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Appeals to u. S. Court
For Reversal Of Damages

Special Dispatch 20 this ln'"shseiser
ClNClNEATT, o. Nov l0.---Tno En-
pir. Company Of West Virginia. appeals
I, the United States circuit court 81 APP
meals for reversal or the Judgment Tor
sl0.i5o damages given against II by
Judur Inllis,er III the sui: o. John L.
I,von. II prominent Obi" river man and
operator IN WrSi NirE.niu coal supplies
He claimed to have been damaGed:to the
extent Of Ss1.l"5 when ;h" Empire Conf
many of West Virginia refused I" con-
!luur It's contract and har" him 'ransie"
coal in his barge fleet :r"m mo COM
panvs mines IN West Virginia 10 POM
croy. ohio. fer loading on trains
Railroads could supply only small
uart Of the cars needed when ;hc con-
tract was made After the government
took hold Il supplied cars plenltnllT and
Ivon ALLEGES tho Empire Company saved
s26a 4 day in freight bills by using these
cars instead OF hls boats.
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IN CONTROL Of
THE SOCIALISTS
Only Three Representatives
of the Reichstag Majority
Recognized.

COPENHAGEN. Nov. lo.-The Berlin
government. according to u Volt Bu-
reat. d!sratch has issued tha following
prcclamasson:
.F.,low Citizens: THIS day the peo-
,lc.S Leliyerance has b-ca fulfilled. The
Social Democratic party has undertaken
10 form q government. II has invited
rho independent Socialist party I" en-
Iar tho government with equal rights.
LONDON. Nov. !0.-ln the new Ger
man government there will be only
,br.s representatives for the majority
nar,ias, namely Erzoerger. Gotheinn and
Efchthoren. says dispatch from 60
o.nhagen 20 the Exchange Telegraph
,.ompanv. The other posts will no occH-
pied b. Socialists and Independents.
BASEL Nov. t0.--An nftic'al ais
patch received h- the Havas Agency
from Berlin today says:
"OfficIal-The revolution has result
"a in a striking victory almost without
IN" cffuSioo OF blood.
"A general STRIKE was declared ms
morning. Il brought n cessation "t
work in ell workshops a; about l
o'clock
"A resi,nen, ~ Nuremberg rhasS"uTs
passed over - Uhe people. Other troops
rapidly followed their action.
The Alexander regiment. after hear
ing a declaration by Deputy Waits. went
DYER to the revolution"
PARIS. Nov. lo.--Thc T'tnp~ today
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AMERICAN ARMY IS
ADVANCING RAPIDLY.
STENAY CAPTURED

WASHINGTON, Nov. lo.-aeneral
Perrhing's oou1,nun1que for this evep-
ing says that E series Of local opera
tious by tho First and Second armies
between the Meuse and Mossne re-
suited In considerable gains Of ground
today. Six villages vere captured and
the Bois pommartt1 cleared.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES'
on THE MECSE FRONT. Nov 10
(7:30 p. M.-(By the Associated Press)
THO First and Second American
armies. IN their attacks today extend 4
ing. along the Mosellc and the Me'fsT.
advanced on r. fropt. of approximately
us Kilometres tse .ty-one and hal.
miles).
WITH T1t AMERICAN FORCES
on THE " JSE FRONT. Nov. 10
tBy the ~ ,ociated Press)-t6 p. MI
General = ,rshins's troops this afternoon
capture Ntenay. on the east bank OF
the Tsuss. notwithstanding terrific op-
position.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
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VON REVIEW NTLOW .
SEES ANARCHY
Pan German Who Flees to
Denmark Says Situation
Will Be Worse.

LONDON. Nov. 10. iBritish wireless
Service.)-Count Won Reventlow. whose
Pan-Gernan writings have appeared
during the wal. il the Tages Heitung. or
Berlin, has fled to Denmark. He de-
cIarCd to Il correspondent at the frontier
tha, the situation would be much worse
in Germany when the soldiers returned
from the front. General anarchy could
l.. expected.
Cy)PENHAGEN. Nov. 1o.-Dr. Li.b-
knecht. the noted Socialist. who spent
many months in prison for antasontz-
ing t!i.. German government and who
was RECENTLY released. has issued the fol-
lowing apnouncem"nt at Berlin in BEHALF
Of The. vorkmen's and soldiers council.
The presidency Of the police. as we'll
as tho chief command. is In our hands
Our comrades will bo released"
The red banner has been boisted on
RI, royal palace and the rcd flag is wav-
ing from the Trandenburg gate.
LONDON. Nov. 1o.-How far tbs
example OF the Russian Holsher!ki In
f,rcnc.d the German uphearai is an in
teresting question. Some German news
oon.rs as late as Friday described the
movement as BolsheviEis1n.
The shoulder straps ware torn from
h.bc uniforms OF oCficer> -iu n number
of cities. and even tho soldiers insignia
vr,. stripped from them. Russian
prisoners played q part in the demon
.trntTNna III two Or three towns.
BASEL Nov. l0.--A dispatch TO tho
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MANY Austrians Killed
Returning from Front

INNSBRUCK. AuStria. SATURDAY Nov.
Iyia Rasri. Switzerland, NOV. NJ
Bavarian troops hav" occupied the rail-
way station hero.
Austrian troops AZ" returning from
the former front II swarinS. rlinEIhE 10
thr cars wherever incy cnu got E"ld.
MANY have been crushed "r decapitat"h
bv the trains passing through tunnels.
Bodies to tho number Of 27$ were picked
ND Oh a .insl. day on the railroad tricks
near Innsbruck.
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Accepts Marshal Foch's Armistice Terms
bind the nation with its past.

bind the nation with its past.
For the allies the problem has
changed. The countries which
fought Germany and her rassals for
more than four years have emerged
from it completely triumphant, but
within the borders OF the countries
which menaced the peace OF the
whole world stalks revolt, famine
and anarchy. The worlds next task
NAV be to restore order in the DESC
lated central empires. II may be
the lot Of the forces who have sue
cessfully contested Germany's greed
for power 10 save her from the fate
she imposed on Russia. Likewise.
help will have 10 be given 10 AUSTRIA
hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey,
whose ruin Germany wrought.
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LONDON Nov 1o.-tBy the Assocl-
.ted pres.)-Acoording 10 dispatches
from Amsterdam and Copenhagen tho
revolution in Germany is extending rap
idly, but in most places the desired Of
feet ls being achieved without violence
or serious disorders.
In sono places. notably in Anhali.
{Iesse-Darmstadt and Mecklcnhurg-
schwerin. the princely houses are CO.
operating with the reforming parties In
establishing d new order OF things.
Cp to the present the most serious
conflict has takon at Kiel. The Sol
diers' and Workmen's Councils In most
Of the large cities appear TO be defotins
their first efforts in organizing the 1000
supplies. foreseeing that any lack Of pro-
vision IN this respect will prove fruit
less source Of disorder.
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Poland Forms Republic;
Poles Take Control Of
The Austrian GaiCia
AMSTERDAM. Saturday. .Novemher 2.
A message from Cracow announces th1
formation OF a Polish republic under IN"
presidency OF Deputy paSEynsky.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. lo.-Professor
l,anma.cn, the Austrian premier. has
RECEIVED official notification. says ais
patch from Vienna that Poland mas Us
sumed sovereiEnIty over Halioia.
(GnIcia IS q crownland Of Austria
Hungary. north OF the Cnrpathians. y!
has an area OF 3o301 square miles ano
in normal times h,d population or
some Hevcn millIon.J
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Quarter Million Italians |
Prisoners Now Released

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTHERN ITALY. Nov. 1o.-(f\
=. Ml--tHy III" Associated Fress)-
Ator" thnn quarter Of million Italian
prisoners Of war held III Austria hnvo
been returned to Italy. Sick and
wounded men will be returned later ny
way OF Switzerland ::
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BERLIN, via London. EoT. Dan
official communication issued today
says the Wolff Bureau. tn" selni-off!ctn!
news agency. has been placed under
control Of "Comrudc William kari".
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tho helmets Of soldiers have been rem"''
I'd being replaced by rcd band
The wearing OF the iron cross nae
been strictly prohibited.
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Complaints already have beer heard In
Berlin that the press censorship is being
exercised as arbitrarily by the new AS
by tho old regime.
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william HohenZollern Fugitive i'm Holland
DISORDER IN
GERMAN ARMY
Booty of the Pursuing Army
Increases-Within Days
March of Frontier.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Nav. 80. 2.a" y. III. tHy the
Associated Press. --inso-,!rr IS beg n
ning 10 ahow III rhr rrnNS ~ IN" re-
treating German army. French troops.
with their cavalry in III" i"Td. arc
pressing the enrmv closely MI along
the line.
Tn. booty increases In Importance as.
IN. pursuit goes oE Several railroad
trains BATTERIES ot artillery intact. i'm
mense munition dumps and siorHs .und
wagon trains fell into the hands or
the allied troops yesterday and to-day,
together with Il large number ot priS-
oners
TIL. purSu:: ut the enemy - being
r"ndsred extremely difficult by reason
Of the shortening front. whirh n"ces-
state. the withdrawal Of materials
rendered useless on lie diminished I'm"
aud he doubling O: tra:fic on roads
already contested BY III" convoys fol-
lowing the nd"hnr:nE troops. French
,rrri,nr" occupied hy The enemy along
The Bclg:un frontier Is diminishing
rap,di.- In via" Ev"rywhrrc the French
troopa are nov within short days
march Of tne border linr and could
complete ;ha liberation ~ French soil
In the north before She crd of the day.
n tho roads were not heccnlnK more
and more cncunI bcrrd by thr .in"reas-
inely Intense traffic and hr The booty
let, behind by the enemy.
At this hour. IT appears that /; VIII
be a close race between ;hc f!nnl cross
ing Of the Belgian frontier all along
the line and final action on tho arm!s-
ticc proposals.
PARIS. Nov. l0:-French troops TINS
morning removed their pursuit OF tho
Germans The French official state
maEi issued to-day says tho retreat OF
| the rnprny il becoming moro and more
precipitats Everywhere along the line
! III, Germans are abandoning gr"Ht
! Quantities ~: war material
Cannon. numerous vehicles or all de-
scr:1tions ana II: some instances entire
! raIlrond trainE havo been captured by
! Marshal l'och's forces. The statement
rcadS:
Our pursuit. of the enemy WAS re-
t ncwrxl ths morning under favorable con-
| diiinrs.
west Of Mcaicrcs tho French passed
(continued Oh raTs EiEht) ,s1h.s
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CORENFA CEN Nov. lo.-SiX more
cruisers flying the red flag arrived at
Hamburg last night. says Wolff News
Agency despatch received here. The city
Of Hamburg generally Is quiet.
It is stated that Hugo Haasn. Socis.-
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GERMANY T0BE DEPRIVED Of ANY
MILITARY POWER BY ARM|ST|CE
Terms Of the Allies Now Declared to Be Even More String
ent Than Heretofore Forecasted Army Navy and
Air Forces All Must Be Surrendered

the Daily
more than those oeae on
Oobr Germany absolutely deprived the newspaper adds from
military landau in the air
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PARIS M is possible says the Temps alter re-
orn arrival with the arsce condons
delay material crcu-
nces the hor prolonged Such pongaon may DO
decided through the events occupying Germany
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. lo.-forsoast
wcst Virginia, Western Fenn-ylva-
nia and ohto-Fair Monday and Tues
day; warmer Tuesday.
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SEEKS REFUGE
IN M|DDACHTEN
Head of Proudest Royal Line
in Europe Forced to
Flee for His Life.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-William
Uohenzollern arrived this morning
in Holland and Is proceeding to Mid
dachten Castle. in the town OF pes-
teeg, according TO dispatch re-
cei7ed by the American army gen
eral staff from The Hague, based
on press reports in the Netherlands
capital.
Press reports that the kaiser al
rived this morning at MaastrechT'
Holland and Is proceeding TO Mid
dachten Castle. in the town OF Des-
teeg, near Utrecht"
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PARIS courier from the meeting place
at
o'clock official statement issued here To-Day
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Tho rerns Of the Allies by which Ger
many NAV have an .arinistice have reach
ed German headquarters by courier. but
thus far there is no indication that
rcply has en- received by Marshal
Fnch. w Ter the terms have oeen
sent on 10 .rlin for action by the ne"
chancellor prnhl-matical. The ume
limit FOR reply expires Monday morn
ing.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10.-Rcd revo-
lul!on In Germany upon the heels OF
the nbdlcation and fligh; OF the kaiser
apparcntly is accomplishing the uneN-
pccred by throwing tho country into inc
hands ofo WorkmenS and Soldiers reg
jme without breaking the thread or gov
ernncnt or impairing the credentials OF
The nrmistic. envuyS waiting within the
allied lines.
The REVEALING yi,w here tonight IL
That General Foch Stiil will accept the
signatures of the enroys to the docu-
ment that would end the war. II they DE-
sire to sign upon instructions from ser
lin or the German grand headquarters
before the expiration Of th" time limit
II o'clock tomorrow morning. ~trehch
time (siy r. m. WaShington.1
In some quarters il is believed even
iha, ~ REQUEST for n few hours extension
OF time might he granted II 1t cam" from
Frederick Ebcrt the new chancellor ap-
pr,nttd as ali agent OF IL regency. and
recognized as bend Of the government by
n; lcast T. large section OF tho rcHotu-
lionarins
Physical d:tficulties prevented The
Continued on Page ElSht)
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BERLIN wireless London-35O My-The arrival OF
armis,ice conditions n s expected hourly
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LONDON. Nov. .l0.-(5:lnir M)---ns-
sen. where the great KrpBp steel works
oro ritu,..d is reported To be in the
hands Of the revolutionaries. says des-
patch from Ainst ardsm TO the Exchange
Telegraph company. .-...- ..-- -
Lieutenant Krupp Won Bohien hno'
Ialbach, the head or th" krupp WORKS
and his wife have been arreRted. e..
This news was brought from EHssh oF
Dutch worSmen arriving by special 'rhtn
at Xev.ngur on Saturday.
COPFNHAGES. Nov. s.--(ShturnaE.' j
by the Associated rrtss.)--The Dan
ish !rrontier is being strictly guarded DY
tho German Soldiers Council. This IS
being done. il is stated. in order 10 pre-
vent the escape Of rich people, genera s
and other high officers.
All national cockad"s and the eagle on
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AMSTERDAM. NOV. lo.~-The secre-
tary OF tho Indeprnueri S"ci"'-D'mo"
cru;ic marty. Herr Darth. haS been ar
rested. according To Berlin adTic"s' ana
the bureau closed. The prominent So
c,oIia, editor. Herr DAtmig, was also
arrested Snturdny. The lntlrr was
rhurgcd with highly ircasonable act
iI,itv
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i.t leader in the Reichstag. has the <il-
uatlon in Hamburg in hand.
COPENHAGEN. Saturday. Nov. -
(By tho Associated rressD-uerman
guard vessels in the mine fields or the
Great Belt and Little Belt have iett
their stations Tho crows forced lhe
officers to leave the vessels and tnen
ho!sted the red flag.
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RERLIN. Saturday. Nov. 9.--tG"rnlan
Wireless to London Tile i"Xr of the
statement issued by tho peoples govern
ulcnt reads:
"In the course Of The forenoon or
Saturday the formation nf new Ger
rnnn peoples government was initiated.
The greater pnrt q! the Berlin SaTrl-
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REVOLT SPREADS THROUGHOUT GERMANY, WITH
ANOTHER KING, WILLIAM Of WURT1ENBERG, UU|

BASEL Nov 0WAm IT, the FHg"l0g HRg OF the "007n7 OF
iday
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BUY WAR SAVING STAMPS

bly, WAR SAVING STAMPs-a
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(Desteeg Is on the GueiderS
Yssel. an arm Of the Rhine river
about 40 miles east Of Utrecht and
- miles from the German border.
Tho Chateau Middachten. to which
the former emperor is said 10 be
Heeing, dates back 10 the year 1879
LONDON. Nov. 1o.-Both tn" foTm"'
German emperor and his eldest S"''
Frederick William, crossed the bHt'l
frontier Sunday morning. according Il
advices from The Hague.
LONDON. Nov. l0.-A dispatch |" IN
Exchange Telegraph. Company IRON
Copenhagen quotes tho P"litlE"n as say
ing that when the former German GIN
naror arrived at Maastricht h" was nc
ronoanIed br the former empress.
LONDON. Nov. II. u@:2l a. M IN
former German empnrors party. wh'rI
I. bel!cyed to include Field Marshal W"
J;pdanburc. arrived ut Eysd"n. on III
Dutch frontier a, 7:30 o'clock Sunda
morning. according to tho Daily MAJ
aAvcea.
Practically the whole general star
aceomnanfed tho former emperor. An
ten automobiles carried th" party. II
nu;unInhil"S were triStIinE win riilc
and all the fugitivcs wcrn armed.
The cx-kaiscr was in uniform. II
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THE WEATHER

Fair Monday and Tuesday; Warmer
Tuesday.
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PLANS ATHLETIC NIGHT
FOR MEN IN SERVICE
Z,
May Be Part Of War Camp Christ
mas Tree Victory Celebra-
ton on Plaza.

An athletic night for soldiers and
sailors is planned by the war camp
community service in connection with
the Christmas tree victory celebration
on the Capitol plaza to begin Deem
Der "a. With good weather, officials
in charge Of the affair are expecting
to hold games and an entertainment of
a natiopal character in which the men
in uniform may participate.
The evening Of December "a will be
chi1dren's night at the tree. Under the
auspices of the Fairgrounds depart
ment, children from all the public
schools will take part in Christmas
festivities around the tree and will
participate in folk dances. On the
afternoon of December "a the Christ
mas tree furnished by The Star. said
to be one of the Target ever brought
to this city, will head a parade ending
at the Peace monument, where Christ
mas carols will be sung. and thence to
the spot chosen for the trees erection,
where it will be raised and decorated.
AS soon as it becomes dark the tree
will be- lighted from top. to bottpm
with electric lights. n
A Christmas celebration for the re-
turned soldiers and sailors in the city
is being planned for the rotunda Of
the Capitol Christmas day.
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! SPY'S SENTENCE REDUCED.
stringfeIlow to Serve Two Years
With Dishonorable Discharge.

AVER, Mass. December IA SEN
emee Of ten years At hard labor and
AfsAsnofable discharge from the serv-
Zee vas recommended by the general
eowt-aartial which recently tried
Private Pressly H Stringfellow. OF
Comya~ 212th Field Signal BattaI-
een. as q spy. it is announced here.
tho sentence, however was reduced
BY BEai Gen. Henry p. Mccain, COM
kuznaeF of the 18th Division. to two
a16 confinement, to be followed by
kisho0oEable discharge.
These was no evidence, he said,
90 dae accused would have COM
k1teea tho acts of which he was con-
Il6eed Il he had been allowed to fol-
skn-uEHle1n
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Mr.. NJ ADOO'S FAREWELL.
GIVEN TREASURY STAFF
Retiring Department Head Makes
Speech Of Thanks; Introduces
Successor, Mr.. Glass.

Secretary McAdoo said goodbye to
the Treasury officials and employees
yesterday and introduced Carter Glass
of Virginia, who becomes SECRETARY
tomorrow.
Several thousand men and women
Of the force gathered before the steps
Of the Treasury building for the cere-
mony and Joined in singing Tho Star
Spang1ed Banner to the accompani-
ment Of the Marine Band.
Crowd Cheers Heartily.
Mr.. McAdoo made short speech,
operation, particularly during the
strenuous past nineteen months, and
the crowd cheered heartily.
Later, in the Office Mr.. McAdoo has
occupied for the last six years, he
and Mr.. Glass posed for the photog-
raphers and motion picture men.
Looking up at painting Of one OF
his early predecessors, which hangs
behind his desk, Mr.. McAdoo re-
marked:
That is how one Secretary Of the
Treasury looked when he retired. am
getting out before 1 get that broken,
after six years on the job"
Resolutions Presented.
Mr.. McAdoo was presented with a
|set Of resolutions from the employees
Of the bureau of engraving and print
ing prepared in unusual form. They
were contained in a mahogany case,
with an engraved cover in which was
a colored insert showing the bureau.
This work, as we'll as the engrossing
of the resolutions, was done by bu-
reau workers.
The resolutions expressed apprecia-
ton not only for the service OF Mr..
McAdoo to his country but for his
consideration of the personal welfare
of the employees.
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COMBAT TROOPS
| TO Be LAST HOME
~.
Gen. March Announces De-
tails of Army Demobi-
Iizati0n Plans.

Decentralization of the military
forces at home is gaining in momen-
tum, Gen. March, chief of staff, an
nounced yesterday. with approx
mately half of the 100000 men in the
home camps on November II specifi-
Cally designated for early discharge.
Reports to the War Department,
Gen. March said, indicates a rate of
discharge of about $1,000 men a day.
which will be doubled when demobi-
lization is in full progress. The list
of designated troops as given out by
the chief of staff shows that OF the
combat divisions. which are to be de-
modified last. 900 men already have
been selected for carly discharge.
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DESIGNATED for Release.

The troops designated for release
from camps in the United States now
total 1000 men in addition to 17,2O3
officers already discharged. and en-
brace the following classes: Depot
brigades development battalions and
replacement units. $4,000; Industrial
furloughs. $4,000: divisional troops.
$4,000; corps and Army troops. 42,e00;
coast artillery. $4,000; engineers,
1900; Medical Corps, 5000; ordnance,
1000; quartermaster, 5000; United
states guards. $4,000; military aera-
nautics. $4,000: spruce production sec
ton. 10000; tank corps. 1000: chem
ical warfare. 1000: coal miners, 5000;
special service units. 10000; student
army training corps. 10000: officers
training schools. 10000; troops at
tached to local boards, 5000, and
Porto Rico troops, 1000.
In response to question concern
ing the rights of men to wear uni
forms after discharge. Gen. March
quoted the law contained in the ap-
propriations bill of June 80. 1918. COM
polling the return of uniforms after
four months. and added:
During last week the Secretary of
War has sent to the Senate and the
House q proposed draft of bill to
permit honorably discharged officers
and enlisted men to retain permanent
~ one complete set of outer uniform
clothing and such articles of equip
ment as may be authorized by Sec
rotary of War, and to wear the uni
form upon occasions of ceremony. It
IS hoped that this legislation will do
away with all the troubles which have
arisen due to the fact that men have
been permitted to take the uniform
and permitted to wear it for period
of not more than four months under
Legislation already enacted"