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Fifty thousand real slackers I'm the
United States is Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder's estimate In his report to
Secretary Baker at Washington. That
calculation suppOses that ten men In
each registration district have escaped
service without being caught.
Chairman Hurley of the Shipping
board at Washington asked congress
for $S2,00O,0O0 for acquisition or es-
adjustment of shipbuilding plants. In
addition to the $165 100000 heretofore
asked for the next fiscal year.
AS the result of the sinking OF the
American transport Antilles by Ger
man submarine with the loss Of many
American lives, Rear Admiral w. c..
Fletcher. who was In charge OF the
convoy. system of the navy, has been
relieved from duty and ordered home,
the navy department announced at
Washington.
Overcoat shortages at National
Guard and National army training
camps were reported ended except at
Camp Beauregard, La, by Secretary
Baker at Washington in a further re-
Spouse to the senate military commit
tees resolution urging immediate steps
TO provide the soldiers with adequate
winter clothing.
A department of munitions under a
new cabinet head known as the secre-
tary of munitions Is proposed In bill
introduced in the senate at Washing
ton by Chairman Chamberlain of the
senate military committee as result
of the committees investigation Of
war operations.
Peyton G. March, major general in
the National army, was nominated by
President Wilson at Washington
major general I'm the regular army.
Brig. Gen. Edwin b. Babbitt ordnance
department, was nominated to be
brigadier general in the regular army.
Provost General Crowder, reporting
to congress at Washington on the
progress Of the draft, expresses for
the first time a definite promise and
aim of the government not to take for
army duty any other men than those
listed In class one of the-he Ques-
tionnaire. This classification entirely
excludes married men whose wives or
families are dependent on them for
support, and other men with depend
ents.
Herbert G. Hoover, food admins
traitor, wound up his stormy session be-
fore the senate manufactures subcom-
mittee at Washington with the dec
laration that America will have fair
sugar supply this year with reasonable
prices.
The food administration ut Wash
lngton is not getting the results that 1t
expected. Food Administrator Hoover
told senate committee that laws
should be passed to regulate the
amounts and kinds of food to be served
in hotels and restaurants.
Plans for complete reorganization
of the ordnance bureau at Washington
were given out by Secretary of War
Baker In an announcement. The
changes will place the bureau under
control of civilians.
Army supply contracts given through
the supplies committee Of the council
of national defense to concerns In
which committee members are inter-
ested were investigated by the senate
military committee at Washington.
Charles Eisenman, vice chairman of
the supplies committee and retired
clothing manufacturer of Cleveland,
and Samuel M. Kaplan of New York
were the principal witnesses.
Railroads Director General McAdoo
at Washington dissolved the railroads
war board at its own suggestion and
appointed Hale Holden Of Chicago a
member of the board to direct the ma
tion-wide organization which 1t has
built up The director general also APP
pointed temporary advisory cabinet.
Domestic
Assemblyman Carl Hansen, leader
and humorist In the last session of the
legislature, committed suicide by firing