The sun., 1917-11-11
NAVAL SHAKEUP
REMOVES CAPPS
AS SHIP BUILDER
Chief Constructor Succeed.
ed by Civilian, but Re-
tains Managership.
COULDN'T GET Up SPEED
Charles Picz and James Hey
worth Of Chicago Take Up
Emergency Fleet.
COULDN'T GET Up SPEED


given publicity to-day in the official an
nouncement that the executive functions
hitherto administered by Rear Admiral
w. l.. Capps, general manager of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. and by
Naval Constructor A. D. Bolles, his as
sis,ant. are to be taken over by expert
civilians.
Charles Piez Of Chicago. president Of
the Link Belt Company. man Of wide
business and executive experience, on
Monday will assume entire charge Of the
shipbuilding programme under T.. y.
Hurley. chai!ma Of the Shipping Board
displacing Admiral Capps in so far as
these duties are concerned, but not as
sumlng the title of general manager 4
rumor was current tonight that Admiral
tapps would resign. but this the Chief
Naval Constructor promptly denied. say
Ing that he would continue to work in CO.
operation with Chairman Hurley. Mr.
Piez was elected vice-presdent Of the
Ejmergency Fleet Corporation ten days
ago I'm preparation for his appointment
20 the MANAGEMENT of construction work
While having general supervision OF con-
structon personally he will give his at
tention to steel construction.
,,
1a,,cs tIav,o,.h , ,.,to,,,,, ,,,,,,r,
tor viii have the direction Of construc-
ton OF wooden ships. of which there are
3lO building, and also will supervise the
buliulhg or the shIps on the stocks when
were taken over by Chairman Hurley's
communicating order. These duties
heretofore have been administered large
~ by naval Constructor BolleS.
Three other appointments of impor-
tance announced to-day were of \. j.
Mason. chicago engineer. who will
nave the position or neld inspector FOR
the fleet Corporation. visiting the various
shipyards to see that the! are maintain
ing the!r maximum efnciensy and that
they are Kept supplied with labor and
. maleCals, S.harles Day or Philadelphia
VINO VIII ACT as consulting engineer.
ana John h faEne OF Chlcago. who viii
oe ch'ei oIth rfeet corr0FasFon's local
counsel.
Mt Day IL no" IN London with the
American war mission and VIII there
inspect the fabricated steel shipbuilding
plants OF which the British have made
great success His knowledge will be
apphed on MS return to the fabricating
/ plants on Newark Bay and Hog Island.
which already nave contracts for the
building OF go fabricated ships for the
!
1t is frankly acknowledged In official
circles that the bis shakeup came be-
cause the vast shlppulId!hS programme
was not progressing rapidly enough.
For some reason there has been lack
or coordination whlch prevented build
cTs getting their materials when needed
IN the case or the wooden snip builders
me! nave received the small t!mbers
nrs'' "heh thes hetded me large jumpers
| ior 'he heei ana o,her PARIS OF ,he carry
,''H''u W w" "o' ~ ""'p,'e"'s nave
oeeh "e'ase" an" "hen 'he! arrive"
'he! n'Ne uee" '"u'u ~ oe 'he wrong
material H''eH II mas peei 'nhposs'ple
10 Set !ne arg ','i,ners i,,'' at an
nv ] t.'Ni'.'". ao'',.1es VI i.ear Nu-
/ ,,.,a' , aPp' ann o',l' ueto'
, "' va Wv l 'e's'
.api' ,.n as u". WV ~ ]
."t"l ~ '".',.. , w We, VIE u. ~. WI w. ,,e|e
.no'e:S ~ re- ''.1' ~ ~"i.pa.Tn. W tne "u
,' ~
/ Chnir,,, ii,,r,a, ho 10 ,o,,s,i,,,,ion
! om'' ,.',,,,, ..,' 49,, ,5 ,,.snsn a,.
,.,,,n,, y, 60 ., $50, al rod ,a,o ha,,,a.
TO- h,. nrnyrsss r.cs,,Iv anrain,oh ,
nrodnc,inn comm,,,s. "a y;si, w., w.ras
n,,d and nu, VIA, u,as w. r,,,,.r
4
Businrss Methods Iackinv.
me s'se ON tn. .hn'l'Ss Is unoers'ooo
! 10 nave oee'' 'n"' .'e construction WORK
! was oe'hs aailiilis'ereu WIN uist'hct
absence OF business me'hods that there
was nov ,"e hn' n',,n' tNs''"s pe'weeh
the of1clals OF the f.i.ersehcy fleet Cor
/ porat'oh anu the nu,'"e'S thht shoho
OBTAIN IN oruer 10 o'!hs our the maxi
m