Chamberlain, chairman of the military
affairs committee "The committee is
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planning probing until officials take
the proper stand."
Committee members also want to
know why Secretary N. D. Baker sev
eral times stated that proper clothin?
was being provided for men as fast as
they were being sent to camp.
In the House, Jeanette Rankin's rec
ommendation for a health investiga
tion at Camp Mills next month will
bring up the entire cantonment situa
tion.
The war department Eaid there has
been a marked improvement as a re
sult of the changes already ordered.
The war department believes that
henceforth there will be less reason
for complaint as to sanitary conditions.
RADIO MESSAGE 4,100 MILES
U. S. Chain Now Reaches Half Wav
Round World.
Washington, Dec. 20.A wireless
message relayed from Admiral Knight
at Cavite, P. I., to Secretary Daniels
announced completion of the chain
of government radio stations extend
ing half way round the globe.
From the Philippines the message
was flashed 4,700 miles to Pearl Har
bor, Hawaii, then to the Pacific
coast, and finally across the conti
nent to Arlington. The admiral ex
tended to Mr. Daniels the Christmas
and New Year's greetings of the men
of the Asiatic station. The secre
tary's response immediately was
flashed back to Cavite.
BEST TROOPS ON WEST FRONT
Germany Brings Younger Soldiers
From East.
With the French Armies in France,
Dec. 20.Before signing the armis
tice with Russia, Germany, according
to the assertions of numerous pris
oners, withdrew all soldiers be
tween the ages of 20 and 35 from the
divisions on the Russian front. These
were replaced by older men and re
cruits of the 1919 class. Divisions
now occupying the Western front
lines, consequently, are composed of
Germany's best fighting material.
