It frequently happens that errors
occur, but they nre quickly found and
adjusted without frictions as In the
case of a "hill which reached the Amer
ican naval headquarters here the
other day. It onrried trp expense of j
. . t v.-.. -fti- Amen
OI an smeriMiii I'murninj. ...v; t
cers of a British squadron with whl- h ,
It had been working. The bill had i
been placed In the American packnee
by the ornr of some clerk. Tho
American paymaster in charsre tact
fu'Iy returned It wltliont comment,
and some one in the tiritlsh office
orribnbly spent an unl'nppv half hour.
lvtl'an clerks ar -bct-..r rcleis-d as
;ul kly as possible, and the still at
rk expect to be prone in two
months.
American Red Cross activities also
are being closed up with all possible
sneed. and It is possible the London
- ,he reduced to a few expert
accountants and stenographers by
.Y-ut 1. They too are paying bills.
v"t one canteen and one hospital are
still In operation.
Xew York, July 21 Following
charges of criminal treatment of
American soldiers in Fiance by offi
cers of the Expeditionary Force, al
leged to have resulted in their tor
ture, death and suicide, James W.
Bookman of this city, formerly a
serKeant-major in the A. E. F., yes
terday made public a letter he has
sent Representative Frederick W.
