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MURPHY AND HYLAN
MEET; EVERYTHING
0. K SAYS Chief
Tammany Executive Commit.
tee Session Follows Confer
encc With MlyOr-Elect.

Charles 4. Murphy conferred for
two hours to-day r0'h Mayor r-olect
Hylan at the headquarters ~ N"
business Mcr'H League" ~. 30 East
Forty second street Upon Nj.
Murphy's arrival at rlmmany HWl
AZ o'clock this afternoon meeting
of the Executive Committee of Tam
many chleftans was no.d Those who
attended were pledged 90 secrecy.
The conference between Murphy and
the Mayor-clect to-day is tho second
Of It's kind since ,.cction.
: 81 had Two hour talk with judge
Hylan to-day" said the Tammany
leader. and expect to sec him again
and often"
/ Asked ~ he was In position 10 tell
what he and Judge uylan discussed.
Mr.. Murphy said:
you'll have TO see Judge llylan
about that. All | can say is that
everything is all right"
1t is understood that the meeting
OF tho Tammany Executive Com
mlttee was called TO discuss patron
age. There was an understanding
before tho committeeman got to-
gether I. Murphy would be IN a
position to talk more authoritatively
after his conference with the Mayor
elect.
Asked II he had suggested the name
Of a candidate for Police Commits
sloner to Judge Hylan. Mr.. Murphy
reiterated the statement he made In
The Evening World to the effect that
he would not recommend any Tam
many Hall man for that office.
II appeared to be we'll known thq
tho Executive Committee INTENDED
discussing Jobs this afternoon, 70
Tammany Hall was crowded wit
applicants when Mr.. Murphy arrived
Each leader brought Il dozen or NOR
favorites with him. Among thos
, about the corridor were many old
timers who held down fat jobs whe,
Tammany was in power. There
Likelihood that the younger elemen
, will receive first consideration nov
o however.
0 Mayor-elect Hylan issued state
Y ment recently that former city cm
ployes now pensioned would not b
nut back into active positions.
= Senator Robert f. Wagner, who AT
tended the Executive Committo
. meeting. was asked what action tn
special committee OF which he
q Chairman is going to take in inducln
Democratic women voters 10 go
the polls. The Senator replied this
!. satisfactory progress was being mad
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italian Lines Hold In Two-Dsy
Teutonic Drive.

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY. Dec. ls.-By
the Associated Pross.) General Won
Bellows German troops have Joined
the Austrians and BohemiRns under
Field Marshal Conrad Won HootEen-
dorf In n series OF heavy assaults
during the past two days between tho
Bren's and Piave Rivers. Just north
OF Monte Grappa. The fighting hns
been severe and has been attended
with large losses. but In the main
the Italian line has been sustained
with ono slight indentation at Monte
Splnoncia, where the enemy secured
temporary foothold which Is atill
being contested bitterly.
Artillery preparation early yestcr-
day was followed by infantry rushes,
with the Austrians on the right and
the Germans on the l,.t. The Fourth
Austrian Division. on the right. had
n number OF bohemian regiments in
the front line. These were fresh from
| the Russo Galician front.
A desperate struggle went on
around Col Beret,a. where the Aus
trians were aided by enfiladed Are
from batteries on the west bank OF
the Brenta River In positions estab-
hshed when the lines were reformed
last week. For some time the Beretta
positions wero in the hands OF the
enemy. but q brilliant counter-attack
has restored nearly all tho italian
possessions.
German reserve forces were en-
gagged for the first time since they
were used on the big IsonEo offensive
Tho fighting was bloody around
Monte spinoncia and Col orso-
Bear Hiii." with the enemy gaining
a foothold.
The result OF the two-days' fight
ing has not advanced tacticnlly The
enemy's positions leading toward tn,
Venetian plains. which Is his rea
aim.
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SLAYER OF FOUR DIES.

MILLVILLE. n. j., Dec. i3-James
Boruees' murderer OF his wife and a
neighboring family OF three. died this
afternoon in the Mhlville Hospital at a
result Of wounds received in pitched
battle with a posse. The Italian held a
score OF pursuers at bay for hours and
was not captured until early to-day af-
ter his ammunition had run out, Thir-
teen wounds--incl Guiding one In the head
and two In the abdomsn-were inflicted
upon the murderer.
Borucca when captured confessed that
b" had shot and killed his wife, Mr anC
Mrs benjamin de Luce ard the latter
daughter.
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RECEIVER ASKED FOR BIG
M'DERMOTT MILK CONCERN
Three Creditors File involuntary
Bankruptcy Petition Against Cor
poration on S3,oo3 Claims.

Application for a receiver for the Mu-
tuai McDermott Dairy Corporation, one
pf the biggest milk concerns in this
city. was made in the Federal Court
this afternoon following the filing OF an
involuntary petition in bankruptcy
against the company by three creditors.
Burns Brothers OF No. SO Church Street.
the MIX Bottlers' Federation Of No.
.e7a East 54th Street and John Kreb's 8
Ions. No. 4Is East 2ith Street. The as.
sets OF the company are said to he over
100000. The liabilities have not been
estimated.
The manager OF the company. the
main office OF which is AT No. PA East
e2d Street. would not discuss the mat
ter. Efforts 10 find out what part this
high price OF milk and a diminishing u
humber OF customers as result hav,
played In bringing about the alleged
financial difficulties OF the compan,
we're unsuccessful. The claims Of thl
petitioners aggregate 1s,6os,
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WE ARE GETTING ENOUGH
GUNS FROM FRANCE"

I'VE are getting enough guns from
the French" answered CroZier. We
will use Lewis guns II we can't got
any other But we are certain that
all our troops that get into the theatre
OF war before next April will be
equipped with these light French ma
chine guns
"ThCsc guns shoot French ammuni-
ton" Crozior snid, hut ara later TO
he made In this country 50 they will
shoot American ammunition"
Throughout this summer the Amer
lean output OF machine guns for our
forces was practically nothing" Cro-
zier said.
"The delay wasn't due 20 lack OF
money, nor TO labor conditions, and
have never been entirely satisfied
what Il was due TO-"
Isn't the real reason for the delay
to be found I'm the quarrcing Of the
| War Department over tho Levi!
gum" demanded Chamberlain.
THAT caused some delay" admitted
CroEier. AT the outbreak OF the wal
we had very few machine guns oi
hand Nobody ever thought the,
would play such an important par
IN the war. our actual output oe ma
chine suns when we declared war OF
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REPORTS ABOUT LOSSES
At CAMBRIA 0VERDRAMN,
DECLARES BONAR LAW
Chancellor Assures House Of Com
mons the Affair VIII BE Rig
Idly Investigated.

LONDON, Dec. is-The British
Government will investigate the rea-
sons for the British reverse on tho
Southern end OF the Cambrai salient
This was the assurance given by An
drew Bonar Law, Chancellor OF the
Exchequer, In answering criticism OF
military operations in the House OF
Commons. Mr.. Bonar Law said that
IN. Governments information vas
that rumcrs concerning the Camorh
onoratlons were exaggerated greatly
ana he had been tempted to warn tho
House that nothing in the shape OF n
aecisiys result was expected from
that operation.
On the night in question or early
IN the morning Mr.. Bonnr La" saio'
The Germans made different attacks
upon the British Cambrai FORCES
The smallest OF these attacks having
r,sard 70 the numbers engaged was
ON the part OF the front where. owing
A surprise, the Germans were aplo
to break through. Tho other Two at
tacks by larger forces were repohou
vttb great loss to the enemy.
The moment the Cabinet received
an account OF the attack. the Chan
eelior added. they felt there was
sornething needed In explanation. and
ths arst thing the Cabinet did waS
20 send instructions TO Field Marshal
HaiR 70 give the Cabinet full ro-
mort on all that had happened. The
IDEA was that the Government II u
vas satisfied that a soldier In an,
ponition was not capable of fulfilling
his duties, would not keep him In hi
position.
II Is not easy for civilian with tn
best information to Judge the quail
ocations Of q soldier. and also TN
oovornment must largely be guice'
by their experts. Mr.. Bonar Law sale
hs was bound to declare that will
rsrard TO tho rumors n full induir'
would be held and the Government
would be satisfied that proper ACTOR
would be taken as q result OF u.
Accidents OF this kind. he declared
were inevitable In war. Even sur
prises on misty morning might hap
pen for which no blame could o
'ettached to any one. Mr.. Bonar LA'
could only say that the Governmen
ana military authorities were de
tsrmined 10 discover the whole trut
Of the matter and to take necessar
action.
In the debate which followed thor
IVES considerable criticism OF miiitai
opsrations. especially those at Can
brai. John Dillon. Irish Nationals
condemned the Government for kee
ing the public In the dark and sa
there were rumors that the oermai
got three or four miles behind u
British lines In the Cambria ana
before they wcro discovered. !
added that in one village. whe
transports were being unloaded. I
Germans walked down the street .
fors tho British were aware that IN
had penetrated the lines.
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WOULD HAVE KEPT THOUSANDS
OF MEN IDLE.

was not some one grossly negll-
gent in allowing these organizations
to disintegrateT' asked Senator
Weeks.
Keeping them intact would have
meant keeping thousands OF men on
the payroll for some time that we
had no work for" said CroZier.
I'VE did keep many after manu-
facture of allied rifles had practically
! ceased, and before making OF our
rifles was going full swing"
Crozier explained that much of tho
| delay In getting rifles was due TO
alteration OF the British Lee. Enfield
models so they could fire American
ammunition. II was either change
the Enhelds or throw away $4,000
Springfield rifles and great deal OF
ammunition. Crozler said.
The questioning switched to France.
Crozier said the location OF American
troops on the firing line was decided
by the President In conjunction with
the British and French missions, and
not by the War Department.
our knowledge that our troops
would be on the French front was
part OF the data on which We based
our rifle making calculations" ne
said. 1--WE could not make our am
munition interchangeable with the
| british, because We kHe" We "Oulu
be far removed from the British front
SO we did the best thing In the situa'
tion, We made two types of rifles e
take the same ammunition"
Crozier explained that greater spec,
I'm rifle manufacture was not mad
because the United States Govern
ment was loath TO stop the maxim
, OF rifles here for the Allies.
lie insisted that II was better I
, delay and obtain the best type O
machine gun rather than speed u
production Great Britain though
the change in the English rife wa
n wise move" according to Croziel
q After grilling Crozier three hour
in open session, the committee hi
i afternoon went into a meeting wit
I MIN behind barred doors. They wi
demand to he shown all secret fact
and figures on the rifle machine gu
n and artillery situation as II affec
e the American Army.
It The public hearing will be resume
t tomorrow
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OIE5.

GOrTZ.-EvELYN GoETZz.
Funeral services from CAMPBELL
FUNERAL CHURCH, Broadway. esh
st, Saturday. p. NJ.
LANDYR-on Dec. ~. LUCY FRANCIS
age 81 years.
Funeral services at her late residence
as Pinshurst ave. New York CITY. at
p. NJ. Dec. ..
MOI ssETTE. - On Tuesday. EDMOND
beloved husband OF Christina Moussstts
(nss Brode.
Funeral services. ts7 Pine st.. BROOK.
lyn, Friday afternoon. 2 r. NJ.
WAsHBU RN.-JoHN wAsHBURN.
Funeral services from CAMPBELL
FUNERAL CHURCH, Broadway. seth
st.. Friday. IL o'clock. auspices Actors
! Fund.
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RECORD SLUMP IN sIocKKs
Rats. sts4I $50 ,sa..rsI. 49,,
ned HseL.

TIs 'uv,r ssr1rd f1f . Fs4srlfipn
o.. uHt. LOO many STANDARD #.Ioai
f".E. nf 'h. i,,banRs today. followed
Do. I a'.urr riIy st closing
S"' nfiy Zoo fliia. bat In steel and rer.
fpIu inIusirpia ia prI,ss n.t bed
rYrH during hH day.a 'r1dirr 4tet.
dropped from sl toa nov lov forofd of
~ -. but Quilted undor what vas 90.
ported 90 b. fls .lpport Of some bank.
lng interests
IN" n'3 low records IN railroad stocks
R"r" P'unryivepis g. Great Sorthefn
preferred. N'. T.. = 81. iGil Missouri
rldA 'r'forroI 6, Northern Racine
49,
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stess carried out Various sffssu''
toe,hins SEPARATIONS. " vhlsh pfeiss'
eIss veishins 10000 Hiissfsins uisos
sessds, ~srs thrown do-n, sspsslailJ
20 the aviation grounds 81 Cslm4i
ana aohlesmaiot. warehouses ~
f,os.lbaoh. factories q, Iiomsaoh' ih
ths region % waviiio EsG .; chGm
isy and ThiAusOurt. and Un rahNy
stations at wArmsrivilis. JuniVllls
ana Amasns. .Laosuy. oSOd rssui"
we're observed"
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SIBERIA EAGER To Be PART
OF U. S., SAYS TRAVELLER
Clamor for America to Buy 1t Heard
at All Political Meetings,
Californian Declares.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. iS.-Ali OF ST.
IBERIA east OF the Urai Mountains is
clamoring to be sold to the United
states. according to e. A. Hoffart. OF
Marysvllle. Cal. who has arrived here
from Nicholaievsk. Eastern sibeNa.
Hoffart, who is manager OF u British
mining syndicate at Nicholalevsk. said
to day the movement to have America
acquire Siberia was so widespread that
hate a, nolitical meetings and that II
had the support OF the press and thous-
ands OF citizens.
The evening world., 1917-12-13
U BOAT BOMDARDS
FUNCHAL, MADEIRA
Forty Shells Fired When She Fled
From Patrols-Former Presi-
dent Sent to Exile.

LISBON, Portugal. Dec, i3.-Fun-
chal, capital OF Madeira. has been
bombarded by a German submarine,
Forty shells were fired, killing or
woundinE a number OF persons and
damaging several buildings The sub
marine fled on being attacked by
patrol boats
The new government to-day prom
ulgstod decree that President
Machado. against whose regime the
recent successful revolution was di-
Tected, must reside outside OF Portugal
until the expiration OF the period
! for which he was elected.
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Denies Russian Army h "e"k
DemobiIised.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. lS'-pespstches
from Vienna to-day contradicted the re-
port that a general demoo'lizatlon Of
the russian Army had been begun; Gun ~ ~
was stated that oniEE EEaI th'fS been ~ ordered oPdd
home
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SECRETARY Of WAR BAKER IS BLAMED
FOR SHORTAGE OF MACHINE GUNS
CONTINUED from First Page)

Hitchcock when Crozier resumed his
statement. "Wo want to know ex-
actly what you have done toward
getting ready for war. We don't want
generalltlos. Let's get down to
cases"
Every member u the Committee re-
sented the general scope OF Crozier's
testimony yesterday.
CroZler declared that to give the
Committee publicly the information II
demanded would reveal military in
formation to the enemy.
Hitchcock. Weeks and Chamberlain
bonn barded Crozicr ui'N blunt de-
mands why he waitc, ..H.n April, 1917
until August before asking for an
allotment from the Presidents $780,
OOO. 900 emergency fund.
"You put the responsibility for de-
lay on Congress and the labor sltua-
ton yesterday" said Chamberlain.
AS a matter OF fact. you hadn'
spent all the money that had been ap
proprlated for you when war was do
aiarod. had your"
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ITALIANS REGAIN
LOST TRENCHES BY
COUNTER ATTACK
Two Violent Assaults by Aus
TRANS Around Calcino
Valley Repulsed.

ROME. Dec. ia,--An italian counter
attack reRsined great part of
trench previously lost 10 the Austri-
ana. to.dGy's official statement ns-
serted. F1fty-nino prisoners were
taken.
Around the Caicino valley two vio-
lent enemy attacks wero repuiscd.
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CROZIER REAPPOINTED
CHIEF OF ORDNANCE
BY PRESIDENT WILSON

WASHINGTON. Dec. I3.-President
Wilson shows his faith In Crozier by
rcappointing him to tho position OF
Chief OF Ordnance to-day.
The appointment will have to be ap-
proved by the Senate. n committee OF
which Is now engaged In a virtual
attack on Crozier's bureau.
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noted German flyer Kui.d.

3 AMSTERDAM. Dec. ia.-Lieut. En-
win Boelime. ono OF the most success
ful German aviators and successor To
Cant. Boelke in command OF the lat
ters squadron. has been killed on the
western front. His death occurred
the day fore the German Emperor
awarded him the Order OF Pour Ia
AofitA
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Beriin Reports Isolated Engage
ments In Italy,

BERLIN, Dec. l3.--"In isolated sec
tors between the Brenta and the
Piave." says tho official statement Is
sued here. engagements have oc-
CURED. We took prisoners"
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Nrw voek coTroN EXCHANGE
CHICAGO CORN MARKET
Beakes Formally seated In Con-
Rress.

WARRINGTON, Dec ls'--Samue' w,
p.ok democrat. was formally seated
and ,-,r, in to-day as a member Of the
Hou,o Of Representauves from the
R%n~- @ sentative Mark h. Bacon. RepunS;
iican, unseated by the privileges ana
Elections Committee
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cRoZIER PUTS DELAY SQUARE
LY UP TO CONGRESS.

some of II was unspent. nut most
OF Il was needed 20 cover contracts
that had been made" replied Crozier
81 didn't intend 10 criticiso Con-
gress. The fact Is that no appropria-
ton that Congress could have made
when war was declared would have
made possible the provision OF ar
,illery now tor our forces. Congress
should have appropriated the money
three years ago to get us ready"
I'VE declared war In April; when
did you actually begin cquipping tho
army for war;" demanded Hitchcock.
Crozier replied: Before the war. IN
that we were then getting the equip
ment for the first increment OF the
army authorized by the Act Of June
3, 1916"
Chamberlain demanded why It took
| Crozier so long after war was de-
| clared 10 submit estimates OF needed
funds to Congress, II he had started
work on the first increment OF Tho
army authorized In 1916
| CrOLlor bhlu llu many Nh'NNlhb vi
operations required by law caused tn
delay.
I'VE appropriated $1,000 900 as Al
emergency fund before the war wa
declared" said Hitchcock. "Wh
wasn't It used7"
Chamberlain prevented an answe
by asking: when did you first as
for u share OF this sum-"
THE first formal request was mad
in August" said Crozier, II remem
ber speaking about 1t once or twic
before that time
l "You got It as soon as you asEe
' for it. didn't you?" asked Chamber
lain,
d Yes. wo got IS5,OOO,oOO," repIe
y Croker.
Senator Weeks returned TO the sui
feet OF pre-war preparations for Con
gress,
1 Every man in the country antic
e pated war long before 1t came sa
i Weeks. What preparations d'd yI
Il make before the war declaration
d I'VE listed people we could get
work for US and made estimates
needed material" replied Crozier.
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s.ssi. RspsSts Osiy us'-persss
Etssttas 81 nsiisessrt.

BERLIN Dee u.-tvis Lonaon)-ssv
srai British sLsitsfs and hins'y prison
sss we're taken b. German troops yes.
tsrday on the Cambrsi front sss, of
puuscourt. Army Hssdausftsrs an
nounosd to-day
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can use one rifle" said Crozier. 1T
isn't convenient, OF course. but 1t Is
possible"
Crozier admitted that some canton
mcnts didn't get any rifles until Oc-
tobcr. The first rifles sent to canton
ments were not the modern type the
army will use in France, but an OBJ
soleto type for which therO WAS no
ammunition. This, he said, made
necessary postponemcnt OF target
practice until modern rifles could be
obtained.
Crozier reluctantly told under cross
examination how disputes over tho
type OF machine gun had prevented
manufacture of any for tho American
forces for year before we got into
the war, In spite OF the fact that q
large appropriation had been made
| for these weapons.
who is responsible for this situ-
ation?" demanded Senate r Chamber
lain.
Tho Secretary Of War" replied
Crozler almost In n whisper.
CroZier said that although the
Browning gun was officially adopted
In Juno as tho best type OF machine
gun, the weapon In not yet being
manufactured at all.
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Magistrate House III.

c1ty Magistrate Frederick b. House
who resides at No. AS Convent Avenue,
haa been reported III. His physician had
s.ot desided definitely to-day the ma
ture his Illness. II was said that he
would NOT be able TO preside IN the Traf-
- Court for some time.
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EvERY UNITED STATES SOLDIER
ABROAD HAS A MODERN RIFLE.

CrozIer deClared eNtTN AmerIcan
soldier abroad has modern rifle.
lie angrlly denied "A statement by
Senator Hitchcock that hundreds Of
thousands OF men In contonments are
without rifles and therefore are un-
nblo TO complete their training.
thousands OF men are without
rifles" admitted CroZier, but not
hundreds OF thousands. Rifles are
now on the way TO the cantonments
which need them most
Crozier said rifles were sent 10 can
tonments in the ratio or one rihe 10
cyor, three men early in september
Considerably moro than one man
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r.r,,.m.,, D,..oiv-d in Madrid,

MADRID Dec. iS.---The Cabine,t hss
decided on the immediate dissolution OF
Parliament ana Nh" calling '' ne" e'''
Nvns.
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Bethlehem Steel Corporation-Ten
months to Oct. 81 net earnings s43.524.-
SO4. after providing for taxes. including
war and excess profits taxes and ex-
penditures for ordinary and ex-
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Germany was nothing Some Lewis
guns were being made in this country
TOR England. but before we could use
these guns We had TO change them to
make our ammunition available"
Senator McKellar asked why no part
Of an appropriation made for machine
guns In 1916 had been used in pro-
viding them.
Part OF II was allotted In contracts
fer Vickar guns. such as We use In
our aviation service" said Crozier.
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DIDN'T HAVE AS MANY MACHINE
GUNS AS MEXICO.

He disclosed that although the
European war showed tho value OF
the machine gun. this Government.
had to buy $50 Lewis guns from Great
Britain, with British ammunition for
use In the Mexican trouble because
the United States didn't nave as
many machine guns as no McXlcans
PershinRs forces have been sup
| piled with machine guns and ammuni-
! tion by the French Government, Cro-
| 2icr said. The French are continuing
making machine guns for the United
4 States. Some French machine guns
/ are now being used In training camps
IN this country.
A large number of factories are
preparing" 20 manufacture Browning
guns, CroZier stated. But until they
actually begin deliveries tho American
army will have TO depend on France
for most of its machine guns.
Senator Wadsworth inquired
whether I'VE are not taking a chance
by planning to equip our army with
guns never tested in the field"
Crozier didn't see any danger.
Wadsworth brought out the fact
that moro than $4,000 light machine
guns will be needed to equip the
forty-nvo divisions OF the army
And none OF these has yet beer
delivered" asked Wadsworth.
None" replied Crozier
when will they begin to be?"
Next April"
"Why don't We use the Lewis n
, the English do?" insisted Wadsworth
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NO GUNS OBTAINED DURING
THE YEAR 1915.

But no guns had been obtained?"
asked MCKellar.
None" replied CroAer.
well, what has the War Depart
mcnt done 70 get machine guns be-
tween the making OF that worry con-
siderable appropriation in 1915 and
our entrance into tho war?"
The chief step. answered CroZier.
was the setting OF time for a COM
petitive test of several machine guns.
The time was set for May, 1917, and
tho test was held then"
80 that II wasn't until after we
had been in the war a month that we
decided which machine gun we we're
GCing TO uss2"
"The decision was made this June"
replied CroZier.
Questioning by committee members
brought out the fact that when the
United States entered the war the
rife factories were making 10000
rifies daily for the Allies. Now they
are making "a little better than b.00C
daily for the American Army.
Committeeman demanded he ex-
plain the cutting in half OF this pro-
duction OF vital weapon.
IT'S principally due to the disin
tegration OF the organizations in the
factories" said Crozier.
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NOTES FOR INVESTORS.

Southern Railway system-Gross earn.
ings from July /. s6I.4j3,526: increase.
S9,SOl .6ls.