The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-05
Several Ships Now Enroutes
America Carrying Mey
Back to the Home
Fires.
THOUSANDS ARE COMING
Discharge Of 100000 Mon from the
Navy Soon, Has Been Author
ized by Secretary
Daniels.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PARIS, Dec. 5.-In addition to the
steamers Empress of Britain and Ad-
riatic, bound for New York with
American soldiers aboard. the Cano-
pic has left Liverpool for Boston with
forty officers and 1852 men of the
today.
| The Empress Of Britain is carry
| ing six aero squadrons, comprising
twenty officers and $50 men; four
air service construction companies Of
twenty-four officers and 925 men. and
about 400 sick and wounded with at
| tendant nurses, medical officers and
men. Aboard the Adriatic are seven
aero squadrons. totaling twenty-three
officers and 976 men and five air SER
vice construction companies, COM
| prtsing twenty-one officers and 1,214
men.
Hundred Thousand From Navy.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. - Dis
charge Of 100000 men from the navy
as soon as convenient has been au-
| thorized by Secretary of the Navy
| Daniels.
! He said the forces would be con-
| sidered as units and that no indi-
vidalals would be dismissed in
/ Europe.
| Transport Arrives Today.
| NEW YORK Dec. 5-The trans
! port Orca, with 1872 troops. two Y.
NJ. C. A. and $50 officers, arrived here
today.
| The Orca left England ahead of the
| Lapland and Minnekahda, which ar
rived yesterday, but took a different
course and was buffeted for days by
violent gales. One soldier died of
pneumonia on the way over.
| Lieutenant George Garrett Dunn OF
! Oakland, Calf, who had been doing
bombing work on the French front,
was among the returning flyers.
Adriatic Has Over 1000.
! WASHINGTON, Dec. carrying
passenger list of ninety officers and
! 2,213 enlisted men, the transport Ad-
riatic sailed from Liverpool for New
| York on the afternoon of December
1, General March announced today.
The troops consist of seven aero
squadrons, five construction COM
panies of the air service and casuals.
Still Spending War Money.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Declaring
that the November expenditures of
the government set a new record,
Senator Borah today asked Demo
cratic Leader Martin what has be-
come of the retrenchment policy
which Martin recently announced was
to become effective at once. The
first month Of his economy program
shows an expenditure Of $1,935 ,249,-
900, said Borah.
"This sets new record for one
months expenditures"
Martin replied that he had been
assured by Secretary Baker and 9th
ers that immediate reductions in ex-
penditures would be made.
'f war expenditures go on in peace
times, the country will soon go up
into bankruptcy" said Martin. 81
can assure the senate that when
requests for appropriations come here
they will be pruned down"
The purchase by the war depart
ment of rifle range in North Caro-
lima and continuation of work on a
training camp at Columbus, Ga, We're
cited by senators to prove that the
war department is continuing tc
spend appropriations made for wal
purposes only.
The rifle range, Senator Curtis de
clared, was bought at a cost of 81.
100000, after congress had refused tc
grant an appropriation of $1,000, 00t
for the purchase
!, Borah asked administration sena
tors to tell how long large force o.
American soldiers are to be in France
at the expense TO the nation.
1--WE are told a million or more rs