Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 159, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1918 — INDIANA STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE PUBLICITY [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE PUBLICITY

Road building requiring the use of men, money and materials, which does not contribute to the success of the government’s war program, is not indorsed by the Indiana State Council of Defense. Reports that there have been a modification of the council’s policy in this regard, were denied at the meeting July 10th. The council authorized Chairman Michael E. Foley to address county councils of defense and county officials, with a view to ascertaining what projects Of this nature are under way, what may be contemplated and any other Public improvements that call for the orces the War Industries board has asked to be conserved for use in helping win the war. The Council’s committe on proposed construction withheld approval of road projects in Jackson and Huntington county for the reason that neither is consideredessential at this time. Communication to county officials on the repair and maintenance of existing roads, which would contribute to the success of the motor trade in highways transport service, relieving the demands upon steam and electric railways in the moving of freight, will be prepared in behalf of the council by A. E. Reynolds, A. W. Brady and E. M. Wilson. Indiana stands forty-second in the list of states in the proportion of physicians who have enlisted for service in the army, according to Dr. Charles P. Emercon, chairman of the medical section. The council will assist in the recruiting campaign and for the registration of female physicians. Dr. Emerson says his section will ask the council later to favor and encourage the comrtraction of tuberculosis hospitals which he said are inadequate for the demands being made upon them and which will not supply the needs of the future. He said 364 Indiana young men have been turned back from the army and that the federal government denies responsibility for their care and that the entire quota of beds in the state, for all tubercular patients is 397. He said there are 30,000 cases of the disease in Indiana now, a big proportionate increase for the first six months of 1918 and that there will be a growing proportionate increase aa the war goes on. The section is also assisting in a nation wade campaign for 25,000 student nurses. A Committee including Judge Samuel R. Artman, of the Indiana Industrial board, J. J. WaWh, state factory inspector, Miss Norna Hickman, of the women’s bureau of the federal employment service and Mrs. Anne Studebaker Carlisle, of the woman’s section, was asked to prepare appropriate resolutions through which the council can extend its support to the physical and moral safeguarding of women and children forced into industry by the emergency, and assist in effecting the enforcement of the dtate laws for such protection.