St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-02-02
SECRETARYWAR
ANSWERS WAR
INEFFICIENCY
CHARGES
Use of British Arms Was to
Save Tonnage and
Help in War.
MISTAKES MADE
WILLIE CORRECTED
Senator Chamberlain I'm
pressed With Facts
Brought Out.

Brought Out.
Washington, Jan. 28th.-America
will have an army Of half q million
men in France early this year, with
4 million more trained and equipped
ready to follow as quickly as ships
can be provided to carry them and
the outlook for ships is not unprom-
ising.
Secretary Baker gave this infor-.
nation to the nation and to the
world today in a statement before
the Senate military committee, bar
ing much that until now haa been
guarded carefully with the army's
military secrets, in answering chdrg-
es that the government has broken
down preparing for war.
From early morning until late at,
ternoon the secretary addressed the
committe and q crowd including
(oentinusd o. pess -
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he was ordered to Camp Nichols
with the entire, National Guard.
Here he was sent to Fort Sill. Okla.
from which hsawaa ess1Gne6&en< <9Atnp
R4auregard, under command Of Col.
Frank r. Stubbs. A reoreanization
OF the units occurred when the Ma
tiona1 Gnard was mustered iEto the
Federal service. and Mr.. Nelhaussr
was made captain OF Co. NJ, 18th
Infantry.
4 At the time Of HIS visit home dur
Ing the holidays Capt. Neuhauser WA
cheerful and in the best of health.
But after his return to Camp Beau
regard on January 9Th he developed
cerebro-spinal meningitis from whica
he died January 81, at 6:2O p. N.
He is survived by his father and
mother. Mr.. and MRS. u G. Neu-
hauser; two younger brothers, Karl
G. and Fritz, and two uncles. ono IN
Mobile and one In Slideu.
Capt. Neuhauser was q member Of
the Friars Club.
Capt. Neuhauser's funeral was one
Of the largest ever conducted In Sill.
dell, and the loving esteem In which
he was held was shown by the great
number Of floral tributes and the
pain stricken faces beside the grave
where the last sad rites wers per-
formed.
Among the numerous letters receiv-
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Neuhausec, one,
from Major Thompson, Of Camp
Beauregard, was especially comfort
ing and appreciated, becsuse-of .ho
close friendship between the writer
and his son, Capt. Neuhauser. This
letter follows:
Camp Beauregard, Jan. ~, T918.
Mr.. Eugene Neuhauaer, 6gtdell AL.
MY Dear Sir:-Although have
never ahd the pleasure OF meeting
you personally, have for Z long time
known and loved your son. Captain
Cecil A. Neuhauser, who we have all
Just suffered the. misfortune to lose.
While l realize that I can't maks
your burden any lighter by what /
say, feel that ! owe It to him for
whom had such regard to do Whist
l can In this hour Of sadness and
gloom. "Dutsch." % We all called
him, was my adjutant while was
major in the First Louisiana Infan-
trv could never think Of him az
can't "A = nov. and / alavys felt that
I was closer "a him than most mon
ever get 10 another. He had NO ene-
INV IN the world. / am sure. In the
Regiment, where men soon learn
the every fault A we'll A. the every
virtues OF 4 man. there was none
who = eIn had = n % Who,e.heartad friend-
ship Of every oficer and enlisted