Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1918 — Interesting Facts [ARTICLE]

Interesting Facts

Less than two in every 10,000 factory operatives meet death from accidents connected with their work. A recent 12% per cent bonus to British munition workers is costing the country $700,000,000 a year. Two thousand four hundred college men have been enrolled for work in shipyards for the duration of the war, The federal bureau of mines reports that there were 2,696 fatalities in the coal mines of this country last year. Canadian unions want a labor representative bh the committee to aid vocational training among returned soldiers.