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Evening star., 1917-09-06
MANY CLERKS ARE ADDED
TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT
Work Vastly Increased Since War Began.
$4,000 Pieces of Mail Day When
Army Reaches Strength

employed since the war. 6. making the
total number is.
Judge advocate generals Office
While no detailed record was kept. it
is estimated that the number of cases
or pieces of mail dispatched during
the last six months amount to approNi-
mateiy 21,000, or more than three
times the number of leases handled
during the preceding six months Ten
employees have been added
'otiice of quartermaStcr genera1-The
number of clerks employed in this of
flee has been increased by 421 since
the declaration of war. Number for
merly employed. 323: number now en-
ployed. $50. Number of pieces Of mail
received for last three months, 1916,
total. J9.0SS. or average of Ga daily.
month period since war began. 1S",95?.
or average of 2.021 daily. Number OF
pieces sent out for three-month ante
war period, 61.%21; number sent out for
same period since war. 199,005; an aV-
erage of 666 and 2.I63. respectively, per
day.
Surgeon generals office-TechnicalI
and clerical staff is now 315 as com
pared with rs before war. Total mum
ber of pieces of mail handled, in and
out, shows increase by months as fol-
lows: January. 72S: February, TAO;
March. $40. April. 1881: May, S.019.
June, 1856, Increase continuing in APP
proxinlately the same ratio
ptlCe. th1tI or eng llliil't't
of cases received daily in June, 1915.
was 2S9: approximate number of cases
received daily in June, 1917, was 1886
Percentage of increase in all mail re-
ceived. 462: increase in mail dispatched,
1872. Increase in number of clerks. 40:
percentage of inCreas in clerks, 101.
Ordnance epartment-Clerlls prior
to the war, 96: clerks at present, $50:
increase in number of clerks, 154. Aver
age pieces of mail per day before the
war. incoming and outgoing, S75. Av-
erage number of pieces now handled per
day. $50.
"Office of Signal Corps-Clerks added
to rolls since outbreak Of war. 1T9: be-
fore war approximately 1900 pieces of
mail were handled daily; since the war,
approximately 5000 pieces per day.
"Office of chief of coast artillery-No
increase in number of clerks. but ad-
ditional asked for. Before the war ap-i
proximately 10 pieces of mail We're
handled daily; now. 16s pieces.
Militia bureau-lncrease in clerical
force, S. Approximate increase inI
amount of mail handled. so per cent
For a period in July the average num-
Der of pieces OF mail handled daily was
621."
Evening star., 1917-09-06
GAL|C|A MAY Be ADDED
TO RUSSIAN POLAND
Germany Reported Yielding to Sug-
gestion of Autonomous State With
in Austro-H Hungarian Empire.
BY OSWALD F. Schultz.
Cablegram to The Evening Star and

Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
BERN, Switzerland, September (de-
layed).-Reports concerning the Polish
dificulties are conflicting. The latest
news Is that Germany is beginning to
yield to the Austrian suggestion that
Galicia be added to Russian Poland.
The whole is to be made an autonomous
state within the Austro- Hungarian
This. say Polish propagandists here, is
preferable to the German plan of
separate nation under German protec-
tion and without Galicia.
Count Tisza had opposed the Austrian
program because it would make a tri-
partite monarchy and weaken Hun
gary's influence. but Tisza is gone and
Count Andrassy favors the plan
Though Foreign Minister Kuehlmann
and Count CZerny had a conference on
the subject, a final settlement has not
been reached 1t is understood, how
ever, that Chancellor Michaelis has
succeeded in satisfying the reichstag
budget commission that the German
government is doing its best He
promised an early solution of the prob
lem.
1t is also reported here that the
reichstag coalition majority favors
yielding to the Polish demands. No
effort will be made by either side to
bring the question OF the future OF
German Posen into the discussion. The
Germans wanted the Poles formally to
renounce all claims to Posen. The
Poles refused. but agreed to omit all
reference to it in the negotiations, and
Germany accepted this compromise
Poles here say that the Polish legions
now on the Bukowina front are losing
approximately l per cent a day with no
recruiting. They claim that the trans
Ter to Austria was really made at the
request of the legions. who wanted to
get away from German authority, but
did not expect to go to the actual
front. The Austrian government says
the majority of the members are Aus
trian subjects from Galicia, and could
not be allowed to remain behind at
Warsaw and Lublin, while other Cali
clans were kept at the front on often
kfye operations 1t seems that the
tegions are now to be transferred from
Bukowina TO the Riga front.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
GERMAN ADMIRAL OUSTED.
Eouchon's Recall Due to Objections
Raised bY the Turks.

LONDON. September "a Reuter-
dispatch from Berlin, via Am sterdam,
rays that Admiral Souchon, commander
In chief of the Mediterranean division,
who, during the war, has also com
manded the Turkish naval forces in
the Mediterranean, has been recalled
ard will be intrusted with other duties
According to Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Amsterdam, Admiral
SOuchon's recall was due to Turkish
officers objecting to being commanded
BY an alien officer. The recent visit
of Talaat Bey and other Turkish Of
ficials to Germany was 10 secure the
recall of the admiral and the reorgani-
Eation of the Turkish fleet under Turk
fish officers.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Army Chaplain Bill Reported

A bill to authorize the appointment
of twenty chaplains at large for the
Army, from Jewish as well as Chris
tion ministers, has been favorably re-
ported by a House committee.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01

tic numbers from the morning class,
wearing classical Greek Garb. Z
Tho program follows: I
Morning Glass;
Dance Of greeting. Entire class
An innovation two-step.
Frances Mcclure and Hugh Caldwell {
Tcchnique-Eileen O'Brien, leader with?
entire class.
Afternoon CasseA ~
Dance Milftaire julia Clrtsna
Ritka. Gertrude and Bradford Noyae
Psyche Elizabeth |ClcmeAt
Gathering Peascods English folkdanc1)S
Masters Vicweg. Schroeder. HcssA
and Emmcrt, Misses Mathews, Eoel'
ing. UnGaro, Handlan.
Elizabeth Stevens and b T. ArkH
Nuscttc ............. Harriet Noyle
Black Nag, English folk dance -
First part: Eleanor Downing. Hester
Wecms, Mary McGinty. Bertha
Handlan. Eleanor MARSHALL Phylfh.
Wolfe.
Second part: Nancy Hare, Cathertfe
SchoAeld, Virginia EbelinG. Akt
Elizabeth Noycs, LciTah Collin9.
Nyra Shutter. ',
butterfly dance. Mary Louise Towar !
Onc-stcp-Helen Carroll, Billy Carroll
Martha Sullivan and George Abersoh
Military dance .--.. George !Ahcr:oi1
Diana 'SiIA E'"ot
Advanced technique Elizabeth Lins1. :
Mildred McKecver. Elizabeth Winscf:
ter. Helen Hcrvcy. -
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SIDE TALKS
Those Interesting Ants.
~ RUTH cA1G1ox.

We've been having tho most interest
ing. time said my most recently ~eo
neighbor. tho other day,
whats the latcstc-' asked. Louise
Is one OF those people who always nave
something interesting to dtvulSe even
about the simplest thing.
Ants said Louise we've got them
IN oi,r new house and you don't know
how interesting Il is trying to sse II you
can sc, tho best OF thera- What do you
usec''
My mother used to use tansy.- said
"Tansy. must set some OF that. SAG
Louise briskly. The grocer told US Glove
and srae one else said borax and old
4, VIA, was i, you said-Ttansy-1
chalk line. SO We Dashed right down and
bought son,r ions.
How &. ( work
What the is Did to the Cha1 Line.
1T didn't. said Louise succintlE. the
ants Mrs. &. knew must haze h""n L LOT
more timid You could see these didn't
like>it. aud they'd get round II Il they
could. and At first l thnught It WAS go
irr 10 do. Bu: then trI.d k out by put
ting some sugar "n II" sh"it and draw
ing a line ah"u; it and leayinC 1t all
night. And my dear. in III" rt"ralnS
there were Just about n milton thars-
g. Then "" tried S"ClN and that seemed
to discourage them but il didn't finish
them up altogether and now We are try
Ing Glove W. hav., great fun about X.
Henry calls me ,hc commissioner OF
emiSration and I report 20 him every
night about how I've succeeded IN dis
couraging undesirable emigration.
rney Tell Each Other About the ChaG
They really arc the most fascinating
creatures 20 watch. I've quite neglected
my work watching them dodge those
chalk marks and ;eii each other about
Mr. Grace said that ants wouldn't cross q
mustn't forget that"
And my most recently w"d reighhor
departed. her face still liz up OYER the
moss interesting ti:ns.
How many hnuSck""perS do Tou know
who would regard the presence Of ants
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Ynr MIS-. Carleton Allan.

Mrs i. W. Bryan will entertain i
few friends informally this ufterno On
Ut her home on Twentieth street, rs q
compliment to Mrs. Carleton Allen. %ho
lravrs for Memphis, Tenn. To spend ;hc
winter. The guests will b. busted with
knitting. during Il delightful musical
program. Ten will b. served In tho Late
afternoon.
Thu, guests will no: McsdnnrS g. o..
Nnglr, w r.. WoolcnGcbrr. Y. HanEsInn-
a. e. liayha, Flora Williams. Ethel F-r'Lck-
cr blanche Dunlcvy Slecnrnl. Ben. L.
Morris. II. i. ArhcrZ. Carleton AE?n.
Missrs Elizabeth D"hhs, Ehca Bare.
Ecrtrudc Campbell.
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Cuu1rlins-MrEndreN.

knnounccmet has Just been made OF
a wedding which was quietly solemnizcd
IN the parsonage Of the High Street NJ.
E. church. In Columbus, Ohio. on Sat
urday evening. Novembcr II. when Miss
Olive McEndree. formerly Of Rarncs-
willie. O.. became the bride OF Sergear
Clyde NJ Cummins. of the 324 regiment.
Ohio Field artillery. at Camp Sherman.
Rev. Otto Giesen performed the cerc-
mony. Mrs. Cummins was before her
marriage principal of the high school
at New Wavcrly. Ind and has many
friends IN this city. who will hasten 10
extend congratulations to the happy
coupla-
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On Thursday afternoon at 4:3o o'clock
in tho study of tho Rev. ". Fl Fields,
pastor Of the First Christian church.
the marriage Of Miss Mary Summons.
daughter Of Mayor and Mrs. Russell
Summons. OF Shadysidc. to Mr.. Harry
Fosnot, Of Bellairc o.. was quietly SOL
emnlzed. Miss Nellie SaInmous, j sis
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Girls knitting club There will be
program OF musical numbers and short
talks, and all the while the ladies VIII
knit.
Major l.. \. $trnart Of Huntingdon
W. Va. head Of the recruiting bodies m
West Virginia. Of the United States
army, will give talk on Red Cross. The
five minute conservation talk will be an
other feature.
Mrs. lean Dillon will give report
on the child Wrlturc work. Mrs. John
H. Garden Will preside.
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VIM. n. Cooke Circle.

Thr VIM. II. CnullG Circle of Kings
daughters If the Second Presbyterian
church will hold 4 sale on Saturday,
Dcccrrbc s. In the L. G. LHlncer Sompany
store on Market street. Beside the
usual array OF bread. cakes and pies,
the ladies' will have Il line Of fancy ;r-
ticlcS. including aprons and other
daintieS.
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as anything To b. Interested in-any-
thing to make game about
-S.hcre are 4 great many things In the
world that can be either bore and z
burden or Il lark-just as you wish.
somehow most people seem 70 prefer
things 70 b" borcs and burdens. Queer
isn't it"
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ter Of the bride, and Mr.. Boyd thinner
man. were the ATTENDANTS. Following
the ceremony MIR. and Mrs. Fosnot wetc
entertained at dinner at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Virtue OF Martins
Ferry. o. The bride has been II teach
or IN the ShadySidc schools the past two
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
Lecture at University Club.

An illustrated lecture will b" given at
tho University club on Monday. peccm-
her :, Mt O'Clock. for the members OF
tho club and their friends. Charles Nor
ton Hun, will deliver talks on the
Yellow stone park, Rainier National vark
AMI Alaska. y" admission. will DO
charged
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Knitting Club.

Miss Gertrude Connolly was hostess
last evening al her home on North liu-
ron street. IL III" members OF her club.
This group Of energetic lassics spent
the evenings nf last winter in sewing.
but. have decided ~ aid their country
by knitting during the coming months.
After several hours Of the interesting
weaving. light refreshments were
served 20 Misses Catherine Schotleld.
Mary Goodhur Louise Bloomfield. Eliza
beth Marshall. Helen Hrrv"y. Ida Ed
wnrds. Mary Elizabeth Noyrs. Dorothy
Holden, Helen Wallace.
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Pink Party"

Concluding the ErSr course in the
dancing lessons OF the Juvenile classes
az Miss Frances rizar. n pretty affair
will b, held In the 1;lks' club on Satur-
day afternoon. December S. In the ma
turn of IL pink purity" Each little girl
will wear Il pink dress and ribbons. and
each liltle boy pink tie and bcuton-
Mere. Tho entire color scheme will be
carried out In pink. The program will
begin at o'clock. including onc-fnurth
Of tho class There will be quite artis-
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Gormar-Manning.

C'I.ARKSHrEG. ". VA. Nov. Co
Announcement was received hero today
Of the marriage OF Hugh II. Cor man.
we'll known oil and gas man Of this city.
and Miss Nellie Cicnrvcv" MHnn!nE. nl5"
OF rlarkSburE which took place In ST
Jlrnrs Catholic church. 1T ukmulScc.
Okla where Mr.. German now holds =
,>,.;,ior with an oil turnaany. Mrs
German Is 4 graduate trained nurse "t
ST. Mary's hospital. and this summer
served aa n registered Red Cross nurse
on the Belgian front
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years. and III" groom ~ prominent
business man Of BrllHrc. After brief
wedding trip. Mr.. und Mrs. Fosno; will
reside in Bellalrc.
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Tho sal" Of Rcd Cross stamps viii
omen on Monday morning Throughout
tho town. Mrs. Jesse Bloch Will ho the
chairn,an In charge.
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Sowing Cub.

Miss Evelyn Schul entertained the
members Of her sewing club on Tuesday
evening ut her homo On North Main
street
Tho guests were busted with knitting
until tho luncheon hour. when :nn9t
elaborate luncheon in keeping with the
Th.nksrivint: sraaon WAS pnrthk"n ~!
The guests were: Misses Car"'in"
Srring. Lucille Clark. Gen" 'lyN'"'
stella stump. Ncllr Tanahan. Mary Ia
trrsnn. Rcr:hn Motto.
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E,.cuttve Board Plan Birthday Pnrty

On Mnndny nftrrnonn ht -.SU C!OVN'
,hc members of the Executive Honrd Of
he Wurnun' club. will meet In tho Hotel
Windsor. To completes their plans for the
birthday PARTY which they Will give on
Friday afternoon. pec"n'hcr :. In the
Hotel Windsor.
To this delightful party. each guest
Is asked TO bring n penny for each year
Of her age, and from tho fund. yarn
will be purchased for the High School
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AND STILL WE KNIT.

They write up in III" papers
Ahour tn" girls who knit.
They banter and they tease us
The way our garments fit.
They say VIC knit in street cars
To make III" people stare:
At theatres and movies.
In tact, just anywhere.
They say that some knit loosely
While others knit 10" tight;
And knots abound Dr"fuSrly.
And no on" knltS just right
! They picture wifeyS wriStfct
y hanging On tho tub.
That hubby thought a wash rag.
And used il for Il scrub.
Eu; We ar" not discouraged
W. know IN" heartfelt joy,
That cv'ry knitted garment
Will bring some soldier hoy.
And when it's cold and slccty
And hard the north wind blows
II" will NOT look for stitches
That dropped between the rows
Nor will hc say: IT'S h"aStly
Tho way these garments fit"
And use one wriStIrt for Il sock.
The other rs q mttt.
He'll hug tho sweater fondly
And Su1ile with pur" delight
, Thcu don the socks and wristlctS
And draw the muifler tight.
And tho he may not say It
lIr'u think it just the Same:
Cod bless tho little woman
From whom these garments came"
So just keep up the teasing
About the way We knit.
We're very much in earnest
And don't intend t0 quit.
AMANDA MATFfE;S.
4 fashionable wedding will take plaec
this afternoon at s o'clock. in ST Paul's
church. in Milwaukee, Wis. when Miss
Marjorie Miller. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs WILLIAM II. Miller. of that city.
will ha united in marriage 10 Mr.. W.
Fairfield Peterson son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Is. Walker Peterson. OF this city.
For Visitor.
Mrs. Edward 4. Schcnk will entertain
informally This afternoon. at her homo
in Woodlaw1l as IL compliment to her
guest. Miss Elsie Coppritt. Of wilkins
burg Fn
Tho guests will bring their Knitting,
and in the late afternoon. dainty re-
frcshnlcnts VIII be served.
Tho guests will be: Misses Margaret
Barnard. I.orcna Schcnk. Henrietta Lo-
per. Katherine Hervey. Elsie Copprht |
Elizabeth Hcrvry. Corinnc Schucrtc. |
Ruth Schu"tte Trina Naas. Matilda Du- /
mas. Irene Strochman. Eileen PeInbcrt !
Martha Schubart Edith Schubart. Otel-
La Schubart 49,
AeciRl Tuesday Night
Elmer Hoezle will give u recital IN |
tho Y. W. {. A auditorium on Tuesday |
night with Mrs. I'D. St!t"l az assisting |
avtis:. The program will be as fol- !
lows:
I,omanz from Los ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Eomarz from zc!n:rc and Ozsr-spohr
Mr.. Hoelzle.
L.Amour Dc mol--T!crSot ....---.-.
Lc Rot D'T-s-I.alo ......-.....
Pour Sin Baser---Tosti ...........
Mr.. Hnelzle,
Piano solo Mrs. Stlf"l
Indian scrcnadc-Eramcr .-,
Now Sleeps Crimson Pctal"-Ouilter
I&anjn SonS-Homcr ...........-....
"Rockin' in dc '"--Ncidlengcr.
Mr.. Hoelzle.
Deep Rivcr--Budlcigh .-..-.-..-.-.
King Of Ircland-Foster ........-..-
Nng-Foster
Mr.. Hoelzle>
Mrs Ed. Stifel accompantst and as
SSttpg artist
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DECEMBER USKERED
IN VERY QUIETLY
WITH PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS So
c1AL ACTIVITIES WILL LESSEN.

Coming Week Will Have Several Af1aHa
in the Churches for worthy Charity.
The Small Informal Party VIII
Still Find Favor.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25

which all sections Of Irish opinion will
have an opportunity 10 be represented,
will have the task Of finding a solution
of the difficulty. Whether it will sue
coed or not is beyond my power to
prophesy. II il succeeds, well and
good; if it fails, it is but an episode and
stage in the struggle. But the end
of the struggle is clear and inevitable"
what is now the proportion Of the
opposition to home ruler Mr.. O'Con-
nor was asked.
"Out of thirty-tv'o counties in Ire
land there is a big majority against
home rule in two counties and small
majority against 1t in two more"
"Do you feel optimistic over pros
poets for immediate operation Of home
rule?"
"For immediate operation Of It, no;
but for ultimate operation OF 1t, yes.
If the convention next month succeeds
the act will be put into immediate
operation, with such notifications as
will represent the agreements reached
at the convention"
Speaking of Americas entry into the
war. Mr.. O'Connor said: "The feeling
of CONFIDENCE might even say relief
which came with the Intervention of
America is Undesirable. Though the
Allies, | believe, had already set their
teeth and had resolved 10 go on until
Prussianism had been crushed, they felt
nevertheless that Americas inteven-
ton was a decisive factor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
"Tageblatt" Opposes
Separate Peace Plan
Asserts Other Allies Would
Continue War Even If
Russia Should Quit

Amsterdam. June vigorously op-
POSING that part of the German people
which demands that the government
pursue the task of efecting a separate
peace with Russia. the "Berliner Iage-
blatt" Says that instead Of separate
peace bringing a speedy general peace
IL is more likely that Great Britain,
France and the United States would
continue the war, while the Central
Powers would become responsible for
and burdened with the financial and
economic support of Russia.
Urging instead the pursuit of gen
eral peace by an understanding, the
"Tageblatt" says:
1.-THE Russian peace formula is made
ouate. II is most important that the
conclusion Of peace should substitute
right for might in international rela-
tions. Only such a peace can give Ger
many and exhausted Europe the repose
and security needed TO heal their ter
rible wounds.
Every utterance for the separate
peace idea works in Russia for con
tinuance Of the war, whereas the policy
Of aiming AZ a general peace would find
powerful support in Russia, where the
PEOPLE desire peace"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
"The More Enemies
The More Honor"
Says Won Blume
German General SCOTS at an
significant Forces" of
Latest Foes

Amsterdam, June 24.-The semi-ofi-
cial "North German Gazette" publishes
review of the military situation in
which General Won Blume writes:
with head erect and a gaze full OF
contempt, we come TO a consideration
CT the nations which since the begin
ming of the year have Joined our enc
mics, the United States in the fore
front of them. With our three allies
we have now to guard ourselves against
thirteen entirely hostile and nine half
hostile states. comprising the greatest
part of the earth's inhabitants. The
more enemies the more honor"
Continuing, General Won Blume de-
c'ares the increased power of Ger
many's enemies is not such as TO evoke
anxiety, and he argues along the fami-
lar lines that in all probability tho
war will be decided before a consider
able increase in the present insignif-
cant forces Of the new enemies can be
developed, and also that their geo
graphical position makes their infuen-
tial Intervention impossible.
Owe are remaining firmly enough on
our feet not 10 stumble over stravs,"
he adds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
Australia to Lend
Soldiers $11O,OOO,000
Will Insure Civil Work for
Men Broken in the
War

Correspondence o. The Associated Pressl
Sydney, Australia, June Aus
trslia will loan s110,OOO,0OO to soldiers
returned from the war, under the re-
patriation plan announced by Senator
Edward d. Millen, Minister in Charge
of Repatriation.
The national government accepts the
full responsibility of securing to every
returned soldier the opportunity Of
livlihood by providing avenues of civil
employment. Soldier settlers on land
may secure advances for improvements
up TO $4,000 each. Repatriation work
in connection with returned men will
be undertaken upon arrival, and not,
as at present, upon discharge from the
military forces.
The work repatriation will be con-
relied by the government, but admin
istered by board of trustees Of whom
a minister Of the crown shall be chair
man. Local committees will be estab,
lirhed for the encouragement OF local
soldiers. A special branch will deal
with the provision of artificial limbs.
Permanently NAMED soldiers will be
afforded every opportunity to supple
ment their pensions by the establish
mont of specially equipped workshops.
Some form of reserve" employment
will be found to tide over the period
between military discharge and the OBJ
tanning Of the particular employment
desired by individual soldiers.