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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
6
The Food Administration reports arrangements with railroads to save old railroad ties instead of burning them. Western Kansas, lacking timber, will benefit as farmers and others can use the saved ties for fuel and other purposes, ending the long practice of burning ties on divisions.
The article describes cooperation between railroads and farmers to save grain stacks from fires by using engines to plow and fight fires along rail lines. Section hands would be allowed to collect fires for firewood, with rails asked to provide ties for this service. eastern counties may have ample timber reducing farmer interest, railroads may still burn ties to keep rights of way clean.
American soldiers in France would receive a bank book to draw seven dollars and fifty cents monthly from any disbursing officer. The plan, modeled on British practice, aims to provide prompt access to pay regardless of location, with quarterly or quarterly-like accounting of total pay, insurance, allotments, and loans. It would replace the peacetime service record system that delays funds when transfers occur.
The official annual reports show 4362 inmates across six facilities including Topeka and Parsons hospitals and the Orphans' Home. Male and female totals are listed for each hospital such as Topeka 1551 and Parson 523, with a grand total of 2364 males and 1998 females.
An Amsterdam telegraph dispatch says German revolutionaries in the army burned a new aerodrome near Nivelles destroying 22 airplanes. Nivelles lies 17 miles south of Brussels. Ten Belgians and two German NCOs were arrested after a secret meeting in the canteen where the plan was formed.
A dropped football during a game on South Massachusetts Street shattered a street car window and frightened an elderly passenger. Two young boys fled the scene, leaving the motorman to handle the incident as police were not visible.
A traveling man from Toledo describes an inland bathing resort near the river as exceptional with sandy bottom and ample space. Suggestions include building an amusement park nearby, diving platforms, and bathhouses with an admission to fund maintenance. An observer notes strong river water quality and town proximity.
Three thousand five hundred college students and faculty members from two hundred fifty central west colleges attend a Fort Sheridan training camp today. Eight hundred men arrived yesterday and will return to their schools as instructors after completing the militia course. Fifty three University of Chicago students and faculty members depart for Camp Sheridan this morning.
The KU group includes FP. E. Carter and Max Ferguson among faculty and numerous students led by John Lindwall and Phillip Banta. A separate column mentions Mavis Tale in a red can 25¢ at McCulloch’s Drug Store and a note on journalism and powerful perfume “oodi” from Aden with lasting scent.
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