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mm •4 *- •/ V •** .» "It--*- .' A (•*"/'•• THE fRY s«?S?:S i * *: ••';v • •>----• • yjs i-M tR ;$> V V - v. -- \-*tM(rte nis.^ © l6r4fcr»mO</ b .L/lt/m**Oad France and Belgium Bar A| Jiports to Gar U many. |* ^'Wi¥* FACTORY PRODUCTS PrahlEms,AccnniplishmErits,and IfaEfulnsss of the DsiartmBit, by Secretary Jnhn Weeks TS? ' (&: • *? i have felt It to be one ol my Junes to bring to thi Attention of our citizens tbe varied and important activities of the Army. My efforts in that direction qaite frequently draw the response. "I didn't know Jftat." JOHN W. WEEKS. ECRETARY OF WAR JOHN W. WEEKS recently delivered a remaffc> able address before the Boston chamber^of commerce and Representative John J. Rogers of Massacliusetts secured the printing of It In the Congressional Record, saying, "I have asked the leave of the house to permit the publication of this address because it seems to me by far tile clearest exposition I have ever seen of the problems, accomplishments and usefulness of the |Par department of the United States as a peace- m " ' ttae agency." - I i This is no brief tor the army. Secretary Week*' address is reprinted--in part; it is too loftg to be given entire--simply because it is an exposition of facts interesting to all good Americans. The army is considered by the general public as ao -instrument exclusively for war. But Secretary Weeks sets forth its admirable peace records-- la the construction of railroads, roads, harbors ^ and great public works; in disasters by fire, flood and wind; in sanitation and the diagnoses and ittre of disease. With this record Secretary Weeks flan justly claim that the United States army has , l£en a vanguard and pioneer of civilization, as well as a national defense. And it is interesting to 4Bote that work of a purely military nature at tbe time it was undertaken has later resulted in the benefit of the civilian In peace times. Following are excerpts from Secretary Weeks' address: It Is difficult for the average American to ap- ]. > J*reclate that the surgeon general of the army is . ®ot merely the head of a small body of "military" **'"• medical men. He truly represents the entire medfcal profession in the military field, Just as the thief of engineers represents the engineering prog - fcssion and as the army Itself represents the coun- E "try. At the same time, the medical profession ft Itself gives generous recognition to the wonderj| e £ul pioneering work of army surgeons. Our medleal department has established certain basic prln- •:' * iiples that influence the prevention of disease £\' throughout the world. Many of their achieve- >•}] ; ments have resulted in the saving of innumerable ' Ijives and have actually made possible the free Commercial intercourse between the countries on Ihls continent. The countries to the south of us Ivere once ravaged by yellow fever and malignant v inalaria. The French enterprise on the Isthmus r ' •{ 4»f Panama was completely blocked by the fact , ^ > Jlhat 75 per cent of the employees from France }i. • 'lost their lives from disease within a few months V^ifter landing on the Isthmus. In 1901 a group medical officers, headed by Maj. Walter Reed, b," i ,'^letermined definitely that yellow fever was trans- > jnltted by the mosquito. Within a very few months ' „>l?ifter 11118 discovery Habana was cleared of the "^isease that had ravaged it for 150 years. Our ^ . 'ygreatest achievement in Panama was the converse:-. riW®l0D of 0118 P^iferous district Into a healthy re- , - i^glon. Since 1906 one can live in Panama with / ^equal assurance of protection against disease as |, Jif living, for example, in Boston. This was the £ /work of the army. When we took over the admln- Wi ; istration of Porto Rico the entire population was ll'/'-l.affected »>y "tropical anemia." The army doctors demonstrated that this disease was a hookworm infection, and the measures taken accordingly have redeemed these people from a plague that would bave forever hindered their development/ There are many equally striking Illustration* of the work of the American army In improving the health of this country, our dependencies, and, to- ^ ^ deed, of the entire world. "Do you realize,n I respond, "that until the mld- . { Premier Petacare Play® Hl» Trump Card in Tightening Noose Around Germany's Throat--Britain to Protect Right*, ~ Parte,- Feb. 12.--Premier Poincnre • has played France's trump card, Simultaneously the Belgian and French governments will prevent the export of manufactured products from the myrlr ad Ruhr, factories Into unoccupied Oee« many. The action is the result of an agreement between M. Jasper, Belgian foreign minister, and Premier Polncare. (Jenera! Degoutte, arriving at Paris, assured Premier Poincare that tightening the noose around Germany's throat by stopping the shipments out of the Ruhr of all goods manufactured in the occupied territory will materially shorten the time necessary to bring Germany to its knees. Lord Crewe, British ambassador, 'called at Qnai d'Orsay after hearing fof the new measure, and it is undent "stood that lie made reservations in be* half of the British government, insist; Ing that the rights of England's commercial and financial interests In Germany be protected If they were found compromised through the. measure, The Franco-Belgian plan is to set) the Ituhr productlorf of manufactured wherever purchasers can he found, applying the funds received, after deducting the costs, to the reparations account. • The seizure of manufactured goods may produce two important developments-- employees of the factories may strike, requiring additional troops to preserve ord^r, and the Germans may refuse to pay wages when the production is seized, necessitating the French issuance of special money, as was contemplated when the Berlin government threatened not to pay the miners. if H«r Mark m the Examination . * Was 100 Per Cent, Says Report! "IwHiInI * Mnurttrujjiful. u-jir f-u-jii JIIIMother to Mew York to Impact , His German Wife and Baby • Girt ' New Xork. I'Vb. 13.-^-At least one alt the thirty-eight German brides who returned from the Rhine with the Amer lean doughboys passed the mother-in- Col. William Eric Fowler of Washington, D. C* Dative of Georgia, banker, lawyer and commercial trade expert, who has been named a delegate to the Pan-American conference in Chile la:.March.- 'PORK BARREL' 0. K.'D Rivers and Harbors Bill Passed Senate. . •i'y'M: @/n tarsia t/om/ die of the past century the army was the only public organization fully able to encourage and assist our citizen* in their development of this great country?" "Do you know that the great Lewis and Clark * ! expedition that opened .up the Northwest was con- ^ ducted by the army?" ^ The army conducted nearly all preliminary explorations in the early days of the country. It constructed the early roads, it built* bridges and canals. It alone was able to conduct the eaiiy surveys and make the maps which are so essential in the opening up of a new regiou. Army engineers Initiated most of the accurate methods which are now employed in the geodetic, topographic, and hydrographic surveys of our possessions. The army was virtually the pioneer of the pioneers. As our citizens moved west over the prairies and through the forests they traveled routes which were surveyed by army engineers, constructed by the army, and protected by military posts. They settled on locations which had been surveyed by the army, and their titles were established and valid only because of such surveys. In developing the land the settlers wera protected against Indians by troups of the armjfc- Finally, when the time came to link these outposta to our eastern civilization, it was the army that located and constructed the railroads. Only after the railroads had developed engineers of their own and the country had become safer for travel,- did the army relinquish Its tasks and turn elsewhere for its missions. Tbe troops of the line remained on the frontiers. The engineers of tha army began then to develop the great waterways, improving our rivers and harbors, to supervise public parks, and to construct and administer our pub* 11c buildings. When the American citizen visits our national, capital the first sight to greet b's eye is the state- - ly Washington monument, completed under great difficulties by the army. He next turns to the cap^' tol, of which the wings and dome were built by army engineers. The army likewise built the old post office building, the new municipal building, the government printing office, the war college, the agriculture building, and the beautiful library of con-* gress. Army engineers supervised construction of the new Lincoln memorial and practically all of tha. park system in the District of Columbia. ^Dhe Philippines, Hawaii, Cuba, Porto Rico and Panama all have histories of achievement, history In which the progressive forces of civilization hav» struggled against reaction and decadence. That civilized forces are triumphant is du4 primarily to the Intelligent administration and constructive tat* ents of the American army. Building up public utilities, eradicating terrible, diseases, educating the children, attending even to the spiritual needs, creating the Institutions of self-government and protecting these institutions from aggression--In ail these has the army left Its seal upon our pdasessions and protectorates and proven itself onc« more the pioneer of the American pioneers. The average citizen knows ami loves Mr. Hoover '.'power region of Europe. personnel of 320 officer^ and 464 enlisted men who constituted the missions and agencies which distributed American relief. •' The army has likewise had a pioneering part in 'tile development of the radio. Although the prl- Itoary task of the signal corps is the modification flit commercial apparatus to suit military purposes. Its research and development experts are contin- JKHilly presenting to the scientific world solutions :#t vexing problems. • . ;I proceed to other Uttle known activities* such aa those of the chemical warfare service. Does the average citizen know that the deadly mustard gas, at well as several other war gases, is being employed experimentally with great hopes of Its proving a valuable retardant In the treatment of tuber- <apiosl8? ; . One of the greatest problems of modern sanitajgou is that of effective and safe fumigation. It is necessary to wage continuous war against the rats aiul other vermin which carry plagues. Only recently, in the fumigation of a ship in San Francisco, several men were killed and many Injured by the fumes of hydrocyanic acid. The chemical Warfare service offered their co-operatlOn and have already given promise of solving this problem. Tear gas was finally selected by them as'the best possibility for use in fumigation. The gas mask f# becoming very valuable for use In mining activities. The chemical warfare service has produced the only substance suitable for protection of miners against the deadly carbon-monoxide gas. Finally, In addition to all of these constructive activities. One must recognize that the work of the chemical warfare service has led the way to the foundation <rf an American dye Industry that should one day vibe one of our most valued asset!*. Do you know that the army started our steel In- " dustry, guided It through its early development, and, in co-operation with the Navy department, stimulated it throughout Its expansion to the present gigantic proportions? Our Interior department aas an outgrowth of the activities of the War department ; in fact, the latter once consisted of three parts which are now the War department proper, the Navy department, and the Interior department. The bureau of public roads grew out of the work Of the corps of engineers. The signal corps can be said to have played a major part in development of the telegraph industries. The development of our life-saving service was possible largely through the co-operation of hundreds of miles Of governmental telegraph lines, operated by the Signal corps. The lighthouse service that plays such an important part in coastwise and terminalicean traffic, was built up by the army and turned over to .civil agencies only after its success was assured. In all of these ways the army has proved that it can lead the -way as a pioneer, not' only through forests and over prairies, but also through the fields of science and Industry. It Is common knowledge that one of the greatest developments ahead of us must be that of effectively utilizing our great resources In water power. 1; is necessary to harness this cheap energy, and yet to do it in such a manner as not to Interfere with our navigable waterways, with the growth of our national forests, and with the public enjoytnent of our national parks. In the second year of the power commission It has had to study projects for proposed developments of water power In excess of 20,000,000 horsepower, or more than twice the existing power development of this country " and more than the combined potential resources of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Arctic and Baltic drainages of Russia--the principal. water In two years Its en- U. S.-C0STA RICA PROTOCOL Agreement Follows Lines of Former y --.One and Covers Question • of Canal Building. WW"*'Y Washington, Feb. 9.--The United States and Costa Rica have signed a 'protocol which eliminates disputes of many years' standing, affecting the possible future development of the Nicarnguan interoceanlc canal route, it is officially stated. Under the terms of the protocol, the United States will consult Costa Rica tf a decision is made to construct. a canal by tbe Nlcaraguan route. • FRENCH RAIL MEN VOLUNTEER Govarnment Takes Another Battalion of 5,000 Into the Ruhr, Mak- " •I"1 ing Total of 10,0uu. Pferis, Feb. 9.--In order to cope with the transportation breakdown in the Ruhr, France Is withdrawing another battalion of railroad workers from French railroads for employment in the Ruhr. Approximately 5,000 more French railroad employees have volunteered to go to the Ruhr for service there. It Is officially stated. The ntimber of Frefich railroad men in the Ruhr now is epproxlmately 10,000. : Upper House jof Congress Discards tha Economy Program of tha Administration. Wasbingtxm, Feb. 9.--Tbe Jwrtt barrel, fatter and heavier than for ten years past, demonstrated its invincibility anew In the senate, rolling irresistibly over the budget and tbe administration's economy program. Efforts to trim It were wholly futile and when It emerged - triumphantly from the day's proceedings its stout staves showed no dents. Senator Underwood (Dem., Ala.), Democratic leader, brought tbe pork contest to a decisive finish by moving to table both the amendment of Senator Borah (Rep., Idaho), cutting the rivers and harbors appropriation to $27,000,000, the amount recommended by the budget bureau, and tfiat of Senator Lenroot (Rep., Wis.), cutting It to $42,000,000. Tbe senate never got a chance to vote on either of these amendments directly. It swept both of them Into the discard with one swoop, adopting the Underwood motion by a vote of 46 to 35. The lineup, of the senate on the Underwood motion, the acid test vote, revealed the usual bi-partisan coalitioft behind the barrel. Party lines were broken in the vote for the Item, the support for it coming chiefly from states where there 'are rivers to be improved. Southern Democrats led by Senator Underwood, the minority leader, backed the appropriation with all their force, as did those Republican and Democratic senators whose states are traversed by such rivers as the Mississippi and Missouri, the development of the upper reaches of which is part of the program. law test. She is Mrs. William Wheeler,,;. late of Coblenz, soon <if Everett, Mas**.*.' . ' Her mark in the examination wa» •• per cent. i Bright and early Monday morning sturdy, erect figure in khaki entered lobby of the Hotel Rutledge, where thwt^Vj't?-* brides are quartered. It was Bill, buclg-' "• private. - • CllngiAg to his arm was a bent UttU^'J wonmn with white hair and keen, ap* praising eyes. It was Bill's mother* i " j Mrs. Annie Wheeler of Everett. X, "Tell Mrs. Wheeler to come downj**' .J J please," the soldier said to the elevatoi^ operator. And then the two stoo<l Jhere silent, waiting. ,5' The elevator door opened and i plump, smiling, fair haired girt of twen-'J'* ty-four stepped out. A little girl Of twai* was clinging to her hand. }':•-*'•"? The bride ran at once to the twflfr. % -i figures. Paying no attention to -th^-; • doughboy she threw her arms aroundJj + • v the grayed woman. . "Mama," she said, excitedly. An<ik-"'- v" then an old fashioned kiss resounded^"ju The little woman did not stop to sur^ .. , • 1 ; vey the other. The embrace was with|^„f% out reservation. All but one of the brides aeenie<jp*s£ happy. One, however, had a violenc e - attack of homesickness and threat||S : * ened to take the next ship back, but re^^ canted.' The others peered curiously from thf" ^ windows of the hotel or sat around li^r^'. groups. Some ventured forth to hav^ ; a look at the subway. But most of- / them just waited for their husbands;*- for his part in American relief in Europe. Does the average citizen know that, except for the titular head of the organization and a few clerical assistants, the American relief in Europe was the army and Its individuals? Five colonels of tba regular army acted as Mr. Hoover's principal aaslstants either in Paris or at the head of more Important missions, such as those which were sent into Poland and Armenia. There waa a military gineers have had to study projects for development grater than double the resources of France and Italy and six times the aggregate of projects for development of resources under federal control In the preceding twenty years. The greater part of this work of examination and study has fallen to the War department, and the chief engineer and his assistants and the chief counsel of the power commission are officers of tbe regular army. 28 WARSHIPS AT SMYRNA Eleven oritlsh, Four French, Three Italian and Ten American Vea* r eels There. .. ^ London. Feb.-12.~The British steamship Gurkpo arrived at Smyrna Sunday, according to a dispatch to the London Times from Athens. It states there now are eleven British, four French, three Italian and ten American warships Jjist outside the Smyrna harbor. Guns of the allied warships are turned toward the city and searchlights play on the town at night. SEIZE RUHR STEEL PRODUCTS Three Trainloads En Route to Ham- Ar# Held "h f iv.. Dortmund*' ' Paris; Feb. 12.--The French government was notified by military telephone from Dusseldorf that the new embargo prohibiting the exportation fit manufactured goods from the Ruhr became operative at midnight. Three trainloads of steel products en route to Hamburg were held up at Dortmund and two trains of railway equipment for the Balkans were stopped. ft? GOVERNOR IS AN "ANTI-ANTI" Oklahoma's Executive Tslls Uglila* ' ture Not to Waste Time on Reform Legielatien. ; ()klahotua City, Okla., Feb. lSMhw; .Tack Walton is an "antl-antl" he de» clared.- He warned the legislature it was wasting time on the anti-clgaret bill which has passed the senate and i# before the house. "I'll veto it," he said. "Why, say, there's only one way they could get to sign that bill. If it were amende*,^ to prohibit the sale of cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, and chewing gum, r||r sign It. Then I'd move from the statf| of Oklahoma, . ^ Breaks Record for Hamlet. - New York, Feb. 12.--John Barrjrraore concluded his one hundred and first performance of "Hamlet," breakink the former consecutive performance record set by Edwin Booth in He will Join his wife in France. Bar Medical Aid to French. Berlin, Feb. 12--The two organizations which comprise all medical societies and associations In Germany have issued a public appeal to their members to refuse to treat French or litlrt--° until the Ruhr Is evacuated. MUST FEED ALL WEDDING GUESTS ?.?•" " Marriages In Norway 8omethlng of a •Xi.\ ' BM*ln en the Financial Resougsee , - 'of "Daddy."' h itp; % *\ , A Norwegian housewife will spend " months in tbe active preparation of a I laughter's marriage feast. Friends, ' Belabors, acquaintances, kinsmen and ^ IdMlwomen come from far and wide. AU must be welcomed. All must be Cad and "refreshed," and without limit. There must be cheese, sweet soups, puddings, fish and game in enormous quantities. Tp have any one of the most numerous items of drink or food give out or run short would be a disgrace which nothing could wipe out. There must, above all, be brandy In mad abundance. As a rule, several couples are married at the same time. This diminishes a waste of time, and concentrates to ana occasion what I s H'Cl 3S? WoMi would otherwise be spread over several. The gowns which the Norwegian bride wears are often of great value. They are always the property of the church, and are hired for a nominal sum. Other parts of the costume are often the church's, too, and the bride who cannot afford to purchase an elaborate bridal outfit can always hire one.--Detroit News. . - euted by Raphael as an altarple'ce tot the Church of St. Sixtus at Piacenza In northern Italy. It is perhaps the most widely known of his works, and is universally regarded as his supreme effort. It was painted between 1517 and 1520. It Is not known when or by whom It was removed to Dresden, though probably this occurred during the reign of Frederick Augustus II, king of Saxony, who occupied the throne from 1797 to 1854. . This ruler did more than any of Iris predecessors to embellish Dresden. Raphael's 8upreme Madonna, The Madonna dl San Slsto was < TURKS CALLED TO COLORS Kemal Orders Retired and Active Officers of Army to Register at Ones. - Constantinople, Feb. Stitlred and active officers of the Turkish army under Mustapha Kemal have been ordered to register immediately. The military commander announced all evaders will be punished. This order follows the notice to commanders of all allied warships of more than 1,000 tons to leave the port of Smyrna. MtNE EXPLOSION TRAPS 125 Blast In New Mexican Coal Pit Em temtoe Workers--Terrible Haves felt Wrought. » ; East Las Vegas, N. M., Feb. 9.--An explosion at the Phelps-Dodge corporation's mine No. 1 at Dawson, N. M., caused entombment of about 125 soft coal miners. The blast ruined all the heavy concrete work at the mouth of the main entry, and It it believed that terrible havoc wns wrought in the deeper workings. \ REJECT ALL ALLIES' TERMS London Hears That Assembly at Angora Has Refused to Approve \ ^ LausanAs Agreement. L6iM|ttn, Feb. 10.--The Turkish mr tlonal assembly rejected all the terms of the Near East peace parley at Lausanne, according to a dispatch Angora. " • 11 1 1 111 Ford Centralizes Coal Properties. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 12-Inoorporatloij of tbe Fordson Coal company, announced at Dover, Del., was a step by the Ford Motor company to centralise its coal properties Into a single unit, officials of the company V ; ITS Farmers Plan Elevstor. La Fontaine, fnd., Feb. 12.--At a meeting of 175 farmers residing near La Fontaine It was decided to construct a second grain elevator here. The farmers' co-operative Idea ts making rapid strides. MRS. NOUN Became* Member of House of JfUpr# tentatlves as Successor |fc' Her Husband. . Washington, Feb. 13.--Mrs. Maj|| Ellen Nolan of San Francisco becamP; a member of the house of representatives, taking the oath of office as successor to her late husband, John J. Nolan. She is the third woman ,n»ei%r ber of the present congress, but heft election also was to the next house, <|T which she is BOW'tbe only woman member elect. y. ^ 3 MORE HERRIN MEN FREl' Preascutlon Admitted It Had No E'vpv;. -4enos Againtt Hitler, HtM:; ' r* * and McCree. * S fe;.. *' ISItribn, "rtl., Feb. ,13.--The iwE»sect|t / tion admitted that it had no evident*^ to convict three more of the untojfc . coal miners indicted for murder III connection with the rioting at Herrilt last summer. Peter Hitler, Percy Ball and Dallas McCree were freed. Action Blocked Because Frlehds Shipping Measure Refuse to Lay It Aside. Seattle Banker Vindicated. Seattle, Feb. 10. -- An indictment against 3. k ChllOerg, former president of the defunct Scandinavian American Bank of Seattle, charging him with illegally borrowing $65,000 from the bank, has been dismissed. Jute Mills Reopened. Ludlow, Mass., Feb. iO.-~The Jate mills were reopened by the Ludlow Manufacturing associations. The dleoiv ders that attended a demonstration by strike sympathisers were not renewed at tbe reopening. Kenyan Halts Presidential Boonw DeS Moines, la., Feb. 10.--Federal judge Kenyon, former senator from Iowa, has telegraphed Representative Blake to withdraw his resolution for legislative indorsement of Judge Kenyoo for president. Mr. Blake complied. • Governor Frees Howat. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 10.--The sentence of Alexander Howat, deposed head of tbe Kausas union miners, serving the remainder of a six months' sentence for violating tbe Industrial cu**rt iaw« was commuted. .. .V FUNDING BILL IS HELD Washington. Feb. 18.--The bill 10%" ratify the British war debt- agreement'V became clogged in the legislative Jaai in the senate. While there Is nt . doubt of its passage when brought fta vote, there is considerable uncertainty as to its Immediate consider^ \,2- :• -• .. . .. • • PWIee Seise Aitenai. " >„- Chicago, Feb. 13--A raid on a poti& room here resulted in seizure of a number of loaded revolvers and kniv« and the arrest of SHI men, several it whom police believe to have criminal; records. •<m pr,£^rr^&i£!£eitm.-m: Train Derailed; Cars Burn. Vtaita* Okla.. Feb. IS.--The engfaii1 and tender and 22 cars of an eastbound St. Louis-San Francisco freight train waa detailed at Nemo, near thifc. place, and 1? cars were destroyed Are. r 1 •• i large Donations to Johns Hopkinifk Baltimore, Feb. 13.--The Caraeg|r corporation of New York has made Ik*: gift of $2,000,000 to Jofafis Hopkidt university and an anonymous don«f has donated $5)00,000 (M>nditionall||^J The conditions will be stared later, --------------' '•'•s:rr Arkansas-Louisiana Flood. Monroe, La., Feb. 13.--The OtfijL-. chlta river, swollen by rains attn snow,'has overflowed, and conditions are grave along the-Louisiana na4 Arkansas border. Owners are removing cattle from the lowlands^, ! - ^ V •••'-. 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