The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-10
MEMBERS GET DOWN
TO WORK In THEIR
PROBLEMS AT once
Secretary Daniels Denies Re-
port Navy Yards and Gun
Factories Are to Go to
Twelve-t1our asis---No New
Cabinet Portfolios
by W. III. ATKINS.
International .<cwS Sersic


Washington, April S.--Tie work
of promptly cgu,pping and arm
ting United States military and
naval forces called into the ma
lions service To make war ON
Germany tonight was placed un-
der the control OF general muni-
uons board. created by the coun-
/ ell of national defense. after
| session of many hours devoted TO
consideration of pressing war
measures.
The immediate efforts of the board
will be directed along lines calculated
tn coordinate the making OF pur-
chases by the army and navy. TO as
sist In the requirement OF raw mate
fials and of manufacturing facilities,
and 20 establish the precedence of or
ders between the war and navy de-
partments and between the military
and Industrial needs OF the country.
In an official announcement by the
council of national defense IL was
stated that u Is uot intended that the
newly created board shall have au-
thor.ty tn issue purchase orders or 20
bind the government in contracts for
purchases. as such matters viii con-
tnua 10 be done by the respective
federal departments. Nor is IL in
sended 70 disturb tho order OF delivery
domestic and foreign. under existing
contracts
Prompt Deliveries tn Allies.
In obedience TO the announced pol
ICY OF the president and his advisers.
the board will take full cognizance of
the Importance of early and prompt
delivery OF war materials now under
contract or subsequently, TO be or
dered, for shipment abroad to the en-
| tente nations.
While the mission OF the board will
be exceedingly h. Dad. and it's activities
necessarily will cover wide field tho
statement WIZ authorized tf7ar Tts Irrr=-
mediate purpose viii be to assure
prompt and effective coordination
and use OF the resources of the coun-
try tn equip the American fighting
forces with the least possible inter-
ference with normal industry through
out the country.
Composition of Board.
Frank A. Scott, of Cleveland, O.,
vice president OF the Warner & Swasey
Co, munitions experts, Is chairman
OF the board, which is composed of
the following:
For the army---General Thomas
Cruise. Colonel +. G. Hodsson' Colonel
/ H. Fisher, Lieutenant Colonel j. f..
Hoffer Major +. f. Pierce. Major
: y nal Tvs " alIdCe ana taptaln A. II.
Barker
For the navy-Admiral II. II. Rous.
seau, Admiral w. S. Capps. Com
mander r. II. Leigh Commander r.
a. kearney, Dr. r. G. Holcomb, paw
master j. III. Hancock, Lieutenant
Colonel w b. Lemiey and l., Nell.
Howe.
For the advisory commission--Ber-
nard, NJ. Baruch. chairman raw mate
rials; Howard f.. Coffin. chairman in
fustrials, Julius Rosenwald. chairman
supplies; DR. Franklin Martin, chair
man medical
Chester G. Bolton was appointed
secretary of tho board The officers
OF the board were designated by the
chiefs or the several departments and
bureaus under authority OF the secre-
fairies of war and navy
S Inc creation of the board was one
OF the outstanding war time moves
of the day and was named by the coun-
Gil after lengthy consultation with the
members OF the advisor commission.
The board met !mmed;at y and h<- "
the huge task that confronts It, The
4 difficulties the board must encounter
are admittedly great. rotwlths,A .s
the great efficiencr q thn ARM -,
navy In the tremendous efforts officers
and personnel of both branches nave
Itidue 70 meet war demands in the pres-
ent critical situation.
Chairman Scott's Statement
statement:
The difficulties are such ais are nat ,
uraliy Inherent In our position as a
non-military nation forced into war.
That the difficulties viii be overcome
is not doubted by any who have wit
messed the spontaneous outpouring of
patriotic enthusiasm OF all classes, or
who have observed that in the case of
manufacture and business men gener-
ally. this feeling is making itself evil
dent In practical ways in support az
the government"
TO place the navy upon n higher
plano OF efficiency. bids for thirty
four more fleet submarines, will be
opened by. the navy department We'd
nesday. The sixty-fourth congress
authorized this x addition to the
fighting strength OF the nations first
line Of defense. Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels today emphatically denied
that II was the intention of the navy
department to put the navy Yards and
gun factories on a 12-hour basis. Tho
secretary believes that d MAKE rum rsf
sten hours work daily is all that such