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Vol. 8 WASHINGTON, M ONDAY, MARCH 31, 1919. No. 5 75 INCREASED T EEGRAPH RATES SOLDIERS O VERSEAS ASKING INFORMATION O N RETENTION ANNOUNCED IN NEW SCHEDULE FOR MORE READING MATTER IN THE SERVICE OF OFHCERS FOR ALL DOMESTIC MESSAGES The A merican Red Cross issues the fol lowing : FOUNDO T BE QUALIFIED ADDS T WENTY PER CENT TO TOLLS The b oys overseas are asking for more reading matter. Gen. Pershing has cabled AND PLACED IN THIRD CLASS Order I ssued by Postmaster General the request that more magazines be sent Effective April I — Government to the Americans on duty in France and in other countries in Europe. The Gen RULESRE A STATED Telegrams Included, as Are "Day eral says the boys need interesting read ing matter as never before. and Night Letters." The s upply of magazines has been re War D epartment Circular Ex duced from 10 to 2 tons a month, due to Post O fficb Department, misapprehension of the public that maga Washington, March 20, 1910. zines could not be sent under the 1-cent plains Status of Men Desir Order No. 2940. postage ruling. Some magazines inad vertently dropped the line announcing ing Commissions, Provided The f ollowing schedule of domestic that publications would be carried over commercial telegraph rates shall be ef seas under a 1-ceut stamp. The ruling is fective from April 1, 1919, and continue still in force and magazines are being Program for Army of 500,- until otherwise ordered: asked to print it again in the upper right- Present rate. New rate. hand corner of their first page. 000 Goes Through— Lower Red C ross divisions and chapters are 25-2 3 0-2.5 urged to stimulate renewed interest in the 80-2 3 8-2.5 sending of magazines abroad by acquaint Grades in Time of Peace. 35-2 4 2-2.5 ing the public with the fact that the 1- 40-3 4 8-3.5 cent privilege still exists; also to dwell The W ar Department authorizes publi 50-3 0 0-3.5 00-4 " • 7 3-5 upon the statement of Gen. Pershing that cation of the following circular: American Expeditionary Forces, with the 75-5 9 0-C excitement of fighting campaigns gone, War D epartment, 100-7 - 1 20-8.5 are greatly in need of interesting reading Washington, March 27, 101U. Day l etters and night letters shall be while waiting for the day when they will Circular No. 148. computed as at present, but charged for receive word they are to be sent home. Information a s to - Retention in tub on the basis of the above rates. Night In o rder that the shortage may be Service of Officers Placed in Class quickly overcome Individuals are. asked to Three. messages will be charged for at an in double and triple the number of maga crease of 20 per cent over existing night- 1.t A the beginning -of demobilization zines they previously were accustomed to Instructions were issued dividing emer message rates. Commercial and Govern send. gency officers Into classes according to ment leased wires shall be charged for their desires and suitability for future at an advance of 20 per cent over existing service. Officers of the third class were leased-wirc rates, whether such wires be OADVANCES T THREE RAILROADS those officers desiring and found qualified for future appointment in the' Regular furnished by a telegraph or telephone sys BY WAR FINANCE CORPORATION Army, should legislation provide an in tem under Government control. The tele crease in the permanent establishment. graph rates for domestic United States The W ar Finance Corporation an This Is to be the last class of officers government telegrams are increased 20 nounces that it has granted to railroads discharged. Subsequently boards of of per cent over the present Government advances on the security of the certifi ficers were convened wherever possible to rate. cates of the Director General of Rail determine the suitability of class three ! T he rate increases herein ordered are roads as follows: emergency officers for retention with a made necessary to meet the increased cost Baltimore & O hio Kailroad Co.- $4,000,000 view to appointment in the permanent of operation occasioned by wage increases Erie R ailroad Co n 2,500,000 establishment. now in effect made during the past year, Missouri P acific Railroad Co 1, 120, 000 2. D uring the period of classification and are barely sufficient for the purpose. Alson a advance of .$2,000,000 to the of officers it was uncertain whether pres A. S. Burleson, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. secured ent law requiring that officers in the va Postmaster General. by that company's refunding and general rious staff corps of the Army be provided mortgage 6 per cent gold bonds, series by details from the line would or would "B." not be embodied in new legislation. Ap NOTICEO T BULLETIN SUBSCRIBERS. plications for appointment in all arms The C ommittee on Public Information AGITATORS A RRESTED IN SPAIN. and branches of the Army were therefore- announces that publication of the Of received and examining boards were not ficial U. S. Bulletin will be suspended The a rrest of approximately 2,000 agi limited to the line of the Army in pass with the issue of Monday, March 31, 1919. tators, including the director of a Ger ing upon the fitness of applicants. The •.While there has been a very insistent man bank charged with distributing funds applications for future examination with general demand for continuance, owing to to syndicalists at Barcelona, is reported a view to appointment in the permanent the Importance of the service that has in a Madrid cablegram to the State De establishment now on file consist there been rendered, the Committee on Public partment. The situation throughout fore of approved applications for— prac Information has not been able to make Spain, however, is, on the whole, quiet tically all branches of the present Army. such arrangement with any ' permanent and the military authorities of Spain have Due to uncertainly as to future legisla division of Government. a firm control. tion, uo maximum age limit has been .set v THE OFFICIAL U. S. BULLETIN: MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1919.

lor applicant* for appointment in ttic permanent establishment. List of Transports and Army Units 3. In December, 1918, instructions were published that officers of class 3 would not lie discharged, but, when they became Sailing From France for United States surplus, would be reported to the War Chief of Staff authorizes release of Hie One hundred and fourth Infantry, complete Department with n view to their assign with (13 officers, and 3,572 men. is divided ment where needed. Practically, all of following information: as follows : Camp Devens, 48 officers, 1,890 ficers of tiiis class are therefore still in The transport Mount Vernon sailed men; (.'amp Upton, 13 officers, 150 men; Camp Dix, 137 men ; Camp Jackson, 3 officers, the service. Their retention is contem from Brest Marcli 27, and is due to arrive 35 men ; Camp Gordon. 2 officers, 68 men ; plated so long as there is need for their •at Boston April 4, with the following Camp Meade, 09 men : Camp Sherman, 2 offi services but is in no way to increase the troops : . * cers, 487 men ; Camp Custer, 3 officers, 92 men ; Camp Grant. 8 officers. 102 men ; Camp total number of officers held in service. 20th Division Headquarters, Camp Devens. Pike, ■"• officers, 55 men : Camp Dodge, 1 offi 4. As no legislation concerning the per 41 officers. 00 men, 4 field clerks. cer, 139 men ; Gamp Funston. 1 officer, Ofi manent establishment has been enacted, 20th Division Headquarters Troop, Camp men ; Camp Bowie, 4 officers, 89 men : Camp Devens, 2 officers, 280 men. Lewis, 1 officer, 41 men ; Camp Kearney, 4 and as there appears to tie no prospect 2Cth Division Military Tollce Company, officers, 175 men. of any such legislation in the immediate Camp Devens, 2 officers, 182 men. Casual Companies as follows : No. 2920, future, many matters pertaining to the G2d Infantry Brigade Headquarters. Camp New York, 3 men ; No. 753, North Carolina, Devens, 0 officers, 21 men. 9 men : No. 754. California. 12 men ; No. 762. future appointment of class 3 officers in 101st Engineers, less Company C, 67 officers, scattered, 1 officer, 13 men ; Special Casual the permanent establishment are still In 1,320 men, divided as follows : Camp Devens, Company No. 263, furlough, 1 man. doubt. The election of an officer to re 48 officers, 973 men ; Camp Dlx, 1 officer, 44 Twenty-two casual officers divided as fol men ; Camp Upton, 1 officer, 30 men ; Camp lows : Air Service. 2 ; Coast Artillery. 1 : Firl.l main in class 3 is a matter of considerable Sherman. 1 officer, 84 men; Camp Custer, 2 Artillery, 1 ; Engineers, 4 ; Infantry, 5 : Ma importance to the individual and each officers, 57 men : Camp I'lkc. 03 men ; Camp rines. 1 ; Medical Staff, 7 ; General Staff. 1 'officer Is advised to consider fully the fol Dodge. 1 officer, 30 men ; Camp I.< wis, 3 offi Other casuals : Enlisted men, 7 ; field clerks, cers, 40 men. 4; civilians, 28. lowing matters in arriving at his decision One hundred and first Engineers Train, Included In above is Mai. Gen. Harry C. ..whether to continue as a class 3 officer Camp Devens, 2 officers, 78 men. nale. Commanding 20th Division. or request .reclassification with a view (to discharge when his services can be Spared: nent establishment therefore appears vacancy that has not yet been created and a. In the classification of an officer probable. Regulations governing the thnt can only be, created by legislation in there is no promise expressed or im grade to which officers nre to lie ap creasing the size of the permanent estab plied that he will receive u future ap pointed nnd their relative rank in such lishment There are no vacancies in the pointment in the permanent establish grnde have not been nnd can not be present permanent establishment to be ment. It is the hope of the War formulated until legislation authorizing filled at this time and should there be any Department that such officers will be appointments is enacted. While due In the future in the absence of new legis made a preferred class In filling such credit will be given for service rendered lation they must necessarily be filled by vacancies, if any, as future legislation during the war. officers can not ex apiKiintments in the lowest grades and may provide. pect to retain the grades attained by subject to conditions of existing law. b. The appointment of such officers them under war conditions. There is no provision of law for transfers in the permanent establishment must f. Should legislation for an increase of officers from the emergency army to the lie subject to their eligibility under in the permanent establishment not be permanent establishment. such legislation as may hereafter be enacted or be unduly delayed, the dis By order of the Secretary of War : enacted. Examinations for appoint charge of all officers holding emergency Peyton C. Mabch. ment in the past have l)een academic commissions may become necessary. General, Chief of Staff. as well as practical In order to estab Under present law the emergency Army Official : lish the ability of the appointee to will go out of existence four months .T. T. Kerb, meet the requirements of the military after proclamation by the President an Adjutant General. service In the matter of professional nouncing the trenty of pence. The education and improvement. War Department has submitted a bill C. The present system of commis providing for a permanent establish sioning all officers in the Cavalry, Field ment of approximately 500.000 enlisted EXECUTIVE ORDER CONCERNING Artillery, Coast Artillery, Infantry, men and 28,000 officers, thereby indicat Engineers, or Medical Department, and ing the opinion of the department as PANAMA CANAL ZONE CONTROL the filling of vacancies In other staff to size of the establishment believed corps by a temporary detail from time necessary. Action upon the matter General Orders, No. 30. to time of officers of the above branches having been indefinitely delayed, all (Medical Department excepted), may officers who have been classified with a War Depabtiient. or may not be continued. An officer view to filling these vacancies must Washington, March 10, 1913. who has been found suitable for appoint fully realize that economies forced 1. Executive order — Control of Canal ment in%ie of the above branches, or upon the department may require their Zone. — 1. The following Executive order for appointment in either one of the discharge at any time regardless of the is published to the Army for the informa above brandies or a staff corps has desire to hold them in service with a tion nnd guidance of all concerned : therefore a much greater chance of view to examination for appointment. EXECUTIVE OBDEB. appointment than an officer who has 5. Many letters nre being received In By virtue of the power and authority been found suitable for appointment In the War Department indorsing officers for the staff corps only. vested In and conferred upon me by the future appointment In the permanent es Panama Canal act approved Aupust 24, d. In the absence of legislation should tablishment. In general, such letters nre the number of class 3 officers in service 1912 (37 Statutes at Large. 560, 568), from persons not in military service and the Executive order, dated April 9, 1917, become in excess of the number re have but little hearing on the mental, quired for duty, the discharge of sur placing the Panama Canal and all its moral, or professional fitness of the candi adjuncts, appendants, and appurtenances, plus class 3 officers will, In the interests date. Such letters are filed with the offi of economy, become necessary. Should including the entire control and govern cer's application, but can have no effect ment of the Canal Zone, under the juris such officers be discharged, their ap upon his application unless pertinent to plications, If they so desire, will be diction and authority of the officer of the his qualifications and from a writer In Army commanding the United States' retnined on file for consideration should position to know the qualifications of the future legislation provide vacancies to troops stationed in the Canal Zone, is candidate. Officers should therefore re hereby terminated and shall be no longer be filled In the permanent establish frain from increasing the work of the ment. in force. department by causing letters in their be Woodbow Wnsox. e. During the emergency officers half to be forwarded unless such letters liave, In general, been advanced to art' of real value In determining the fit The White House, grades above those which they could ness of the officer. In general, the writers 25 January, 1919. expect to hold under normal conditions, of such letters apparently do not under 2. Section I. General Orders, No. 44, and a general reduction in grade of class stand that the War Department is being War Depnrfment, 1017, is rescinded. 3 officers upon entering the perma- requested to appoint the candidate to a [323.341, A. G. O.] THE OFFICIAL IT. S. BULLETIN: MOXDAY. MARCH 31, 1919.

OVER 2 MILLION FEET OF FILM PLACES FOUND FOR 4,000,000 PLAN TO ASSIST DISCHARGED TO BE USED IN THE CAMPAIGN BY U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE STRANDED SAILORS TO HOMES IN BEHALF OF VICTORY LOAN More than 4,000,000 persons have been pluced in employment through the United Navy Offirer in New York Arranging "PRICE OF PEACE" THE FEATURE States Employment Service since its re organization in January, 1918, the De Transportation for Those Who partment of Labor announces. Approxi Dramatization of Pictures Made mately 3,000,000 were men and women Are Without Funds. On Battle Fields By Signal Corps found for war industries up to the sign ing of the armistice, while the other Secretary Roosevelt authorizes the fol Steller Attraction — Other Reels million has been mostly soldiers, sailors, lowing: and civilian war workers placed in The Navy Department has been advised Donated By Mode Actors. peace-time jobs. Contributions of funds and personal that a few discharged sailors are^trandod The Treasury Department authorizes services received during the past week, in New York without funds to purchase the following: the department also announced, assures railroad tickets to their homes, resulting The most extensive propaganda cam that the United States Employment Serv in personal appeals to charitable organiza paign ever conducted in the movies will ice can continue nt least 60 per cent of be the motion-picture campaign in be its former offices until Congress appro tions for- assistance. half of the Victory Liberty Loan. More priates funds. The latest returns" show- Law on the Subject. than two million feet of film will be em that in every State one or more offices ployed in putting across the Victory Loan of the service will be maintained, while Upon the discharge of enlisted men of appeal. in a number of States no curtailment at the Navy, who enlisted for four years or all will be necessary. These outside for the present emergency, subsequent to Supplied at Actual Cost. funds come from State and city treas the signing of the armistice, there was no All of this film has been supplied to the uries, welfare and church organizations, way by which they could be furnished Treasury Department by the motion-pic chambers of commerce. labor organiza transportation to their homes. To date ture Industry at the actual manufactur tions, soldiers and sailors themselves, the department has released only such ing cost of the film itself and without and private individuals. men as may have requested release, and profit to any. individual or any concern lias not demobilized any men who desire in the motion-picture business. The ex to remain In the Naval Service. The act hibition of nil the Victory Liberty Loan DANIELS VISITS BATTLE FIELDS. of Congress, approved February 28, 191!), appeals will be made by the theaters authorized furnishing transportation at without charge to the Government. Mo Secretary and Party at tJhateau Thierry the rate of 5 cents per mile to enlisted tion-picture stars have donated their tal and Bellean Wood. men of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps ent in the production of special films, and The Navy Department lias received a upon discharge under honorable condi producing companies have donated the dispatch from Paris stating that the Sec tions, which authority is retroactive to services of their scenario writers and ex retary of the Navy Daniels and his party November 11, 191.8. Such men as may ecutives in the execution of the cam on Saturday visited the battle fields near have been discharged subsequent to the paign. Paris and Kheims. The party devoted approval of the above act have been fur " The .Price of Peace." most of the time going over the ground at nished sufficient funds to purchase tickets - The stellar feature in the Treasury De Belleau Wood and Chateau Thierry to their homes, together with the S(lo partment's motion-picture campaign in where the Second Division, composed of bonus authorized in the revenue bill, and behalf of the loan will be a 5,000- foot. marines and soldiers, stemmed the Ger (he Railroad Administration has provided feature film entitled "The Price of man tide toward Paris. a 2-cent per mile rate to their homes in Peace." This is declared to be the great The Secretary and his party wore ac the cases of men who present discharges est war film yet shown. It is an ani companied by Brig. (!en. Iceland, of the or releases within 48 hours. mated story of the great war, showing Marine Corps, and Maj. Charles W. Bus- Officer to Give Relief. where the Liberty loan billions went. bee, who were assigned by (Jen. Pershing This feature contains the hottest fighting to accompany them. Both officers served To correct this situation in New York- scenes yet shown on the American screen. with the Second Division and took part in City, a commissioned officer of the Navy- In it are released many pictures hereto the engagements which took place on the has been assigned as transportation of fore banned by the censor. It contains fields the party visited. ficer in New York City. Headquarters the pictorial record of the first American have been established at 1244 Broadway attack at Chateau Thierry ; shows a Ger and any man in New York City released man plane being destroyed in the air; picture record of these 10 achievements from the Navy, under honorable condi shows a fieldplece with its crew being made. Two hundred copies of each of tions, between November 11, 1918 and wiped out by an exploding shell, and reg these have been made. February 28, 1919, who has not sufficient isters the American soldier keeping watch funds to purchase a ticket: home, upon ap on the Rhine. Donated by Actor. plication to the transportation officer will Douglas Fairbanks has produced a new be given a Government transportation re Filmed by Signal Corps. film and donated it to the Treasury De quest for railroad ticket to his home to " The Trice of Peace " was filmed by the partment to help in the Victory Liberty gether with cash for meals en route, upon United States Signal Corps photographers, loan. A new film has also been produced presenting his discharge papers. The one of whom was killed in battle while by Julian El tinge. Railroad Administration has consented taking it. Of this great feature film 150 Liberty loan films made by 27 motion- to allowing the 2-cent-per-milo rate to prints have been made by the Treasury picture stars for the fourth Liberty loan this class of men, and the department Department, and these pictures will be have been altered and retitled. These will be billed accordingly. The men con shown throughout the United States with films were not shown In many sections of cerned will be Instructed in the proper out admission charge. This feature will the United States during the fourth loan method of submitting claim to the Navy not be shown in the theaters. because of the Influenza epidemic. Department for transportation at the Another important motion-picture feat A committee of the biggest motion-pic rate of 5 cents per mile, the cost of' the ure which has been provided by the War ture producers is cooperating with the transportation and subsistence furnished Loan Publicity Bureau consists of the Treasury Department In this film cam being deducted from the amount to which dramatization of 10 of the best deeds of paign in behalf of the loan and has issued they are entitled; and they will also be heroism of American soldiers. From of appeals to all of the exchange men and provided with blank forms on which to ficial description .of these heroic deeds exhibitors in the United States to provide submit claim for the *<30 bonus authorized reproductions were staged at Camp Dix, the fullest cooperation. Film committees, in the revenue hill. using actual American soldiers as movie representing the 12 Federal reserve loan actors. Battle scenes were staged under organizations, are collaborating with the Belter than money because they earn the direction of officers who have seen picture interests in each Federal reserve money; buy a WAR-SAVINGS STAMP foreign service, and a complete motion- district. TO-DAY. THE OFFICIAL U. S. BULLETIN: MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1910. 4 Affinal H ». gultrtta WHOLESALE PRICES IN U.S. SHOW "MATCH THE NAVY" CHALLENGE IN VICTORY LOAN CAMPAIGN Fubllsfced Ever j Wook £■*• *$°?J?I DOWNWARD TREND IN NEW YEAR Legal Holidays, Under Order ol tne President ol tfce United States and The United States Department of The first shot In the Victory Liberty by Authority ol Congress. Loan campaign, which will be opened of Labor issues the following: -~ Office: No, 8 Jackson Place, ficially April 21, was fired by Josephus Washington, D. C. Tel. Mam S600. " Wholesale prices in the United States Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, just lie- , Copies of Thb Official V. S. Uulutin will showed a downward trend with the be fore he sailed for Europe. Thus the be furnished without charge to every port otnce ginning of the new year, the bureau's Navy, as is fitting, lias, several weeks be- In the United States (to be posted dally, tor for the regular campaign begins, startean, settins a tive officers of the United States Government, for January as compared with 206 for patriotic example for the rest of the and to diplomatic representatives of all foreign December. 1918," says an article in the Governments.— Edward S. Bocnwrm. Editor. country to follow. Monthly Labor Review for March of the " Subscribe for $5,000 worth of bond* BATES S? KAIL. United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. for me," Secretary Daniels told Iter Admiral T. J. Cowie, United States Navy, One year *»• °g " Marked decreases in the two montlis Biz months 8- 00 the day he sailed. At the same time he One year, postage prepaid to- took place in several of the commodity revived the stimulating slogan used m foreign countries •>• w Daily. Six months, postage prepaid to groups, food, etc., dropping from 207 to successfully in the Fourth Liberty loan, foreign countries *.ml 204, cloths and clothing from 246 to 231, '■ Match the Navy." With our far-flung Back numbers and extra Navy holding safe the seven seas, the copies each— .00 and metals and metal products from 183 11 checks, money orders, and drafts to 172. Smaller decreases are shown in " Match the Navy " appeal, made oriii- payable MakejnKRV to»U Thb VUCt.^ Official uj«"^ P. -..»«».«.#. S. Brr.Lrrm. — the groups of farm products, fuel and nally by Admiral Cowie to Secretary of lighting, lumber and building materials, the Treasury McAdoo, did much to popu and chemicals and druoK. The index for larize the loan and carry it to success. FRENCH AND AMERICAN DEAD articles classed as miscellaneous regis Now, in the face of our Navy's brilliiin: tered an increase from 204 to 200, while achievements. Secretary Daniels's revival ARE HONORED IN MADAGASCAR there was no change in the group of house of the " Match the Navy " idea takes on furnishing goods. an added significance and will serve as a boost for the loan all over the country. From far-off Madagascar a mail report " Among important articles whose wholesale prices averaged less in January Secretary Daniels's ' Letter. has been received by the State Depart than in December were cotton, flaxseed, ment giving an exchange of tributes to corn, oats, hay, hides, tobacco, butter, The first subscription to the Navy'? Victory loan was conveyed in the follow tfce French and American dead in the cheese, eggs, rye flour, lard, corn meal, ing letter: great European War, the occasion being bacon, hams, cotton and woolen goods, raw silk, bar iron, copper, pig lead, pig " Mabch 13. 1910. French Memorial Day, November 2, last. iron, steel, zinc, oak and poplar lumber, " My Dear Admiral : The American consul. James O. Carter, linseed oil, glycerine, ammonia, caustic •" I will not be at home when the Fifth at Tananarive, wrote to the Governor soda, soda ash, rope, rubber, and wood Liberty Loan, or rather the Victory Loan, General of Madagascar this tribute to the pulp. Hops, cattle, sheep, peanuts, poul campaign is launched. I have sent an French : try, apples, lamb, mutton, oleo oil, pota ' alnav ' message, and am certain that all In the naval service will heartily respond " To-day, 'All Souls' Day." it is an - toes, douglas fir and maple lumber, wrap ping paper, laundry soap, and whisky to your appeals to the Nnvy in this cam honor and a duty for me to beg you paign as in the past and will do so well to kindly accept an expression of my averaged higher in price, while barley, hogs, canned goods, fish, beef, veal, milk, that the new Secretary of the Treasury sympathy and appreciation, not only can say as the former Secretary said i» for what your great nation has con rice, salt, sugar, ten, vinegar, leather goods, and coal remained practically un the country, 'Match the Navy.' T«a tributed, but also for what it is now may be sure of hearty cooperation not contributing through the lives of its changed in price. only from men now in the service, but I heroic sons and through the sacri "Comparing prices in January, 1019. with those of a year ago, it Is seen that know that when you call upon those in fices being made by its men, women, the service who are on the inactive list, and children, in common with those the index number of farm products in creased from 205 to 220, that of food ar they will feel just as much Interested ui of my Nation and our noble allies . ticles from 188 to 204. and that of cloths subscribing to this loan. for the triumph or right, liberty, and and clothing from 209 to 231. In -the " I wish you would subscribe «ve justice. thousand dollars ($5,000) worth of bow " It is with much pride and devo same period the Index number of fuel and lighting increased frflm 1G9 to 181, for me? tion that Americans join with that of lumber and building materials " I hope to get back to the departiuen Frenchmen this**Jaj throughout the from 136 to 160, and that of house fur before the close of the loan, and if ». I world in doing honor to your dead, nishing goods, which is built on a limited will be ready to speak or do any thin; from among whom we recall the im number of tableware articles, from 18S that you think will aid in the success t of the Governor General Schrameck, in reply, On the other hand, the index number of Secretary's letter said : sent this message to the consul : chemicals and drugs decreased from 210 " It is' a fine augury that, even before to 179, and that of metals and metal " I have the honor to send you, with the campaign lias been officially starlet). my personal thanks, the assurances products from 173 to 172." the Navv should take its place in the van of the deep gratitude of the entire of progress. There has never lieen an doubt in my mind but that the Navy tru. French colony. gether our countries, so closely *' The veneration we have for our more than do its part in the Victory dead extends to the valiant sons of united. Loan, as it has done in the four previon " On the day when our just cause loans. I have every confidence, too, tw your Nation who, in great numbers, triumphs we feel moi e completely the have come by the side of our sons to no American citizen will hold back fr* price of a secular friendship which, this victory call to thrift and lienor defend, with the French soil, the lib so pleasant to our hearts, has doubled erty of the world. There is every indication Uiat whatever '• Only this the greatest trial our the force of our arras." the amount of the Victory Loon may- I' civilization ever bad to undergo, and ll will be largely oversubscribed. the hardest struggles which we ever Easy to buy, convenient to handle, no red tape— Get a WAR-SAVINGS STAMP fought in common in order to defend Help the Victory Liberty Loan. it, could have drawn any nearer to- to-day. s

THE OFFICIAL U. S. BULLETIN: MONDAY, MAECH 31, 1919. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD'S INSTRUCTIONS TO COMMANDERS ON THE WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT CONTROL OF DISCHARGE OF PERSONNEL Large reductions iu Government de posits, accompanied by substantial sains . The War Department authorizes publi the military service, as rapidly as they in members' reserve deposits and in. Fed- cation of the following circular: can be spared, all men drafted or enlisted eral Reserve note circulation are indi Circular No. 152. only- for the period of the emergency. cated in the Federal Reserve Board's War Department, The principles of Circular No. 77, War weekly bank statement issued as at close Washington, March 2S, 1910. Department, 1918, as amended, will bo of business on March 28, 1919. Control of Discharge of Personnel. observed as a guide in determining the No appreciable change is shown in the order of merit of men for discharge in amount of war paper on hand, while 1. Department commanders and com organizations in which a certain number holdings of other discounts increased manding officers of camps, posts, or sta of men must be retained, but the lack of tions not under the jurisdiction of de about 5.4 millions. Notwithstanding con reasons for discharge under that circu siderable gains reported by the Boston partment commanders are authorized to lar will not operate to prevent the dis and New York banks, the total holdings take final action in the cases of all men charge of a man who can" be spared, who under their command which come under of acceptances show a decline of 13.8 mil- desires discharge, and who otherwise is , lions. Treasury certificates on hand went the provisions of Circular No. 77, War eligible therefor. up 1.3 millions, while total earning assets Department, 1918, as amended. declined 7.9 millions. 2. When such men belong to an organi 5. In case it becomes necessary to uti Government deposits declined 117.6 zation of a staff corps or department, the lize any camp, post, or station for stor mill ions, all the Reserve banks outside of commanding officers of such organizations age or other appropriate staff corps pur New Y-ork reporting substantial with wlllbe consulted and due consideration poses, to an extent which will require the drawals of Government funds. Members' will "be given to their recommendations as retention of men or an increase to a speci reserve deposits went up 26.4 millions, to whether or not such men can be spared. fied number of men in any staff corps or while net deposits declined 27.2 millions. 3. Department commanders and com department organization, beyond the num Federal Reserve notes in circulation in manding officers of camps, posts, or sta ber required for the normal operation of creased over 11 millions, all the Eastern tions, not under department commanders, the camp, post, or station during demobi banks and Cleveland reporting larger to are charged with the responsibility of re lization, the chief of the staff corps or tals than the week before. ducing the personnel of their respective department concerned will communicate The banks show a further gain of 1.9 commands under current general and this fact, and his recommendations with millions in eash reserves. This, together .special War Department instructions. reference to personnel, through The with the reduction in deposit liabilities, In this connection they will consult zone Adjutant General of the Army to the de accounts for a rise in their reserve ratio supply officers and the other proper rep partment, camp, post, or station com from 51.6 to 51.9 per cent. resentatives of staff corps and depart mander concerned. ments with reference to the discharge or (220.81, A. G. O.) ' disposition of men whose duties are per By order of the Secretary of War : BITUMINOUS COAL PRODUCTION formed under the supervision of such rep resentatives. The needs of .each staff Peyton C. March, FALLS OFF NEARLY 50 PER CENT cori>s and department will receive due General, Chief of Staff." consideration. Official: Less bituminous coal was mined during 4. The attention of all is again directed I'. C. Harris, the week ended March 22 than during to/ the importance of discharging from The Adjutant General. any week since Christmas, the amount being 7,477,000 net tons, according to es timates furnished to the United States DELIVERIES OF CLOTHING AND Fuel Administration by the Geological DISPOSITION OF THE RECORDS Survey. EQUIPAGE PURCHASED OVERSEAS Last year the output recorded for the OF REGISTERED AND OTHER MAIL corresponding week was 11,121,000 net tons, or nearly 50 per cent more. While The statistics branch, General Staff, War Department, the chief cause of the heavy drop in the War Department, issues the following re "Washington, March 17, 1919. record was the lack of orders, there was Circular No. 130. — Disposition of rec also considerable time lost on St. Pat port of clothing and equipage deliveries ords and registered and special delivery rick's Day. on oversea contracts. The table in mail. — The loss from full-time production be cludes only certain of the more important 1. Records of registered and special de cause of " no market " {luring the week items of clothing and equipage on which livery mail or mail orderlies will be pre served and filed where they are accessible ended March 15 was 42.8 per cent, com oversea purchases were made. pared with 41.8, 41.9, and 43 per cent, for answering inquiries in connection respectively, for the three weeks next pre with investigations of the disposition of ceding, lost from the same cause. Total Overseas registered and special delivery letters and packages, turned over by the post- losses from full time during the week Total Deliveries deliveries ended March 15 amounted to 48 per cent. deliveries. overseas iu per office authorities to mail orderlies for contracts cent of delivery. Anthracite production during the week total. ended March 22 is estimated at 1,171,000 2. When organizations that have not net tons, as against 1,206,000 net tons the left the United .States are demobilized, previous week and 2,090.(XK) net tons for Mufflers 470, 200 184,200 registry records will be filed at enmp Hats, denim I 0,037,4(10 011,400 the corresponding week of lust year. Caps, overseas S, 428, 550 405, 550 headquarters. When organizations that Stockings, wool, are returning from overseas are de heavy 51,118,074 3,781,074 mobilized, registry records will be for V. S. S. SCRANT0N DISABLED. Sr*es,-fleld 17,823,649 1,114,049 Puttees, wool, spiral. 14,010,200 827,200 warded to The Adjutant General of the The Navy Department has received a Drawers, winter 37,717,580 730, 5S0 Army with the records enumerated in wireless from the U. 8. S. 'Hcranton, stat Stockings, wool, paragraph 15a, Circular No. 73 War ing that her rudder stock had broken off light 53, 858. 675 2,022,675 Undershirts, winter. . 32, 537, 200 975,200 Department, 1918. in the casing, and that the steamer El Shirts, flannel 24,738,819 528,819 ' -3. When camps are discontinued, the &nl \v;is standing by. Melton, 20-ounec 67,002,9.54 893,954 registry records will be forwarded with Two attempts to take the Scranton in Trousers and breeches, wool 22, 154, 136 178, 130 the camp records as prescribed in iustnic- tow failed, the hauser breaking each time. Blankets 20.718,112 16,112 tions from the War Department. The despatch gave her position as ap Paulin? ,138,142,350 10,350 By order of the Secretary of War: Trousers, denim, 1 11,183,405 2,405 proximately 900 miles east of New York, Mellon, 32-ounee 1 », 452, 000 Frank McIntvre, 3i nd asked that assistance be sent. Boots, rubber, hip... 2.843,000 Maj. Gen., Acting Chief of Stuff. An ocean going tug has been despatched Official: to her assistance. ** 1 Less than 0.5 per cent. P. C. Harris, The Adjutant General. - ■■ >/w

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William E. Gillmore became chief of supply. Lieut. Col. William F. Pearson Coordination of All Aerial Activity assumed charge of administration, and Maj. Horace M. Hickam became chief Aim of the Reorganization Plan of information. It is to be noted that the supply, administration, and informa Now Under Way of Army Air Service tion group's exist practically for the crea tion and maintenance of the training and operation group. The latter is the The War Department authorizes the istrative, and information, publication, most important and has at its head the following statement from the office of the and statistics. ranking officer among ihe branch chiefs- Director of Air Service: The chief of the supply group has Brig. Gen. Mitchell. Coordination of all Army aerial activi charge of supplies, airplane engineering, Each branch chief is directly respon ties under one head — the Director of the production, procurement, inspection, sible to the Director of the Air Service, Air Service — Is the nim of reorganiza maintenance, and finance disbursement and In this manner the activities of the tion now under way, that is, the substitu for the entire Air Service, including both entire service are coordinated in and cen tion of the fundamental principle which the old branches, Aircraft Production tered upon the office of the director. made possible unified operations over and Military Aeronautics. Again, following the overseas divi seas, for the rather cumbersome methods The chief of the information group sional system, the director has desig followed in the United States in the past. gathers and distributes all information, nated the supply group as Erst in the statistics, and publicity. In war time organization, information as second, Purpose of Reorganization. he would have charge of intelligence training and operations as third, and The reorganization is designed to su work for the whole Air Service. administration as fourth. This docs not persede the complicated dual wartime air The chief of the training and opera imply rank. Each chief is immediately establishment and at the same time to de tions group directs all training and responsible to the director. The director velop peace-time activities, thereby as operations. designates what action is to be taken, suring the full use of industrial, train The chief of the administrative group lays down service policies and coordi ing, and operation gains achieved during is practically the Adjutant General of nates the activities of all four branches. the conflict with Germany. the Air Service, controlling administra The primary purpose of this organiza Maj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher, who at tion and executive work, personnel, office tion is to develop the Air Service, co- the time he was recalled to become di management, the medical section, cables, operate in the advancement of commer ) rector of the Air Service, was commander correspondence, etc. cial aeronautics and promote the r,nnri- of the Sixth Army Corps and throughout Training and Operations. pie that the United States deserves a its long service at the front was in com Brig. Gen. William Mitchell assumed leading place in the air, promised by our mand of the Forty-second (Rainbow) Di charge of the most important activity, original application of the principles of vision, has endeavored to apply to the that of training and operations. Col. mechanical flight. Air Service the principle of coordina tion which was followed overseas, not alone by the United States, but by Great Britain and France. He found the air SUMMARY OF ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT establishment in two parts — Division of Military Aeronautics and Bureau of Air SALES MADE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS craft Production. This plan of organiza tion was temporary, destined under the terms of war legislation to pass out of The Statistics Branch, General Staff, To French Republic : — Continued. SI, 043, Mil existence six months after the signing of Spelter War Department, Issues the following: Steel plates 440. 000 the treaty of peace. " 75-mru. recuperator forg- Ordnance Department sales to foreign 138.00'! Members of Advisory Board. governments, status March 1, 1919 : ings To British Government : Having in mind the problems of the Large amounts of ordnance material Pvro cotton 1,212, WD future, Gen. Menoher proposed a reor have been sold to foreign governments Nitrate of soda (value esti mated) 751. 000 ganization based on the divisional system. by private producers in the United Colt machine puns, with ac As director of the Air Service he assumes States. A smaller quantity, as summar cessories and spare parts- 2M1. '" ' the position of responsibility. As an ad ized below, has been sold directly by the To Czeeho-Slovak Government : visory board, each member representing Personal equipment 490, WO Ordnance Department. Martin Colt machine guns, an important branch of the service, he Ordnance Department sales to foreign with accessories and has designated the following : Col. Wal governments to date have been chiefly spare parts 294, 000 ter G. Kilner, Col. Arthur L. Fuller, Col. replacement material or samples desired Defensive hand grenades Henry C. Pratt, Lieut. Col. George B. Mark I 171,0*> for experimental purposes. From the To Italian Government : Hunter, Lieut. Col. B. Q. Jones and Maj. point of view of value of material de Colt machine guns, ammu nition pedestals, and Charles R. Cameron. livered, the most important items are: 6,721.0*' Dealing directly with him also are the extra parts 3,197.0"" air attaches of foreign Governments, thus To French Republic : „„ Picric acid 2 202. 00" Smokeless powder $25, 108, 000 Trinitrotoluol ' 946. 000 enabling him to keep in contact with de Picric acid 14, 140, 000 Ammonium nitrate velopments at home and abroad. Copper- 13, 992. 000 To the Government of The Nether Nitrate of soda 5, 497, 000 lands : 680,000 As every division overseas has -had a Nitrate of soda general staff, so the new Air Service has 155-mm. howitzers 2, 977, 000 an executive organization. To carry out Summary of sales. the policies which he alone formulates and to attend to the secretarial duties, ravments doc 03 de the director has designated an executive liveries officer, Col. Milton F. Davis. Where two . Value of Value of Amount or more groups are concerned in any Purchaser. orders. deliveries. paid. action, their activities are coordinated by the executive officer in carrying out the policies dictated by Gen. Menoher. French Republic 1153,570,822 I63.4«,4f>7 Division of Duties. British Government 2,309,200 2,369,200 The problem of dividing properly the Italian Government 41,335,506 12,056,174 til, 899,517 Czeeho-Slovak Government . 1,016,249 1,016,249 duties of the various branches was solved Libcrian Government 14,615 by turning once more to the divisional Netherlands Government. . . 685,840 "'685,' 840 system followed so successfully overseas. Swiss Government 9,444 9,444 9,444 The work has fallen naturally into four Cuban Government 108,526 6,115 392 main channels or groups — training and Total 201,110,202 79,611,489 11,909,353 operations, supply, executive and admin

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50,000 Volunteers In Army Will Be Up to and Week Camp or place. including ending Concentrated at Camp Meade Before March 15. March 22. 9,24.1 Being Sent To Join Overseas Forces Cent ral Department 80,2.56 70,366 1.548 Northeastern Department 16,899 ,525 A. The organization of these divisions, Southeastern Department 20, 7.13 221 Gen. March, in his weekly press inter Southern Department 24, 172 3, 814 view on Saturday, Marcli 29, replied to allowing them to retain the numerical 41,689 4,645 questions and made public demobilization designations of divisions which had been Hawaiian Department 4,077 Panama Canal Department. . 482 statistics as follows: raised from National Army and National 3,703 Question. Will your 48-hour demobili Guard men, does not interfere with the 2.5, 790 zation policy mean that there will be discharge of any officer or enlisted man Arsenals 4, 238 340 '8S! 10 no more parades? who wants to get out It simply keeps War prison barracks 36 Answer. If any organization which the military history of these units, which 10, S45 comes from a particular locality- and has is always an inspiration. We are going arrived for demobilization wants to pa to keep these records as a part of our Total 1,358,804 65, 074 rade, it is the policy of the War Depart military history and the location of the Total for week endinc; division in the section in which it was Mnr.22 1,423,878 ment to authorize the parade and help Early returns week ending them all it can, but where organizations raised will give the people of the section Mar. 29, 1919 32 4S1 are retained in the service for weeks a natural pride in that organization which awaiting the arrival of other organiza is going to stay right with them. 1,456,359 tions, that must be voluntary. We are Progress of Demobilization. offering the men a chance to be demobil Detailed report showing discharges of ized in 48 hours; that is the policy. Reports show that according to the Question. Does the service-abroad latest data on hand the following dis enlisted men by weeks. order mean that every man wrho enlists charges of officers and men have been Week ending — . Mill see service in France? accomplished. Discharges from returned November 28, 1918 .._ .0, 051 Answer. Yes ; but if men enlist and oversea contingents are included : November 30, 1918 37, .'102 December 7, 1918 90, 705 want to go to Siberia with the expedi ( Officers. December 14, 1918 194, 957 tionary force out there under Gen. Total number of officers, resigned December 21, 1918 182, 730 Graves, we will allow them to go there. or discharged 88, 373 December 28, 1918 74,. '107 January 4. 1919 05, G.St; We are appealing to the feeling that I Enlisted men. January 11, 1919 78, Sill found to exist quite generally through January 18, 1919 77,200 out the country on the part of men who Discharges up to and January 25, 1919 90, 338 Including Mar. 16, February 1, 1919 85, 971 had been taken into the Army and into 1919 1, 358, 804 February 8, 1919 79, 77.3 the camps, but had no foreign service. Discharges for week February 15, 1919 71.04s' Some of these men have a desire to go to ending Mar. 22, 1919- 05, 074 February 22, 1919 54.113 Early returns, week \ March 1, 1919 52. 54S France to see where our men fought, and ending Mar. 29, 1910- 82, 481 March 8, 1919 54,148 to become familiar with the country and a, 450, 359 March 15, 1919 57,007 all that, and if they want to go to France, March 22, 1019 05,074 Total discharges, officers and Mafch 29, 1919 (early returns) 32. 4S1 or to Siberia, w

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will not be released by the customs officer REGULATIONS FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES In whose custody they are without the certificate of the collector of internal ON CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES revenue, as prescribed. The other two copies will be attached to the respective original and duplicate returns filed in The Treasury Department issues the ary 24, 1919, upon cigarette paper made the collector's office. following : up into packages, boxes, sets, or tubes, It will not be necessary for internai- T. D. 2807. Treasury Department, Of which became effective February 25, revenue purposes to send the whole of fice of Commissioner of Internal Revenue, }919, accrue upon removal of such pack each lot of cigarette papers or tubes im Washington, D. C. : ages, boxes, sets, or tubes from the place ported to the appraisers' stores. If, To Collectors of Internal Revenue and where they are made in the United however, an entire lot imported is sent Others Concerned : States, or if they are imported upon re to appraisers' stores, report in duplicate Section 703 of the revenue act of 1918, lease from customs custody, for consump will be made thereon by the collector of approved February 24, 1919, provides : tion or use. These taxes will be col customs to the collector of internal reve " That there shall be levied, collected, lected as hereinafter provided. nue of the quantity infported as ascer and paid in lieu of the taxes imposed by The rates of tax are as follows : tained on final examination. Based upon Ceut. section 404 of the revenue act of 1917, Cigarette paper* made up Into packages, such report, payment of additional tax upon cigarette paper made up into pack books, or nets, containing more than 25 due, If any, will be required immediately. ages, books, sets, or tubes, made up in or but not more than 50 papers, per pack If payment in s.ny case is in excess of die age, book, or set } imported into the United States and liere- Cigarette papers made up Into packages, tax due as ascertained from such report, - after sold by the manufacturer or im books, or Bets, containing more than claim on Form 46 for refund of the ex porter to any person (other tlian to a 50 but not more than 100 papers, per cess payment may lie filed with the col package, book, or set 1 manufacturer of cigarettes for use by Clgnrette papers made up Into packages, lector. ' . him in the manufacture of cigarettes) books, or sots, containing more than One copy, of the customs entry attached the following, taxes, to be paid by the 100. per 50 or fractional part- ) to original return on Form 735 and ooe manufacturer or Importer : On each Clgnrette tubes, per 50 or fractional part copy of the report of the collector of package, book or set, containing more thereof 1 customs on each importation. If made, than 25 but not more than 50 papers, } The taxes on cigarette paper do not will be forwarded by the collector at the J cent ' containing more than 50 but not apply to cigarette papers made up into close of each month to the commissioner more than 100 papers, 1 cent ; containing packages, books, or sets containing not with tobacco division Form 23 on which more than 100 papers, i cent for each 50 more than 25 papers, and cigarette tubes the payment shall be listed. papers or fractional part thereof; and sold and delivered to a manufacturer of Stamps of denomination 1 cent will U upon tubes, 1 cent for each 50 tubes or cigarettes for use by him in the manu provided for the payment on and after fractional part thereof. facture of cigarettes, and do not apply, April 1. 1919, of the internal-revenue tax " Every manufacturer of cigarettes as provided in paragraph (c) of section on cigarette tubes imported, which will be purchasing any cigarette paper made up 3310 of the act, when such articles are required to be nffixed to the packapes into tubes (a) shall give bond in nn sold for export and in due course so and canceled by the importer writing his amount and with sureties satisfactory exported. name, customs entry number, and dnt<- to the commissioner that he will use such thereon before such tubes are releasel tubes in the manufacture of cigarettes IMPORTED CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES. from customs custody. Requisition for or pay thereon a tax equivalent to the 2. When cigarette papers made up into such stamps will be made on Custom- tax imposed by this section, and (b) shall packages, books, or sets, or cigarette Catalogue 3493 by collectors of customs keep such records and render under oath tubes are imported into the United States, on the collector of internal revenue fur such returns as the commissioner finds copies of the customs consumption entry the district in which the customs linns necessary to show the disposition of nil or withdrawal for consumption entry, is situated. tubes purchased or imported by such man prepared as follows, shall show in detail : ufacturer of cigarettes." (a) Number of packages, etc., contain DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES. The section quoted above is made ef ing not more than 25 papers each. 3. Every person, corporation, partner fective on the day following the passage (b) Number of packages, etc., contain ship, or association making up cigarette of the act, or on February 25, 1919, as ing more than 25, but not more than 50 paper into packages, books, sets, or tubes provided in section 1417 of the act. papers each. In the United Stntes will be required to Said act further provides : (c) Number of packages, etc., contain keep a book and enter therein each day " Sec. 1307. That in all cases where ing more than 50, but not more than 100 the number of packages, books, or sets the method of collecting the tax imposed pai>ers each. and the number of papers contains! by this act is not specifically provided in (d) Number of packages, etc., contain therein, and the number of packages of this act the tax shall be collected in such ing — papers each. tubes removed for consumption or use manner as the commissioner, with the (e) Number of packages, etc., contain under heads, as follows: approval of the Secretary, may prescribe. ing — papers each. (a) Containing not more than i'> All administrative and penalty provisions (f) Number of packages containing papers each. of Title XI of this act, In so far as ap — cigarette tubes (taxable). (b) Containing more than 25, but no; plicable, shall apply to the collection of (g) Number of cigarette tubes (ex more than 50 papers each. any tax which the commissioner deter empt ) to be delivered to a duly registered (c) Containing more than 50, but not mines or prescribes shall be paid by manufacturer of cigarettes, and the more than 100 papers each. stamp. name, address, factory number, district, (d) Containing — papers each. "Sec: 1309. That the commissioner, and State of such manufacturer. (e) Containing — papers each. with the approval of the Secretary, is Three copies of such customs entry (f) Tubes, per 50 or fractional part hereby authorized to make all needful shall be filed with the collector of internal thereof. rules and regulations for the enforce revenue together with returns on Form (g) Number of cigarette tubes sold t1 735, in duplicate, under oath, covering manufacturers of cigarettes. ment of the provisions of this act. The A daily record will also be required t« commissioner with such approval may by each Importation. The internal-revenue regulation provide that any return re tax on the cigarette paper in packages, be kept of the name, address, factor;, books, or sets, except cigarette tubes, and district numbers of every manufac quired by Titles * * * VII, * * * turer of cigarettes to whom tubes are to be under oath may, if the amount of shown by above entries to be due, shall be paid to the collector of internal revenue sold, showing separately the number**! the tax covered thereby Is not in excess tax free and tax paid, respectively, to of $10, be signed or acknowledged be at the time the entries and returns are filed with him, receipts being Issued on each manufacturer. fore two witnesses instead of under oath." At the close of each month return on Under authority conferred by the fore forms attached to the returns. The col lector of internal revenue shall certify Form 734 in duplicate will be require;! going sections of the net, the following to be made from the book kept by_tbe regulations are Issued concerning the on the copies of the customs entry that the internal-revenue tax on the articles manufacturer of cigarette paper it"* payment of Internal revenue taxes im packages, books, or sets, or tubes, winch posed on cigarette papers and tubes: described therein, naming amount, has been paid, and will then deliver one copy, will indicate the amount of tax W1"1 TAX AND EXEMPTIONS. so certified, to the Importer to be filed by to be paid by assessment, and such retur 1. The taxes imposed by section 703 of him with the collector of customs. The with nbstracts on Form 740 of the recotf the revenue net of 1918, approved Febru articles described in the customs entry of th& number of tax-free tubes deli"* THE OFFICIAL U. S. BULLETIN: MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1919. to each manufacturer of cigarettes and tax-paid tubes delivered to the same per DEVELOPMENT OF THE RADIO TELEPHONE son will be sworn to, if the amount of tax involved is more than $10, or signed AND ITS ADAPTATION TO THE AIRPLANE and acknowledged before two witnesses if the tax is not over $10, such returns to be filed with the collector of Internal The Department of Military Aeronau over distances up to 140 miles. Means revenue for the district on or before the tics authorizes the following: were devised by which reception of radio tenth day of the succeeding month. Pay There has been a great deal of pub messages could be accomplished in the ment of the tax shown to be due will be licity given during the last few months airplane in the noise of the motor. On required at the -time of filing returns. to the successful adaptation of the radio September 2, 1916, a message was trans The payment of the tax on cigarette telephone to airplanes. Numerous de mitted from one airplane to another in tubes of domestic manufacture will be monstrations of the successful accom flight. About this time development of a evidenced by stamp on and after April plishment of voice-control flying have radio telephone set for airplanes was un 1, 1919. Stamps of the denomination of been given at Washington and other dertaken. 1 cent each will be issued and the number places. It is the desire of Col. Culver In 1917 development continued at San required to fully cover the tax shall be that full credit be given to all who had Diego, Cal., until Col. Culver was ordered affixed to each package of cigarette tubes any part in the development, design, or to Washington in March. In February, In such manner as to properly seal such manufacture of the apparatus which has 1917, a trial of the radio telephone set re package. The Stamps shall be canceled made the accomplishment possible. The sulted in transmission of the human voice by printing thereon the manufacturer's airplane radio telephone can not In any from airplane to ground. Col. Culver initials, number of the district, the name sense be termed an invention. It is the continued on development work and study of the State, and the date of cancellation adaptation of certain principles to a new of the requirements which the apparatus before the goods are removed from the field, and the efforts of so many entered should meet, being assisted in the latter place of manufacture. into the development, design, and manu by foreign officers on duty in this coun Cigarette tubes delivered tax free to facture of this apparatus that no one try- manufacturers of cigarettes shall be put person should be given credit for the en Conference in May, 1917. up in packages containing not less than tire accomplishment. May 22, 1917, Gen. George O. Squier, 500 tubes each. Each such package shall Work of Civilian Engineer:;. , chief signal officer, brought into confer have affixed a label of size not less than ence Col. Rees, of the Royal Flying Corps ; 3 by 5 inches, which label shall contain In order that full credit may be given Dr. F. B. Jewett, of the Western Electric the following legend : where due, it is desired that publicity be Co. ; and Col. C. C. Culver, United States The cigarette tubes herein contained were given the fact that the technical skill and manufactured by (Name and address), Army. At this conference the problems District of , for delivery tax-free to engineering resourcefulness of a number were discussed of air radio telephone manufacturer of cigarettes, of civilian engineers, particularly those communication, and before It was laid (address), District of comprising the engineering staff of the propositions for development of appara American Telephone & Telegraph Co. as EXPORTS. tus. well as that of various members of the In order to bring these problems in con- ■ 4. Provision is made in paragraph (c) Military Establishment, all combined to crete form before the best radio telephone of section l3l0 that the taxes imposed make possible the present success of air engineers in the country a memorandum under Title VII, which includes the taxes plane radio telephony. A brief history was given Dr. Jewett on this date (May on cigarette tubes and papers shall not of chronological development of voice 22), covering the general requirements of apply when sold for export and in duo coiitrol of airplanes in ^flight follows : an ail- radio telephone set. and requesting course so exported ; it also provides for that he submit this problem to his engi the refund of taxes erroneously or ille Synopsis of History. gally collected in respect to such export Communication established by radio neers. telegraph from an airplane in flight to Development work on both radio tele articles. graph and telephone was continued. In The exportation of cigarette papers and the ground by H. M. Horton (now cap tain, Air Service) and Lieut. C. C. Culver July, 1917, (he Radio Development Sec tubes without the payment of tax will tion of the Signal Corps was organized, lie made under the same regulations, No. (now colonel, Air Service) in August, 1910. Capt. Horton built the transmit Lieut. .Col. Slaughter being placed in 29, revised, as govern the exportation of charge. Col. Culver continued his work tobacco, snuff, cigars, and cigarettes. ting set and Col. Culver the receiving set. This communication was accom with this section on radio pertaining to Claims for refund on Form 46 may be the air service. filed in respect to the amount of tax on plished at an aeronautical meet at On August 22, 1917, while on a visit to cigarette paper or tubes exported on Sheepshead Bay. In October, 1910, the Idea of giving com Langley field, Secretary of War Baker, which internal-revenue tax has been er and the Chief of Staff, Gen. Hugh L. Scott, roneously or illegally collected under this mand by voice to a fleet in the air was were given a demonstration of telephonic act. Refund may be made to the exporter first conceived by Col. Samuel Reber and communication from an airplane in flight instead of the manufacturer if the latter Col. Culver while on duty at the Interna to the ground, by Col. Culver. waives any claim to the amount involved. tional Aviators' Tournament at Belmont Park. t Continuous Progress Made. GKNERAT, INSTRUCTIONS. In August, 1915, Col. Culver was de In October, 1917, Col. Culver went When a package of cigarette tubes is tailed to the aviation school, San Diego, abroad, taking witli him sets of the vari emptied the stamp thereon must be de Cal., for the purpose of working on the ous types of apparatus, in order to dem stroyed and the package must not be used general program of radio for airplanes, onstrate to the officers of (he United again for such purpose. with the development of apparatus to States and allied forces the entire prac Daniel C. Ropkh. permit of the giving of vocal commands ticability of the idea. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. by the commander of an air fleet as the In 1918, since the return of Col. Culver Approved March 18, 1919. ultimate goal. Development work on this under the immediate supervision and Carter Glass, continued through 1915. with the whole-hearted support of Maj. Secretary of the Treasury. In 1916 telegraph apparatus was de Gen. Kenly, there has been continuous signed and built whereby communication progress made in the working out of tacti was established from airplane to ground- cal problems through the use of the wire The Selling of Unauthorized less telephone and the development of its application to various air service ac Service Badges and Insignia and silver stars, to be worn on the tivities. uniform. It was endeavored to make clear that General Orders No. 31, War Depart 2. Responsible officers will take imme the extent to which this apparatus was ment, Washington, February 2S, 1919 : diate steps to have such practice discon used on the front in France was some I. Selling of unauthorized service tinued by post exchanges and stores under thing regarding which there is no definite badges and Insignia. — 1. It lias been their immediate jurisdiction. At the information in this country. Quantity brought to the attention of the War De same time every effort will be made to shipments of this apparatus began in partment that post exchanges and simi influence stores located near posts, camps, August, 1918, but to what extent it was lar places are selling insignia, such as or stations to discontinue the practice. actually used at the front is not known unauthorized service ribbons and gold (Cir. No. 62, W. D., 1919—421.7, A. G. O.) here. 10 THE OFFICIAL U. S. BULLETIN: MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1919.

special consideration and by order of the Director General's Interpretation director general, and where such rates were higher than established by Supple ment No. 7, or interpretations thereto, Of Questions Arising Concerning they are preserved. Question 13. If three or more em Railroad Wage General Order No. 27 ployees are used to cover the entire 24- hour period, will it be permissible to es The United States Railroad Adminis Question 10. With the exception con tablish three 8-hour shifts of 8 consecu tration issues the following: tained in section (e) of Article I, Articles tive hours each, the employees on each I and II of Supplement No. 7 provide sliift to be allowed not to exceed 20 Interpretation Wo. 8 to Supplement No. 7 that all employees coming under the pro minutes for lunch, ordinarily between the to General Order No. 27. visions thereof shall be paid on the fourth and fifth hour of each shift, with Question 1. What method shall be monthly basis. By- what method should out deductions therefor? used to determine the proper classifica the compensation be determined for such Decision. Yes; the lunch period to be tion of employees coming under the pro of these employees who were on an hourly governed by the exigencies of the service. visions of Supplement No. 7 to General basis January 1, 1918, prior to the appli Question 14. Where, as of January 1, Order No. 27? cation of General Order No. 27? 191S, monthly paid employees were — (a) Decision. Reclassify the position in. ac Decision. To determine - the monthly regularly working less than 8 hours per cordance with the majority of the work rate of an hourly rated employee coming day, (b) regularly allowed a half holi regularly performed and apply the under the provisions of Articles I and II, day on Saturday, (c) regularly required proper section or nrtitcle of Supplement Supplement No. 7 to General Order No. to work less than 8 hours on Sunday, No. 7. 27 : Establish the daily rate as per Ex is it the intention of Supplement No. 7 Question 2. What class of employees ample (a). Article III. Interpretation No. that such employees now be required to should be designated as clerks under the 1 to Supplement No. 7, and add 12 cents work 8 hours per day without additional provisions of section (a), Article I, Sup per hour to arrive at the daily rate, then compensation? plement No. 7 to General Order No. 27? multiply the daily rate by the recognized Decision. The provisions of Supple Decision. Employees who regularly de number of working days constituting a ment No. 7 are that overtime will be paid vote not* less than four hours per day to calendar year (including Sundays and or for time worked outside of "8 consecu clerical work. holidays when they have been considered tive hours, exclusive of the meal period." Question 3. What class of employees a liart of tho employees assignment) and See section (a), Article XI, and Articles come under the provisions of section (a). divide by 12. I and II of Interpretation No. 1 to Sup Article I, regardless of the amount of Example (a). — An employee on an as plement No. 7. It is not the intention of clerical work they perform? signment of 305 days per year 12 hours Supplement No. 7 to increase the measure Decision. The classes specific-ally named per day, received in December, 1917, 32 of the recognized hours constituting a In section (a), Article I. cents per hour, or $3.84 per day. Under day's, week's, or month's work, or to es Question 4. Does section (a), Article Article III, Interpretation No. 1, Supple tablish overtime rates for less than 8 J, include ticket clerks and ticket sellers? ment No. 7, this rate w:ould bcligured on consecutive hours of service, computed, Decision. Yes ; excepting such as come the basis of 10 hours per day, or $3.20, to from the regular starting time of a shift. within the scope of existing agreements which would be added the increase of 12 Question 15. What is the intent of or those hereafter negotiated with the cents per hour, on the ^asls of 8 hours " continuous service," section (a), Articfe railroad telegraphers. per day, establishing a daily rate of $4.10, XI? Question 5. Do office employees re multiplied by 305, establishing a yearly Decision. Continuous service (except ferred to as " claim investigators," used rate of $1,518.40— dividing this sum by as herein provided for in decisions 19 and In the offices in a clerical capacity, work 12 establishes a monthly rate of $126.53. 20) applies to any portion of the ninth ing up and handling the correspondence It is not the intention of this interpre or ninth and tenth hour, and thereafter, in connection with claims, come under tation to Increase the recognized number computed from the starting time of the 8 the provisions of section (a), Article I? of days constituting the recognized assign consecutive hours (exclusive of the meal Decision. Yes ; such employees are in ment; in changing an hourly paid em period) constituting the standard of a reality " claim clerks," and shall be so ployee to the monthly basis, such em day's work, without a break therein for classified. ployees shall be paid the applicable over a second meal pe-iod or otherwise. See Question 6. Do station employees time rate (Article XI, section (b). Sup Article II. Interpretation No. 1, Supple known as "red caps" come under the plement No. 7 and Interpretation No. 1, ment No. 7. (The word " break " as used provisions of section (c), Article I? Article V, thereto) if required to work in this decision shall not be construed Decision. The service performed by on days not heretofore included in their to apply where an employee is allowed " red caps " is personal service, not a recognized assignment as hourly paid em pay at applicable overtime rates for time part of the duty of the carrier; therefore ployees. off.) neither General Order No. 27 nor Supple Use Example (a), Article I, Interpre Question 16. Explain the intent of ment No. 7 thereto apply to them. tation No. 1 to Supplement No. 7 to-Gen- "when called or notified," section (b). Question 7. Do station employees whose eral Order No. 27, to arrive at the new Article XI, Supplement No. 7, which regular duties vary to such an extent that hourly rate for basis' of paying overtime. reads : " When notified or called to work, they do not devote a majority of their Question 11. If an employee specified in outside of established hours, employees regular assignment to any one of the Article V, Supplement No. 7, devotes a will be paid a minimum allowance of classes covered by a specific article come majority of his time to clerical work, three hours." under section (c). Article I? should such employee come under the pro Decision. If an employee is released Decision. Yes, if under 18 years of age ; visions of section (a), Article I? from duty at the conclusion of the eighth, otherwise apply section (b), Article V. Decision. Yes; in accordance with the or any other hour outside thereof, and is Question 8. Do employees under 18 provisions of preceding decisions 1, 2, and notified before such release, or called after years of age who devote u majority of 10 hereof. being released, to perform work before their time to clerical work come under Question 12. Do increases resulting the starting time or after the quitting section (a) or section (c), Article I? from negotiation by representatives of time of his regular assignment, such em Decision. If employees under 18 years employees and a railroad, or increases ployee shall receive for this service a of age are assigned to perform the recog voluntarily granted by a railroad, after minimum allowance of 3 hours for 2 nized work of employees who come under January 1 and prior to February 21, hours' work or less, and If held there 1h<> provisions of section (a), Article I, 1918, come within the scope of Increases after, at the rate of time and one-lmlf they shall be so classified and paid ; other that are to be preserved and to which the time for each minute held on duty, up to wise section (c), Article I, shall govern. increases provided for in Supplement No. the starting time of the regular assign Question 9. If a new position has been 7 to General Order No. 27 shall be added? ment, when straight time automatically established under the provisions of sec Decision. No ; the increases provided becomes the rate for the period of 8 hours, tion (f), Article I, how will the term for In 'Supplement No. 7 are based upon exclusive of the meal period. (The word " where created " be understood to apply? the rates of pay in effect January 1, " release " in this decision shall be- con Decision. The term " where created " 1918, prior to the application of General strued to mean a bona tide release from shall hi? construed to apply to the senior Order No. 27 ; the authorized rates re duty and subsequent return to duty.) ity districts established under the provl- ferred to in section (a) of Article VII Question 17. Eight consecutive hours, ^»s of .section (b), Article XII. were rates established as a result of exclusive of the meal period, constitute / THE OFFICIAL U. S. BULLETIN: MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1919. 11 Interpretation of Railroad Wage General Order No. 27 the standard measure of a day's work. Question 23. What is meant by " each Decision. From the effective date of If employees are assigned to work 9 or classified department " as used in section Supplement No. 7, and in accordance with 10 honrs per day. how are they to be (b), Article XII, Supplement No. 7 to the provisions of section (a), Article paid for the ninth or ninth and tenth General Order No. 27? XIV, " it is not the intention of this hours of such assignment? Decision. Each classified department order to change the number of days per Decision. The ninth or tenth hours of shall be construed to mean a general month for monthly _pajd employees. The continuous service, irrespective of the classified department of a railroad, but increase per month provided for herein hours of the assignment, will be paid the provision of section (b) shall not be shall apply to the same number of days for at the pro rata rate, unless the em construed to prevent limiting seniority per month which were worked as of Jan ployees received a higher rate, in which rights to a subdivision of a classified de uary 1, 1918," and Article V, Interpre case determine the overtime rate for the partment or less than an operating di tation No. 1 to Supplement No. 7, " ex ninth or ninth and tenth hours of con vision, where such limitations are agreed clusive of employees whose regular as tinuous service as per Article II, Inter to by the management and duly accred signment includes Sundays and or holi pretation No. 1 of Supplement No. 7 to ited representatives of the employees. days, employees notified or called to work General Order No. 27. Sections (f), (h), and (i) of same article on Sundays and or holidays, will be paid Question 18. If employees are assigned shall be construed to conform with this not less than the minimum allowance of to work 11 hours per day, exclusive of decision. 3 hours, and where no existing agreement the meal period, prescribed in standard Question 24. What constitutes a " duly or practice is more favorable, such em of 8 consecutive hours, how shall such accredited representative"? ployees will be paid as per examples (b) employees be paid for the ninth, tenth, Decision. The regular constituted com and (c) of Article II," the practice is not and eleventh hours? mittee representing the class of employees changed, and sucli employees are en Decision. For the ninth and tenth on the railroad where the controversy titled to receive pay for time worked on hours as per the preceding decision No. arises and, or, the officers of the organi the days they were allowed off, provided 17, and time and one-half time for the zations of which that committee is a part, it was the practice to allow additional eleventh hour. will constitute a " duly accredited repre pay, in excess of the regular salary, when Question 19. Where the service re sentative." On roads where employees required to work on these days, prior to quirements are such that two shifts be are represented on railway boards of ad January 1, 1918. "Additional pay " as come necessary and an employee on one justment Nos. 1, 2, 3, the local and gen used above is not to be construed to shift is required, by proper authority, eral officers of such organization will mean that because no deduction was to work in place of another employee on constitute " duly accredited representa made in the regular wage, it must follow the opposite shift, how will such em tives." that the time off would, under Supple ployee be paid for this service? Question 25. Where employees, who ment No. 7, be paid for in addition to the Decision. The employee will be paid come under the provisions of section (a), increases therein provided. Interpreta overtime at the rate of time and one-half. Article XIV, Supplement No. 7 to General Order No. 27, were, as of January 1, 1918, tion No. 1, Supplement No. 7, prescribes This will not apply where employees the method of arriving at the proper alternate between shifts for their own regularly allowed certain days off with convenience or due to seniority changes. out deduction in their weekly or monthly wage; also defines the standard measure of a day's work and payment for over Question 20. Where the serviee re wage, does this practice remain in effect ; quirements are such that three shifts and, If so, shall such employees receive time. become necessary and an employee is re additional pay if required to work on Walker D. Hines, quired, by proper authority, to work those days? Director General of Railroads. either a second or third shift, how will such employee be paid for this service? Decision. If an employee works In the RETURN OF AMERICAN ARTILLERY place of another employee on the shift immediately following that of his regu lar assignment, pay as per preceding de AND AMMUNITION FROM FRANCE cision No. 19; if required to work the third shift, payment therefor will be The statistics branch, General Staff, formation, and includes ammunition with made as for a call independent of subse War Department, issues the following5: troops as well as in depots. quent service performed by the employee RETURN OF ARTILLERY AND ARTILLERY AM on his regular shift. The provisions of MUNITION FROM FRANCE. I& Hi this decision will not apply where em The total quantity of guns and ammu ployees alternate between shifts for their nition which must ultimately be disposed 3s own convenience or due to seniority of by the American Expeditionary Forces la* £CO- changes. is known accurately In the case of guns. 5 cs 'S g Question 21. What is the intent of the In the case of ammunition it is known **■< o §£3 a >>•- word " sufficient " as used in section (a), approximately from the best available in- gfO gwg3 s&a Article XII, Supplement No. 7 to Gen H « eral Order No. 27? Decision. The word "sufficient" is in Artillcry materiel: Rules for Americans Bidding 8" 8. C. gun units 3 '3 101 tended to more clearly establish the right 75 mm. 6-horso reels 761 250 ■« of the senior employee to bid in a " new On Mine Equipment for France 8" howitzers - 220 «3 ■M position " or " vacancy " as per section 3" Hold gun trailers 162 41 8" how. carriages 220 33 n '(b), Article XII, where two or more em The secretary of the American com 10-ton tractors 820 112 14 ployees have adequate " ability and mercial attache office at Paris, France, 75 mm . 2-horse reels 540 58 1! 155 mm. guns 233 20 9 merit." reports as follows, under date of Janu 1.15 mm. gun carriages 233 19 s Question 22. What is meant by "per ary 3 : ~20-ton tmctors 84 7 s sonal office forces " as used in section (a), Regarding the matter of reconstruction 75 mm. caissons 6.828 395 . 8 75 mm. caisson limbers 2.842 85 3 Article XII, Supplement No. 7 to General of the French coal mines, Mr. Cuvelette, 5" and 6" S. C. guns 98 3 2 Order No. 27? director of the coal mine group of the 75 mm . caisson limbers 5.988 139 3 comptoir central, writes this office that: Artillery ammunition: Decision. Personal office forces will 155 mm. gun II. E. shell... 198 140 71 vary according to the organization of the all purchases of coal-mining equipment 75 mm. shrapnel 4,535 2.039 15 railroads, departments, and offices In made in the United States will be handled 37 mm. shell 9OT 392 ID 4.7" gun II. E. shell 47 16 ■a:u volved. Therefore the positions consti- through the Franco-American mission, 75 mm. gun H. E. shell 2.716 892 tutlng personal office forces can not be directed by Mr. Tardieu in Paris and by 4.7" gun shrapnel 119 31 '->'', Mr. De Billy in New York, and that 3" T. M. shell 415 97 21 designated for all railroads and offices. 155 mm. how. H. E. shell.. CSS 82 12 They include positions of a direct and American firms must ultimately address 9.2" howitzer H. E. shcjl.. 177 5 ! confidential nature. The character of themselves to the office of the latter for 8" howitzer H. E. shell 242 0 0 the duties and responsibilities should con the purpose of bidding on coal-minim,' trol. material. ' Includes 2 guns per unit. 12 THE OFFICIAL U. S. BULLETIN: MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1919.

LIST OF CASUALTIES REPORTED AMONG THE UNITED STATES FORCES OVERSEAS

MARCH 30, 1919. CARROLL. Leonard. Irvine Carroll, 133 Di- \ SECTION 1, MARCH 31, 1919. vision Avenue, New York, N. Y. The following casualties are reported CHRISTIAN. Wheeler. Joseph G. Christian, The total number of casualties to date, Maybank, Tex. including those reported below, are as by the commanding general of the Ameri CLANCY. Harry M. Patrick Clancy, 421 can Expeditionary Forces: Arch Street, Meadvllle, Pa. follows: CLOUATRE, William H. Mrs, Agnes Died from accident and other Clountre, 4S5 Moody Street. Lowell. Mass. Killed in action (including 381 causes 29 DOWELL, Loranzy B. Mrs. Mary E. Dowell, at sea) 32,047 R. F. D. 1, Van, Mo. Died in aeroplane accident 1 FISnER, John P. George P. Fisher, R. F. D. Died of wounds 13, 390 Died of disease 31 6. Grand Rapids, Wis. Died of disease 22. 100 Wounded severely 15 FOSTER Mann. Mrs. Pattie Foster, R. F. D. Died from accident and other 1, Louisburg. N. C. CRAGG, Bert. Wylie Gragg, R. F. D. 2, Ac- causes 3, 771 Total 78 north, Ga. Wounded in action (over 85 per GRAY, Thomas. Anderson Gray, raster. cent returned to duty) 194, 083 Ark. Kissing in action (not includ Died in Aeroplane Accident. GRYGO. John. Bronislaw Tekin, 2114 Lin coln Street. Chicago. III. ing prisoners released and re LIECTENA.NT. HAUGEN, Oscar O. Ole M. Haugen, Badger, turned) 5, 185 THOMPSON, Hugh A. H. M. Thompson, Minn. 2524 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. HAVENS, George L. Oscar Havens, Ilar- rold. Tex. Total to date 570, 576 Died from Accident and Other Causes. nERCHONRIDER. Charles II. Mrs. Louis Herchonrider, 402 Ruscomb Street, Phila CAPTAIN. delphia. Pa. The following casualties are reported HASTINGS, Thomas William. Michael A. HERRICK, Vernon M. William M. Ilerrlck, by the commanding general of the Ameri Hastily, 114 West Eighty-l'omtb Street, Jackson Street, Suffolk. Va. can Expeditionary Forces : New T»;k, N. Y. HOFFMAN, Paul C. Wlllard Darrell, R. F. D. 2. Mellenry, III. T.IEt.TEXMNTS. JOHNSON, George M. Mrs. Margaret John Silled in action 9 Mi DERMOTT, John R. Miss Elizabeth Mc- son, Dopero, Wis. Died from accident and other Dormott, Allendale, N. J. KARL, Frank J. Mrs. Magdcline Karl, R. F. causes 14 THOMPSON. Delbcrt A. Mrs. Cora Siinde, D. 6. Saginaw, Mich. Red Lake Falls, Minn. LESTER, Jesse. Edward Lester, R. F. D. Died of disease 15 Wounded severely 12 SERGEANTS. box 4. Smithvllle, Go. COOK, Ed.L. Mrs. Matah Henrietta Coolt, McCATHRION, John H. Mrs. Lula M. Mc- Hissing in action 3 Wauseon. Ohio. Cathrion. R. F. D. 1, Lebanon, Tenn. McGUINNESS. Alex P. Mrs. Lillian Bos- WISH, Wilbur. Mrs. Mary J. Wise, Bentley- Total 53 vile. Pn. sldey, 737 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, YOUNG. Edward L. Mis. Jennie Young, 706 MENTZER, Pearl J. Ray W. Mentzer, R. F. Washington Avenue, Moosie, Pn. D. 4, Kenton, Ohio. Killed in Action. corporals. MURRAY, Brown Dennis. Mrs. Catherine BRIGGS, Milroy Green. Mrs. Jane Briggs Murray. 113J East State Street, Johns LIEUTENANT. Wright. Worland, Wyo. town. N. Y. CROWELL, Fleming M. Mrs. Daisy M. SECIIKIST, Charles E. Mrs. Evalyn Scchrlst, PERKINS. Walter F. Mrs. Gertrude Perkins, Crowell. 2297 Baxter Street, Los Angeles, Banning, Pa. 82 South Street, Rutland, Vt. Cal. SPRINGER, Dallas. John II. Springer. Haven PORTLEY, Daniel. Mrs. Lizza Portley, East CORPORAL. Avenue ami One hundred and eightieth Main Street. Fonda, N. Y. CARLSON, Edward Gtis. Audrew Carlson, Street, New York, N. Y. PRELLI, Joseph. Mrs. Rose Prelli, 3655 Fin Alta Vista, Kans. ney Avenue, St. Louis. Mo. WAOOXER. SHIELDS, Thomas A. Mrs. Mary E. Shields, private ST. McCART, Nornian J. Mrs. Carrie McCart, Bloomlngton, lnd. BEAM. Guy Herman. James A. Beam, Hayes 709 East Fort Street, Detroit, Mieh. SLACK, William. Mrs. Mirriah Slack, K. F. Center, Nebr. D. 2. box H, Rome, Ga. CHASE, John F. Clark Chase, R. F. D. 2. PRIVATES. STRAUCH, George L. George W. Strauch, St. Gains, Mich. GILLIAM, Isaae. Mrs. Lena Gilliam, route Peter. Minn. .DRAPER, John T. C. M. Draper, McClure. 1, Rlackwatcr, Va. UifeRICII, John. George Ullrich, Wntervllle, 111. HUGHES. Charles M. William G. Hughes, Wash. RWELL, Lee R. William Smith. Hume, 111. 130 Third Avenue, Long Island Citv. N. Y. WRAALSTAD. George E. Steven Wraalstad, KIRBY, John E. Mrs. Vera Kirby, Boston. HUNT, Paul. Mrs. Mattie B. Hunt, Center- Lorado, Mout. Tenn. ville, Ind. OESTREICH, Ezra H. William Oestnieh, JOHNSON. Carl II. Abbe Woite, 574 Allen Wounded Severely. Graytown. Ottawa, Ohio. Street, Jamestown. N. Y. SONECZ, Joseph. Kuzma Sonecz, 1343 South KEEL. Allen. Mrs. Cora Keel, Pinewood, La. Mi 1NERNEY. Vincent P. Mrs. Catherine Mr- LIEUTENANT. Sangamon Street, Chicago, III. jnerney. 8!)1 Pacific Street, Brooklyn. N. Y. GROSSMAN. Eilgar F. Mrs. Paula Grossman, Died from Accident and Other Causes, r ARSONS. Charles C. Mrs. Charles W. Par 36 St. George Street, St. Augustine, Fla. sons, iiOS North Sixth Street, Fredonia, LIETTTENANT. Kans. 8KUGEANTS. DAVIS, Thomas Hart. Gen. T. F. Davis. G12 roORT, Peter H. Henry Poort, 88 Ada JOHNSON. Jesse D. James D. Johnson, 700 Pershing Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Street. Muskegon, Mich. North Main Street, Celina, Ohio. RUSSELL, nenry B. Mrs. Margaret E. LEWIS, Samuel. C. Miss Eva Lighteap, Down- CORPORAL. Smith. Green Forest, Ark. ingtown, Pa. ^ ■ BALL, E. B. Mrs. S. B. Ball, Kyger, W. VItaly. JASKU1.SKI, John. Mrs. Francis Jaskulskl, GILLIAM, Isaac. Mrs. I.eo Gilliam, R. F. D. WINNER. Arno Gustavo. Mrs. Augusta Don- 1220 Holt Street. Chicago. 111. 1. Fairvlew, Va. ner. 206 South Forest Street, Merrill. Wis. LOVEITT, Harold G. Jerty W. Loveitt, Gra GRIGGS, Lee. Mrs. Fashion Griggs. 1324 POOI.EY. Roy Harrison. Mrs.. Eila Dooley, ham Station, Los Angeles, Cal. Twenty-fourth Street, Birmingham, Ala. Ashervllle, Kans. MURR, Henry S. John Murr, R. F. D. 6, MEYER. William J. E. Mrs. Raehael Meyer, Clanton. Ala. 8:iG I.iulev Court, Denver, Colo. Died of Disease. PAUL. John W. James Paul, Fairfield, 111. SEILEY. William A. Mrs. J. R. Whlttlngton, SCIIIFFMAN, Leo. Mrs. Elizabeth SiuilTmun, 1520 Kellv Street, Alexandria, La. PRIVATES. 145 Wllkins Street, Detroit, Mich. WATERSTRAT, Norman A. Albert F. Water- BUNCH. Ivan M. Mrs. Ella Bunch, Okebeje, WARRIN, George H. Mrs. Annie E. Braun, strat, 121 Williams Street, Tonawanda, S. Dak. 47S Marion Street, Brooklvn, N. Y. N. Y. THE OFFICIAL U. S. BULLETIN: MONDAY, MAECH 31, 1919. 13 CASUALTIES REPORTED BY GEN. PERSHING

Died of Disease. GUZMAN, Jesus. Eusoba Guzrihin, Corpus THACKER, Claude. Mrs. Sallic A. Thacker, . Christ!, Tex. R. F. D. 0, Oxford, Miss. LIEUTENANT. STEELE, Toney. Charles Smith, general de Wounded Severely. VON GOODAT Nicholas. Mrs. Annie Von livery, Grass Lake, Mich. CORPORALS. Goodat, box 27, Lykens, Pa. Died of Wounds. SERGEANTS. ~ PARLETTE, Ellis S. Mrs. Margaret Parlette, CALLAHAN, Sylvester W. Michael M. Calla SERGEANT. 5511 Townsend Street, Philadelphia, Pa. han, 40 North Second Street, Greenville, Pa. SHANNON, Edward. William Shannon, gen PROCHITKO, Nestor. Mike Kotava, 1710 CASEY, Parttek R„ Jr. Patrick Casey, 8 eral delivery, Mapleton. Ivans. West Forty-fourth Street, Chicago, 111. White Street. Newport. R. I. CORPORAL. WAGONER. HOUSTON, Joseph A. Mrs. Patrick Houston, RYAN, John E. Mrs. Nora Ryan, 117 South 051 South Valley Avenue, Olyphant, Pa. WELSH, Alfred A. Mrs. James Welsh. 162 West Ninety-sixth Street, New York, N. Y. Eleventh Street, Fort Dodge, Iowa. CpRPORAL. PRIVATES. COOK. SULLIVAN. Joseph E. Dennis A. Sullivan, STONE, Archie H. Miss Marie Stone, 535 201 Chase Street, Gary. Ind. BLAKE, Harry. Mrs. Annie Blake, Marsh- field, Oreg. Everette Street, Portland, Oreg. URMY flKl.D CLERK. BOEGNER, Claude. Louis Bcregner, Lapeer, MATEJA, Frank W. E. Mateja, 3fiOS East Mich. CORRECTIONS IN CASUALTY LISTS. One hundred and fourth Street, Cleveland, TRECHER. Edward B. Miss Duesla F. Tre- Ohio. cher, 573 East Street, New Haven, Conn. Wounded (Degree Undetermined), Previ PRIVATES. DROUIN. George W. Leon Drouln, 40 Forest Died of Disease. ously Reported Killed in Action. Street, Dover, N. H. LIEUTENANTS. » PRIVATE. HATLHSTAD, Joseph. Mrs. Sarah Hatlestad, RADLOFF, William. Carl Radloff, Lldger- R. F. D. 1, Fertile, Minn. CHANCE, Harold W. Mrs. M. T. Chance, wood, N. Dak. OG1LVIE, William A. Mrs. Catherine Ogllvle, 127 Ellis Avenue, Wichita, Kans. ' 1812 TscuJen Street, Philadelphia, Pa. MEEKS, Charles C. Judge John W. Meekfe, Wounded Severely, Previously Reported OMELTA, Randolph. Mrs. Elizabeth Omelia, Pocahontas, A rk. Died of Wounds. 1219 Orleans Street, Baltimore, Md. SERGEANT MAJOR. PETERSON, William J. James C. Peterson, WRIGHT. William W. Mrs. Annie Powitt, PRIVATE. Blooming Prairie, Minn. 500 Ury Street, Union City, Tenn. LARAMEY, Clarence. Miss Delphi Eu Lara- QIj'IMBY, Howard L. Mrs. Emma B. Qulmby, uiey, Ilcrmosa Beach, Cal. South Acton, Mass. CORPORALS. RKINKEN, Andrew. Ben Relnken, R. F. D. 1, CROWL, WUyon C. Mrs. Ida S. Crowl, 403 Killed in Action, Previously Reported box 45, Wesley, Iowa. Longfellow Avenue. Detroit, Mich. Died. RIGHTMYER, William M. Mrs. Nellie Gard DALY, George J. T. E. Daly. 102 South ner. Wnshineton Avenue, Saugcrties, N. Y. Orchard Street, Wallingford, Conn. PRIVATE. SAEGER, Williw. August F. Saeger, R. F. D. DEMBY. David. Mrs. S. Demby, 219 Audu PIERCE. Charles West. Mrs. Irene Pierce, a, Merrill, Wis. bon Avenue. New York. N. Y. 30 East Fifth Avenue, Columbus. Ohio. SCIIAEI'EH, Louis C. Miss Freda Schaefcr, Wounded Severely. 625 Cole Street. San Francisco, Cal. Killed in Action, Previously Reported LIEUTENANTS. STUBENSZ, Stanley. Mrs. Francis Stubcnz, Wounded (Degree Undetermined). 350 Amherst Street, Buffalo, N. Y. CROWN, Charles D. Mrs. Harry Walker, 027 SERGEANT. King Street, La Crosse. Wis. V. M. C. A. SECRETARIES. « LOUIS, Antonio. Mrs. Angelina Louis, 518 TURCOTTE. Alfred 1L Henry W. Turcotte, CHAUVIN. Raoul. Y. M. C. A. Overseas Lincoln Avenue, Blue Island, 111. 234 Mllbury Street, Worcester, Mass. Casuals, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y. Killed in Action, Previously Reported 1'ttIVATES. ' COLWELL Joseph E. Y. M. C. A. Overseas Missing in Action. DOLAN, Thomas W. Hannah Courtney, 1G Casuals, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, Allen Street, Worcester, Mass. N. Y. SEItCEANT. LARSON, Louis Celestlne. Mrs. Louis C. CORLETT. George W. Y. M. C. A. Overseas ROBARTS, Joseph B. Mrs. Bessie Larendeau, I-nrsoo, 808 Church Street, Tunnelhill, Fa. Casuals, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, Chelsea, Mass. MILLER, Charles. P. A. Miller, Ferndale, N. Y. CORPORAL. KNIGHT. Alice. Y. M. C. A. Overseas Wash. Casuals, ADAMS. James W. Joseph Adams, R. F. D. BURNS, Grant E. Mrs. Mnry Burns, La- 347 Madison Avenue, New York, 1. Wuubun, Minn. chlne, Mich. N. Y. OLSEN, Charles. Mrs. Christine Olsen, 737 WAGONERS. PRIVATES. Forty-second Street, Brooklyn. N. Y. GORMAN. Walter C. Mrs. Walter C. Gor AKERSON, Arthur N.' Mrs. Matilda Akerson, PATTERSON, Vivian R. Mrs. Mary Patter man, (17 Carvl Avenue, Yonkers, N. Y. 3218 Llnd Street, Sioux City, Iowa. son. North Elba, N. Y. SCnitEADER, Benjamin Henry. Mrs. Laura CAMERON. Wilbur. Mrs. John Cameron, 712 SCflOEMACIIEK. Melvln. Mrs. Lettie Schoe- Frieda Sehreader, 592 Portland Avenue, Berwick Street, Easton, Pa. machcr, Sawyer, Wis. Rochester, N. Y. CHAMRERLIN. Raymond. Joseph E. Cham- SIIAVRO. Stephen. Mrs. Susie Shavro, care herlln, 143 Sutherland Road, Brookllnc, of U. P. Beckc, South Bend. Ind. MECHANIC. Mass. STOPKA, Joseph. Anthony Stopka, R. F. D. JOINER, Patrick U. Mrs. Temple Joiner, JACOBS, William L. Hans W. Jacobs, San 2. Tyre, Mich. • Baxley. Ga. Marcos. Cal. ROBERTS, Robert L. W. C. Roberts, Erock, TAYLOR. Robert F. Mrs. M. Taylor, 001 COOKS. West Poplar Street. York, Pa. Ivy. BARKSDALE. Ralph. Lee Barksdalc, Foun TRUSIIINSKI. Albert. William Trnsbinskl, Hissing in Action. tain. S. C. 208 Brookfield Avenue, Waukesha. Wis. BENT, Frank F. Mrs. Margarite Bent, 10820 WORTHELY. Ernest I). David Worthely, PRIVATES. Avenue O, South Chicago, 111. R. F. D. 3, Lakcview, Mich. SHAFFER, Charles E. Mrs. Minnie Shaffer, PRIVATES. YORK, Will. Mrs. Lnla York, Dante, Va. R. F. I». 1, Hnnt. W. Va. DAVIS. Ivor E. Mrs. Jane H. Davis, 127 SPRANGK.RS. Michael. John Sprangers, West Third Street, Nlles, Ohio. Died from Aeroplane Accident, Previously South Kaukauna, Wis. DOLAN, Frank W. Mrs. Mary Dolan, 1210 Reported Hissing in Action. GILL. Theodore. J. G. Gill, Dyer, Tenn. State Street. Utlca. N. Y. LIEUTENANT. DOUGLASS. Clarence E. Thomas E. Douglass, 204 North Water Street. Kent, Ohio. GATTON, Cyrus John. Mrs. M. Gatton, 507 SECTION 2. MARCH 31, 1919. EARHART. E. M. B. F. Earhart, Saltsburg, West Mendenhall Street. Bozeman, Mont ■ Pa. Died, Previously Reported Hissing in The following casualties are reported ESTES, Charles D. Will Estes, Miller, Ark. by the commanding general of the Ameri FEARS, Julius. Henry Fears, Mlllerville, Action. can Expeditionary Forces : Ark. » LIEUTENANT. GRIICR. William L. Lawson J. Grler, Sen- BEANE. James D. Winifred Wheeler, 81 man, Ala. Liulbnry Road, Concord, Mass. Killed in action 6 HOLLAND. Sidney. Jas. Holland, 2111 D Died from wounds 5 Street. Granite City, 111. PRIVATES. Died of disease 36 HOPKINS, Augustus. Augustus Hopkins, Sll- BELL. .Timmle M. Mrs. Sophia Bell, R. F. D. Wounded severely 4 cott. Wash. 2, Bothpacp. Tenn. LEE, Robert. Mrs. Burta Lucious, Farewell, CHARNIN, Nathan. George Charnln, 122 La. Roek-nwny Road, Jnmalc-a, N. Y. Total 51 MCDONOUGH . John J. P. J. McDonough, GRAY, Orover Cleveland. Mrs. Cora Lee 320 Parker Street, Verona, Pa. Gray, R. F. D. 4, Leesburg, Va, MAIER, William. Mrs. Mary Maler, box 64. Killed in Action. Hartsdalo. N. Y. Wounded Slightly, Previously Reported MANN. Arthur. Mclvtn Mann, I.Inesville. Pa. Hissing in Action. t. H. C. A. SECRETARIES. NEALY. Tom. Mrs. Ellen Nealy, R. F. D. 1, CIRCHBY, James A. Y. M. C. A. Overseas box 40, Rnymond, Ga. PRIVATES. Casuals, !547 Madison Avenue, New York, OI.MSTEAI). Cortes R. A I den Oluiscead, gen MARTIN, Lynn. Mrs. Anna Martin, Lincoln N. Y. eral delivery. Great Falls, Mont. Street. Westfield. l'a. MARTIN. Winona C. Y. M. C. A. Overseas REINGOI.D. William. Lewis Llpsliltz, 14 MORR1SSEY. Martin E. Eugene Morrissejv Casuals, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, Windsor Place, Brooklyn. N. Y. 421 East Twenty-second Street, New York, N. Y. REYNOLDS, Henry. It. II. Reynolds, Capps, N. Y. PRIVATES. Ala. ROBINSON, Shatter. Mrs. Minnie Landlin, BURNER. Nelson. Mrs. Mary Burner, Jcf- TAYLOR. Elbert Harrison. Mrs. James Malcolm, Ky. fersonvllle, Vt. Franklin Bell, Grcenleaf, Kans. (Continued on page 15.) * I 14 THE OFFICIAL U. S. BULLETIN": MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1919. SOLDIERS HONORED BY PERSHING FOR HEROISM

The coin ma nd er In chief, in the name of deserted by the French during the unprece message through a heavy artillery barrage, dented fire, after many casualties had been after several other runners had reported the President, has awarded the distin Inflicted on their forces. For two hours he that they could not get through. He suc guished-service cross to the following- remained at this post and poured an effective ceeded in his mission. Home address, Mrs. nanied officers and soldiers for the acts fire into the ranks of the enemy. Home ad Mary Lucia, 349 Llndin Street, Brooklyn, dress, Miss Bor'hn Griffith, sister, Amery, of extraordinary heroism described after Wis. Second Lieut. ALDEN C PERRINGTON, their names : Corpl. JOHN J. GIBNEY, Battery F, 10th 30th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism Field Artillery. (A. 8. No. 1039050.) For in action near Bols D'Aigremont, France, First Sergt. EDWARD J. COX, Company extraordinary heroism in action near Greves July 15, 1918. When the German barrage L, 30th Infantry. (A. S. No. 5480206.) For Farm, France, July 15, 1918. Responding to preceding their drive of July 15 was at its extraordinary heroism in action near Jaul- a call for volunteers, Corpl. Gibney, with eight worst, Lieut. Pcrrington volunteered to go gonnc, France, July 23, 1018. Although suf other soldiers, manned two guns of a French through the barrage in Bols D'Aigremont to fering from severe mustard-gas burns, Sergt. battery which had been deserted by the secure hand grenades for the defense of a Cox led a platoon through the attack of July French during the unprecedented Are, after wooded ravine after the forward grenade 23 with unquestionable initiative, coolness, many casualties bad been inflicted on their dump was blown up. This was at a time and courage. Home address, William Cox, forces. For two hours he remained at this when it seemed impossible for any human father, Valley Falls. N. Y. post and poured an effective Arc Into the being to get through the barrage. Through Corpl. DAVID STEARNS. Company C, 4th ranks of the enemy. Home address. Miss out the entire engagement Lieut. Perrington Engineers. (A. S. No. 668697.) For extraor Mary Gibney, 311 East Fourth Street, Tucson, volunteered to lead a number of patrols, both dinary heroism in action near St. Tblbaut, Arte. • to the front and flanks. Home address, France, August 6, 1918. Corpl. Stearns was First Lieut. JAMES H. GAY, 30th Infantry. W. M. Perrington, father, Hnydenvllle, Mas*. a member of a platoon ordered to precede the For extraordinary heroism in action near Pvt. TONY PARADISO, Company D, 102d infantry, to construct footbridges across the Crezancy, France, July 15, 1918. When his Infantry (A. 8. No. 64349). For extraordi- Vesle River. Enemy sniper, machine-gun, and small force of about 30 men was almost en nary heroism in action Epleds, France, July artillery Are was so intense that four at tirely surrounded by greatly superior forces 23, 1918. Fighting with rare courage at tempts of his platoon failed. Acting upon of the enemy, Lieut. Gay, refusing to sur Epleds, Pvt. Paradlso bayonetted several his own initiative, Corpl. Stearns made his render, cut his way out by delivering a deadly Germans and then discovering two machine way along the river in the face of the deadly lire from both his front and rear. He also gunners In a tree, he crept through the fire, and, for one hour, reconnoitered the captured about 150 prisoners, Including a wheat fields alone and killed them. Later he enemy's positions, reporting back to his com major, and his remarkable gallantry aided made several trips from Epleds to a dressing manding officer with Information of the great greatly in breaking up the German drive of stsion in the woods, traversing a road under est value. Home address, J. O. Stearns, July 15. Home address, James 11. Gay, constant shell and machine-gun Are. Home father, room 5, Washington Building, Port father, 345 Pelham Road, Germantown. Pa. address, Louis l'aradiso, father, Barra, Italy. land, Oreg. Sergt. FRANK M. FRACY, Battery F, 10th Capt. ARTHUR A. HANSEN. 101st Infan Second Lieut. RTIFUS B. JACKSON, :!70tb Field Artillery (A. 8. No. 107165). For try. For extraordinary heroism in action near Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in ac extraordinary heroism In notion near Greves Bois de Warville, France, October 2, 1918. tion near Farm La Follie, France, September Farm, France, Julv 15, 1918. Responding Despite the fact that the support elements 28, 1918. Having been ordered to use his to a cull for volunteers, Sergt. Fracy, with failed to arrive at the point of departure, Capt Stokes mortars in wiping out machine-gun eight other soldiers, manneil two guns of a Hansen, unable to communicate with bis su nests, which had been resisting tlio advance of French battery which had been deserted by periors, led his troops forward. Encountering his company, Lieut. Jackson made a personal the French durlni; the unprecedented Are, a particularly intense enemy barrage, he dem reconnaissance by crawling to thp enemy's lines i.fter many casualties had been Inflicted on onstrated unusual ability by safely conducting to locate the nests. Accomplishing bis pur Itiolr forces. For two hours he remained at his command over the shell-swept area and pose, he returned and directed the are. silenc his post and poured an effective Are Into the successfully accomplishing his mission. Home ing the guns. This officer has been returned ranks of the enemy. Home address, Mrs. address, Nellie Hansen, wife, 57 Bedford to the United States with the 370th Infantry, Grace M. Hasklns. sister, Rozel, Utah. Street, Waltham, Mass. and it is requested that the adjutant general Pvt. Frank ELICKY, Battery F, 10th First Lieut. CARROL F. REECE, 102d In arrange for presentation of distinguished serv Field Artillery (A. S. No. 1039122). For ex fantry. For extraordinary heroism in action ice cross to him. Home address, Mrs. Mary traordinary heroism In action near Greves in the Bols d'Ormont, France, October 23-23, ,T. Jackson, mother, 912 East Thirteenth Farm, France July 15, 1918. Responding to 1918. In leading bis company through four Street. Dcs Moines, Iowa. a call for volunteers, Pvt. Elicky, with eight successful actions, Lieut. Reece was twice Capt. ROBERT VALLOIS (French Army), other soldiers, manned two guns of a French thrown violently to the ground aud rendered observer. For extraordinary heroism in no battery which had been deserted by the unconscious by bursting shells, but upon re tion near Thlaucourt, France. Capt. Vnllois French during the unprecedented Are, after covering consciousness he immediately reor volunteered to fly with Maj. Lewis 11. Brere- many casualties had been inAlcted on their ganized his scattered command and consoli ton on an important reconnaissance mission. forces. For two hours he remained at his dated bis position. On several occasion?, On account of poor visibility they were post and poured an effective Are into the under heavy enemy machine-gun Are, ho forced to fly at a very low altitude and were ranks of the enemv. Home address, Mrs. crawled far in ndvauce of bis front line and continually harassed by antiaircraft fire. Teresa Ellckv, XiS East Seventy-third Street, rescued wounded men who had taken refuge Four enemy monoplacc planes (type Fokker) New York. N. Y. in shell holes. Home address, John E. Reece, .'ittaekcd them, and during the combat which Pvt. LAFAYETTE BRAUNGARDT, Battery father, Butler, Tenn. followed Capt. Vallois's gun Jammed. After F, 10th Field Artillery (A. 8. No. 1039102). Lieut. Col. JOHN C. GREENWAY, 101st In withdrawing for the purpose of clearing the For extraordinary heroism in action neur fantry. For extraordinary heroism In action jam thev again returned lo the light, and, Greves Farm, France, July 15, 1918. Re near Verdun, France, October 23, 1918. Dar despite the fact that he had been painfully sponding to a call for volunteers, l'vt. Brnun- ing a terrific enemy shelling on two of his wounded In the face, ('apt. Vallols succeeded gurdt, with eight other soldiers, manned two battalions, and after both his battalion com in dispersing three of the adversaries and guns of a French battery, which had been manders had been wounded, Col. Greenway fought off the other while his pilot made a deserted by the French during the unprec personally directed the activities and greatly landing. edented Are, after many casualties hod been inflicted on their forces. For two honrs he encouraged his forces by his presence. Lead First Lieut. FREDERICK WINANT, Jr., remained at his post and poured an effective ing them in attack he demonstrated the ut 30th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in lire into the ranks of the enemy. Home ad most valor at the most critical moments, and action at Me/.y, France, July 15, 1918. Lieut. dress, Mrs. Elizabeth Brnungardt, mother, he was the Arst of his command to enter the Wlnant was in command of the Stokes' mortar Kin Held, Mo. German trench which marked the objective of platoon of his regiment at the beginning of First Lieut. HAROLD W. BATCHELDER, the day's attack. Home address, Miss C. L the Herman attack of July 15, when all but 30th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism Greenway, sister. Hot Springs. Ark. two of his guns were blown out of their pits in action near Bols D'Aigremont, France, First Lieut. DAVID J. BRICKLEY, 101st hy enemy Are. Changing the locution of Ills July 15, 1918. When it seemed impossible Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in ac two remaining guns, he continued to fire on for a runner to get through the violent bar tion near Verdun, France. October 23-24, the Germans as they crossed the Marne, and rage, Lieut. Batchelder volunteered and car 1918. Stubbornly resisting three strong enemy when he was no longer able to do so he with ried an Important message to regimental counterattacks, Lieut. Brickley, without aid. drew his men, numbering about 20, and as headquarters, returning with an answer. went forward and by effective machine-gun sisted in holding back the enemy, approach Home address, 10. E. Batchelder, Hardwick, tire drove the enemy from and captured a ing from three sides. Rogardless'of personal Vt. strong pill box which had been raising havoc danger, he remained on duty throughout the in our ranks. Home address, Patrick J. Brick- action, refusing to accept first aid, though he Pvt. ELMER V. RICE. Company L, 30th lev, father, 299 Temple Street, Boston, Mass. had been twice wounded. Home address, Infantry (A. S. No. 548068). For extraordi Pvt. JOHN F. LANEROAN. Company B. Clinton Gilbert, uncle, 48 East Fiftieth Street, nary heroism in action in the Bois D'Aigre 101st Infantry (A. S. No. 600143). For New York, N. Y. mont, France, July 15, 1918. During the extraordinary heroism in action near Ver First Lieut. EMERY ST. GEORGE, 30th intense artillery Are preceding the German dun, France, October 23. 'and- in the Belleu Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in ac uttack of July 15, after another runner had Bois, France, October 27, 1918. While en tion near Crezancy, France, July 15, 1918. been sent with a message from the battalion gaged as runner during the attack on Uouppy On duty as assistant regimental signal officer, post of command and had been unable to get Bois on October 23 Pvt. Lanergan made re Lieut. St. George continually exposed himself through the wood, which was being heavily peated trips over an area swept by machine- during the terrific enemy bombardment pre bombarded, Pvt. Rice volunteered for this gun and artillery lire. On October 27, after ceding the attack of July 15 repairing wires seemingly impossible mission and success all his superior officers had become casualties, and endeavoring to keep the lines In opera- fully accomplished it. Throughout the night Pvt. Lanergan assembled scattered combat lion. Home address, Mrs. F. L. St. George, he declined to take cover, but continued to groups and, after reorganizing them, led them mother, 30 Pleasant Street. Plymouth, Mass. search for wounded men, exposing himself in a successful counter attack against the Pvt. CHAL'NCY M. GRIFFITH, Battery F, to the heaviest lire. Home address, S. B. enemy. Home address. Mrs. II. A. Lanersau, loth Field Artillery. (A. S. No. 1039129.) Rice, father, Elkton, Mich. mother, 144 Norwell Street. Dorchester Mass. For extraordinary heroism in action near Pvt. (First Class) HARRY A. LOCIA, Pvt. MAURICE SHOMAN. Company D, Grivos Farm, France, July 15, 1918. Re Company M, 4th Infantry (A. S. No. 101st Infantry (A. S. No. 60429). For ex sponding to a call for volunteers, Pvt. Grif 2:',40082). For extraordinary heroism in ac traordinary heroism in action near Verdun, fith, with eight other soldiers, manned two tion near Le Channel, France, -July 27, 1918. France, October 27, 191S. After killinc many guns of a French battery which had been Fvt. Lucia volunteered to carry an important of the enemy, Pvt. Shoman was left alone In THE OFFICIAL U. S. 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B slirll hole with do more ammunition. Find ing himself surrounded by a sudden counter attack of the enemy, he grubbed a light ma SUBSISTENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ARMY chine gun and held off the enemy until he was rescued by his comrades. The fire from Following is a list of the total May Currants, 13.980 cartons. his gun was decidedly instrumental In over Farina, 4,200 packages. coming the counter attack. Home address, requirements of subsistence supplies for Flour, buckwheat, 5,000 pounds. Mrs. Edith Shomnn, mother, 1 Main Street, Flour, family, 80,000 pounds. Plymouth, Mass. domestic consumption by the Army : Hominy, lye. No. 3, 30,800 cans. Battalion Sergt. MaJ. HERALD E. BOLIN, Fish, pickled mackerel, 200 pounds. Horse-radish, 8-ouncc bottle, 1,200 bottles. Headquarters Company, 363d Infantry (A. S. Baking powder, No. 1, 4.600 cans. Jelly, assorted, 000 cans. 2202490). For extraordinary heroism in ac Beans, Issue, 10,000 pounds. Jelly, currant, 5,160 cans. tion at Wacrcghem, Belgium, October 31, 1918. Coffee, issue. It. & G., 30,uy0 pounds. Listerine, 1,032 bottles. Seeing a wounded soldier lying in an exposed Tea, black, E. B., i-pounrt, 1.000 packages. Lobster, 3,704 cans. position, Sergt. MnJ. Bolln started to go to Tea, green, Japan, 120 pounds. . Marcaroni, 75.000 packages. Itfae former's assistance, and as he did so was Tea, black, orange pekoe, i-pound, 1,000 Milk, condensed, sweet, No. 1, 2,400 cans. knocked down by a bullet which struck him packages. Milk, malted. No. 1, 2,880 bottles. in the hip. He nevertheless continued on in Allspice. No. 3, 120 cans. Mincemeat, 540 cans. the face of the dangerous tire and succeeded Cloves, No. -}, 240 cans. Molasses, No. 3, 1,200 cans. in moving his wounded comrade to shelter Olive oil, 7,000 pint bottles. .before attending to his own wound. Although Nutmeg, 5,500 pounds. Lemon extract, 2-ounce, 240 bottles. Olive oil, 5,280 bottles. lie was suffering Intense pain, he refused to go Olive oil, 240 cans. to the rear, but remained constantly at his Lemon extract, 8-ounce, 0,640 bottles. Vanilla extract, 2-ounce, 2.640 bottles. "Olives, 24 pint bottles. post under artillery and machine-gun fire, Oysters, No. 2, 5,400 cans. having been on strenuous duty and without Vanilla extract, 8-ounce, 3,480 bottles. Apple butter, No. 10, 400 cans. Pickles, chowchow, 5,124 pint Jars. sleep for two days. Home address, Mrs. Luia Pickles, chowchow, 3,800 quart Jars. Bolin, mother, Wenatchee, Wash. Ammonia, 144 bottles. Apple butter. No. 3, 6,000 cans. Pickles, gherkins, 3.144 pint Jars. First Lieut. ROBERT BLAKE, 5th Regi Pickles, gherkins, 2,000 quart jars. ment, United States Marine Corps. For ex Apples, small cans, 1,440 cans. Beans, lima, 1,800 cans. Pickles, mixed, 14,308 pint jars. traordinary heroism in action near Bois tie Pickles, mixed, 4,100 quart Jars. Belleau. France, June 0, 1918. When the line Bluing, powdered, 4,020 boxes. Candy, chocolate, 1-pound, 78,800 cartons. Preserves, cherry, No. 2, 240 cans. was temporarily held up, Lieut. Blake volun Preserves, damson, No. 2, 12,240 cans. teered and maintained liaison with the 49tb Candy, lemon drops, 1-pound, 27,040 cur- Preserves, orange. No. 2, 244 cans. Company, continually crossing and recrossing tons. Preserves, blackberry, 5,000 cans. an open field swept by intense machine-gun - Candy, stick, 1-pound, 28,280 cartons. Preserves, raspberry, No. 1, 10,000 cans. Ore. Later In the engagement ho established Candy, butter-scotch, 1-pouud, 1,920 cartons. Preserves, strawberry, No. 1, 3,0S0 cans. liaison with the French unit on the left Cherries, «60 cans. Sauce, chili, 1,248 bottles. flank, crossing a wheat field under heavy Chocolate, plain, J-pountl packages, 32,400 packages. Sauce, tomato catsup, 28.080 pint bottles. machine-gun and sniping fire, and returned Sauce, Worcestershire, 5,068 bottles. with valuable information. Home address, Chocolate, vanilla, 1-pound packages, 118,- Shrimp, 6,692 cans. Mrs. .T. J. Blake, mother, 1148 Amador Ave 240 packages. Sirup, maple, 3,960 1-gnllon cans. nue, Berkeley. Calif. Cocoa, breakfast. 5-pound cans, 100 cans. Soap, powder 900 pounds. Pvt. JOSEPH PASSAFIUME. Company G, Cocoa, breakfast, 2-pound cans, 42,960 cans. Soap, scouring, Bon Ami, 4,920 cakes. 307th Infantry (A. S. No. 1700135). For Clam juice. 360 cans. Soap, shaving, 5,160 cakes. extraordinary heroism In action in the Ar- Coffee, R. & G., 2-pound cans, 18.000 cons. Soap, shaving, 4,300 slicks. fonne Fprest. France, September 29-30, 1918. Coffee, R. & G., 1-pound cans, 15,000 cans. Soap, toilet, standard brands, 146,288 enkes. 'vt. I'assnfiume was detailed as a member of Crabs, deviled. 288 cans. Starch, corn, 30,000 1-pouud packages. a team of runners, four teams having been Crackers, ginger. No. 1, 1,488 cartons. Sugar, powdered, 100 1-pound packages. sent to the battalion companies with a mes Crackers, graham, No. 1. 15,432 cartons. Starch, laundry, 1,200 1-pound packages. sage regarding the attack of September 30. Crackers, soda. No. 1, 3.160 cartons. ,- Tapioca, 180 1-pound cartons. On aacount of the extreme darkness, and the Cruckers, water, No. 1, 700 cartons. Rhubarb, 480 cans. fact that the companies bad changed positions, all the runners except Pvt. Passaflume re ported hack, being unsuccessful in the mis sion. Pvt. Passaflume continued ou, however, LABOR DEPARTMENT STATEMENT. continuance, I have consented to take reaching the company to which he had been sent, and thinking that the others may have over and continue it as a seinl-weekly been unsuccessful found all the other com The United States Department of Labor publication, with the profit or loss con panies, obtaining a signed receipt of the mes nected therewith. The Bulletin will be sage. He then found Ms way back and re authorizes the following : ported to his battalion commander. Home ad In- order that the publication of the issued by the same editorial staff and at dress, John Passaflume, father, Buffalo. N. V. Official Bulletin may not be discon the same oflice as heretofore (10 Jackson tinued, despite the exhaustion of its pres Place). ent appropriation aud the failure of Con "Every important country in the LIST OF CASUALTIES OVERSEAS gress to provide new funds, Roger W. world — excepting the United States of Babson, chief of the Information and America — has an official bulletin to record (Continued from page 13.) systematically and to present to the Na Education Service of the Department of tion collectively, without partisanship, Sick in Hospital, Previously Reported Labor, will publish it under the name of the official acts and policies of the Na- , Kissing in Action. the "United States Bulletin" as n public service until such time as Congress makes tional Government. Under order of the PRIVATES. a new appropriation. President, dated May 10, 1917, such n MoGARRAlIAN. Thomas P. Mrs. M. M. Mc- bulletin was founded for our country. Gurruhun, 51 Temple Street, Dorchester, The Official Bulletin has built up a Like so many other good things, the late Mass. large circulation, for it is a source of WAUICK, Joseph. Laurence Warick, 248 absolutely reliable information regarding Congress did not provide for its continu Third Street, Jersey City, N. J. Governmental activities, and a suspension ance. Until Congress so provides, I will be its publisher ; but whenever Congress Returned to Dnty, Previously Reported of publication at this time would not only shows a willingness to resume its publica Missing in Action. break down the position it lias made for itself, bift would deprive a large number tion I shall insist upon retiring/ More of persons of the accurate knowledge of over, I shall make a great effort to then DAVIDSON. Earl L. Mrs. Dora Dolan, 803 return the publication, not only with a Front Avenue, Grand Rapids. Mich. governmental affairs that they require maximum of subscribers, but also retain DKVINE. Raleigh (.'. Mrs. Grace Devlne, for their own and the Government's good. 3 414 South Twentieth Street, Newcastle, Owing to the suspension of publication ing all the official prestige which it now Ind. ¥ possesses. DOHERTV, Joseph E. Miss Bridget Doherty, of the U. S. Employment Service Bulletin, " Therefore, in addition to being pub TliompsonvlHo. Conn. also from lack of funds, and the necessity PARK8, John Ovet. Mrs. Docia Parks, Caw- for accurate information regarding unem lisher. I wisli to be considered as sort of - ker City, Kans. custodian or trustee, who is publishing ployment conditions, the Department of the Bulletin only until such time as Con Erroneously Reported Rilled in Action. Labor will make a special effort to fur gress may tigtiin see fit to carry it on. nish for the United States Bulletin such PRIVATE. matter as it can use along this line. The It is on tills basis that I ask the support DROPKIN. Isadore. 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can : 00,400 caus tomatoes, No. 2, at 8J cents pound boxes, at 10.70 cents per pound, f. o. b. per can, $0,070.00. factory, $322,500. 20093. Dean & Co.. Bath, N. Y., 300 tons 2080. California Packing Corporation, San PURCHASE AND STORAGE No. 2 timothy hny, at $28 per ton. f. o. b. Francisco, Cal., 120,000 cans tomatoes, No. 3 Western New York stations, taking 22J cents extra standard, at $0.154166 per can; 120,000 rate to New York, $8,400. cans tomatoes, No. 21 S. P.. at 11.25 cents per The following is a list of purchase 20092. Dean & Co.. Bath, N. Y., 000 tons can, f. o. b. factory, $32,000. standard tlinothv raw at $29 per ton, f. o. b. 1922. Rosenberg Bros. & Co., San Francisco, orders ami contracts passed by the Hoard Western New York. 22J cents rate, $17,400. Cal.. 3,140,000 pounds prnnes, evaporated, jt of Review, office of Director of Purchase 20091. Dean & Co., Bath, N. Y., 300 tons 10.70 cents per pound, f. o. b. factory, $337,- and Storage, War Department: No. 1 timothy liny, at $30 per ton, f. o. b. 500. west. New York. 22'ceiit rate, $9,000. 2190. California Packing Corporation Saa March 25, 1919. 20000. Keelin Bros. & Co., Chicago, 111.. 240 Francisco, Cal., 324,760 pounds prunes, evap tons standard tlinothv hay, at $25 per ton, orated, Oil-pound boxes, at 10.75 cents per PitrcltuHC o;-i/e,y under $£>,000. f. o. b. Fond ilti Lac, Wis., rale points, $0,000. pound ; 102,600 pounds prunes, evaporated, 15459-G. Cunimings Canning Co.. Conneaut, o-pound cans, at 10.75 cents per pound, f. o. b 219830. New York Last Co., New York, Ohio, 81,000 cans tomatoes, standard grade, factory, $45,941. N. Y., 4,003 pairs lasts, Iron bottom, hinge, at $0,125 per can (24 x No. 3), $10,200. • 2898. Supply Officer, Navy Yard, Marc at $1.75 per pair, f. o. I>. Governors Island, 10408-G. Brighton Canning Co., Brighton, Island. Cat., 225,000 cans peaches, No. 2> N. Y., J7.092.75. Iowa. 04,800 cans tomatoes, standard grade, at $0.19 per can, f. o. b. Port Costa ware 2-19776. Lowe & Miller, New York. N. Y., at $0,125 per can, $8,100. house, $42,700. 42,201 yards cloth, canvas, padding, 22-lneh, 2831. Ford Motor Car Co.. Detroit. Mich.. 2890. Supply Officer, Navy Yard, Mare weight 0 ounces per lineal yard, nt $0.20 per 1 set miscellaneous spare parts for lord motor Island, Cal.. 175,008 cans pears, No. 21, ex yard. $10.987. SO. cars, $5,950.40. tra standard, at $0.20 per can, f. o. b. Rica- 2893. Supplv officer, Navv Yard. Mare Mtrs. 2791. Ford Motor Car Co., Detroit, niond warehouse, $35,001.00. Island, t'al.. "0,944 inns asparagus at $0.19 Mich., miscellaneous spare parts for Ford mo GSO-2950-C. National Enameling & Stamp- per can, $13,479. 30. tor cars, $7,075.20. ng Co., Milwaukee, Wis., 8,000 kettles for roll 2894. Supply officer. Navy Yard. Mare 2-19930. American Sugar Refining Co.. New ing kitchen, at $6.50 each, $52,000. Island, t'al., 47.304 cans asparagus at $0.19 York. N. Y., 100.000 pounds granulated sugar, per can, $8,987.70. at $0.0879 per pound, f. o. h. ». W. F. L., itri.ha.se transactions Arr-EOVM. 2897. Supply officer. Navy Yard, Mure $8,790. " Island, t'al.-, 97.770 cans pears. No. 24 extra 15470-G. Whltchuuse Milk Products Co., 179. Patton Paint Co., Newark, N. J 41311 standard, at. $0.2/) per can, f. o. h. railroad, gallons ollve-drati paint, at $1.70 per gallon West Bend, Wis., 45.024 cans condensed milk, 10.250 gallons olive-drab paint at $1.83 per I Richmond, $19,535.20. sweetened (14-ounce cans), at $0.1010ft, gallon ; former In 8-hoop wooden barrels T 2900. Supply officer. Navy Yard. Mare f. o. b. New York. N. Y., $0,800.50. Island, t'al., 72.000 cans peaches. No. 21, 2-19930. Manufacturing Co. of America, latter in 5-gallon cans, $37,217.50. at $0.19 per can, f. o. Ii. W. II., l'ort Costa, 184. Sherwood Bros., Baltimore, Md., 3,500 l'Mladelphln. l'a., 100.000 tins 2-ounce mints, gallons motor gasoline at $0,225 per gallon. t'al.. $13,080. at $0.0955 per tin (" U-All-Know "), $9,000. 2902. Supplv officer.- Navv Yard. Marc 2-19929. Riinkcl Bros., New York, N. Y., lank wagons ; 50 pounds cup grease at$07l025 Island, t'al., 120,000 cans peaches, No. 2J, 1OU.5O0 cakes chocolate vanllu (one-half per pound, 25-pound tins: 100 gallons heavy at $0.19 per ran, f. o. I>. W. II., l'ort Costa, motor oil at $0.37 per gallon, wooden barrels. pound), at $0,100 per cake, f. o. b. Governors deliveries by truck. $829.03. Oal., $22,800. Island. $10,972.50. 2*99. Supplv office, Navv Yard. Mare 2-19931. Manilla. luring Co. of America. 177. c. V. Erich Co.. Allentown. Pa., fur Island, t'al., 20,004 cans apples. No. 10. at Philadelphia. Pa.. 200.000 tins (1J ounces) nish all labor, machinery, hand tools, und $0.40 per can, f. o. b. W. II., l'ort Costa, t'al., vehicles required to handle. load, and remove minis, nt $0.06370 per tin (" I'-All Know "), surplus anthracite coal, approximately 3,000 $8,001.00. $12,700. 2901. Supplv officer. Navy Yard, Marc 20C.99. Keillor Flour Mills Co., St. I.onls. tons, at $5.69 per 2,240 pounds, $17,070. Island, Cal.. 20.004 cans apples. No. 10. at Mo.. 150 tons bran, at $40 per ton (sacked in I'llK 11ASES APPROVED BY TKLECIUPH. $0.40 per call, f. o. b. W. II.. l'ort Costa, Cal., 100-pound burlap sacks), $0,000. $8,001.00. 20098. Manev Milling Co.. Omaha, Nebr., 1577. Alfred W. Otis, Boston, Mass., 15,000 5438. Cincinnati Abattoir Co., Cincinnati, 150 tons bran, at $38 per ton (100-pound bur boxes apples nt $4.40 per l>ox ; 22,000 boxes Ohio, 000 pounds dried beef, sliced, at $0,545 lap sacks), $0,700. apples at $4.40 per box ; 5,200 boxes apples at per pound : 1 .200 pounds beef hearts, at 20097. Northwestern Consolidated Milling $4.25 per box ; 1,200 boxes apples at $4.25 per $0.0775 per pound; 1,200 pounds beef liver, Co., Minneapolis, Minn., 100 tons bran, at $30 box ; winesaps and pippins, $95,840. nt $0.0022 per pound ; 000 pouuds beef ten per ton (100 pound burlap sacks). $5 800. Supplement to contract 10-17-18. L. I t'p- derloin, at $0.29 per pound; 300 pounds beef 2OO90 Listmari Mills, La Crosse. Wis., 210 ton & Co. (Inc. I, Norfolk. Ya., $5,750 in tongue, at $0.28 per pound ; 1,700 pounds tons bran, at. $41 per ton (100 pound burlap crease; 395.000 pounds potatoes from unde l>ork. ltoston butts at SO. 245 per pound: 250 sacks), f. o. b. Chicago, $8,010. livered portion of original contract to be pounds pork, ham, boiled, nt $0,435 per pound ; 1920. O. A. Harlan Co., San .lose, Cal.. diverted and delivered to Quartermaster sales 2,000 pouuds pork, ham, minced, at $0.1095 180.000 pounds evaporated prunes. 00-pouud room ; 200,000 pounds at $2.50 per hundred per pound ; 1,500 pounds pork. bain, fresh, at box, at 10.70 cents per pound, f. OT"b. factory, weight ; Quartermaster, General Ordnance, SO. 285 per pound ; 5 000 pounds pork, loin, at $19,350. „ , Aid.. 70,000 pounds at $2.60 per hundred $0.20 per pound ; 500 pounds meat loaf, at 2070. Rosenberg Bros., San Francisco, Cal.. weight ; Camp Holabird, Md., 120.000 pounds $0,185 per pound; 200 pounds pork, shoulder, 21.000 pounds evaporated peaches, 5-pound nt $2.65 per hundredweight. at $0.25 per pound ; 2,000 pounds pork, spare cans : 20,040 pounds evaporated prunes, 5- The following contract approved by board ribs, at $0.14 per pound : 50 pounds pork, ten pound cans, at 14.07 cents per pound each, on February 1, 1919, is re-approved to cover derloin, at $0.42 per pound; 8i barrels pigs f. o. u. factory, $2,940. change in prices : feet. at. $0.20 each; l.>0 pounds ribs of beef, 1014. Larillo & Lnfatn. llealdsburg. Cal., 99. Standard Oil Co. of Indiann, Chicago. at $0.30 per pound ; 500 pounds pork sausage, 144.000 cans tomatoes, No. 24 extra standard, III.. 4,000 gallons of kerosene oil at $0,113 smoked, at $0.21 per pound ; 5,000 pounds at 11 20 cents per can. $10,200. per gallon, f. o. b. Camp Funston, Kans., tank pork sausage, fresh, nt $0 1S per pound; 3,000 1047H-G. Walter .1. Hlrsch Co., Chicago, 111., wagons ; 10,000 gallons fuel oil at $0.1475 pet pounds frankfurters, at $0.17 per pound ; 1.200 3oo,000 packages peanuts, salted, No. 1 gallon, wooden barrels, same fort. $1,927. pouuds bologna, at $0,144 per pound; 300 Spanish. 2-ounce package, at $0.0280 per pack pounds, liver pudding, at $0.11 per pound ; all age' $8,550. MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. f. o. b. Camp Sherman. Ohio. $5,020.50. 13-087. Rogue River Canning Co., Medfmil, Sub. 1840. Dwiuoll-Wrlght Co., Hosion, Oreg.. 4M,000 cans tomatoes. S. P., No. 25 cans, The following- is a list of contracts of Mass., 8,000 cans coffee. White House, 2-pound at $'3.70 cents per can, $0,000. cans, at $0.04 per can. $5,120. 2908. Supplv Officer. Navy Yard, Mare Is the Medical and Hospital Supplies Divi Sub. 1845. Hay Slate Maple Syrup Co.. Bos- land. Cal., 30,960 cans pears, No. 21, extra sion passed by flic board of review of thnt ton, Mass., 0.800 cans sirup, maple, ?, gallon, standard, at $0.20 per can, f. o. b. warehouse, division: pure Mt. Washington brand, at $1,475 per can, Richmond, $0,192. $8,000. Pufthaxc orders ovrr il^fiOQ. M. & II. 300. American Photo Chemical Cci, GSO-3903-P. Enterprise Manufacturing Co., X-ray equipment, $8,000.94. " New York. N. Y., 5.000 choppers (food), No. 1880. Guggenheim & Co.. Kan Francisco, M. & II. 351. Isidor Blickman, laboratory 703, at $1.00 each (3 knives to each chopper), Cal.. 1.200.001) pounds prunes, evaporated, at equipment, $0,822.50. f. o. b. rhiladelphia, l'a.. $7,500. 10.75 cents per pound, f. o. b. factory, M. & II. 308. Rittev Dental Manufacture? GSO-3927-C. 1'oe Range Co., Chicago. 111., $129,000. Co.. dental-equipment, $140.75. 24 l'oc ranges, double oven, at $200 each, 1879. California Packing Corporation, San M. & H. Cont. 353. Eastman Kodak Co., Francisco, Cal., 2,000.000 pounds prunes, X-ray supplies, $153,764.80. $0,300. M. & H. Cont. 350. Johnson & Johnson, sus GSO-392G-X. Noestlug Pin Ticket Co.. Mt. evaporated, nt 10.70 cents per pound, r. o. b. Vernon, N. Y., 13.048 gross thumb tacks, factory, $208,750. pensory bandages, $32,S00. 1 Inch (10O box). 9 cents per box ; 8,828 gross M. & II. 309. II. C. Fry Glass Co., laboratory 1921. E.. N. Richmond, San Jose, Cal., glassware, $417.50. thumb tacks, 1 iuch (100 box), 9 cents pet- 2,000,000 pounds prunes, evaporated, at 10.75 M.