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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
TIMES REPuB1lcAN MARsHAIlrowN. IOWA: JUNE u 1915

Twtner to c. w. Bays. Mr.. Ford es-
tablished the Carroll Sentinel ana
Glidden Graphic. His earliest news
paper work in Iowa was as publisher OF
the Lyons Mirror. which he took up
shortly after the close Of the civil war.
He served in the Seventy second New
York infantry. Although carrying nine
bullet wounds and left for dead on the
field Of battle. Mr.. Ford made a sur
prising recovery. and became an ener-
getic worker for nearly fifty years.
The funeral services will occur here
Friday afternoon and the newspaper
publishers of Harrison county Will act
as honorary pallbearers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
CHILD KILLED ON FARM.
ix.Year-Old Son Of Gladbrook Farmer
Run Over by Wagon.

Special to Times Republican.
Gladbrook, June IA very sad &C
cident happened on the farm or Mt
Iautenbach. living seven miles nortn-
east of town. Mr.. Lautennacn was
hauling manure and his little six-year-
old boy was sitting beside him. Whlle
Mr. Lautenbach was looking pacK-
ward the child fell in front OF the
wheel and was killed. He lived but
a few hours.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
HONOR NEW YORK EDITOR.

Degree Of Doctor Of Laws conferrsd on
Samuel Strauss by GrinnelI College.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, June 17.-Samuel Strauss.
at one time an Iowa Journalist and at
present city editor of the New York
Times, was awarded the honorary de-
gree Of doctor OF laws by President
Main, Of Grinnell College. at the COM
mencement exercises yesterday morn
ing. DR.. Strauss was formerly con-
nected with several different Iowa pa
pers. Although he is not a graduate
OF Grinnell he has always taken an
interest in the college. The honorary
degree OF doctor Of divinity was con-
ferred upon the following men at the
same time: Rev. William Allen Knight,
of Boston; Rev. Nabob Osborne. OF
Burlington: and Rev. William J. Min
chin, Of Mason City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17

MINI. Miss Millerd plans to visit IN
California. Prof. HENDERSON plans to
be at his summer home. Portage Point
Onekama, Mich. Prof. Wyckoff will
teach for six weeks in the summer
school OF Iowa state University.
Degrees Conferred.
The following seniors crossed the
stage and came off graduates:
Ruth Viola Alden. Wyoming,
William Roy Andrews, Franklin,
Neb.
Laura Elizabeth Barhite, Alden.
Della Belle Barnett, West Burling-
ton.
Paul Burroughs Bartlett. Grinnell.
Margaret Blakely. .Grinnell.
Esther Elenore Bliss, Grinnell.
Leo Ayres Bryson, Traer.
Agnes Gloria Claypool. Fort Dodge
Rachel Coy, Odebolt.
Gail Scarf Cunningham, Brooklyn.
Lewis Igo Davis, Los Angeles, Cai'
Irma Mabel Dawley, Grinnell
Edith Louise Durham, Washington.
Herman Ladd Ellsworth, Ottumwa.
Henry Jackson Farwell, Channing,
Texas.
Lulu Maria Foster, Usage.
Nellie Glare Fraser Grinnell.
Dorothy Ann Garst, Coon Rapids.
Winifred Gates, Grinnell.
Lille Cove, Grinnell.
Dorothy Hall, Colfax.
Hazel Adelina Hammond, Guthrie
Center.
Clyde c. Harris, Givin.
Elsie Caroline Hoesley, Shenandoah.
Harry Herbert Hummel, Davenport.
Arthur Blaine Hutchinson, Manches-
ter
Ethel Adelia johnson, Williams.
Florence Humphreys Jones, Van
Meter.
Josephine Rosanna King, Schaller.
Hoyt Webb Lark. Onawa.
Peter Anton Leistra, Rock Valley.
Vesta Rose Likins, Des Mo!nes
Bernice Conner Lonsdale. Dale.
We're Wander Hyden Lopez, Des
Moines.
/ Sarah Simpson Lowrey, Grlnnell.
Frank Todd Lynch, Independence.
Bess McCook, Cresco.
Harriet MacEachron, Waterloo.
Mildred Matson. Goodell.
Lillian Mattison. Rockwell City.
Robert Goolsby Middleton, Emmetts-
burg.
Imogene Mitchell, Maquoketa.
Jacob Munneke, Harrison, S. D.
Allison Parke Ogden, Anamosa.
Ethel Powers, Kensington. Kan.
Margery Janet Rahe, Waterloo.
Mary Isabel Rees. Ida Grove.
Bessie Replogle, Grinnell
Helen Mary Robinson, Pawnee City,
Neb.
Allen ]. Rodgers. Oskaloosa.
Mary Elizabeth Root, Ottumwa.
David Alden Sawyer. Lacomb. Ore
son.
Edith Wilson Smith. GrinneH
Gretchen Henrietta Steiner. Grin
nell.
Helen Stewart, Grinnell.
Victor Ellsworth Tharp. Ottumwa.
Clinton Byron Tooley, Sioux City.
Mack LeVon Townsend, Des Moines.
Lucille Way Umbenhauer. Grinnell.
Bertha Irene Wagner, Alden.
Martha Marie Waters. Atalissa.
George tDaF'orest White. Marsovan,
Turkey.
Hazel Avis Whitney. Wilmington, VT.
Ella Mae Wilson, Grinnell.
Tho above received the degree OF
bachelor Of arts.
The following received the degree OF
bachelor Of science.
Melvin Cyrus Berkeley. Gayville. 8. d.
John Ambrose Clark Busby, Delta
Frederick Haines Butterfeld. Sioux
City.
Edmund Darwood Flynn. Sioux City.
Goodwin Garst, Coon Rapids.
Aldace Walker Hammond. Grinnell
Stewart Ray kirkpatrick, Grinnell.
Frederick Metcalf Webster City.
Clifford Catlin Miller. Alden.
Ruth Elizabeth Preston, Grinnell.
Flossie Joy Ridgeway. Plymouth.
Albert Larson Severeide. sutherland.
Paul Howard Smith, Grinnen
Frank E. Thone Des Moines.
George Fackett Writer'S. Ida Grove.
The following received diplomas
from the school OF music:
Pearl Kelsey, Monticello.
Cosette Henderson. Story City.
Paul Wesley LeBar. Wilcox, Neb.
Hettv Leysen, Wyoming
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
ROBINSON DELIVERS MAIL.
Iowa Bird Man Carries Bag Of Popcorn
From GrinnelI to Iowa City.

Iowa Bird Man Carries Bag OF POPCORN
From GrinneI to Iowa City.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. June 17.-"Billy' Robin
son. the famous Iowa aviator, flew from
Grinnell to Iowa City, and delivered a
packet of popcorn-the first air route
mail delivery ever made in Iowa City
Wednesday afternoon. Robinson made
the fight in anticipation of the Iowa
City Motor Racing Association meet
today, as he is to fly here and compete
with autoists-"Billy' in the air. The
trip from Grinnell to Iowa City took
Just forty-three minutes, or fortysix to
the moment Of landing at the fair
grounds quarter stretch. The flight
was uneventful.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
Would Bar Carnival Companies.

Special to mes-Republican.
Denison, June 1.-THE ministerial
association of this city has passed reso-
lutions asking the council to refuse in
future TO give license for street carni
walls Women of doubtful reputation
either came to the city or were with
the carnival company which held forth
in the streets here all last week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
Why Suffer from Sore Feet!
Aching, Burning, Sweaty Feet,
Corns, CaIIouses and Sore
Bunions.

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17

MINNEAPOLIS 4 ST. LOUIS.
NORTH BOUND. Leave.
Twin Cities Mail (daily) -. s:15 a. m.
Mason City Mail Eek. SUM. $40 p. m.
Twin City Limited daily. 2:10 a. m.
Local Freight lex. SUM- -. $40 a. m,
SOUTH BOUND.
et. Louis and Kansas City
Mail daily ............ $3.50 p. m.
Oskaloosa Express Eek. Sum- Is a. m.
st. Louis and Peoria Linz
Is tied {aa:!ss ........--... 1901 a. N.
Local Freight lex. SUM- -. 700 a. N.
STORY CITY BRANCH.
Lave Arrive
21O:f5 q. M Stock Express
- tex Sun .4..ts.... 9: 05 q. m.
s:is ,. m. Mixed Eek. SUM- sos p. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Mrs. John T. Haugh, Of Denison, Passes
Away Suddenly.

Special to Times Republican.
Denison, June 17.-Mrs. John I.
Haugh. wife of the old time clothier
and sister of Father Farrelly, of the
Catholic church of this city, was found
dead in her bed Wednesday morning.
She had been ailing during the after
noon but seemed we'll at bedtime. She
was spoken to at midnight and found
dead at in the morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
VETERAN IOWA EDITOR DEAD.
II. c. Ford, Former Owner Of Wood
bine Twiner Passes Away.

Woodbine, June 17.-H. c. Ford, civil
war veteran and veteran Iowa editor,
died here Tuesday morning, following
q general breakdown due to i'll health
and old age. He dropped from the
newspaper ranks about three years
ago. when he sold the Woodbine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
RAILROAD TINE TABLE
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN,
"Corn Belt Route"
0nrN-N CnYTTIJ
CHICAGO 4 NORTHWESTERN.

CHICAGO 4 NORTHWESTERN,
Elective IL: Oh q. M, May 81.
GOING WEST.
No. 1l-Dsnver Special -. 1888 a. m.
No. LOS Angeles Limited sos a. m.
No. 3-China and Japan
Express ................ s:1s a. m.
No. 29-Ames Passenger. .11:25 a. m.
No. 6-Des Moinss Passen-
ger ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50 p. m.
No. l3-Hawkeye Express. sos .. m.
No. 17-Oregon and WASH
ington Special ........... 4:43 a. m.
No. 42-Local FREIGHT ....11:2O q. m.
GOING EAST.
No l-Des Moines Passen-
ger OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1882 a. m.
No. 12-Denver Special -. 1:1C D. m.
No. 1e-Oregon and Wash
ington Special .......... $3.50 a. m.
No. 3O-Clinton Passenger. 3:17p. m.
No. atlantic Express 90. S:15 D. m.
No. 22-Chicago Special i is D. IN.
No. 1o-Eastern Express 1913 a. m.
No. 42-Local Freight 80. 1851 T. M.
Nos. 4. s. 20. 80. ~. and 43 daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
SKIN ERUPTION
ETCHED AND BURNED
On Face and Shoulders. Scratched
and Made Worse. Great Disfg-
urement. Used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Spots All Gone.
RED. No. 3, Box Q, Joplin, Mo" My
,rouble began first - little red spots app
aearins on my skin. They affected my face

>ro,ble began first - little red spots APP
Gearing on my skin. They affected my face
and shoulders. They itched
J" !: : J
A and burned terribly. Then
HULyDnN I would scratch them and it
k4Nk~ would make them worse. My
49, IN whole face and shoulders
= =. would be sore The eruption
VI would burn and itch espe-
cially when would get In the
>klS sun and get very warm and
'lS,::N: when I did my face would
Are.k o,,t worse. 1t was great disfgure-
ment while it lasted. Some nights 1t kept
me awake could hardly bear any cloth
Ing on my shoulders at all.
II tried several different remedies all IN
vain. almost gave UP trying when
friend advised me to use Cu,icura Soap and
Ointment. In week my face began to
get better and in another two weeks the
spots were all gone. (Stsned) Miss Alta
Scott, June 2. 1914.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. skin Book on request. Adj
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.>s." Sold throughout tbs vaalA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

Rich Man IS
Victim OF an
Auto fOAttack
). S. Cord, New Jersey, Real
Estate Dealer, Believed
Killed in Fight.

Philadelphia, Sept. 3.-The police
Of this city and of Camden, \. J, have
apparently made no progress in their
efforts to solve the murder of Samuel
s. Cord the wealthy real estate man
of Laurel Springs, n j., who was
found in the outskirts of Camden last
Tuesday with five bullet wounds in
his body, Cord had his business Of
fee in this city.
Philadelphia police authorities did
not place much hope Of clearing up
the case on the story told by a Can
den policeman. who said he saw a bis
blue limousine dash through the
streets late Monday night with three
men in it, one of whom. he said. ap-
peared to be sick or intoxicated, AMI
was being held up by his two com
panions They stick TO the theory
that Cord was killed in a business
quarrel
Olaf Petersen of Riverton. \, J.. =
partner Of Cord in some ventures, has
been detained by the Camden authori-
ties as a material witness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
STEAMER OWNED
IN FRISCO SUNK?
William I. Lewis, Sailing From Ever.
cit, Wash7 With lumber, Be-
lieved Sent Down.

san Francisco. Sept 3.-The Brit
ish ship William T. Lewis. owned ~
Hind. Rolph & Co. of San Francisco.
was fred on and is thought to have
been sunk today off Queenstown by a
submarine, according TO a message
received here by the marine depart
ment Of the chamber of commerce.
She sailed from Everett. Wash. Mar, h
% for Sherness. England, with a car
go of lumber.
James Rolph, Jr., mayor Of san
Francisco. is a member OF Hind, Rolph
& Co.
Captain Manning and the crew OF 30
abandoned the ship and the vessel was
believed to have sunk. The entire
crew was picked up by the Danish mot
or ship Australia
London, Sept 3.-The British steam
er Roumanie has been sunk, presum-
ably by submarine. The crew has
been landed safely The Roumante
was d vessel OF l 1.638 tons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
MRS MOHR TAKES
CHARGE FUNERAL
Woman Accused of Plotting Murder Of
Her Husband is Admitted to
Bail at Providence.

Providence, r. l., Sept. 3.-Although
accused Of having melted the murder
of her husband. Dr. C. Franklin Mohr,
one of the wealthiest physicians in the
state, Mrs. Elizabeth Tiffany Blair
Nohr. released on bonds OF $4,000, had
-fuf4 charge of-tne funeral today OF her
husband. from whom she had been sep
arated for several months. Mrs. Bfohr
protests her innocence Of the charges
made against her
Mrs. Mohr sent out invitations to the
services and asked Rev. Francis J..
Bassett, rector Of the Church Of the
Epiphany, to read the Episcopal fun
eral ritual In the parlor Of Or. Mohrs
house in an exclusive residential sec
tion Of the city Mrs Mohr also di-
rected that the burial should take place
al the Swan Point cemetery.
Only intimate friends Of the family
were asked to attend the services.
Mrs Mohr arranged that her two child
ren, c. Franklin Mohr, Jr., and Vir-
ginia. who have been living with her,
return to their former home for their
fathers burial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
ARBITRATION FOR
SUB LOSSES PLAN
Amhas sador YOn Bernstorff to Have
Wide Powers From Government
in Making Settlements.

Washington, D. c.. Sept. 3,-The
American position toward a methoI
of fixing reparation for lives and
property lost in German submarine
operations. such as the Lusitania and
Arabic. has not been finally determin-
ed. but there probably will be no op-
position to fixing the amounts by ar
bitration.
Berlin dispatches, apparently
officially inspired. say:
Count Won Bernstordff, the German
ambassador, has wide discretionary
powers to speak for his government
in the final negotiations over subma-
rine warfare. have caused a large
measure of qualification among
American officials, who have hal
many evidences of the ambassadors
effort to prevent break between
Germany and the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
FIVE MURDERERS
DIE IN The CHAIR
Executions at Sing Sing Take Place
Within So Minutes-W Work Rushed
In Early Hours.

Ossining. n. Y, Sept. 3.-Five mur-
derers were put to death in the cleo
trio chair at Sing Sing prison today in
side Of 65 minutes. They were:
Louis NJ. Roach. convicted Of the
murder of John Barrett, a Palatine
Bridge farmer, on the night of De-
cember %, 1913
Pasquale Venditti, who shot and
killed Mrs. A1fdo Carmela. with whom
he boarded in Brooklyn, on July %.
1914
Thomas Tarpey, who killed Michael
Kreha, foreman of a paper factory
where he worked in Brooklyn, May 80,
1914.
William Perry. a negro. who killed
Lenora Reddick in New York on Sept.
II, 1914.
Antonio Salemme. who murdered his
bride of a few weeks in June, 1914.
after he accused her of being unfaith-
ffsI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
Turk in Raid
Stays 1000
Of Per slams
Presbyterian Board Receives
Report of Anti Christian
Campaign.

New York. Sept. 3.-At least 1909
Christians are killed and about 4000
others dead of disease in Urumiah.
Persia. during the FIVE months Of
Turkish occupation. according to a
letter received by J. /. Caldwell.
American minister at Teheran, from
Dr. William A. shedd Of Urumiah, and
made public here today by the Pros
byterian board of foreign missions
DR. Shedd stated that his figures
we're based on certified information
that there had been $500 Christian
burials alone In the city of Urumiah
and the American college compund OF
the $500 Christian families in the
Urumiah district. DR.. Shedd said that
ali but 900 we're robbed Of all their
possessions and nearly all suffered
some loss. He said the total loss to
Christians had been estimated at So
100000 and added that the Presbyter-
ians sustained a loss Of $4,000 during
one attack
Considerably more than one hun
dred Christian girls turned Moslems
during the Turkish occupation. the
writer said, in hope Of escaping vio-
lence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
Police Head
Z els Crook
Bat May Die
Officer Is Beaten With Ham
n7er in Chasing Prisoner,
Whom He Kills.

bingham. Mass, Sept. 3.-After he
had been badly beaten by two prison
ers who were attempting an escape.
Chief OF Police Washington James
killed one and saw the other captured
today.
The chief got his man within two
hours Of the attack. in which his skull
was fractured and his nose broken by
blows with a hammer After his re-
turn from the chase, he was taken to
a hospital. where his condition was
said to be serious.
The dead man was known as James
Harmon. With a companion. Wallace
Williams, alias Walter Welsh. Har-
mon had been held on a charge Of
having stolen an automobile in Bos-
ton Tuesday night. The men we're
captured IN Quincy the next day and
brought here. This morning when
James took them to breakfast. they set
upon him. took his revolver and lock
ed him in q cell.
Two street car employees who saw
the men leave the jail. released James.
The chief started in pursuit in an
automobile and overlook the men half
mile from the Jail, When he called
upon them to surrender, Harmon re-
piled with two shots from the chiefs
revolver. Then James began shoot
ing and his third bullet went through
Harmon's head Williams made a
dash through the brush. but was
found hiding a few minutes later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
FRENCH OFFICER
TAKES OWN LIFE
Lieutenant Poncet, Imagining Himself
Deserter, Suicides During
Breakfast Hour.

Paris. Sept 3-The idea that a
soldier Of France should desert ths
army at the time Of his countrv's
greatest need so weighed upon the
mind of Lieutenant Poncet that he
committed suicide under the halluc,-
nation that he himself was a deserter.
The lieutenant was clerk Of the su-
preme court and had been detailed 10
act as a representative of the min
istry Of justice before the second
court martial Of Paris. In this ca
pacity he was called upon TO investi-
gate many cases Of desertion His
mind thus fixed upon this subject 10
came TO haunt him and preyed upon
him. until he became deranged.
Every unknown person whom he
encountered in the palace Of tustice
he took for q secret service man on
his track. This morning he was hav-
ing breakfast with his family when
the door bell rang.
They are secret service agents
come 10 arrest me for desertion" he
cried He ran TO his room and before
he could be prevented, he raised his
revolver and shot himself dead,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
POUNDS STERLING
IN FURTHER CAIN
Receivers Ten Cents Over Night AMI
Then Falls OFF Considerably
Market Easier.

New York, Sept 3.-Foreign money
values scared from low TO high AMI
back again in frantic and errafic
FFff'Sshi6n today. All ballast was thrown
| overheard atszhe opening of the mar
ket and vaIdes, under the leadership
OF sterling, shot swiftly upward for
an extreme rise of 10 cents over last
nights quotations.
London's market, too, sent exchange
irates vigorously toward higher QUO
tations A gain overnight of as much
as ten cents was touched AS in New
York. rates there settled after a per
iod of nervous tension and found
their level far below the highest
point attained
During the first hour Of trading
here quotations ranged all the way
from S4.62 to $472, with one quota
tion being reported at $4.75.
Shortly before noon sterling was
quoted at S464 The market was then
easy.
At S4.64 sterling registered gain
of one and one-half cent over yesteT-
days higsest quotation, or lac above
the record low price of $3.50, which
was reached this week.
II was reported in Wall street to-
dav that Great Britain had obtained 3
preliminary credit loan in New York
city to tide over pressing obligations
and stem the downward trend cf
sterling exchange rates until a mann
moth credit loan can be 1oated here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
DEFENSE PLAN is
BEING PREPARED
Secretaries Garrison and Daniels
Have Reports for President
Nearly Completed.

Washington. .. c., Sept 8.--Publi-
cation Of President Wilson's letters to
Secretaries Garrison and Daniels call
ing upon them TO prepare for him
definite programs for strengthening
the army and navy brought the ques-
zion Of national defense to the fore-
front again today The president
will submit the proposals together
with his recommendations, to con
gress at its forthcoming session.
Another angle to the question Of
national defense is the announcement
by Aching Secretary Roosevelt of the
navy department Of plans for build
ing up Of an adequate national naval
reserve in addition to the existing
state militia and the regular reserve
created by the last congress through
objtization of yaChtsmen and power
boat overs and their craft with navy
reserve ships in a training squadron
In army end navy circles today the
natLre cf tho recommendations tbs
pres 'dert VII make as a result of
conferences he will hold soon with
Secretaries Garrison and Daniels AMI
others was awaited with keen inter
/ est This can only be determined. the
president says, after further study Of
the subject.
The presidents letter, although
written last month, has Just been
made public, In it he asked Secre-
taries Garrison and Daniels TO get the
advice Of departmental experts auI
submit plans formulated in very dail-
mite te~ms.
Pursuant to this the two secretaries
have about finished their reports.
They viii shortly be laid before the
president, after which he will con
fer with the heads Of the congression-
al military and naval committee.