The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08
Senate Investigating Men of
Draft Age in Bullet
Proof Berths.
CABINET REPRESENTED
Daniels Son Is Lieutenant
in Marine Corps, Back
of Desk.

F''''' '''''''''SSiohS nave been ISSUED
to $1,000 noncombatant officers. NJ,
though the combatant officers mum
Der only $1,000, and that thousands o,
the noncombatant officers are of .draf,
age, are being investigated by con.
gross.
III reports are true that there has
been wholesale commissioning OF
young men Of draft age to staff iobs
whereby they not only escape the
draft, but will escape fighting for
their country. | do not think 1t is a
Very good thing for the morale of the
American army Senator Thomas of
Colorado, who is pushing the investi-
cation. said today.
A Maze Of Uniforms.
Washington is the grand headuuar-
ters of the noncombatant officers. for
thefe are few mon. young or old, of the
thousands performing even clerical du i.
ties in the war offices. who have been
unable to obtain commissions. There
nave not been so many uniforms in
Washington since the grand review OF
the union army at the close of the ciyil
war
Many young officers OF wealth and
influence are sharing the discomforts
81 IN overcrowded capital with hun
drcds Of men OF draft age, but more
modest circumstances. who have OBJ
tanned noncomhatant commissions.
war department clcrkships carving
exemptions from the draft at the re :
quest of Secretary Baker or assign
mcnt by Secretary of the Navy Daniels
to the inactive list" of the naval re-
serve.
The Case Of Brown.
Perhaps the most unusual noneom-
Blatant commission so far issued is that
possessed by l.. Ames Brown, the -
year old bosom friend of Secretary Tu-
multy and late assistant of George
Creel. chairman of the committee on
public information. Young Mr.. Brown
paced IN class of the draft during
his service in the Crecl bureau. was
made first lieutenant, and assigned
to intelligence duties solely" in Wash
ington and New York. with the proyiso
that he should mot be assigned to any
other duty. or the command of troops
under his appointment"
Humphrey Redfield. son of the secrc :
tary of commerce, is an assistant paw
clerk, with a desk in the navy SUPPLY
bureau. He was commissioned an en-
sign after his graduation from Am :
herst college, and since that time has
married and brought his bride to
Washington.
One Daniels in Service.
The only one of Secretary Daniels
four sons in the service is Josephus,
Jr., who enlisted in the marine reserve
corps and was assigned to duty in the
marine corps office in Philadelphia,
Recently he was commissioned sec :
ond lieutenant in the quartermaster's
department of the marine corps re-
serve. Lieutenant Daniels duties do
not take him to sea.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
son, David, Jr., has been commissioned
an ensign in the navy and assigned ia
duty on patrol vessel in the second
naval district. His service will be on
the New England coast.
Secretary Of state Lansing has no
children, The only representative OF
the family in the commissioned ranks
Of tn" service is John Foster Dulles
Mrs. l.ansing's nephew. who has been
commissioned "A captain and assigned
10 the army war college.