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Six THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON,- MONDAY, JAN. 28, 1918. THE hswick : I 5? si i r- t-- . 3 I wvfaift4:';-sisWf lr'"" . ?c J' 1 1 J ji ' ' f if ! i; J,, y ,-lis, y C. S. HAMILTON 340 COURT STREET IS FULLY EQUIPPED (Coutiuued from page one) nervedthc best ports for herself. Kug l:ind had the channel ports. We had to construct docks Olid wharves and k J over machinery even the piles to lmilu the ilo'lis. , Vast WorV; Was Done "We've had to erect vast warehous e's at ports, We've hud to tnke over and re-build a railrond ISOll miles long from our ports to our great field buses " Ordnance depots, rojiaii- shops, mag B.ines of supply why, we've had to do nv-re in France than we did in this (country. ' "We've sent regiment of foresters, leut down trees, erected sawmills and prepared the lumber to build barracks, We've oven planted corn that wo may uvo measures have been ten. ' feed our men. i linker cited three cases in which the "In addition, we've tad to build department, ho said, "lirmly set its liosj.ituio tvu. i.ueru, where tliey win face nisainst callous disregard for hu bs more needed than tliey are here-' ' j ninn life." Three officers havo been Raker pointed out how the Russian j court ninrtiaW and dimissed from the coiiiipse ami tuo nanan ucicni rmmo necessuiy the re-study of war problems Bnker Answers Critics Washington, Jan. 2S To offset tho i I.I..I. l..n I lt,.ii.rl. 'out tho world that "the war depart ment hns fallen down," Secretary ofli)W to bo dodged," said linker AVnr IStikpr tnduy outlined Ameri war wc-rk to the country. Appearing before the senate milita ry committee, which through bills in troduced by Senator Chamberlain, would Ptrtp linker of much of his pow ir, Haker replied to his critics. "I am not hero to defend myself or ta deny that mislnkes nml false starts i have been made:, " Haker declared. Igeon geueral already had drafted his "The impression has gene abroad j talents, that the war department has fallen i Mrs. Einohart's Opinion down. The country is entitled to know Haker read a letter from Mary Iiob vhether that is a fact. It is entitled lo'erts Hiuehurt, who has visited practic luiow what this war is, w hat its proh-1 ally all tho camps. -loins aro. " "l di feel some steps should bo tak- Duker then paid a high tribute t'j'cn to renssuro the country," wrote Riiny officers and civilian helpers otU,3 Kinehart. "We women will uotr tuo war department alike lor tlu ir de : voted, untiring ctforts to rigli war J preparations-" ili'rors are Seduced " Wheu we have tound e-iors we im juediately have sought the rcnicuy. "I have no bias in favor of individ uals, if Ccnernl Crozier, mysiil, or iinyunc else, hud shown up some moiu--ing in the casually lists it would not mutter ncn.'iy so much us that this fe.eni euii ipusrf should deserve j ,i. uncut mat t U8 taiicu down. A i10rt,iges of supplies, she had Haker ' testimony here vu luter- Jollu,i u,S(dutoly no evidences of cruel lupted by the noise from a huge throng tv or IUglect. wuuli i-rtwued outside the big room. Ninety nine men out of a hundred O.ving to luiiidreds who demanded en- j ju ,., ( )"l0Hnitals -et better care than nn'ice the coiiunittee was forced s'ul- j tln-v could get at homo," Mrs. Riue tJouly to move Us hearing Irom the ! mil't wrt0. iri.ui to uie .'cuate office building-I i,,, i,ij,,y praised tho base hospital It was in the same room that Amen- at cunp Suormau, Chillicothe, declar i:i's great draft littery was held thiit1;,, it is ti10 eijnai 0f the best civiliau liuker today offered his plea in behalf 'hospitals. Sim suggested ua committee ot the war wink ot tho udiniuistniuoiL. Lf ropresentiitive citizens from tho Only Isolated casos nearest city visit each hospitnl and lie took up Senator Chamberlain s ; publish tho" result of their visit iu the pecth in the senate "to show the in-jlloal news(apers. mances of delay and neglect Chamber-j Medical Staff Praised Jirin quoted were but isolated cases :n "There is no suggestion of remedy tbo midst of a tremendous amount of'jn this letter that does not meet my ueci ssful work." i instant approval," said Haker. "We - ileforiiUjj to former nppeurauces be-iave a medical staff, the like of which .does nut exist elsewhere on the face J , . the eRrth. No army was ever THE OLD RELIABLE BLOOD BlilUER Still retains its sup'e.nacy. Fjoplo -atill take Hood's Carsapnrill i be cause it is an old z:ly frieri, has proved its merit to three pesiraiions in purified blood, expelled humors, restored appetite, relieved rheuma tism, banished tired feelings. It long nffo became recognized as (he standard b!'od purilier and frcneral tonic. It originated in a Boston- jihysieian's suceossful pre scription, and comprises niedieiiiul roots, herbs, barks and berries such us are often prescribed for ailments of the blood, stomach, liver and kid neys, liny it in tho enmo style pack nje your mother bought it in, same lino npHaraiice, 6:iine pleasant taste, came certainty of gooil results. . Phonograph We believe to be superior to others. We have com pared them and invite you to do the same. The beau- to you. The tone will recommend it. The fact that all records are played by it will speak strongly in its favor. The price is so much low er than other machines of equal quality that you will be delighted with that im portant feature. .Sold on easy terms. ' fore the committee, Baker said he had overy intention of being frank but seemed to havo created the impression thut ho was fencing, seeking to defend the indefensible and evading the truth. 'Senator Chamberlain read two let- ters, ' said Baker, "which aroused ov ery instinct of indignation and resent ment. I wrote Senator Chamberliiiu at once, asking that the names of tuo writers and itjo names of tho cumps bo given mo. I wanted theii and 1 want now to follow thoso cases through to tho very end that I may punish those guilty. Senator Holds Letters 'Senator Chamberlain suggested that he got tho letters in a confidential way, b'lt said he will try to get a re- lease of tue letters that 1 may have them. "These are two instances. I've had others. Some have proved not as ser ious n they at first appeared- "When they have been duo to the failure of tho human element, puni- army, a ro-suir. oi prooL uiui mcy m-g .lected their duty with regard to sic a duty with regard to sick men in cantonments, Haker Htated, Wants Country to Know "I want tho country to know that the health and caro of the men in amps is a responsibility I will not al- He next took up measures taken through the surgeon general 's office under' Haker 'b direct orders, to inspect camp hospitals. "1 selected Dr. Roger Horusby, au expert to act as my personal inspector ot these camps," said Haker. "When enmo to mr oltice Ur. liorusuy was in uuU'oriu, allowing that the sur rest until all incompetents in camp have been removed. have a son in uu a,rmy cump 1 would nave no resiuuicy in letting him be cared for in tho ramp hospital. In fact, he has already been there several days with an infect ed knee. I know something about hos pitals having been a nurse and married a doctor." Mrs. Kinehart wrote that though her tovvrof camp hospitals had shown a serious lack of trained women nurses brought together or ever can be, that i ill not bo subject to communicable diseases. The most we can dd" is fight these things." ! Haker next turned to shortages in the supply of ordnance. Ho reviewed Itho rit'ls ft nation, answering eriti lino rni s,i uai uiu, mip c ma . m. jcLsins of the dolny in settling on the modii'ieit i-.ii.fioM as the army ritlo lor tho United States forces. Pershiuj Solocted Rifle GeneraT Pershing. Baker said, was at the conference at whKh the modi fied KiifTeuTVn decided on. (t was a week before Pershing wont to Ku- ropo. "We did not then know whether our army was to fight with the French or British. "The excellence of our Springfield rifle was so well known that j'ist be fore the war broke out tho British government was considering modifica tion of its ritlo to use a rimioss cart ridge like ours. Our decision to change to the mod- ifiTi Knffeid was due to cur desire to take advantage of the large product- Died Yesterday, Aged 65 Portland, Or., Jan. 28. Funeral ar- rungoinents for the late Charles W. Fulton, former United States senator j from Oregon, are awaiting arrival of relatives of Fulton from middle west ern states, it is announced today. The body, meantime will lie in state in an miderlukiiig chapel. Fulton died suddenly yesterday after noon, after several weeks' illness. He suffered from stomach trouble He was a native of I.ifa, Ohio, Go years old, and resided in Oregon since 1875. After several terms as state senator, j he was elected United States senator iin 19U'j, retiring in 1901 to practice law here. ive capacity of factories making En field tor the Hritish. 1 "The decision came at 11 o clock on a night late in May in my office The officers present, including Gener al Pershing and General CroziiT, were unanimous in selecting tho modified Enfield." General Wood's Advice Major General Wood suggested the calling out of a large army before Iriflcs or other supplies wero ready, Ba 'ker said. Haker told Wood that would ;be foolish, in view of the dearth of arms and equipment, he said. . "General Wood told me," Baker said, "that the men called out would need many things before they needed irifles- Ho said they needed to learn how to livo together, how to keep step 'and how to observo rules of campp 'sanitation. I Tl.rt l,wiuirn arrived fit. was to Dut the men iu camps that tliey might get , .those elemental uiiiienying iuhiitijjiub jot' soldiering, even before we had the rifles." I Baker took exception to tho state- 'maii in nmniherbrin 's smooch that ttie j United States had a motley collection! or Tiuies. Over 600,000. - "As a matter of fact, we had six hundred thousand Springfields, the best army rifle in the world," said Baiter. "iin,. .wisinn to use the modified 'and interchangeable Knfield may not have neon miainoie. n thoughtfully. Wo might have bought Hritish Knt'ields from factories making n.nm in this eonntrv. no as to tiive every man a gun when ho went into camp. Hut the Germans, recognized military exports, give new men ob solete rifles wheu they start training "Tho result of our decision to suo ordiiiato great speed iu rifle produc tion to excellence has been that not a man has gone to Franco who has not a rifle and had training in the use or it. Many times tho number of men have gone to France than it was ex pected would be there by this time. And not a man will go to Franco with out a first class rifle and training in its uso. " ' Many Machine Guns Discussing tho machine gun situa tion, Baker declared that criticism of tho department over tho Lewis gun has been baseless. Ho said General Pershing did not desire the Lewis (ran for ground work. " Kvory effort-is being mado to "get the manufacturers of the Lewis gun to sliced up production for aircrait work," Baker said. lie submitted figures to show that 110 machine guns had been shipped to each camp about November 1. th nml Hitchcock in tempted to ask about 1200 Lowis guns which Uenerai rozior uus noti fied wore in storage. ''Thoso Lewis guns have new been shipped to camps, ' said linker. Passing the machine gun situation, Baker returned to cannon. Artillory Situation He pointed out that since 1900, Gen eral Crozier has been urging ampler provision for artillery in viewof tho long time needed to make field guns and tho increasing- importance of artillery- British and French operate on au entirely different theory of artillery ..J. it., k ur niil nml tho United States decided to figure out aud stand on the best theory or our own. ...ni mir lnvt. men to France to study this problem," Baker said. "We found last dune that French artillory production hnd reached such proportions that it was evident that tho wnMtnge would not nearly equal I the production. "Therefore, r ranee agrevu ou 13 to supply us with seventy fives and 15-Vmillimeter howitzers. The French realized the importance of having Am erica's troops oa the front as soon as possible. ' ' Senator Reed interrupted: "If 1 got you, the war department a t. h,if franco had built bin- gor factories than she needed and mat vou thought it better W use her fa cilities thnt were already in quantity production than to wait until wo got r-omg ourselves! " t "K.xaotlv." said Baker, "and Tm tolling no 'secret when I. sny that ton nage is the crux of the wholo situa tion, and we saved tonnage by buying in France." " Was the arrangement any aeirj ment to France! " asked Senator Heck- man. ... . "On tho contriy, 1 '"ink it was a benefit," said Bnker. Men What they Wanted "When Uenerai Bliss went to Franc with the House mission he asked what America could do best and quickest t" win the war. "Both France and England stated that they had supplies, and ordnance production and urged that America should hurry troops across while the THIS CORN FOOD CUTS DOWN THE BRECD AND BUTTER Bill, SO Pfl STATES says POSTTOISTIES CCIS'iS WASTE ENERGY Careful physicians always poinl out that every cough wears human strength and tears down the body's resistive powers. The reason 5eeiulsio.5 is always best for coughs is that it peculiarly soothes the tender membranes while its rich, creamy food rebuilds the tissues to avert bronchitis nd lung trouble. No alcohol iust food. cott Bow ne, Bkxxufield. N. J. 17-M artillery would be furnished by the al lies with no strain. I have seen in the newspapers that our taking of guns and ammunition from France is taking what she can't spare. I say that Joffre, Tardicu and also General Bridges of the British mis sion told me that wo are hot taking from England and France anything that they need. "We are, on the other hand, keeping their plants going, expediting the arm ing of our forces and saving tonnage much needed for other purposes." Production Increasing - Baker read letters to show artillery production is increasing in this coun try. "This month wo are sotting 6'20 seventy five millimeter guns from France in making 84 in our own fac tories. By December, 1918, we'll make 430 of these guns a month and the French output will dwindle correspond ingly. ' ' We '11 make 300 three inch anti-aircraft guns a month by December 1918 ' ' Confidential Figures. Baker submitted figures to the com mittee, which he asked be kept confi dential. They gave further data on the artillery output. "In view of what I have told you," said Baker, "I am prepared to say that the American army in France and tho army to be there and we have a large army there smd a much larger one will bo thore will be fully provided with the kind of artillery of the types they want." Illustrating the magnitude of tho ar tillery and shell production of the Un ited States. Baker Baid that whereas Great Britain placed ordnance and shell contracts in this country totalling $1, 308,000,000, in three years, the United States lot shell contracts totalling more than $1,000,000,000 in seven months. "We found the production of muni tions going full blast for our allies," said Baker, "and we had to iutrrudo our needs so as not to hamper our allies and at the same time get the maximum for ourselves." Senator Frelinghuyson asked whether Baker knew that the country's shell production capacity had been reduced 25 per cent. Baker said he did not know. ' "You ought to know," said Senator Reed. "I can find out." replied Baker. Frolinghysen said he is informed that shell factories have been dis mantled. "That." said Baker, ''probably is due to tha fact that machinery from some of these factories has been sent to England. Shortage of Clothing Turning to the quostion of clothing, Baker said ho had never denied short ages of clothing. "I neeept responsibility for It. It was temporary. There wero two alter natives. Either wc could get into camp and work out details, or we could wait until the last detail had been worked out. " ' ' Wre decided to summon the men to camp as fast as they could be taken caro of. It's well enough that wo be layed calling out certain sections of drafted men, to allow fuller prepara tion. "The temporary shortages have been for the most part remedied." Baker paid high tribute to the response labor made in getting the army clothed properly and promptly. 'We haven't the last button on, but every limn in sixteen national guard and sixteen national army camps is ready to go to France the moment ho is needed," Baker said. MORE WARACTYTTY (Continued from pag oae) yet undertaken. " The statement confirms United Press information sent out last week that Germany 's e"onll of her U-boats fore casts a great drive against the allied naval forces guarding American troops aud supply ships going to Europe. Ba ker declares Germany is determined to break the steady stream of these ves sels. It is believed that she has enlarged the guns on her U-boats in . order to give battle, possibly even with destroy ers. ': The naval forces of this country and the allies look with anticipation on the promised fray. Lieutenant Killed. Washington, Jan 28. First Lieuten ant Jack M. Wright, New York City, was killed "in an aeroplane accident" in France, General Pershing cabled the war department today. First Lieutenant 11. A. Brown, Cin cinnati, Ohio, was wounded December 31 while in action with British forces, Pershing added. Three deaths. from natural causes were reported as follows: Nurse Annabelle S. Roberts, Madison, N. J. Private Hubert L. 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