The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08
PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY OF WAR SUPPLIES EXPEDITED
 BY ADVISORY COMMISSION
First Annual Report Shows Benefits Derived By Nation From Civilian Body Cooperating With National Council of Defense-Work of Four Months Reviewed

Washington. Jan. s.-Enpeditious production and delivery of war sup plies and substantial saving In con- tract prices to the government have been achieved abv the Council of Ma tional Defense through its civilian Advisory Commission. according to the councils drst annual report trans mitted to Oongress today by the President. The report covers the work of the council for only four months, from the time of organtza- tion, March 5. 1917. to the end of the fiscal year. June 90.
 "In a broad sense. the council and commission have sought to make available to the United States the best thought and effort of American in- dUstrial autd professional life for the successful prosecution of the war" the report saws.
 The direction of the machinery of American industry for the national defense necessarily involves the ere ation of an organization of great ffex- tbility. The swift changes in strategy and rapid improvement in war ma chinery, attended bv the equal speed
  scrapped and replaced at the front, has been reflected by corresponding rapid transformation and stimulation of the industrial organizaztion within the nations at war. The history or the first three months of the war Tn the United States has proven no ex- ception-
 Tt has been the effort of the or ganization of the Council of National Defense to hoH itself in constant readiness to meet such new demands and to shift it's ground and expand It's facilities in the interest of the na- tionaI service. It's organization has been and of necessity must continue fin process of evolution rapid enough to prevent confusion or lack of proper coordination and control. In a pe- culiar sense it has felt itself called upon to be constantly ready to Ill Tn the gaps and assist the regular de- .partmentS of the government.
 In order to assure the Amerpcan forces adequate euuiDmetn to prlng victory. vast increases in the country oT1tDut of war SIIDDhes were neceS- sarv. The council has developed new sources of supply for both raw mate iraks and finished products and pur- chases of suDDlies for the executive deDartments have been co-ordinated. Standardized sDeCtfcations for tools and ippplenents used in the manufac- ture of munitions have been intro ducde and the co-oDerative organ1za- tions of transportation anu efectrlc communication for war service has been enlisted an aircraft prosr ram was inausl1rated. motor transporta- ton facilities stimulated. labor lead CTS organized coniointfy with repre- sentative employers for the ettecuVe enlistment of the workmen III war service, scientific research promoted the engineering and naval professions mobilfxed for war and the coal indus try organized for more effective pro- auction of fuel.
 Assistance also was given by the council to the business of the country in meeting changed conditions and adapting resources to war demands. The local activities of the states were centralized
 Efforts of American women to as sist in the conduct of the war re- ceived special attention from the coun- cil, which provided means for con centrating their energies effectively.
 The Councils Aircraft Production Board,'' says the report, state thaI the lack of previous American expe- rience in battle plane construction led to the adoption to a large extent of designs developed in the allied coun- tries. or adaptons from those designs The difference in shop practice in this country and in Europe resulted in the development of the composite inter national design. known as the LIb- erty Motor so constructed and with its parts so standardized that it lends itself easily ito quantity production with American shoD methods.
 'Manufacturing resources of the country were adapted to the manu- factutre of airDlanes. the general pol icy adopted being that of relying mainly on relatively few highly or ganized and mannestly capable es- establishments rather than scattering orders for planes and separate parts among the large number of smal Ehops.
 Connective bidding betwen the war and navy departnent and be- tween sub b-deDartments and commit tees. has been eliminated hy the Gen. eral Municipal Board. which acted as a clearing house: particularly for or. ders which involve materials in Whicf a national shortage existed. Where manufacturing facilities were insufh. cient the board has directed effort. to develop new facilities.
 "The Committee on Supplies by se