Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
DISCLOSURES OF ARMY
AFFAIRS MADE PUBLIC
Allies Apprehensive Regarding
Americas War Control,
Says Mccormack.

WASHlNGTON. Jan, 25. Some in
tctcatlng disclosures regarding Amer
lean army affairs at home and abroad
were made today thru publication OF
confidential testimony gives., recently
before the senate military cpmu,ltten
III executive session
Statements OF nearly all the wit
nesses heard behind closed doors, ex-
erptse Major General croxier. chief OF
ordnance, were given In the usual
prjated rsRPrt OF committee proceed
lngs sOnsAhat created some' hing of
a stir among members of congress
ana In official circles generally, was
that OF Representative Mccormick, OF
tliinoia, who back from n visit TO the
allied battle fronts. told the commit
tee allied officials were apprehensiv.
regarding coordination OF American
war management, that Premier Lloyd
George earnestly suggested Major
General Leonard Woods appointment
as the American military representa-
tive abroad and that high officials I'm
General Pershing's command urgea
hat Major General Crozier, chief OF
ordnance, and Quartermaster General
Sharpe be superseded.
Sharpe for Quick Action.
In the confidentiaS testimony OF
General Sharpe he defended the do
cision to send General Pershings ex-
ptdition to France sooner than had
been planned and the calling into
service of more than had been pro-
vldcd for. lie said he knew and for
inally notified Secretary Baker that
clothing shortages would result, hut
that even with the Hacrifice OF some
lives as many men an possible should
I've summoned for the effect on the
Germans
Some OF the statements In secret
session OF Ma}Br Generals Pteble.
O'Ryan and Wright after their return
from the French front also were made
public. General piebie said that In
October the allied artillery wns un-
questionably superior I'm eject 10 the
Germans and hat General Pershing's
men were well clothed and equipped
All OF the testimony OF General
crO2ier was ordered kept confidential,
Representative Mccormick asserted
poslIIeeiy that France could nos supply
kG ordnance needed for tne Ameri-
can forces. The French chief of staff
old MtCorNick the German line
could be broken with enough artillery,
The Germans. he said. cannot break
.hG allies line II the french morale,
holds
1
vent 20 England" Representative
mid. "and when ! returned from
italy. there was q perceptihIe change
when I landed they hutrahed for
Imerica, the wonder worker Of the
world. but when got back there was
some apprehension. They would say,
We wonder II there is lack OF co-ordi-
lation In Washington? We wonder
It you have all the big men you might
bring together In your government
rhey were very polite but you sensed
difference In their attitude"
Premier LLOYD George, Representa-
tive Mccormick said. expressed grent
anxiety lest America should too.
greatly multiply the calibers ~ ord
nance IN use D
Premier Asks About Wood.
Lloyd George" said Mr. Me
Cormick. was very anxious TO know
what had happened to Leonard Wood
where he had been buried and why he
was not In Washington or Paris Hs
wanted him on the allied war coun-
cil as our representative lie was
very tnsstert on that point"
Regarding opinion OF Officers on
General Pershing's ntaff regsrding
Generals NfoEiet hhh Hhdfptt itFEth ~
sentative Mccormick said
~ would rather not mention any
names but the most important Amcri-
can officers aaid ~ shnrpN and
crozIer do not 20 we do not know
what may happen when General
biddle wss recently appointed a. as
sistant chief Of staff American Of
nrera were ALI broken up about H."
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