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S5OO,OOO FORTUNE
GONE, SEEKSDEATH;
LOVE TRAGEDY ECHO
Robert J. Widney, Who Fig
ured in Case of Mrs. Lyons,
Tries to End Own Life.

Robert J. Wldney a salesman for
the Continental Rubber Company OF
No. S5 Murray street. was found
overcome with gas to-day in the
bathroom Of his apartment at No.
io7 West One Hundred and Fourth
Street and was taken TO the Knicker-
booker Hospital for treatment. lie
will recover.
Just two months ago a woman
calling herself Mrs. vivian King and
Mrs. Nician Lyons was found dead
with her head resting In a gas stove
In an apartment at No. 60 West One
Hundred and Seventh street, where
she lived with Widnev who called
himself Richard King. The police
took him into custody pending the
investigation OF the woman's death.
He cleared himself Of blame.
Widney. up 70 seven years ago. was
n real estate operator In san Fran
cisco with capital estimated at
100000. lie was married and his
family life was apparently happy un-
I'll he mot Mrs. Lyons, the beautiful
young wife OF William e. Lyons.
known from coast to coast as an en- .
thusiast in sporting events.
Lyons Is the man who leapcd INTO
the ring ar Colorado Springs 10 save
Referee Billy Roche when he was
mobbed after giving Freddie Welsh
the decision over Charlie White. lie
has frequently been IN trouble In
this city for being too informal In
displaying the revolver which he has
permit from Judge RosalslSy 70
carry, but which permit has been
taken up in Magistrates Court.
Widney long ago lost the last yes
tigc OF his fortune. To-day friend
ot the Rubber Company offices re-
ceived farewell letter from him ask
ing him to come { othe house and
take charge of the body
A telephone mcsagc TO the police
OF the West One -llundrcdth Street
station sent policeman Scanuoll q
the lodging house on the run. with
the landlord nc entered the apartment
and forced the door OF the bathroom
Every crack and cram OF oor and
window had been Caulke with cotton
and paper. Widney would have been
| dead In a few minutes,
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STOCKS OPEN STRONG
But REACTION FOLLOWS
Early Advances Wiped Out by
Noon--Volume Of Business
Heavier Than Yesterday.

Aftsr a strong and lively opening
marked by general advances in indua.
trial shares the stock market reacted
to-day and fell into the doldrums. By
noon all early advances had been
wiped out rnd railroad stocks were
on a decline.
The heavy ouyinE at the opening
faded away after an hour Of trading
although the volume OF business waA
twice as hesvy as that OF yesterday,
All railroad stScks we're weak
United states steel lost two points
GAINED at the opening and fell back
to ll6 69-4. Professional traders ap
penred 10 be timid In advance Of an
actual declaration OF war by the
Congress.
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AMERICAN CON COMMITTEE"
PacIasts' sign So Changed while
They Are In Washington.

Peace advocates were ready to nght
to-day when they found that some one
had visited No, 10 Firth Avenue. known
as the Educa tlonsl Building, where n
majority OF the paoinst organizations
have heAdduaTt ers, and changed the
door signs to read In a way that mis-
stated the purposes OF each orgHni2a-
ton. The superintendent Of the build
ing thinks "a safety razor blade was
used to scTapc off enough letters to
produce the desired result,
The inscription on the door OF the
office OF the American Neutral Con.
terence Committe was changd to read
American Con Committee" Six signs
were changed In like manner. The al
teTHtlOns were made while the paciusts
We're In Washington,
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relieved TO strengthen their patrol in
the subntArIns rome.


the subntArins rome.
Common sense reasons prevail
against an expeditionary force at this
time. Every available ship on the
Atlantic Is required for carrying sup
piles and food which the Allies need
more than men. Our troops In France
would not DO trained for trench war
fare and would add just 80 many
mouths to feed
Greater assistance against Germany
can be given by our reet on the At.
lantic relieving large number of
British and French warships and 10y
generous grants OF munitions and
money.
Tho House passed, without objee-
tion, the $4,000. 900 general deficiency
bill which failed In the Senate last
session.
The bill. making important appro-
priation for the army and navy, was
passed practically without change
from It's former phraseology.
| Representative La Guhrdia Of New
York introduced a resolution TO pun
ish by imprisonment in time Of peace
and by death during war any one
selling inferior food, clothing. ammu-
milton or arms 10 tho army or navy,
The bin, which would be effective
sixty days after It's passage. was re-
ferred 20 the judiciary Committee,
While the President and cabinet
were discussing moans OF financing
the war Congress leaders we're con
sideTlnE the problem and agreed en-
tireiy with the Presidents idea that
most OF the expense should be met
by taxation upon the present gene.
ration,
Ways and means committee mem
bers fe6 that the present generation
will derive the greatest bepefl, from
the war and should pay the creator
share OF the expense. They recoE,
niIs. however, that coming genera
tions will profit By world peace an,
propose u fasten some OF the burdo.
on citizens ot the future.
Although no definite plans hav
been laid Il IL known that tho *
cess profits tar Will Le greatly raised
Excise taxes, too, It Is declared, ar
certain 10 be raised.
All the closely guarded secrets 0
suhnArins catching developed by IN
Entente nayies, are expected 10 com
into possession OF the American navy
! In a general way II Is known tina
by means OF nets. Airp.anes, traw!er
and swim submarine causers, IN
british nav" has gathered In Fnan
German submarines The Sstihste
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MEXICO wIIung 10 Help End the
European War.

MENICO CITY. April 2.--The Mex
can Government to-day sent an an
uouncement to Ecuador and Colombia
that II accepted tho proposal OF
Ecuador for meeting in Montcvideo
OF American nations to decide on n
common policy with the object of
bringing the European war to an end.
Ecuador suggested last February
that dclegstss from tn" Republics or
North. South aud Central America as
scinble 10 consider policy To GuIran-
'ce the rights of neutrality and n pos
-iblr to alleviate the riEor- OF war or
tn shorten 81. The suggestion was
rado I'm regard 10 McNiro's proposal
hat shipments oC supplies TO the
European holliGercnts he stopped. Six
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CAN BE RESORTED TO.

The Presidents demand on Congress
for subsequent additional incrementS
OF equal force" Is understood TO maan
,thAt men viii be called up In blocks
OF half million each for training
and service aS needed. They Will
teoms along in successive waves bo-
thind this first line OF twelve hundred
Thousand.
The War Department to-day de-
Icilned 10 disclose the details OF the
bills 70 be presented 10 Congress
carrying out the new system of mill
tary service. Untll II is enacted into
Jaw the present plan OF voluntary
recruiting for regular army and Ma.
iional Guard win continue.
Evsry moment now 10 prscious, for
since the President uttered his first
word, osrmsry 10 certain 20 consider
the challenge given. The formsiitiss
Of Q Congregational vote mean nothing
70 the desperate worriors Of the
ksissr.
Among the runners afloat 10 that
warning has been received from Eng
land that more German raiders have
succeeded In running tho British
blockade and are now headed toward
the Atlantic lanes Of our eommsros.
Another 10 that giant submarines
are on their way toward eur eoast,
whilo . third report has Il that q
dash ot the German fleet 10 expected
against the British battle squsdrons.
The British and French are said
also 70 be anxious 10 have many Oi
their smaller ships no" on this eide
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in some cases have been placed a,
high as 800
But aside from the generally known
/ methods of meeting the submarine
menace. the Entente nnvies have de-
veiopeh some important secrets in
! nearly three years Of war practice
and the American navy IL expected
10 have the benefit OF them.
The Council OF National Defense
and its civilian advisory commission
was In special session at the War
Department again to- day. at work on
immediate mobilization Of national
resources and energies for war With
Germany.
Reports have been current for
some time that additional Cabinet
members might be appointed 70 d..
rect such work in cooperation with
the council. II has been said that
4 secretary OF munitions and q Bec-
retnry OF transportation might be
created.
The Navy Department Will lmme-
diately spend the tis, 900, 900 emergency
appropriation for increased navy yard
facilities, as follows:
Al Portsmouth. N. H., facilities Tor
the immediate construction " ten
! submarines.
New York. one slip for the construc-
tion Of capital battleship and addl-
tlonal machine Shops. $500, 900.
Philadelphia, two slips and shops,
about $4,000. 900.
Norfolk. one slip and shops, about
81. .O00, 900.
Puget Sound and Mare Island, Hiip-
ways number and amount not
stately
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MORGAN MEN IN BETHLEHEM,
Four Named Directors at Mecting
OF steel Company.

J. r. Morgan. II, =, Dawson Charles
81 eeie and William IL. Porter were nom
mated lor directorships In the Bethle-
hem steel Corporation at the annual
meeting to-day. Directors Harry Bron-
ncr. c. a. Buck, Allan A. Ryan and
Charles NJ. Schwab were renomuated.
Charles VI. S.-hwab, Chairman OF the
Board of Directors, declared his ap-
provsl u the bonus system for employees
now in effect at the Bethlehem plant
lie said he believed Il helped the inter.
ests Of the company and indorsed III
earning capacity. Bonuses, he said
never run higher than eight per cent
The stockhUlders approved and rat
fIod the action OF the directors in max
inE an agreement with j. d W. Seiik.
man & Co 10 undcrwrite $4,000, ,00l
OF Bethlehem Steel common stock.
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WHITlOCk LEAVES BELGIUM;
IN SWITZERLAND TONIGHT
Americans Who Preceded Minister
Say Germans Treated Them
Courteously.

LONDON. April 3.--Brand Whit
lock, American Minister TO Belgium,
and a number OF American relief
workers departed from Brussels late
yesterday on a special train for
Switzerland.
BERNE, April 3 (via Paris). Sew
en- members OF the Belgian Relief
Commission. who have arrived ahead
Of Minister Brand whitlock and
other Americans. will leave here this
afternoon for Paris. The party con-
sists OF Tracy g. Kettredge, Alfred
c. d. Fletcher. Charles NJ. Leaks.
Thomas Smith. Arthur Maurice.
Philip e. Potter and Robert MRrevile.
Mr.. Whitlock, who IL expected to-
night, Will be accompanied by
about ninety Americans. including
his stan and consular officials. As
sistant Director Prentiss Grey OF the
commission, with two or three other
Americans, remained behind. Mr..
Grey will wind UP the American
books and has been given a specific
guarantee that no can leave when
ever he wants to.
There are also four or five Amerl-
can relief workers still In Belgium
who have been close TO the German
front recently and must therefore
submit 10 the routine guarantee" Of
from two 10 four weeks. The Ameri-
cans who have already arrived here
say they met with courtesy and good
treatment from the Germans on their
departure and that the Belgian relief
work Is going on without Interrupt
ton
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BOWIE WINNERS.

FIRST RACE.-Queen Anne purse
ma len two-yeRr,old fillIes; tour fur
lGnssl'a,a Law, DS. s .boS bh0Si1cog,5 q 3
first; Dlanthea, li2 (ButwelD. place
,6O.S so, show Si2?O, second Miss Bur
gomaster, iiG "a, Collins). show $3.50,
third Time. 0.Asl-5, Umatilla. sweet
Marguerite. Lady Moore, Csltica, Low
Degree, Hope ana Wetona also ran.
SECOND RACE--SsllipE; three year
olds hve and hall furlongs, --SW sstST
Than sugar. 70! aParhnEtonl strsisht
ssfRy .sSS ss"S ,l,o -, W second SSip Kits Dffi ii
(Mulcany). show $500 third Time
/ 0s SO. Polonium, queen Of the Sea
y cha Nsgrs, OwAIa also ran
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WIRELESS OUTFIT IL
ON GERMAN FARM
Two Proprietors Summoned to 6x-
plain by Authorities at Ports
mouth Navy Yard.

SOUTH BERWICK. Me-, April g.
NJ. Littman and NJ. seeley, Germans.
we're summoned TO the Portsmouth
Navy Yard for hearing to-day as a
result OF the seizure last night by
Government officers OF n radio OUTFIT
discovered upon their farm.
The seizure was made by an ofncer
and four marines from the navy
yard, a Secret Service agent and two
Deputy Sherffs. Llttman and Seeley
oame TO this section two years ago
and have lived since upon their small
farm located two miles from the
centre Of the town. The confscated
apparatus. IL IL stated. had been
strung from a barn TO a tree.
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The Adventures of Two Easter Bunnies
CHAPTER a.-Bunniet School Days.

The Brothers Bunny misehevous rabbit children
and up all Of prsns and played end Of jokss
their s.ehers old Of knowledge named Prot
Cottonts With the little knowledge he able to boat
heads of the village they felt thsy knew
work farm. The moving picture theatre Ia
the village Of Rabbit Hutch and the village bookseller who
scent thrers largely responsible for the
boys distorted ideas Of city fame and fortune Tom said he
would make great and Billy declared that he would
become prosperous banker Old Reuben Bunny reluctantly
listened to the wonderful aspirations Of his two he
protested He argued He raised his voies in ths
of their determined IDEAS and when last hs
patience wa, exhausted he told them to and with wiss
wink TO himself, he reekonsd IL would do sm good The
next train that left Rabbit Hutch Village carried Tom and
Billy Bunny toward the great city Ito Be Continusd)
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iHOW'S This?
: COrnS Lift Out
|WlthFlngerSNOPain

Thanks TO q new discovery, made from
4 japanese product, your foot troubles
Nan be quickly ended
lee mint, a. this new preparation IL
eautd 10 aaid to ShrlyN up hard e0rHs,
son oorns or eorns between the toes, 80
that they can be llitsd out easily VITA
only a touch OF two OF Ice mint ana real
foot soy Il yours.
q There " not one blt OF pain er sors,
IA dSeAhr even lrtitats the skln.
N ysuT feet are inclined 10 swell o'
puff. or u YOU have cracked or bifsdihl
tOak, II will draw the inflammation riIhI
Qua aud quickly asAl the sore and tfndsI
riscss. Il l. the rssl Jsp~nass secret o
fme. healthy httle fst sha 10 Tatuy
appi soiated by women Who wsar hiSf
ha1i shoes aad BY men Sh0 hAVs /,
Dtehd on their feet all day, ny u. Just
tsk ia sny dTuG siors Tor fo~ eehts
worth Of s.mint and iSASn Hor yeuTssll
fshai soiid FOOT comfort reAiil To- There
u A0thlhs IKE it.--AIyt
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65 vlLLISTAS EXECUTED.
More Than 200 SympathiEcrs Pat
20 Death since Friday.

JUAREz. Mexico. April S.-sixty-nve
villa followers were executed in the
Chihuahua city cemetery yesterday by
order Of Gen. Francisco Murguis. ref
ugees arriving from the State capital
TO o-day said.
These refugees said the number OF
villa sympathisers hanged following the
battle OF last Friday numbered more
than 200 and included two generals.
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Held Up the Gusrdsmen for .
~eddInR.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April 2 As
the gusrdsmen OF tho First Regiment
boarded their trains here to-day do
pnrture was halted for just q few
"A wedding First SeTgt.
owen BRADY Of Company stood beside
Miss Sarah Marcelle while a Justice OF
the Peace pronounced them man and
wife Then the officer kissed Mrs.
Brady good bye and boarded the train.
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CeBaectIcut Assembly votes Thanks
for wilson's speech.

HARTFORD, Conn. April 3.-Rcs-
olutIOns expressing the thanks Of
Connecticut to President Wilson for
the splendid MESSAGE delivered by
him to Congress last nght on tho in
ternational situation, and pledg .ng
him full support, we're adopted in both
branches OF the General Assembly to-
day,
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pu pont Men Told No, to Talk.

Keep mum" is the order issued to
all employees OF tho du Pont Powder
Company. II was announced yesterday
at Pompton Lakes. y. J. The order also
affects workers at the Haskell plants
and pertains TO discussion OF company
business with any outsider.
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DR.. WAITE MUST DIE.
Court OF Appeals Alarms Sentence
for Murder of FathsF-in-IRw.

ALBANY, April 3,--The conviction OF
murder In the first degree OF Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite OF New York for the MUIR
der OF his father-ln-lsW, John Peck OF
Grand Rapids, Mich, was affirmed by
the Court Of Appeals In a decision hand
ed down to-day,
Waite now is in sing Sing prison
aNAlIlng NKNCmIlnn.
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SPEEDS WEST POINT CLASS.
Secretary Baker Announces u wiiI
he Graduated This Month.

WASHINGTON. April s.--The first
class OF the United states Military
Academy At West Point will be grad
uated late this month instead OF in June.
according to an announcement made to-
day by Secretary Baker.
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Colts Patent FIRE Aims Company
StuSkholdeTs at annual mrCtlng voted
to Increase capital rom $4,000, 900 70
l5, ,OOO. geo aud 20 giye new stock as 100
per cent, AtoIk dividend 10 shareholder.
" Was decided 10 reduce par vclue Of
stock from 500 10 S2b. thus giving each
stovliholdsT y shares Tor each share now
held,
R.thlehsm steel Cooperation has under
contract 10 build a total Of more than
l7E Vegsels ana capacity IL being IN
creased rapidly.
Atohison SystOm--Reg gular quarterly
| uVldend ~ I - per cent on common
stock. payable June ! to stock record
April 30
Kelly. .SprlnEfield Tire Company
! ReEilsT qua r{eriv dividend OF 81 a snare
on conmon stock payable May "a
stock record April lS
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dsnn.d
them to the clerk to be read from the rostrum.
North south East with
Ths voice Of the country unmahable in It's demand for
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee
trsuon resolution amended
tert With bat dissenting vote-thst Of Chsrman
The resolution amended reads:
"Whercas The Imperial German Government has
committed repeated Of against the Government
and the people Of the United States of America there
fore be Il
Resolved, BY the Senate and House of Representa-
ves of the United States Of America Congress Assem-
bsd that the state Of between the United State, and
the Imperial German Government which thus been
thrust upon the United States 10 hereby formally de-
eared and that the President be, and he hereby,
totiEed and directed to employ the entire end
military forces Of the United States reserves of
The to the against the Imperial Ger.
nish Government; and to bring the conflict success
f termination all the Of the country here
by pledged by the Congress of the United States"
After obtaining full membershp the
sftsfnoon decided not to until tomorrow morning
During an informal morning session the House body merely
the situation.
WILSON PLANS ARMY OF s.oOoooo
The FIRST line Of the will number 100000
lines strength to 100000
Fowing the Presidents
OF forthcoming call for 100000 chosen the
NeSa HAbv service the War Department will
neaey sfte- war Is formally declared Its for complete
ion Of the military system with compulsory
LEGISLATION necessary authorize the
tn ready
a are M kept secret but will be made public when bills presented
Congress The Presidents reference
Was broad and general terms and left doubt Just what kind of
vcs be had mind He of universal liability
use Of the terms universal trslnins
tended carefully
Stability Of service into reality Of actual
Nations manhood.
Under the the
D 100000 and OF the National
approximately $4,000 making Of 100000
10y law.
to-day sulsr army National Guard ar.
considerably OF full ranks The regular
ns ID peace basis strength Of unfortunately 40
while $50
peace 70 var strength by executive order.
CONSCRIPTION GAN BE RESORTED TO.
There also provision the National p.tth.s Act that
Ettns
sortsd 70 nl up ranks allotted number.
The Prednts call for half million according
psen additional
Them separate
snnAry
Under the seheme the
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yil.s CuSsd N . a psy,,

y :. lrI'ls r.l'ih1 Hsasy z FALo 6SrllI "
20 bs, sD9Ns,on rrS rsts Abc.--Adv
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ITEMS FOR INVESTORS.

Miami Copper COmpany-ENtra d.
vidend OF 81 g share In addition to
quarterly dividend Of $3.50 p. able May
Is TO stock OF reeofd May /,
New York Central--rotal net earnings
all linsA in February decreased 5000
1lg.
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MSb tiIScoiHTfhf" CREAM
DGGS-.peilciOus eAtinE 3c
for the klddies. each ...
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HIGn GRADE ASSORTED OHOCOLATES-Or Hon Boas
and Choc9laiss In cIsslisn' .aElcty e. centres nn
rated containers OTnS'nshted With pn1slT iHnSV SON
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ITAIIAN-STYIE CHOCU.
LATE PEPPERMINT CREAM
kGGS-The centres Of thees
sweets are comDrlsed Of dell.
ciOuH Sugar Cream Favored
With finest Ou " Peppermint.
enclosed In sheiis 81 our ia
nous RltteT-sWcet ChOoO-
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3 q utifLi E q . 9 r
GIFT Pa 9 X . g . .

LANDsCA!E PACKAGEs-Riohy aeeoIatsa4 in hsnd
ioothsome Bnr Ber. Rrd Chocolates. f1S1Vs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02
WILL SURVEY
.HARbOR NEXT.
WEEK, ISW0RD

The survey Of Brazo- Santiago harhor.
twenty-five miles northeast Of Brownsville
by the war department engineers with Il
view to recommendation for it, i'm
provement by the government, will begin
next week. or within day or two after
August 4.
Announcement 10 this effect was con
tanned in two letters received by Secretary
Loni- Cobolini. of the Board Of City De
today. from the United States.
en.ineer'~ office At Galveston. Mr.. Cobo-
lini. ~ i well known in Brownsville and
the Valley. has been working for the past
Ten years IN connection with other Browns
vile men, for the Improvement Of the har-
bor
One letter was from Captain j. II. Rou-
telle, Inspector in the United States Coast
and Geadetic Survey. who said h. had been
assigned the task because Of shortage
of engineers in the war department, du.
TO the war. The other letter was from u.
IL. SandelandS. Inspector IN the office III
the United States engineer who will work
with Captain Boutele. The two men cx-
pect 10 reach Point Isabel the first part oi
next week. and to immediately begin their
abors. A crew of about fifteen men will
be used
The survey Of the harbor, n work for
the execution of which the United States
board of engineers on river and harbor-
appropriated sum of $1,000, IN the step
being taken 10 ascertain the cost Of deep
ening the harbor 10 fifteen and twenty five
feet. This will form the basis Of the de-
cision Of the rivers and harbors engineers
whether q recommendation shall be made
to improve the harbor. which has not been
used A. a waterway since the coming oi
the railroad in 1904.
Both the district engineer at Galveston
and the division engineer ut New Orlcan-
have recommended the improvement to TIL,
board.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02
War Department Will
Provide For CrippIes
fRy Associated rress.1

WASHINGTON, ID. III, Aug. AIDE
qnate provisions for the reconstruction ot
hospitals where crippled soldiers may BE-
fitted with artificial limbs and b. re-edu-
cared III new trades j. included III the ar
my medical departments hospital pro
gram. a. outlined III statement today
iii after the completion of thIrty-two hos
pitals ut the national army and national
guard camps, the enlargement of more
than thirty hospitals AZ officers training
camps. the establishment. of III least two
general hospitals at ports. and ~ num-
ber Of special treatment institutions.