War Secretary Baker Faces Senate Hearings In Washington
The document outlines major wartime developments as Secretary Baker seeks a hearing before the Senate Military Committee to respond to accusations. Edward R. Stettinius is named surveyor of all purchases for the armed forces while reports mention Loyd George seeking General Leonard Wood for Europe, and U.S. officers urging Generals Crozier and Sharpe. A witness warns crowded camps contributed to epidemics, and the committee plans limited testimony with broad access for Congress.
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Washington
Baker
Itions
Edward R
Stettinius
J. P. Morgan & Co
Senate Military Committee
Medill McCormick
France
Crozier
Sharpe
Relary Baker
Monde
Gial Gorgas
Senate
Loyd George
Kerr
Lloydeorge
McCormick
Hitchcock
Edward Stettinius Named Surveyor General of Army Purchases
Washington January 85 Edward Stettinius, a long time Morgan & Co. partner, is named surveyor general of all army purchases. He will oversee procurement and production of supplies by Army bureaus including ordnance, quartermaster, signal, engineer and medical services. The appointment aims to bring expertise in war materiel while preserving the current War Department structure.
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Washington
Edward St. Stettinius
Baker
Saul
Stettinius
J. P. Morgan & Co
Hie
Allinx
Sil
Hombierlin
Chamberlin
Maker
War Department
Edwird Th. Stettinius
New York
Ordnance
Quar- Tnaster
Signal
Engineer
Meda
Stettinius to Lead War Production Coordination Effort
In a broad wartime reform, Mr Stettinius is assigned to coordinate tech purchases and align Nesune with industry to develop a comprehensive plan. His prior role overseeing production of war materials and knowledge of European and American war conditions positions him to drive the program. He will assume his new duties immediately.
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Hogie
Stottinius
Europe
United States
Wiley Sports
Stettinius
Allies Fear America Fails to Use Her Biggest Men Says McCormick
Lloyd George questioned Rep Medill McCormick in London about General Leonard Wood. McCormick testified before the Senate Military Committee, noting American officers urged wide artillery production and warned of too many ammunition calibres. He cited French and British views on munitions, and singled out Sharpe and Crozier as crucial, with Wood’s status a point of concern.
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America
McCormick
Washington
Lloyd George
Leonard Wood
Medill McCormick
Sharpe
Crozier
Ordnance
Baker
France
Wadsworth
Wood
Italy
Paris
Allied Council
Gitchcock
England
Washini
House Urying
Hitcheack
Uitehcuck
Biz. McCurmidh
Pétain
Hitchcock
Mr. McCormick
Hitehanekt
Crozite
Mry Gooverises
Europe
Mere
Kitch
Germany
Toucheur
Thomas
Prenchman
Crorle
Hiss
Witchcoek
Biddle
Stat
Marsh
Morrison
Generil Wood
Mane
Lid Won’t Be Lifted a Bit Says Enright
Deputy Commissioner Frederick A. Wallis, an active religious worker, is named to key posts as Police Commissioner Enright vows a tightened lid on vice and a clean city. Wallis, also a Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance official, has church leadership roles and longtime political ties. The piece notes staff changes, including Colonel Augustus Drum Porter as private secretary, and references past Goethals bills and Albany fights shaping police policy.
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Richard E. Enright
Porter
Douglas S. McNay
Waldo
McKay
Mitchel
Arthur Woods
Pennsylvania State Guard
New York National Guard
Wall
Wallis
New York
New Jersey
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company
Philadelphia
Broadway
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Raglan
John Murry Jowett
Wid
Wible Clase
Brotherhood of Presbyterian Churches of New York
Home Missions
Presbytery of
National Defence
Swann
Rugher
Myfan
Boney Lent Association
Rero
James E. Dillon
John Daisy
Dillon
Hfth
Tie
Albany
Goethals
George W. Goethals
Spreme Court
Hertling And Czernin Reject U S Peace Terms
Berlin and Vienna speeches by German Chancellor Hertling and Austrian Foreign Minister Czernin fail to signal progress toward peace. Officials call the talks largely internal, aimed at sowing discord and appeasing radical elements while insisting on direct negotiation with America.
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Washington
Jan
Berlin
Vienna
Gar
Austria
Central Powers Reject Peace Terms in Mixed Replies
Germany and Austria Hungary issued firm replies through Chancellor von Hertling and Count Czernin, rejecting most of Lloyd George and Wilson proposals while signaling possible minor points. Czernin urged exchange of views with America, Brest-Litovsk talks to continue on no annexations or indemnities, Trotzky condemned terms as imperialistic. Washington viewed the replies as offering little chance of agreement.
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Germany
von Hertling
Austria-Hungary
Count Czernin
Lloyd George
Wilson
Hertling
Czernin
America
Russia
Brest-Litoyek
Leon Trotzky
Washington
Austria
Britain Urged by America Toward Aggressive Naval Policy
A London despatch reports American urging that England adopt a more aggressive naval policy despite risks. It notes Allied shipping losses in the Mediterranean and Atlantic and calls for countering German U boats at their bases. Churchill von Hertling’s speech is labeled a war speech by Lord Robert Cecil who questions Austria and Germany’s aims and comments on Finland Ukraine and Russia policy.
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America
England
Mediterranean
Oise
Austro-Cormin
Pola
Atlantic
North Sea
Germany
London
von Tiertling
Robert Cecil
Associated Press
Nindenburg
Ludendorf
Belgium
Robert
Count von Hertling
von Hertling
Gibraltar
Malta
Isle of Wight
Austria
Wilson
Lloyd George
von Tert
von Hortling
Finland
Great Britain
Ukraine
Russia
Hertling
General Conference of Powers
France
Aio
Westminister Gazette
von Mertling
Czernin
Kaiser Feared Christ Would Spoil War Plans
London January 7 The German Emperor Wilhelm II feared the second coming of Christ would disrupt his military plans. A sermon from Prebendary Webster of Mansfield Cathedral recounts a prior conversation with a German friend who met the Emperor after a religious meeting predicted Christ second coming in war. The Emperor reportedly said it would never do as it would interfere with his plans.
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Mena
London
Webster
Mansfield
Germany
England
William
Fire destroys Federal Shipyard and mills in Maryland
BALTIMORE Jan 2 The ship building plant of Henry B. Smith & Co at Curtis Bay, a Federal Shipping Guard plant not yet finished, is reported destroyed by fire. A second blaze destroyed Cella Cotton Duck Mills at Ellicott City, where government cloth was being produced. Estimated damage runs to $90,000.
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Baltimore
Henry B. Smith & O
Vurtis Bay
Federal Shipping Guard
Cella
Eilicott City
Hertling Outlines German Peace Demands After Wilson
Count von Hertling outlined Germany's peace terms replying to Lloyd George and President Wilson. He urged no Alsace Lorraine return, no Belgian annexation, and left Russia, colonial, and open covenants issues to further talks. He stressed naval base concessions, Austro Hungarian frontier questions, and a future league of nations after a durable peace while warning Entente officers’ continued combat readiness.
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London
Count von Harteling
Germany
Lloyd George
Wilson
Reichsrat
Rere
Alsace-Lorraine
Belgium
Eriefly
Haghaund
Russia
Britain
Austria- Hungary
Italy
Balkan
Turkey
League of Nations
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Cromgis
E.R. Stettinius
G. W. Gilbert
Ountry’s Industry
Iitchcock
Enright
Frederick A. Wallis
Polic
Tha ‘Saime
U.S
Iertling
Teutons
Ton Trotsky
Brest-Litcy
Lloyd Usorgs
Wilson Tha
Congress
Kaiser
Reichstag
Hotel Imperial
Christ
Hove
Federal Shipyard
Amsterdam
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