The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-22
NATIONAL ARMY
CONTINUED from First 2aSe.)


%nn.. hard>h.pS for IL" drafted soldiers
o.. - II c'lIi! il" ,u"rrri,.d
~ food G"wral S!.tri'" Stated and
III" committeeman asserted. it ha~ il. Ia
.,smpj" Hud -! fin" quality. y" r"n,-
paints regarding food, lie said. bad
h""u received.
ol:cr Questions.
Commi;t"" m"mi:rS stated Tonight.
;har III" twNrS' !gt;!"u OF Quc% Ii":!s Pc
ia;"d - The qGIrtrrmastcr generals
"G:ir" had ."uly begun with lo-days
h"a"InS t'auiomru"nt locations and con
tracts. sanitation. IN" relation OF tn"
winter clothing shortage I" recent dis
ras" 'r.lrru!cS and transportation Of
III" army by rail and water arc subjects
- h" tni."n up later.
FurIhc" inquiry VAS postponed over
!i:!Hiina>. however. General sharp" h':-
irg excused until next Wednesday. To-
morrow ia" committee" will return brief
IS :" ordnance problems by examining
colonel lS:tn" Lewis. luvcutor II TN"
lewis nar!II:r gun. after which Il huli
da': recess Will be- taken.
General sharp, told III detail # tho
v;t'r task ii -uri'l!lng tn" expanded war
army. ill., SAID ic authorized thirty
day S'rv:r" equipment for on" million
more !0"ii III February and March. and
FOR another hnif million men III juno
orders nl,;r, s;atnE .many millions 1t
dollars We're placed before tho w.Ir AMI
Without authorization 0f dollar by
congress
E:y December 81. the general sad
r"nplct" supplies for l.01S.nh0 men
would be on hand
Action Approved
Explaining how the supply situation
delayed IN" draft. he told Of the depart
m"nt'S dcStr" IL call all Of the llrSt 65T,
rGn men In September until ho showed
Il would he Impossible to equip tii"m.
He recommended an initial call Of I"n.-
n0r men. hu; more than %na.o0H wrrc
called. although the department kn"w
clothing supplies would hn somewhat
shoot He approved this a"iinn. for
r"aSonS which were explained III cXecu-
tiTr session.
Reports reaching the committee OF
men freezing their ears n camp Custer.
Michigan. and Of shortage If winter
ovcrcoats. other clothing and shoes Mt
both camp custer and Camp Lee. Nir-
E!nia. authorized the general TO say Il"
would inquire into conditions imme-
d!Ht"ly 10y telegraph.
The lNrr p!nN by the advisory COM
fc.S- IT, tn" l"ltiug Of army contracts
was riGiGiy inquired in;U hy tho commit
toe. Som" IF the senators Insisted that
the quartermaslcr general virtually has
been denudcd of power in placing con-
tracts or ilxing prices. bat General
Sharpe said this was not true. and that
civilian committees - c"-orcra;" wrTr
absolutely essential. He suggested
modification Of III" present plan along
lines similar tn tir EnEl3sh system.
AS to "Red Tape"
There was much rsiiuniuE about
red tape" in the war department: 'i"n.
erul Sharpe said h. had suggested som"
changes u Secretary !:tA"r /" sccur"
"rl"d"rn business nothudS."
H"Card!ag the pr"s"u, army ration.
which General Sharp. said costs forty
cents Il day as compared with IS cents
bc!nr" the war: he declared that ttS sue
cess in building up men :" go over The
tor has been demonstrated and Il" pro-
tested against agitation from the Sur
Seuu generals office for reduction nf
It's meat and sugar content IL save
money