The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, February 07, 1918, Image 2
81G ARMY NEEDED
FOR AIR SERYICE
FORTY TO FIFTY MEN REQUIRED
FOR EACH ACTIVE PLANE AT
THE FIGHTING FRONT.
FIGURES BY HOWARD COFFIN
Veterinary Corps And Remount Serv.
Ice Growing Rapidly-Information
About the Pay Received by Uncle
Sam's Enlisted Men.
(From Committee on Public Information.)
Vaahington.--I1 a stat eiment Issued
- by Howard IC. Cofiln, clairmawn of t he
aircraft prodluctloii board, is the fol
lowing
"in (iscussing the n (conplishinent5S
of the air service in the (i'cnsniii intiIloU
of the army program, it will be well to
point out the ihn 'ossiioility of certain
proposals enthlsiasItenIIt 1111(1 persist
ently put forward by word of mouth
1and(1 in the press. We have seen and
heard much of the proposed 100,000
airplanes to' he provided by the United
States within the next year. In a con-it
try where one great industry produces
1,500,000 motorcars per year, the fah
rication of 10),000 planes might scen
easy, but netunl figures based upon
three years of proctl ieal expercave in
the war shows that there are nowl he
tweei' 40 a ni 50 maen of the a- iilumy
services reqitred for caih ne uvi' ona
chine at the front. If this eto' ratio
should he aihered to'in on seriIce. It
would menn that soma,' .OnoOnla mau-,
w.otdi he required in n- 'r'In: i,-i l
depalrtinlent o1n fr -.n sail u t ''a
our ports of d ai r atia ztiil he' tiit
Ing front.
" "ven thon this nIu (r ,if m{,-n
a'e iou he r' ('ed ,' I i , pr ' < -li t ' i -
erensed etli v nlipi ttlirinrliznI'ii.n
the numl 1" reqiredu Is Mill sI:gC(;--i
l ii g. t'( ' Ii~lr, ll'ie. li' overt'iigth
tra p rition prob I', l '- ns r.Int(l 10
ofnte al nly dll \ u ithi tn reference r
t rso(1.1 i n i it its inniu i34 , r-. 'the
t eni ottit iCion (f Ai'll (1 CIin Sl t u'(f
erly errnted1, with, till' i'(u' a- ir parelt s.
aceso riers, an d eimil'oe is in itself
wer irus prvdleit, in vi w of the' sit
aton in ship ttinelee'."
Wrhenwr I on.I' ve clared the strength
(of the t'nited States army in anluitls
was 006,1 -15 ; it is now :14-1,000. The
remount service Apri (1 monstisted of
one ofiler and tour clerks in WVashllig
ton, five rheount ( i(p)t01 where htrses
were received, and~ a pe'rsonnl and
purehasing organization In the fh'I' In
proporl on. T'hli vtcrinary corps, r e
sponsile for the treat mnut of nuimtals,
consisted (if 6b4 offiers n ind no entlied
personnel when the United Stitats en
tered the wnr.
The veterinry corps Ini'd the Job
of building an organizdation of nhout
1,000 ofiers and 1:.(t1(11 tini . The
1,000 oflicers have been( sleenrd and
enlisted aren nr1 meing Itransfrred at
a rate whilh will soon bring it up to
Its full nuthorized strngth.
The remount serviehdt s a im inr
task In securin g persnnei, Tis pres
dent sroglh isi about 00 oflinr and.
rem .uti dept it hasi i t. lior wehich'
the cntrdutn ofrheler Ishospntals,
lstiag onuIblinshoand ulodins.
ilTies shot' lopsoime. iurilbei
flhe roate rs ofr(lirtinntef denths
animis twohler ary eutfominflge
enra, oulargy afond two sipp ilne
star,"mo gnd ts ompltnwonslie sitirh
loelslivn horeado-thled itnituhe
boel, aboul10 er entr, goundingeon;
deatahn tworin lin e thist iountry.
arn, on sitaera 1) os ;seou havtzelibeent
hgler.
Tnina he shoulder loops. hal~
ATecoer coprso of eeal e
thpot rof troos of the Untitted States
and tho exie tary; foretenante
eamson large tohond l to mal g'ver
str; mo r tg enrin twoailerta
bAdmiergnerat, honetlI onler wtar;
olnehe s~itlt sprcade, ligurenant,
aoloebsiver 100lef ; majer,52 oin he;
iedan tate leratars firs-t ien
ntone slverat (theritn tlieuthenant,
Thal easot, 'eIr tl ofn chipliitn
hoasial)wsf La i cro1ss. X iiiii;
pts fr'om tropI n the t Un 114sIte Se
adthe saeped"itiary' frshos ithe111
adissiouons rat t' osl iistoi begrnt
Sa~~ers andg t te iiino' Frne.u iiz
Armimssion tot hositls init ine 11e4ek
diin the pediinry fori's, fagud oni
UthdSghtet the raute wa' by. peruau
Th00en ook come Intoveses, foresathe
namefctive rator onh thov ner o
meRued rsfproprition for yinjry
or alyment, Noemer 1,n7 torrd May
hosp18ital w$4,7.1,.r,00mn;n
th"rosi telntdSttsi a
The pay of enited inen dependtr
their grades, ratings, and length
service. From .lune, 1, 1917, and c
tnuinig during the terui of the war t
PaY of .t he enlIste('d inen is us fol low
Atlen receivinglj. $:i: All ptrivates, t
army entering gruil'.
l 'n receiving $;3: 11i'st-'lhss l
' ntes, :oin p~romnoted to ("t in mint
1tioncominilssiono~l nllh(''E r eyneit..
Ieni receiving $:.( C'orpo'ls, Si
dilers, inieelae's, fui'riers and w:
oners, 11111 itinsi(tians o f the thi
ciass,
lon receiving $8: All sergen
grades in the lin, which incinde 1
fantry, field artillery, coast art ilic
and enviiary cooks, lorsesloers, ha
corporals, n 1(1 inI usi(iltns of the seco
class.
Men reeelving $14: Sergeants of t
various co rps of the engineers, M1
nionce, signal corpIS, qualrterinnst
corps, an(1 ttim(1iet department: his
sergeants and in tsiceitans of h' fir
cl a ss.
Plen recelving $i: It tal1i s.
geant majors. sqiuadron serge;4an lt III
jors, sergitttl tutjors (oliiiir gra.'
sergeant hu1gters, inastel' gla1nnrs, anl
assistant hanti lendiers of Ite lin.'.
lon reediv~ing $51: ltegittelalai sl
g(anut majors, regiten tal supitlyv se'
gean ts, sergeant i naj's (seteai
grade), (iu1riormaster sergeantS o f thi
quat Irtrmnstler 'orpeis, orditnitee se
genis, first s(erg'eant', oiertri(cian sot
gean ts of the first cltss, assistant ('l
glneers anI b1att :lion srgeant Major
011(d htmtiion suipply :terLgeants of th
ettgliteers.
Etn r('ceiviy $.}' Sergeit anIs, flr
clnss, of the nwtdlreal deptmet nt.
Metn rece'ivini i l - 1 " l (silat set
get nis, innster engineers of the junito
grad.'. and( .engine"ers.
len rleQ lvinig $5I: Quartermaste
sergoants of ilt' seitlor grade of th1
qu trtrinn*t erta ('t' "orps, hand leadert
111n.1(r Signflal elecitrielansc, tuntstI
(l.. rhiians. master('I enugineer'is of th
se"nior grade, 01u1l inster" hospital 5('I
gratltis.
All elisll' litn, while on det inel
ed duty not in the tield where Thor
art' nn army (iuarters avilalile, r
(e'veo in adldition to their 1111y $15 pi
tu1onth to ('nvrt'i the extp'eOnse oif ( 1hm
i1ng anl also a sitabt;tle allow:in.'ee fo
sulsistence' andi for hent:t alI iiht.
has til nt(eessary personal x('X9 'liss I'X
retpt for hatrher' and h.1muiry3. 1'n11
forms, untlt'rlithing, shoos. hats. (1uat 1
tors, medo~ieni atten1danc'. :1nd( subsist
0('e are Stipplit'd the n I governmen
extelnse. Such mtiitoria'ls as tohlnlece
post age, confectionery, and incidental
of 1ndividulI ste may he purchase<
at the' post exehtnge at ('ost.
l"l'ot unleso(red sonrees the ^n
mit te 01o puiblle information has r
001"ved editorial conulnent on the pros
d(e'lt's rct'ent s issIg in the Fran
fu it er Zei tung, a liberal organ wit
large elreuintioun thr~oughout theo Ge
man111 lilre. 'i'he following pa ra grit
aipears in the translatin
'The fotndation for the pence n
got Ia IIotis hts not yet been found, hl
we ht v"e ailprone'hed much neaitirer
it. W'ilson .seeks a wny1l out of the w.
arid dloes so InI :t malnner not 01n1tire
In n'Ord ihihW us. We sIe no renlst
for oxposing oi'selves any longer 1
Ihe c'hr:tr'ge of lnek of cl'ifty about o
wnr hams. (ertnny and her all
should ('ono 01u1 olpenly with the
I ta (lt cotiutioni (of the warii enni 1
avoble Itd nnd1( thle rest slItnn1 of goveri
mllt toI the1 des'iret for jen:ce of the
peopltes cnn hile ov',er'comei."'
A lairgteIi harvest and1 storageiZ (of nni
urn'~i lee fort Stumer' uist' Is hielng utrge
I tr'eelent eil tdemtandis for ammont~ial~ 1
the airmy andl navy idlente a shor'tt
A shlor' tage' of i '(ll dring warm'tt wen't
of iterishle fods ini the homie,
sinll evenmerttitt'es, o and othier establ41is
ser'vlie. T1he U nit ed MStates' delt'
men('t of Itgicl'turet has for dlisIbn
vest intg andil s1oin g oft liltua ltiI t.
A sI taI'tment by the pro~voisllt mars
gleeral sholws that Io(f 8A59.1511 toital d(
(chalrges for dlellndenicy 743:,141,
SG.50if per (cnt, were for wvife or wvi
and1( chilIdreIn; widowV.ed ptiaen, 6.
pter cent I montherless dhild(. 0.006 y
("ent ;i ior OrpJhian b rothletrs an li(
te-rs. 0.58 per (cent.
Of the toltad of L0o57,~l3:3 me (Ct'
fled foir service in (lie Nitiona(1 l nrn
418.:309, or 30.56 per (Cnt, are listed
involutalry cotnsr'i pts-fthose wi
fai led to a ppeitr or fIld unsucessf
einlhis for exemtiptiona or dischargn
Volutiatry conits(rpts-tlhose who fill
n0 (cllis for l'eemptioni or dIischlarge
!'tlder the new food regultitor
Siss peole~l are aillowed only on,
lifthI of 0 poundal (of butte1r pet' perst
The' l'~lied atli.ootngbi
Ittihe wr is much s $i' .000,i 0 wor e it
if' nil iner dy((1 i yer, Ilin en miotot
outnsof sh ippingtlnIIity a ke 1
supli ed wih food, clothting and it
A million cheeks a month wvIll so
he going forward from the bureau
wnr-risk insurance to safeguard Amt
ten's lighting forces and their fa
Illes. ApplicatIons from soldIers a
'satllors for insurance are near $4,00
'00n,000.
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the o uai voltli-Trs tLe a tre.
HNEWSREVIEWOF t
tTHE PAST WEEK
of
r I.,
SGermans Threaten Quick Attack it
- tI
DEMAND BALTIC PROVINCES "
of t hr ry- a
tI'
r Proletariat of AutriaHungary on of
Eve of a Revelt-Turks Lose Two ii
at 1 g Cruisers-Secretary Bak-t
er's Management Hotly to :
t b Criticized by Senator
Chamberlain. rt
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By EDWARD W. PCKARD. tI
nii
movI":e aItrz onc and thgoing week woul i
of' [ti' 1 lt"latnl i! party, the hiall-(;ei'- ,
9ccup llevl Wtroen aside he nSk they ft
have wItor i theftire tligs wit h o
r tlssi as a nl shown thI :i Irue face. of
At the last aentisg of tle delega es si
th urest-it ovs befn'e l ournt(enr
to .1anery 2I, gh-rugil gffan told
ith he Isievrin ankly that erpt-ny
mint have ('aurland amd all the Baltic
Th-en Iu ine Gerleg aamies ruld o
'hImove- at onee and0 wItll a week would a
r votedp teval. Whe asked about the -
mt territory st n of Iet-ltovsk, Toff- i
to a re Ilesl that (bordinry' would set -
r tIe that only ith ithe Ukrainians. The Il
I rruest of Ie It ass aits for a roerr
hat Ihei mighal nonslt on Ithe thr-eI
tin he lti s gntug Tgly grte i
wit lh e assertlou 11" nnt furtt-ein w ist
ir Pomiliit(mits wotuld hl tlowed.
I' h Itissl ii deygaIes thereupo r.
andt howun miiiosltro rejt Ithe end
mf th I er 11manp. ind ftord oand h
toe nuambersI fthetIn opnentse orn~:
tohres ofgr lofn notiers nd orkolu
sIeps (eth I erns, wto vi helt'm If a
Pt tIhe er n i e d l o t, iind
ai e twi prncils aofns "isleIitnne
i *~a peImllbrysalapya
1 )er g It Ithe rtulet ofthe hol shetvi k!i'
andle ts reat tIeIhe!i diirdr tin itss atI
thate iGed tilan oalne tyle-ders ware F
wifellfor he taowIlislt-Itern tolegov-tI
19 Thd lkain ttins. l tne'ording tliatel
t' ie negotitions with G'ermanyt antI
h- Auistriand aret hot-lj reyt sIignl a
In lear e entc' t' li llutttl it I
Jltt an whilh~ holds o lief retponi
bl fors iiIrniis thosrvalo of peini. In
they far 1-t'at It. eay o tke radteial
sitptio pult nnen I'(ito the dIncrlean th
diordst in't sbernh erin to Prhey
mrier lTndrab whc Io russe t tpen- h)
It u
unti ana Ihlist le i' Inofce Ito hecurd'l K
an giniui ther dIsorgrwIn disrd- h
er anda theni sahlisi~t rd lears artd 0
tpte frhrwhagvernment mfitahavfuht ft
u. ae lied bye awussany sody. bie
the penanar nsupporIng tho- lat
ofl The nAutro-IlIngar't ia oenmn t f
r- Aha nd redighonti efr towog ta
m, we e A eat cedmadwaen
ndsep for the nesraton and peore Ihn
l,-tat'mellIon wo-rs wentong toike- he
art 'ndtrieshi being adrsoeley pern- It
* "X
i".1
ite hauk in l'etigrad after it haid he(
it 01 il 1 artore1d enrs. 3---The "klint I
1.(d. Th'e governmet t waS forced It,
ce'pt the socialists' (10 1111(15 as to
:ud. e(1ntuial woman111 suffrage and1(
ni mlilitari5t 1if watr I11(ustries, 11n(1
('reupton11 fnosti 01 the strikers ret"urn
Io their work. The Irouble wias
:1 (fl imt allay~ed. ho(we'ver, 1and( the
dien Is 1n((e further (11mIs ani re
'raIil their ("1i1 for a general elacei('
-undlerstandling.
The Auist rian ma1sses are det erinedlo
:11 1)t least pence shall he iiad' with
ussin, andt( if this is 1t41 (1one(1 their
or(is 1am1( actions hetoken a re'volu
m1 thatl will e11nove theO dunl mon)1
hy from the all in ne of th' central
avers. (ernly is awake to the
niger of this (lefee l 1on and th otill
:'ists Ihere :ire n iilfesting grent irri
tiun toi w a rdl Au1st ri: h nu('11sei Ithey
ill In l m eror' ('ha:rles 41amI hIs govern
ent1 hav" fo1steredl dlemoernIte 11nter
it iona11m11 .
The troubls'501' on merior C4hrlt(ts'
nunl are nggravntied1 by the attitude
Rohemhtilii. A\t a great meet'tinlg in
'agule a resolution wans adtedtt( det
n(ding Iindependuence for Rohem'lin.
Ilngary, also, is doing its hit in the
netral upjheaval, hviing absolutely re
so(d to gIve cereals to either Austria
(erinany. The Roiuaian stocks
gllin 1)r'e e'xhtusted and the food
untion in Atstriun Is most neute.
The reasonable p0ea1ce i alVOCntes In
t'i'rmany hove o(11 hy any means sur
n(lered to the increasingly arrogant
tn-er1tns, and hove been hol(ling
eelings in Cologne and elsewhere,
1(1 the radical socialists are keeping
1 the fight with vigor. There Is no
muht that the proletariat of both Ger
any nd Austria has been imiensely
'ni en1ed1 and i1nspiired by the pirolpi
Imda of the Russian holshevikI spread
menns 0f the fraternizaton of sol
ers on the otnst front.
--.)ha --
All this 5(Iun(ds good. but it woiuldl he
oiiish to lit upn It any st (rog
pe0s of an eny peace wilth victory
44' thle allies. The German arm'(y pro'(h
ily was never' be(fore0 5o strong aIs
'4w, nnd( if tile ind(ientIOns mny lie
uist ed. the long expecrt ed off'ensivye on
o' we'st front mn y he uinder way he
re'1 th4is rOvl4iw is ini tile hand(4s of
lande14rs, withI nume114rhus "'f4'eling out''
4irr('. Gra e'nnIe'entra41('11itins of troops41i
I seve'4rni I nts111 ('('(t ilid (1(1( it
'rm~ed ('vbient th(e ki:ls(er was:l ablout
it'Iay 1' to r1k'.IFrenh militar lex
OttOr i tstihel''leomeled thoGras oh
rc the Bitish rines(' tin 'lghork tod
Io ihoe of foc he pno ansae
tas linb Al ngte str thnk the
10l wasv ln made Amesrientoops.
'hetherI te rhnasmn' tllaeep
n thelse th ie Thre hsufnord becn
lervinle dioteI tirenc lsometm
a1ant peselos engl fot' ombtia, the
uons in tat were adaenmeen-t
gnte hyinontish Teryese and drive
lvtou hope(1 fi'fi5 forie thel pa sg
>4~f the) 00a(n along the( tiet bankeof
anse 5It1'lIn the r. (WgSg~e
On the eno te STrksI3 suired tonn
eetr1110 disater ini the (l'Ilosst f thle
'ult(ers MedullaScre a poitny et-m
hoalisge O~il~ro vesselsemrd from eDr
"Inlle o otn, eertinI Brtishen fon
rs but Awercan Cland tiatoce 'In-.
Igedgby Rrot'th dehstrloyr and dlilriven
(1(4 (mnyieds Th()e( wBhtres wat
siwnk upIll sunk vendl tht Itoeb-n
arnly damnld. rwa'rim gouda
Rdeighm md wa (ulolted replymh
e popebmarie inosig thkwat gItn
onl sx lrg an t o s al shps
)r
o by ";r
spaprr Union
n seized by their governinent. 2
w" vay in whilch the Germains treat
tcrms of peace, so far as they concern
1(01 lum It Self, are absolute plolittenl,
econotnic ntra toi''torini Ind(ependlence,
lt))table reparIn and81( guartanties
for the _'uit ire.
The triItish th1or pitirty in cotven
Ion att NottIngham dectared its post
tlon in the matter of wnr and11 peace.
A resolution was adopt ea welcoming
ati indorsing the stiatemetts of Irem
tier 1.1 ovl eorge 11n1d P'resident WVIlson
aund (tliing n Ile central powetrs to
forlitnte their war alims at the ear
li'st possiile itomnt. S)101takers gave
high praise to Mr. Wi son'1s sit 1tme it.
nuitl it was nuaile clear that 11th' party
would not stand for peace ni'egothitions
with (Geruniniy whilI she holds the ter
ri tortes she has seized.
I''uel Atdiinistia tor hierldti's indlus
ihit shut-(own 'Is far from betng
wholly sticcessful in relievitng the coal
shuort1ige anitd rilway tie-ut. I.or this
the plan was not entirely to blame.
for lien v SHOWS in the east ern 1art
of tit' coutty intervened to prevent
the free movement of coat trains.
Consequently Mr. McAdoo was coln
Stridainet to dtec'liire an embitirgo on
three of the largest col ca rrying roats
of the East, forbhtdting the transpiorta
tion of any freight save fuel, munitions
and foodstuffs. The situation, espe
cially on the Atlantic senhoard, still is
most serious.
Partisan politics reared its ugly
head in congress last week and en
tered into the discussion of the con
luet of the war. So far it has done
little harm, tand perhaps it cannot he
kept down in an election year. Senan
tors Penrose and Stone were the chief
offeduers, the former attkcin g the aid
minilstration and the litter having the
etfrontery-considering his own record
--to assail the patriotism of Colonel
Roo sPveilt.
Interest in the doings of congress
centereil on th C (hambehtrtln thiti for a
w'ar eninmet , thle introduction of which
wais perhaps hastened, t houagh not
eit used, bly the investigation of Secre
ta ry ihaker's department. The presi
dtei hiad forcefully, even angrily de
('ilareal his opbposititon to thle measur ie
Iand lils absol ut e confidence in Mr'.
TEnker's nhitatity a nd efilci ency. anad the
feiat. of thle thtili was predted, (' al-. t
I houtgh it haiid thei Suppoiri orf1 many sonl
atlors oif hothI 13 iarties.
Mr'. W'lIsont in aalublic sta:t emen'i t nte
eiisedl Seiitotr ('thamiberh'tiin of mn king
"ain isttoni'sting andli aiboltely unatgs
tilibe distortio of110 the t ruth"' in a
N~ew York' spaeech, in which thte Ore
gain senator toldi of the failuires of the
in thear senate. Mr. ('hambierin in reiter '
nted his charges and undertook to
pr'ove' thtem by cit attilns from the In
vestitgution bly tih' senteC 'onunlittee.
'The senator scored the war depart
menlt unmecii'ifutly, andl produced doctn
mfenitar ly pro(of that Secretiary Banker;
whlen tbeforre the senate comami ttee, wns
ignlorantt of the inctual~ ondoititons in the
matter of stupplies to the army camps.
"The presidlent," he siaid, "dlid not
know the truth, and(1' did. Hie muti
have got his facts from his distinguaish
ed secretatry of witr and he inl tuirn got
them from sounehody else, and if those
who fturnlshed thle evlidence knew the
facts, they lied."
Tnl the course of his speech Mr.
C'hambherlatn rend a hearthreaking let
ter from a father telling of the death
of his son in an armly enmap under most
astounding conditions of neglect. Af
ter'warid Secr'eta ry Baker' saidl of this~
thait it was not a siniguar case, that
thlere' hadt been Severnai sucoh dlue to the
tack of nursi'es, and that each one had.
been rigidly Investignttedl.
Ther hotl dis('uson over tile inefli
'elncy~ of obill wiar preparnttons e'n
liin les unnlatba ted and is reac ohin ag the
St :ice where It her'omes ilersonai nad
3' 'iltus. The thitck-nnd-7thin Suppoitrt
er fthe ndmnistraitioni deelare the
ciies of some of its ncts ar e buordter
ing oan tr'aienher b~ejenuse I they gme
COmifor't to the enemy. wi IcIhose wih
ci'ttic'ze aissert thait only tby tlltag the
luliC knowv t he funit s tthait mi'e beia
comiit ted enn thoase ftat Is he corre
ed. Theair cour-se, they hold, is dilc
toted by the purest rbatriotism.
(Generail TIasker II- misas, chIef of
staiff, has arrived in Paris to represent
the American army in the supreme
war cotncll. It is b~ellevedi he will Urge
that the allies renew offensive opeira.
tions on a lag. ae.
MAY ABANDON
"HEATLESS" DAYS
M'ADC A ;) QARFIELD ISSUE
8TATi Mfr SAYING THEY
ARE COINo ormrG MATTER.
MAY ALSO UFF IMBARGU
Two of Ten Heatless M , i, Have
Been Observed-Will qld Another
conference Soon.
Washington.--Abandonment of the
heatless Monday program was pre
dicted at the close of a prolonged con
ference between Fuel Adninistrator
Garflield and Director General of Rail
road MCAdOO.
A final decision was not reached
and a further conference will be held
but there was every indication that
both officials, as well as President
Wilson, who has been consulted, feel
that the purpose sought can be ac
complished from now ofr by continu
ance of preferential coal transporta
tion and distribution and by railload
embargoes now In force.
At the conclusion of the conference
the following statement was issued
jointly by )r. Garfild and Mr. Mc
Adoo.
McAdoo-Garfield Statement.
"We have had under consideration
the question of suspending the Mon
day closing order. We have not
reached a final conclusion about it.
We shall have another conference
when the results of the Monday
closings and of the railroad embargoes
up to that time can be fully consider
ed, and shall be able to make an an
nouncement as to whether or not a sus
pension of the Monday closing order
may be made."
Ten heatless Mondays were decreed
by the fuel administration January 17
as a measure to save coal and to re
lieve railroad transportation. The
Monday holidays were preceded by a
fAve-day industrial shut down at the
close of which eastern railroads at the
direction of Director McAdoo, put
on embargoes against tle. movement
of general freight.
The Monday closing has brought the
most vigorous opposition from corn
mnercial interests, particularly the big
department stores. The small stores,
too, have opposed it as have the own
ers of office buildings. Theaters suc
ceeded in having the day as applied to
them changed to Tuesday.
WARNING GIVEN TO
ALL FLOUR DEALERS
Must Not Take Advantage of Shortage
in Other Cereals.
Washington.-Unwarranted price in
-reases in wheat flour substitutes will
not be permitted. The food admin
istration gave warning to dealers that
they must not take advantage of tem
porary shortages in other cereals
brought on by the heavy dlemuand the
new baking regullation1e has caused.
Many complaints
ministrator Hoover
substitutes already
their prices.
"Mills of tihe ,coi
Hoover, "are preparedl to meet the
greater demand of housewives and
bakers for otheri cereals during the
next few monthis. ILack of t ransporta
lion is the only factor that will stand
in thle way of propier distlI ition
th roughiou th le 'coluntry.
"At least one of the subhstitumtes is
produced in quan1lt it y in almost every
p~art of the count ry. If any shortnges
occur they will 1)e local. The sumpply
of substitutes is ample to meet our
needs and It is conifidently expected
that with the freer mnoverapnlt of
grains to the mills andic of the finished
product to the conisunmer lower prices
than thoso gow prevailing wvill result.
"The normal tendency of local scar
cities would be to advance prIces out
of line with the cost of production and
(istribution. Under inc food conatrol
act this will not happen. A" ficensees
dealing In food commodities wvho do
not give their customers the benefit
of fair andi moderate prices, selling
at no more than a reasonable profit
above cost, will have their licenses
revoked."
TURN OUT ONE
BOAT EVERY DAY (
Washington.--Produjction plans for
the navy's new anti-sub~marine craft
contemplate the declivery of a finished
boat every dlay whien the cycle of pro
dluction is complete. The first vessel
has already been started in the fabri
catiing shops at fh lie ordl Motor Com
p~any plant at i)etroit.
Construction will go by staf;cn. To I
turn out a boat a clay after the elinpso
of sev'eraliionthis recquhmes that a bmoat
a clay be started.
REITERATES OBJECTIONS
OF WAR CABINET
Washington.. -in emphasiziing his
Oppositioni to the senato mIlitary com
mittee's bill for a war cabilnet and a
munit-ions dIrector, President Wilson
urged upon another group of Demo
cratic senators called to the White
House the necessity of avoiding as far
as possible agitation in Congress that
might encourage the enemy and give
the impression of discord.
The .president reiterated h'a objec3
tion. to the war cabinet