Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-29
UNCLE SAM HAS
QUARTER MILLION
B. MEN IN FRANCE
coNrNrEn rnoM rA0E rINEE.


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when Il Ind been decided not 10 use
them with tho land forceS
Secretary BAKER said II was 30 tho
men might learn the complicated me
chnuigms OF ns many types as posi-
BILE
Guns Apicniy
Every American soldier VINO can
use u rifle Secretary Baker told tho
Honaturr. already has bcon provided
with one aul the rate Of manutnc-
turo nHsut oa a steady supply 40 troops
become ready 70 use them
Lewis machine guns, he said al
though they havo been ordered, are
not being used for the troops on land.
because General rershing ana his
staff desire them only for nirpnne
work Great Britain hnd France. he
said, nre prepared to furnish machine
guns for the land forco1 until the
American supply arrives and In fact,
wish TO do so.
Responsibility for calling out a
large number of men before equip
meut for them waH ready Secretary
Baker assumed To himself but added
that tho best military advisers. lnclud
Ing Major General Leonard wood.
pressed FOR II
SENATOR Cham berlalns speech. Mr.
Baker thought. has given the country
tho impression that the deficiencies
complained of were characteristic
rather than occasional" For that rca.
son he deplorcd its effect, bur he en-
phhtically declared that he came hc-
fore the committee not 10 defend IN.
dividuals.
To the report on progress Of shell
manufacture Senator TrcylinE
Of New Jersey. said.
From my Information I am In
cllncd TO challenge that statement"
Secretary Baker said II was huT-
riedly prepared by General Wheeler.
acting duartermaster general. but he
believed II accurate.
Hest Fc0 Arm, In World.
II want to make one further oh
scrvntiUn," Secretary Baker pro-
ceedcd. taking up army food Il
stink II IN rot unfair for me to say
that In the provision OF food no army
ever assembled anywhere was ever
fed as ably M we'll as nutritlously
and as appetlzingly aB this army
While there have been complaints
about other things, | think Il is the
unanimous testimony that the food
has been first quality with no Hugges-
ton OF defects IN its quantity or prcpa-
ration, and that generally the food
preparation has been carried out with
the most extraordinary success"
We had limited amount OF nrtil-
lery and our first step" the secretary
said was 10 speed up that already
ordered and In process OF manufac-
ture"
British and French theory OF nrtll
lery usage differed he said. addinR@I
We had TO decide for ourselves
what we should use"
Army experts were sent abroad TO
study the question, Early In June II
was intimatod that France had 40 far
accelerated her industrial problem.
that the wostage OF industryo would
not fully occupy her resources and
mat she could supply artillery for
American forces then going TO
France. without curtalling her own
forcos Captain Tardicu opened tho
subject
Secretary Baker then produced n
telegram from Major General Rqlss
chief sof STAFF, when the war council
was hbrond, reciting the unanimous
agreement OF the inter-allied repre-
sonhtivea for American forces to se-
cure artillery from England and
France for all American forces sent
abroad this year and as long there
after as possible.
Referring 10 Colonel Houses milf
tary aides, Secretary Baker said:
1T was their task to find out from
the British, French and italian rep
resentatlves tho answer to this cues.
lion; How can America contribute