The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-01
BAKER AID GOT
$25,OOO.OO A YEAR
SEVERAL RECEIVED FROM $780,
600 TO $4,000. EXPENDI-
TURES UNDER FIRE.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The en-
ployment of several civilians by the
secretary of war at salaries ranging
as high as. $4,000 a year to perform
special services in the war depart
ment during the war and after was
disclosed today to the select house
committee investigating war expendi-
lures by Secretary Baker.
The full committee held its first
open meeting today brief one
to receive from Brig.-Gen. Lord a
written statement from Secretary
Baker in answer to the last twenty
seven questions which the committee
recently submitted to the secretary.
In answer to the nineteenth ques-
ton asking names of any civilian or
partially civilian organizations auXil-
larry to the war department formed
since April 6, 1917, the secretary
named three organizations of "par-
TALLY civilian" character and gave a
list Of individual civilians in the de-
partment's employ,
Chief among the latter was the
name of G. w. Hare. The only in
formation given in connection with
his name was that he lives in this
city, that he holds the office of direc-
tor of sales and that he is on the
roll at salary of $4,000 year.
Big Pay for Assistant.
Another civilian, c. G. DOrr, Wash
ington, lawyer, is named as special
assistant to the director at salary
of $4,000.
Chester W. Cuthell, New York
city, a lawyer, receives a salary of
$4,000, according to Mr.. Bakers
statement fo- acting in the capacity
of special representative of the sec
rotary of war. In this case Mr.. Ba-
ker explains that Mr.. Cuthell is en-
ployed to handle relations of the
war department with the several gov
ernments of the European allies
growing out of orders, purchases and
engagements in the procurement OF
munitions, supplies and services in
this country" and to bring to his at
tention any matters resulting from
his inquiries that may seem advls-
able to present personally.
Monte Appel, a. st. Louis Lawyer,
is named as acting special represent
ative and assistant with salary at
$4,000.
Charles S. Ludlam, Of Haskins &
Sells, New York, public accountants,
was engaged at $4,000 per annum
to handle accounting systems and
Frazier & Terbet, a Chicago firm of
accountants, were paid $4,000 for
similar services from March Is to
May Is of this year.
The "partially civilian" organiza-
tions reported by the secretary are
the War Department Claims Board,
the United States Liquidation Com
mission and the Committee on Train
ing Camp Activities.
Total of Expenditures.
The total sum expended by the
war department. between April b,
1917, and June /, 1919, is reported
bv the secretary as $14,544,610,213,
of which S12,704,822,234 was spent
in the United States and $1,839,-
1899 by the American expedl-
tionary forces.
Of this amount $7,142, 250, 947 was
spent for quartermaster's supplies, ser
vices and transportation in the Unit
ed States and S1,123,454,846 abroad.
For ordnance supplies $3,783,345,-
1856 was spent at home and $685.
675,676 abroad.
For the medical department $685.
OO3,436 was spent in this country
and S25,603,565 by the American
forces.
Other expenditures included $780,
762.558 for the engineer corps at
home and $204,298,597 abroad;
S12O,6O1,757 for the signal corps
here and $S,517,848 abroad; $780,
975,555 for military aviation and
here and Sis, 1905
abroad: S148,404 for the adiutant
generals office; $30,S73,4 for the
provost marshal generals depart
ment; S2,514,951 for contingent ex-
penses at home and $440, 450 abroad.
A total of 1889, 727, 539 was ex-
pended by the expeditionary forces
abroad by transfer to their account
and $50. 933,821 by transfer to the
chemical warfare service, indicating
the sum used to develop poison gas
es.