©fftrial luUrttn PUBLISHED DAILY UNDEB OBDEB OF THE PRESIDENT BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION GEORGE CREEL. CHAIRMAN Vol. 1. WASHINGTON, THTJESDAY, JULY 12, 1917. No. 58. ENTIRE OUTPUT OF STEEL AVAILABLE FOR WAR NEEDS APPLICANTS FOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS URGED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC. Secretary of War Baker to-day author ized the following statement: The War Department experiences difficulty in determining what kind of "At the conference this morning be an appointment is desired by many who are applying for appointment in the tween the committee of the American Army. If each candidate who applies and if every person recommending Iron and Steel Institute and the Secre some one for appointment would be careful to specify exactly what kind of tary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, an appointment is desired, the work of the War Department would be Chairman Denman of the Shipping Board, facilitated. ajid Mr. Bernard M. Baruch, of the Ad There are appointments in the Regular Army, in the Officers' Reserve visory Commission of the Council of Na Corps, in the National Army, and in the National Guard. There are pro tional Defense, further discussion was visional appointments as second lieutenants in the Regular Army, there are had of the prospective demand upon the temporary appointments as first and second lieutenants in the Regular steel industry of the country for supplies Army, and if any person writing to the War Department requesting infor of various steel products for carrying on mation in regard to these appointments would specify exactly which kind the war. The steel men repeated their of an appointment is desired the War Department would be enabled to place assurance that their entire product would the letter in the correct channel at once and action could be had thereon be available for the need, and that they without a search being made as to which kind of an appointment is desired. ■were doing everything possible to stimu late an increased production and speed deliveries. " The price to be paid for the iron and steel products furnished was left to be CHAPLAIN TO BE NAMED FOR EACH NEW REGIMENT. determined after the inquiry by the Fed eral Trade Commission is completed, with Must Accompany Unit to Which Assigned Wherever It May Go — Rank the understanding that the price, when fixed, would insure reasonable profits and Pay, and Allowances Are Those of First Lieutenant Mounted. be made with reference to the expanding needs of this vital and fundamental in The regiments composing the The pay is .$2,000 per annum, and dustry. forces to be sent to Europe will be $100 is allowed for the maintenance ''The representatives of the" Govern accompanied by chaplains belonging of one horse. ment assured the committee of the steel Allowances include quarters, institute that it was the Intention of the to them, and there will also be ap light, and heat, and milage when Government to distribute the war require pointed a chaplain for each of the traveling under orders. ments over the entire iron and steel pro new regiments to be organized for All officers must purchase their ducing capacity of the country." temporary service. uniforms, food, and horses. Steel Men in Attendance. Under existing law. which author Quarters are furnished at mili The heads of a number of the largest ized the appointment of regimental tary posts for the use of officers and steel and iron companies in the country chaplains, such chaplains when ap their families, but in the field there were present, the following attending the pointed are immediately assigned to is no provision for the accommoda conference : regiments and accompany them tion of their families. Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the United wherever they may go. Candidates for appointment as States Steel Corporation. The rank, pay, and allowances of chaplain must pay their own travel .Tames A. Farrell, president of the a chaplain in the Army are those of a ing expenses to and from the place United States Steel Corporation. first lieutenant mounted. of examination. Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. B. G. Grace, president of the Bethle ENLISTMENTS IN THE NAVY. hem Steel Corporation. AMERICAN SHIP KANSAN SUNK; J. A. Burden, president of the Burden 4 OF CREW BELIEVED LOST. Total Gain of 350 Men on July 11 — Iron and Steel Co. Marine Corps Strength. E. A. S. Clarke, president of the Lacka The Department of State is ad The Navy Department authorizes the wanna Steel Co. vised of the sinking of the Amer following : H. G. Dal ton, president of Pickauds, ican ship Kansan. The master and Total enlisted men in the Navy Mather & Co. survivors of the crew and the armed July 10 130,063 A. C. Dinkey, vice president of the Mid- guard have been landed. All of Net gain July 11 350 vaie Steel and Ordnance Co. the armed guard are safe. Total enlisted men in the Navy J. A. Topping, president of the Repub The following members of the July 11 131,013 lic Iron and Steel Co. merchant crew are now considered Enlisted strength of the Marine Corps: James B. Bonner, representing Ameri as lost: First Assistant Engineer J. Enlisted strength (estimated) July 11_ 26, 948 can Iron and Steel Institute. M. Kurphy, American; F. Aguirre, Reserves in service 978 English; A. P. Kua, of Honolulu; National Naval Volunteers 885 Retired men on active duty 15 SWEDISH TRADE PROHIBITION. and C. Hanan, of Singapore. Commissioned and warrant officers 907 The following cablegram has been re The Kansan was owned by the ceived from the American minister at Hawaiian-American Steamship Co. Strength, commissioned and enlisted. 29, 788 Stockholm : and chartered by the France and Information received from the British Canada Steamship Co. of New York. 997 NEW ARMY RECRUITS. minister that Sweden agrees to prohibit Reports to the Adjutant General's office fish exportation of all kinds, and Great show that enlistments for the Regular Britain therefore will give letters of as Army July 11 amounted to 997, making a surance permitting shipment of iwo car Show your patriotism by contributing total of 144,117 accepted enlistments since goes of lubricants to Sweden. to the American Red Cross Fund. April 1. 1917. THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: THUESDAY, JULY 12, 1917. LICENSE CONTROL OF EXPORTS ABSENTEE EXEMPTION CLAIMS RED CROSS TO BUILD HOUSES IN EFFECT MIDNIGHT SATURDAY AND EXAMINATIONS. FOR CONVALESCENT SOLDIERS The Provost Marshal General has The Division of Export Licenses, De Issued the following : As part of its program for looking after partment of Commerce, authorizes the The question now most commonly the men In the Army training camps, following : nsked at the Provost Marshal Gen the Red Cross war council has voted to eral's office relates to whether It will President Wilson's export "control proc build houses for convalescent soldiers in lamation becomes effective at 12 o'clock be necessary for an absentee, if the camps at Fort Oglethorpe and Fort drafted, to return to his home for McPherson, near Atlanta, Ga. At Fort midnight Saturday, July 14. Ships which physical examination and for a hear have not received clearance papers from Oglethorpe the Red Cross Is also taking ing on his exemption claim. This over a stone quarry which is to be con an American port prior to that time will point is covered by section 29 of the be held up until export licenses provided verted into a bathing pool large enough exemption regulations : to accommodate 600. for in the proclamation are obtained for " Sec. 29. Local boards may order * every shipment in the entire cargo. the physical examination of any Will Provide Recreation. Exporter Must Hake Application. person called and the hearing on a The buildings for the convalescents will The Division of Licenses has ruled that claim for exemption or discharge be used for men able to leave the hos applications for licenses must be made by transferred to another local board. pitals but still unfit for duty. Here amuse the American principal participating in When the order in which a person is ment and recreation will be provided, not the foreign transaction. The bona fide liable to be called- for military serv only to break the monotony and irksome- exporter must apply for the permit to ice has been determined and the no ness of the recuperation period but to ship. Applications may not be made by tice that he has been called for serv aid in speedy recovery. Large lounging forwarding agents or shipping companies. ice mailed as required by section 15 rooms, writing rooms, and wide porches Applications for licenses to export con hereof if it is shown to the satisfac will be features of these houses which tinued to pour in upon the division to tion of the local board having juris will supplement the recreation rooms day, but, with n smoothly running organi diction of his registration card that maintained by the Y. M. C. A. zation already effected, there is no an because of his permanent removal or Wife of Gen. Wood Aiding. ticipation among officials of the division necessary absence it is impracticable of a swamping that might result in undue for him to be physically examined Mrs. Leonard Wood, wife of Maj. Gen. delay of shipment. by or to file a claim for exemption Wood, commander of the southeastern military district, is stimulating Red Working to Speed Shipments. or discharge and the affidavits in support thereof with such local Cross activities in the camps under Gen. Every effort is being made to facilitate Wood's charge. At her suggestion esti shipments of supplies to the allies, Rep- board an order may be entered di recting his physical examination and mates were prepared for converting the resentatives of M.