Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1917 — SCRAPS [ARTICLE]

SCRAPS

Waterproof knapsacks made of hotseIfrnlr have been invented by a Japanese army officer. '7*~ nr— A British patent covers a series of •tanks attached to a cable to permit a {vessel to spread oil on rough water. , Experiments with cooling buildings iby forcing air through hollow walls with electric tans are being tried in India. - Bice straw in Arkansas is to be made into paver* • • •