PUBLIJdBD D.AILY ander order of THE PRESIDENT of THE UNITED .TATEJ by COMMITTEE on PUBLZC ZNFORMATZON GEORGE CREEL, Chairman * * * COMPLETE Record of U. X. GOVERNMENT activities VOL. 3 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1919. No. 520 PARADES BY THE 1OME-COMING RESTRICTIONS ON FLYING BY $600,000,000 OR MORE TREASURY 'DIVISIONS INTHE LARGER CITIES CIVILIAN AVIATORS REMOVED CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS ADVOCATED BY SECRETARY BAKER The War Department authorizes the ARE OFFERED FOR SUBSCRIPTION following: NO FIXED POLICY IS ANNOUNCED The Joint Army and Navy Board on BEAR INTEREST FROM JANUARY 30 Aeronautic Cognizance has removed re- strictions on civilian flying, and will grant Hopes That It Will be Possible to permits to all qualified civilians who ap- Rate Will Be Four and One-Half Have Black Hawk Division Pa- ply under the President's proclamation of Per Cent-Applications Will Be February 28, 1918. rade at Chicago, Rainbow in Until the action of the Joint Army and Received at FederalReserve Banks. Navy Board on Aeronautic Cognizance, Washington and 27th at New York. civilians were only permitted to fly ex- Books to Close February 6. perinental machines, and then only under Press statement by the Secretary of permits from the board. The Secretary of the Treasury, under War January 23, 1919: Applications from civilian pilots should the authority of the act approved Septem- " There is some interest in the question be addressed to the Joint Army and Navy ber 24, 1917, as amended by the act ap- of parades by home-corning troops. We Board on Aeronautic Cognizance, Build- proved April 4, 1918, offers for subscrip- are getting to a place where divisions are ing " D," Sixth and B Streets NW., Wash- tion at par and accrued interest, through being ordered home from France. We ington, D. C., Lieut. L. G. Haugen, the Federal reserve banks. $600.000,000 or want to bring these divisionss to the port A. S. A., Secretary. more Treasury certificates of indebted- nearest to their place of origin and then ness. series V E, dated, and bearing inter- as soon as the division can be shaken est from January 80, 1919, payable July 1, down and gotten together we want to 1919, with interest at the rate of 4J give it an opportunity to parade and be DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS WOOL per cent per annum. Applications will seen in the nearest large city from which STOCKS BY WAR DEPARTMENT be received at the Federal reserve banks. the men come. For instance, the Black Subscription books will close at the close Hawk (86th) Division comes largely from of business February 6, 1919. Chicago. I am hoping to be able to work Net the Intention of the Govern- out a plan by which a substantial part ment to Compete with the Taxation. of that division can parade in Chicago. Certificates will be issued in denomina- I notice that the statement has been Domestic Producers. tions of $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, and printed that I wanted the Rainbow Divi- $100,000. Said certificates shall be ex- sion to come to Washington; I hope that The War Department authorizes the empt, both as to principal and interest, will be possible. The 27th Division, I from all taxation now or hereafter fim- understand, is on priority orders to come following statement from the office of the posed by the United States, any State, home. It will go to Camp Upton and director of purchase, storage, and traffic: or any of the possessions of the United then, no doubt, it will be brought into Many inquiries have been received from States, or by any local taxing authority, New York and allowed to parade there. wool dealers, woolgrowers, and woql except (a) estate or inheritance taxes, Conditions Different. manufacturers in regard to the policy of and (b) graduated additional income commonly known as surtaxes, and "I am not trying to announce a fixed the Government in disposing of the stocks taxes, of wool held by the War Department. In excess-protits and war-profits taxes, now policy, because the physical conditions are imposed by the United States very different. With regard to the Black answer to these inquiries the War Depart- or hereafter Hawk ment states as follows: upon the income or profits of individuals, Division, which will go to Camp partnerships, associations, or corpora- Grant, the camp is a considerable dis- First. It is the intention of the tions. The interest on an amount of tance from Chicago and the train ar- War Department to continue to sell bonds and certificates authorized by said rangements for getting the whole division at pubcli auction such wools as maiu- act and. approved September 24, 1917, and to Chicago will be very complicated facturers may -tequire with a nAni- amendments thereto, the principal of perhaps, impossible. One plan may he mum reserve price the equivalent of which does not exceed in the aggregate to have the troops sent through the city the British civil issue price. This $5,000, owned and then by any individual, partnor- first, allowed to detrain, parade, basis of the British civil issue price ship. association, or corporation, shall be entrain again for the camp, thus breaking will be maintained as the minimum exempt from the taxes provided for in the railroad journey. reserve price until July 1, 1919. clause (b) above. "I want the people of the country to Second. It is not the intention of know that we are working on the matter, the War Department in the sale of Redmption Privilege. and that just as far as is possible we wool now owned by the Government Upon 10 days' public notice, given in want the parades to be held. In the case to compete with the domestic pro- such manner as may be determined by the of the 27th, of course it will be near New ducers of wool. It is the intention Secretary of the Treasury, the certificates York and it may be possible to parade of the War Department on July 1, of this series may be redeemed as a whole the whole division, and so far as is pos- 1919, when the domestic clip will at par and accrued interest on or after sible have men who have been in that probably be arriving in the markets any date, occurring before the maturity division and are now in this country to in sufficient volume to supply the of such certificates, set for the payment go to New York to parade with it." wants of manufacturers, to discon- of the first installment of the subscription tinue offering at auction or other- price of any bonds offered for subscription CHANGE IN EXPORT LIST. wise until such a time as the domestic by the United States after the offering The War Trade Board announces, in producer shall have had ample oppor- and before the maturity of such certifi- a new ruling (W. T. B. R. 531), the fol- tunity to market his 1919 clip, Novem- cates. lowing modification of the Expert Con- ber 1. 1919, those grades of wool re- The certificates of this series, whether servation List, effective January 24, 1919: maining in the hands of the Govern- or not called for redemption, will be ac- - "Coffee" to read: "Coffee (except ment that would compete with the cepted at par, with adjustment of ac- Haitian and Porto Rican coffee)." product of domestic woolgrowers. crued Interest, if tendered on such in- THE OFFICIAL U. S. BULLETIN: FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1919. 2 I stallment date in payment on the sub- scription price then payable of any such bonds subscribed for by and allotted to Location of American Divisions and holders of such certificates. The cer- tificates of this series do not bear the circulation privilege and sll not be ac- The Names of Commant ing Generals cepted in payment of taxes. The right Is reserved to reject any subscription The War Department authorizes publication of the following and to allot less than the amount of statement, giving location of divisions in France as of January 2, certificates applied for and to close the 1919, with name of commanding generals: subscriptions at any time without notice. and accrued interest for Combat Payment at par Commanding gengral. certificates allotted must be made on and Divisions. Location. 1.* Montabaur --------------- Maj. Gen. H. F. MeClachlin. after January 30, 1919, and on or be- 2.* Heddesdorf --------------- Maj. Gen. John A. Le Jeune. fore February 6, 1919. 3.* Andernach --------------- Maj. Gen. Robert L. iowze. 4.* Bertrich ----------------- Ma. Gen. Mark L. Hersey. Interim Receipts. 5.* Esch sur Alzette ---------- Maj. Gen. Hanson E. Ely. 6. Algny-le-Due -------------- MAaj.Gen. Walter E. Gordon. After allotment and upon payment 7.* Euvezin ------------------ Maj. Gen. Edmund Whittomeyor. Federal reserve banks will issue in- 26. Montigny-le-Rol ----------- Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale. pending delivery of the 27. (On priority) Montfort ----------------- Maj. Gen. John V. O'tyan. terim receipts 28.* Heudicourt-- ---------- Maj. Gen. William H. fiay. definitive certificates. Qualified deposi- 29. Bourbonne les Bais- Maj. Gen. Charles C. Morton. taries will be permitted to makepayment 30. (On priority) Ballon ------------------- Maj. Gen. Edward H. Lewis. by credit for certificates allotted to them 31. (Skeletonized. Part on priority; part sailed.) for themselves and their customers up to 32.* Rengsdorf ---------------- Maj. Gen. William Lassiter. an anount for which each shall have 33.* Diekirch ------------------ Maj. Gen. George Bell, Jr. in excess of existing deposits 34. (Skeletonized. part on priority; part qualified sailed.) when so notified by Federal reserve 35. Commercy ---------------- Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Dugan. banks. As fiscal agents of the United 36.