Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-07-20

ULQer Neutral COUNTRIES VI EurOpo,
though, of course, there sti1l remain
to the state department certain sources
Of information at Berlin more or less
reliable.
Whatever the German people may
be thinking in their growing desire for
peace, it is felt that nothing has SO
moved the German government to a
realization of the seriousness of its
situation as the totally unexpected
promptness with which the American
nation, with its vast resources in men
and materials, threw off the mantle of
peace for the tunic Of war.
Mr.. Wilson. according to his friends
and advisers, firmly believes that If
the United States throws its whole en-
r into the war the conflict viii be
brought to an end within q year, with
the United States deserving the lions
share of the credit. Just as firmly
does he believe, it is said, that q bag
gard curse win spell ruin for the al
lied cause and leave the United States
a. the sole opponent of Prussian pow
ersand world dominion.
New Army Generals Assigned
Assignments for the recently promot.
ed general officers of the regular army
were announced by the war depart
mem as follows:
Major General Charles G. Morton, to
command the troops 1T Syracuse, N.
z the largest regular army expansion
post.
Major General John F. Morrison, to
command the troops at Chickamauga
Park, Ga.
Brigadier General John W. Ruckman,
to command South Atlantic coast ar
hllery district, Charleston, s. G.
Brigadier General Adelbert Crunb-
bite, to command the Panama coast ar
tillery district, canal one
Brigadier General Joseph 7. Dick
man, to command troops at Fort Ethan
Allen, Vt.
Bdgadier General Augustus P. Block
som, ordered to the southern depart
ment for assignment by the depart
ment commander.
Brigadier General Henry 7. Alien, to
command troops at Fort Riley, Kan.
Brtgadier General Chase W. Kenne-
dy, to command troops at Gettysburg,
Pa.
Br1gadier General Edwin f. Glenn,
to command troops at Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Ind.
Brigadier General Henry c. Hodges,
Jr., to command troops at San Fran
cisco.
Br1gadier General William II, Sage,
to command troops at Fort Smelling,
MINI.
Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgis,
assignment.
Ship Work ls Rushed.
Expansion Of shipbuilding facilities
at the government navy yards now In
progress will make 1t possible TO have
sixteen war vessels ON the ways at
the plants at one time, Secretary Dan
iels said. The number does not In
clude submarines or chasers for the
mosquito feet. Three battleshtps, four
destrOyers and a number of smaller
craft are now being built at govern
ment yards.
can this work at navy yards Is be-
ing rushed" said the secretary, "the
men working overtime and In shifts,
and in most cases bonuses are offered
for completion ahead of schedule"
Data Of Next Loan Mot Fixed.
Secretary McAdoo has issued the fol-
lowing:
"My attention has Just been called
to a report circulated In New York
city that the next Offering OF the lib
erty loan would be made on the 10th
of September next and that the amount
would be SO ,0O0.OO0,O00. This report
n wholly unauthorized. I have not
Jet determined when the next offering
Shah be made nor what the amount
shall be. l desire 10 warn the public
against recurrent unreliable reports of
this character. When the amount and
date Of the offering have been deter
mined official announcement win be
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