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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

In planning for Germany's maritime ,u-
ture. sGerman statesmen will do well n tsta
into consideration the temper OF organized
British seamen who are firm in their demand
that the lives of $1,000 OF their fellows taken
Dy. German submarines shall not 20 I'M
avenged, and to that purpose will enforce a
strict boycott against German shipping for
long years in the future. An idea of what
such boycott means can be gained from the
7refusal recently OF British crew To sail .,
Arthur Henderson, British labor leader was
on board because they would not trave, with
''pacifists and pro-Germans.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
Health Talks, by DR.. VIM. Brady
Tnhcrc"Iosis and Marriage.
Copyright. 1918. by cnai Newspaper serv,co,

ra TaSeEeuosis ;ni is disease OF youth mar.
ss'afS III. .nixss ses as1
1 Irom i5 may AN iraiEidua who has
Such 1lnE m mnW Sr $ou@g wpnn safely rr
union likely 70 be physisay Weak or Or S sase
.hn s iis OF glands. spine other part Of
!. III Tbs toxin OF the ,ubcrc,e bacillus is n stn,u-
s is " @t Th h vss a.r in ne aS,ys state
ran,d pulse couen. and expectorat.on and othsr
siye tuberele bacillus toxin or cal, i sa
The ervoes nnssdts
no%n seems to Stimuiaie anlativeness and tenn
affairs are quite pse Usual Rins INC
t ha ne is sure hn is much better or stronger
S6s5aSie to the successful treatment of t1ber-
sns:neer their own treatmen,ths doctor not
f beng as eonpeten, as they think he should be
No one with active tuberculosis should even
inc sake of the prospective partner. IT is fool
unsfcuiosis notys, Arrested TO Associate in the
ner ~ Nv WAY Of lovers with prospsctire part
Certain M9rtn m ns disease is almost
II certain to be Conveyed tIT from 70 h 1so
eand to wife or wife 20 husband living together
active ass tuberculosis - sure 70 be infected in the
Child IN ce for tGe as or
with the Individual whose tuberculosis is ar
rested marriage is another question. There is
no oamger OF Infection from ore with arrested
every such case Isl Can tho individual maintain
health in the after-marriaSe environments This
question can be intelSently answered only by
the indtViduals own physician after careful
plan of life
Marriage Is no joke heroes who have
survived II know, and when any question of
tuberculosis is concerned an engagement should
oe considered tentatively II at III.
QuestiOnS and Answers
Her Hair Is Faiiing.-rease come to the res
cue OF a poor SteOOErapGcr and tell what q
do to stop my hair falling. Last winter l had
really serious operation tof course there is
no such thing to you) and since then my hair
has beer falling gu, alarming!y Might add
that take my three miles OF twice
daily on the hoof. but ;hat does not AFFECT the
number OF hairs my head. y. Z. NJ.
AnSwcr.--Alt ogsther too many poor Stenogra-
pliers in the business. hey teners? Operations
are not so serious I've just had jor OPP,
and you can't make believe. 1t is serious.
Following serious illness the hair may fall
out a larmingly. but ii viii come back, all right.
Follow the suggestions for of the hair in
monograph mailed to-day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
Turkry CONTEXT.

Last year we started a Turkey Contest: carly
'his year We renewed it. The contest Is still
on. rs this way: Any time between now and
November 20 you register and send your hes,
possible turkey to us. express paid. with your
compliments We select the largest turkey out
or entries and eat IT, and The winner gets an
autograph letter Of congratulations enclosed I'm
linen envelope under a genuine steel cngrav-
ing authorised by the r. D. Department and
Congress.
Simple. isn't Il? And yet We can't under
STAND Why there hs heen no entries
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
News Of Fifty Years Ago
(From the Richmond Dispatch. Nov. II, 1868

AZ a meeting OF the
Madison Ward Republicans
Saturday night a pcrrna :
hcnt executive committee
was elected. As il Is q
sample of the kind being
put out in all the wards we
give /, in fun: II. J.. Wi
El md, chalrman: G. :.
richards. secretary; j. NJ.
humphreys. treasurer: a.
WaShburne, Il. NJ. Manly,
Fields Cook tnegro). DR..
William III. Reed. Joseph
Cox ncgro). j. J. Bright
well tnegro), z. l.. Hob
son tnegr"J and Il. l.. Dav-
exports GncSro). AS will
Ia, 4.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
Information Bureau

Inquiries regarding almoxt any tonic
excepting on legal nnd medical Eur,
Jectn, are answered free. Az oil In
Quirics arc answered directly Inv n.r
sonnl letter seiY-nddressru, s,nnn.d
envelope Is required. Auuress r.
Zines Diskatch Information bureau.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
Columbia Haif-Dollnr.

Mrs b., Ktchmond.--A Columbian
haiI dollar or date mentioned has no
value OF English shilling Of 1852 date
write to American Numismatic Society.
EifrfoadWay. between One Hundred and
sixth Streets. New York ON 80
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
To CopyriEkt Ncwspnpcr ArucI.

J. II. W.. camp Ler.--To have a
TO The Librarian OF Congress, Washinx,
ion, u. e., for an application bia nk.
which VIII give you All needeu instruc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

approach OF peace and election OF a Re-
publican Congress have combined IN s,i :,
the .hearts OF the owners Of the railroads and
lnel telegraph and telephone systems a hone
that these public utilities soon NAV be ro-
turned to them. Already they are GERM
quiet campaign started in their own bchaif
and 1t may be expected to take on largo
proportions That ii has better than TAI,
chance to succeed is admitted for the 70
fSupheans never have favored government
operation or ANYTHING leading toward gov
eminent ownership. and they will be in cor.
strol when the specified period of twentvonc
months after the war expires Whatever ac.
stion may be taken it il doubtful if tbo 10
pnbilcans, even as bid for political sun
port, VIII care to 20 so far as to turn these
Sntnfties back 10 their private owners with
sout e string attached and consent TO tho -o-
establishment OF the discredited comno,it;yo
scondit.ons, with their waste and duplication
5of effort, tRat existed before the var
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

one OF the Eohenzcllern ideas OF "honor,'
was exemplihed when Prince Henry. brother
OF the Kaiser. deserted the fleet of which
ne Is, OF was. the commander and fed under
the protection OF a stolen red flag Of anarchy.
Safety first" is the motto Of the autocracy,
and for a time the humiliated prince has
made his escape.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
SEEN ON THE SIDE
BY HENRY EDWARD WARNER
Natural History.

of all the beasts that roam the Earth,
The hunEriest you'll ever note.
SO long as there is any beast
Is him we call the William Goat
Horned tiger OF the dumps. your fame
Shall live as long as you can bleat
and III the last long trump has blown
You'll dig around for stuff to eat.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

germany Is sick. Germany n saint would
os' IL would congratulate itself in the
"'e'eS's OF humanity" if it could bring about
suspension OF hostilities. Think OF that!
Germany interesting itself in humanity! II
Is the srimmest joke the autocracy has
sought to perpetrate in its long and criminal
career When did it become the champion
OF humanity? Only since 1t has seen the
naming sword OF justice suspended over its
own head. Humanity has nothing to do with
It's apparent softening OF the heart Germany
Is oown and out, IL is whipped, It's armies
destroyed or in flight and it trembles be-
lore inc threatened invasion OF its own ter
r"orS. Renee the sudden interest in human
Ivy. Its selfish frenzy to protect itself from
the fury OF civilization will profit If nothing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

Gas shells and other instruments of torture
ana death from German guns are raining
GOWN on defenseiess towns in Belgium, and
women and children are dying only minutes
before the coming of the allied lberators
me ruling passion of the Germans for wan
ton slaughter and destruction is as strong
IN retreat as it is in advance and the mark
OF the'r nate is being placed anew on the
country from which they are being driven.
Ana TINS Is While Germany is pleading for
peace, protesting against bombing of its own
towns and whining lest its territory he dam
aged 1t is no wonder that the allied armies
and the allied nations hope in their hearts
That Germany will reject the armistice terms.
and that Foch will be told to go ahead and
hnish up the Job. These craven towards ane
beaten DULLES deserve only what they have
inflicted upon Others, and with few more
weeks of fighting that is what they will rc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

Germany's recognition OF the Czecho-
Slovaks does not mean necessarily that they
VIII be on speaking terms until after the
peace treaty has been signed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

II the Christian Social Workers" in Ger
many are champoning the cause of the
Kaiser their name is hardly descriptive OF
their efforts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
YS00II.

Il cant understand prunes." said the third
hoarder. rs there anybody here that can tell
me ere prunes good for anything?"
Il and they arc" said the Jand,aay
They're fine. for boa rGers"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
Recovering.

AND what did you Say the patient did" asked
the Doctor when you ripped of the dresslng?"
Swore.- DOCTOR exclaimed the nurse "He
swore frightfullyw
Splendid. nurse. ] reckon Won can 10, Hin
sit up tomorrow"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

sss Andrew Tardieu, French commissioner for
sFFanco-American war affairs addressed ~
Association of Foreign Press Correspondence
finsNew York City, submitting an estimate q.
Ithe obstruction wrought in France as = rcsuI,
SSpf the war OF invasion by Germany, and an
ssrpaled to the patriotic generosity o! America
ito help finance the process of rcconstructio,
approximately Slo,GoO.Coo will be re-
&qniredtto Tinancc this undertaking and ro,
sTesentation to this effect has already boo,,
presented to the Washington administration
SErance, the comm ssiOncr stated has los,
100000 men in killed, manned and ncapaci
latAted, which losses will greatly reduce &c
aAyailable working capacity for reconstrnc
lion. Immediate assistance therefore ~,
american technical troop units with their
sHauipntent will IL obtained, prove wonder
afally helpful in clearing away the wrcckapa
SDf devastated cities and villages and other
SWiae cooperating In the work OF rehabilj,a
sstion0s pending the return OF these units to
SSAmAtaca. The appeal for Americas assist
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
ParlafZ-de-voo.

The Texas soldier in French cafe:
HI there. iias-On Come along with a cou
pie Of oofs and DENNY tassy and don't
let no cactus git under your hoofs."
To his tendcrfoot com-ade:
Gee. this French is easy e learn! I go, onto
it tn first day hollered for some ponmy de
terry
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
UnnlerfDr.

The Bum In tho PARK nurmurcd: Gee
Wiant had 70 much money had { be ARA
o bcin' robbed somethin',''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

Don't discouraged the BOY who asks so ma,
lh'snohs ~" may a"me day be Director Of q
Crnsus.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

Mary, I'm going to church this morning.
Cot any pcnnics"'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

TELEPHONES: Randolph J..
Private Branch Exchange
connecting with nli depart
uleut>
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

BENSCH OFFICES; Wash
inston. iiI6 New York Ave-
nur: New York City, Fifth
avenue Building; Chicago.
Peoples Gas building:
philadelphia, Colonial Trust
building.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11

ADDRESS All. CONMrSI"\-
TlONS to The Timcs-Dts-
patch. and not TO individuals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
llflnlunD Ginlps- Dispatrh

sNHCIyfsHED every day in the year nj 10 South Tenth
sSttset. SEiclmOn,, Va. The Times Dispatch Pub
lisAinE Co.. Inc. Charles H,sbrOnk, Editor and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-12
MANY SECTIONS AND CITIES
ARE ISOLATED BY Blizzard
LIVES LOST IN THE SOUTH

CHICAGO, lIl. Jan. Chicago is
completely Isolated from raiI communca-
lion hv hc worst blizzard IN the city'- his
tory. Two feet of snow i- on the ground
and no trains are arriving or leaving. The
telegraph wires are w bad shape
4. i- fourteen degree below zero and "
sharp northwest wind added to the -uffer-
ing.
ID wa- thrty--ovcn degrees below 40
O'NeIll Ncb.. today.
Surface car lines were scarcely able to
move. No mills trains arrived nor were
coaI wagons able to move ten prr cent of
thc fuel needed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-12
RUSS PAPER is
NOT ALL SERIOUS
TAKES FLING AT PREVAILING CONDI-
TlONS IN RUSSIA BY PR0P0UEDiNG
FEW MENTAL PROBLEMS
lCarrespondence q The Associnted I'ress.l

Correspondence of The Associated Press
PETROGRAD. Jan. l2.-The Bir>he-
vava Nveromosti INDUCES IN sarcastic
rallory Al prevailing condition, by pro-
pounding number of problems IN the form
of arithmetical exercises. Here i~ one ot
The problems:
In the city OF a. the public prosecutor.
B. arrested the suspicious individual &. On
the following day the Bol~heviki ID arrested
the prosecutor. for which reason ID was in
turn arrested hy the temporary govern
ment commissioner +. Thcreupon +, the
chairman of the revolutionary committee.
arrested +. How i@k down the alphabet
will the arrests re.rT-h in - hours. and how
long will It be before persons whose names
begin with Y and are arrested"
Another j.: ~ BoI~heviki delegate de-
parts from the city OF \ To- attend dem
ocraiic conference. \ Men-hcvik delegate
leaves the city B nj the same time to at
tend the same conference. When will these
delegates start pulling each Others hair
and how many resolutions will they pro-
pose!"
Following are others OF the satirical
propositions propounded
AN internationai~t. writes for news
paper and receives 1000 rouble~ for each
article. ilaw many deliberately false rea
sons for IN immediate peace must be pre-
scnted. If every such reason i paid for al
the rate of five marks apiece. assuming
that five marks equal eight rouble~ and
forty copcck~
~ democratic conference progresses at
the rate of l29 resolutions per hour. Will,
ihc Germans advance III the rate Of only
ten ver~t- day. Which of the warlik,
masses will first reach liz soal'"
.Thcrc are 5000 casks of brandy i'm tn,
depot ut A. ard the citv'~ garrison ha-
1000 troops, al tectn'aller~. How Ions
will il take the tcetotaller~ Ia drink up III
the liquor. and how long will il he afte
that before the municipality decides 10 de-
Strov all alcoholic drinks ,''
The newspaper concludes: ''PerSon.
sending IN correct solution will recciy,
one minister r-pre-ideni'- port folio
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-12
|AXMURDERERS
WHO KILLED 4
ARE AT LARGE
tRy Associated press.l

CAMP FUNSTON. Kan. Jan. l2.-The
military police within the cantonment and
officers OF the surrounding towns and
cities today are searching for the man or
men who last night killed. with axes, four
men and seriously wounded another in the
army bank in ieh military reservation here
obtaining nm un~tated amount Of money
and Liberty Bonds.
One of the robbers il said to have worn
the uniform Of q captain. The bodies of
the dead men are said to have been literally
hacked To- pieces.
kearney Wornall. who also was attack
ed and who j. in n serious condition at the
hospital. told the authorities today the
robber was IN army captain he recognized.
Ii i understood that he gave the officer
name. Wonall said the robher tied the
hands of all five men and attacked them
with an aX.
Wornall SAYS when he recovered con
,ciousneS~ he found his hands were not
securely tied and he managed to free him
sell and make h~ way from the building
and give the alarm. lie said E1 believed
the robber attacked the men when ne
thought he had heen recognized. Accord
ineto Wornall an in~i~tent knock III the
door Of the bank building about : 80
O'Clock last night caused them To- admit y
man who Immediately covered them with
a revolver. He then forced Wornal ~
tie the hands otthe other members of the
party after which he tied Wornalr- hands
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-12
GIRL CASHIER
KILLS H0LD-UP
HIS ORDER OF HANDS UP" BROUGHT
UP REVOLVER WHICH SHE FIRED
FROM INSIDE HER CAGE.

MINNEAPOLIS Mimi. Jan ? Mabel
Drumaier. ! ~tenographc riu the employ of
the McCoy Fuel Company, Friday shot I'M |
killed H.. H. Orr. who ~hc believed WAS at
tempting ~ rob the company'~ offices.
Orr. ~he told the police. had come tu n
window where She was counting money
and commanded hands up'' although She
saw no revolver. She fired from within
the cage and Orr Tell with a bullet i'm hi,
temple
Nj, Drumatcr backed through plate
glass window upon the sidewalk and her
screams brought the police She VA,
severely cut by the ela-~. Orr was picked
up dead.
According to Mis- Drumutcr. orr walk
cd up ~ her with hi~ hands III III coat
pockets and thrust one hand forward while
still IN the pocket when hc spoke Nh, said
she had never seen him before and hi- an
pcarance fitted hi action.
Orr was identified by membership card
IN the ~witchmcn~ union. He ha~ 4 wife
and children living here IIi~ acquaintance~
advance the theory that he had been
drinking and Was attempting to Joke and
that Inc had mo- intention of robbin- the
place. lie carried no revolver. the police
learned
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-12
SOLDIER KILLED
BY SMUGGLERS
1 DEAD. HORSE WOUNDED AS RESULT
OF ENCOUNTER AT LA GRUlLA.
NEAR RIO GRANDE CITY.

Private Michigan. Troop II, Thirtr,u.l
Cnitcd States Cavalry. was Killed snd ".
cavalry horse wa~ wounded a- fhc rr-a-
ut battle between ~ lnitcd Statr- r.r.Ir.
border patrol and band ot MrNr.n
~mus.lcr~ near I'll Grulla Starr ruuutN. WY
last Wednesday McNcal wa~ Shot r tu-
head. lie was taken to the hospital af N,
Allen where he died nix hours at'ar h. u.-
wounded. lIi~ body was shipped NJ, h.-
home NJ Brooklyn. NJ Nj. where OWN enlisted
last MAY.
According to the story reaching here. w
patrul Mi cavalry from sam F"rdyrc cu
countcred two men IN u -kiif crossing the
Rio GrHndr with ~mug4lcd tnnl-tuti- The
patrol ordered the mcfY ~ rctt1ru nv th'
Tcx.~ side but instead uf haliWg them tH,
order caused the two men in the -kift tu
add tu their haste m reaching thc Mexican
side. The patrol opened OHM, nhrHd ut fhr
boat. hoping to tum the men hHrk n that
way and the tire wa returned from thr
M,Ncan side ~ friends vi the -mugylcr~.
4 lively fire en-ucd for few minutes. dur
ing which the two men in the boat were
seen to fall into the river. M daylight
Thursday search ot the river bank vH-
made and two trails were found where rri-
IDENTIFY the two men had come out Wy tht
river.
Reinforcement- from Fort Rincgold were
were sent to the place to search tor the
men from the boat and f"r firearms
Details NJ the fight reached Fort Brown
only this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-12
Citizens of Neutral
Nations to Be Exempt

WASHINGTON. ID. a.. Jan. 12-Citi-
zen~ or subjects Of European neutral coun-
trica regardless of whether they have
taken out first American citizenship pa
per,. will he freed from liability To- mill
tary service in the United States if they
appeal through their diplomatic repre~en-
taiive here. The Swiss minister has reach
cd such IN agreement with the state de
partment and Swiss already drafted. or
~ some eases. actually serving in the
American army. will he discharged If they
desire. Similar arrangements will ~
made with other neutral nations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-12
CITY BOY is HIS
PHYSICAL EQUAL
COUNTRY COUSIN HAS NOTHING ON
CITY BRED BOY is SHOWN IN THE
SELECTiVE DRAFT REPORTS.

WASHINGTON. ID. e.. Jan. 12-The
common belief tnat the average At ply
steal ~oundneSo i higher among country
boys than among the city bred i not sup
ported by the records of the -cIective
draft.
For the purpose at comparison. ~rlcc-
tion was made Of 4 typical Set ot cities ot
10000 10 100000 population. with 40 large
immigrant element. and distributed over
ten different states CAlabama. Arkansas.
California. Colorado. Kansas, Montana.
Nebra ska, New York and South Cardinal
and i corresponding let Of counties at the
same total ~ize located jill the same STATES
and containing no city Of 10000. The IT,.
tai number Of regi~trant~ IN The two ~e'-
of areas was 3l5.000.
The comparison resulted n follows: on
35 OF rcgi~trani~ III urban areas. 1860
were rejected OF 4l.462 rcgi~trant~ il
rural areas l2.432 were rejected. IN other
words. 2S.47 per cent of the city boys were
rejected a- against 27.a6 per cent of the
country boy-.
Il will be seen that the result l. virtually
4 tie The country lad. accustomed Ia hard
physical labor. may bc more muscular
than hi city cousin. bat he i not superior
in the possession of the degree of physical
>oundnc-~ essential to hi- acceptance ~
\ soldier
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-12
Brownsville Weather
Was States Warmest

Weather summaries for Friday indicate
that Brownsville was the warmeSt spot in
Texas Friday. with a minimum tempera-
ture of 25.5 degrees. with the Panhandle
section the coolest. the thermometer rang
ing around to 10 degrees below zero. The
nearest approach to Brownsville weather
was that at Corpus Christi. where the min
imum temperature recorded was 2I de-
grees above zero.
The weather forecast today predicts
freezing weather nearly to the coast for
tonight which means the Valley will escape
another freeze, and warmer weather for
Sunday. With saSterly winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-12
RUSSIANS
AGREE TO
CONTINUE
AT bREST
(Bv Associated press.)

AMSTERDAM, Holland. Jan 12-The
Russians have accepted the demand Of the
central powers that peace negotiations be
continued at Bre~t- Itoy-k instead of in
sl>ting that they me transferred. The Rus
sian delegation declared that they desired
To continue the negotiations regardless Of
the non participation of the entente alhe-.
Foreign Minister Trotzky of Russia said
he had noted the statement of the central
powers that the basis Of general peace
formulated in their declaration 81 Decem-
ber - was null and void. and added: I'VE
adhere TO the principles of democratic
peace a. proclaimed by us
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-12
Baker OiSappr0yas A
Munitions Director

WASHINGTON. D C.. Jam l1-Sccrc-
tarv ot War Baker. tc-Utyu- before the
senate military committee today d-9p-
proved thc establishment of munitions
director. IIc Said thc rroreauizarnn of tne
war department I'M virtually similar to thc
British munitions purchasing system
Ihc committee asked Baker what had
been dome ubuu, thc twelve hundred Lewis
guns held WY storage vhIr thc cuutoumrut~
and camps needed more ior practice. The
secretary promised That they immediately
would hc distributed and senior Weeks d.
served thu ihc distribution hnd l'cn dc-
MNcd N month";
"IhJt'- tAc essence of thr whole thing"
said Senator Weeks. ~Tucrc IVY delay. too
much delay"