nurses in Europe distribute toasted Lucky Strike cigarettes to boys in France. The toasted process preserves flavor and improves shelf life, with tobacco funds routed through newspapers to support the effort. Soldiers often request cigarettes as a first aid item from nurses.
A Chicago lecturer argues bow legs are rarer than appearance suggests and condemns faked bow legging as poor taste.
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