Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16
WAR RELICS WATT
| upon C0vGRESSMEN
THOUSANDS or PIECES READY
FOR DISTRIBUTION AMONG
S STATES.
MONEY NEEDED TO BEAR
EXPENSE OF PACKING
Apo rtionnsnt Of Pieces to Be Made
In Proportion 60 Men Furnished by
Each State in World War-lowa
TO Secure 2.63 Per cent Upon This
Dasis--Major Connolly Retires.
Try e. G. Dougherty.l

Washington. March 16.-iMembcrs
of the Iowa delegation in congress
and practically all members of the
house are anxiously awaiting some
! disposition to be made of the hund-
reds of bills presented at the open
ing of the present session requesting
enemy war implements for cities and
towns of their districts. Captured
German field pieces. machine guns
and other war souvenirs la great
quantities are now held by the war
department ready for packing and
shipment to all parts of the country
as soon as congress passes the re-
quired legislation, the war depart
ment announced today.
A detailed report sent to theJhouse
committee on military affairs by the
war department shows that 3.242
cannon and big guns. including
French mortars. from -millimeter
guns UP to 240 and 245 millimeter
howitzers. have been shipped to this
country from France. OF these the
army retain all but 1900. There are
from 10000 to 10000 machine guns
and 10000 rifles also available.
The report advises the committee
that 1t will cost in the neighborhood
OF 100000 to box and ship these
trophies and that it will take about
three months to carry out the task if
congress gives the proper authori-
cation. All plans have been worked
out in accordance with the bill in
PRODUCED in the senate by Senator
James w. Wadsworth, chairman of
the military committee of the upper
house. AS there are not enough of
the big guns for all the communities
that have asked for them, the diss
tribution is to be made in accordance
with the proportion of men furnished
by each state in the world war
Under this distribution scheme Iowa
will receive 2.63 per cent of the
total. being the thirteenth state in
the number Of men furnished to the
military and naval service.
The VAST quantity of enemy arms is
now in storage at Port Newark, N.
u. 1t represents the most complete
accumulation of enemy arms in the
entire world. including cannon, NOR
tars, small arms, etc. of every type
used by the Germans, Turks, Aust
rians and Bulgars in the war.
Connolly Out Of Army.
! Maurice Connolly. of Dubuque, for
merly member of congress from the
Third Iowa district, and one of the
! armys two Legislative" members of
the air service. has been honorably
discharged from the service and has
become associated with the Curtis
IAeroplane and Motor Corporation of
New York. his Washington friends
were advised today. With F. H. La
Guardia. now president of the New
York board Of alderman, Major Con-
nelly shares the distinction of being
the only man in the United States
with the dual honor Of having served
in congress and received flying
wings in the military air service.
At the entrance of the United
States in the war Maurice Connolly
was commissioned captain in the
air service. serving as the first
adjutant of the flying post at
Chanute field. Ranteul, III. Here he
took his preliminary flying training.
but before he completed his tests, he
was transferred to another tying
center as executive officer, and at
times in active command He COM
pleted his flying tests and received
his r. NJ. A." Preserve military
aviator) at Wilbur Wright Field,
Dapton, o., where he served as
executive officer and president of
various boards. When the armisticsl
was signed, he same to- Washington
and assisted Major General William
L. Kenly, then chief Of the air SER
vice. Later he was assigned to