Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, July 24, 1917, Image 1

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    Blood (aid Iron Administration Is Russia's Only Hope For Freedom, Says Premier Kerensky
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LXXXVI— No. 175 14 PAGES
KERENSKY TO
RULE WITH
IRON HAND
Demoralized Russian Armies Give More Resistance to Ad
vancing Teuton Forces Although Signs of a Halt in
Eastern Galicia Still Are Wanting; Commanders Do
Utmost to Stop Flight of Men Lacking in Discipline
GERMANS SEEK TO CUT IMPORTANT LINES
WHICH WOULD SPELL DISASTER TO RUSS
Notable Activity of Heavy Artillery on French and British
Fronts; Crown Prince Fears Renewal of Offensive on
Part of Petain's Troops and Launches in Vain Heavy
Assault in the Craonne Sector
Petrograd, July 24. A "blood and iron" policy will be put
into effect if need to save Russia by the government of Premier
Kerenskv, to which unlimited power has been granted. In an
interview to-day the Premier said:
"Relying upon the confidence of the masses and the army,
the government will save Russia and Russian unity by blood and
iron, if argument and reason, honor and conscience are not suf
ficient.
"The situation at the front is very serious and demands heroic
measures. But I am convinced the organism of the state is suf
ficiently vigorous to be cured without a partial amputation."
Signs of a Halt in the
Russian Retreat Wanting
Before German Pursuit
By Associated Press
Signs of a halt In the Russian re
treat in Eastern Galicia before the
advancing Austro-German armies
are largely wanting, but indications
of stronger resistance in some sec
tors are cropping out The Russian
generals undoubtedly are doing their
utmost to bring their men to a
realization of the necessity of im
plicit obedience.
The resisting powers of the Rus
sians are admitted by Berlin to be
strongly in evidence south of the
Brzezany line, and it is here that
such fighting capacities as the Rus
sians possess need to be exercised to
the limit. The Austro-German
forces are pressing southward in an
effort to cut in between the Russian
forces on their old line and the
Dniester river, success in which
move would spell disaster for the
Russian units in this sector.
Kerensky Works Hard
While Premier Kerensky, armed
with almost dictatorial' powers, is
struggling to right the situation on
the Russian front, the allied armies
In the west ,are holding the threat
of a renewed offensive over the Ger
mans on the Franco-Belgian front.
There, has been notable activity of
late by both the British and French
artillery. The situation on the Aisne
front appears to show that the
Crown Prince fears a renewal of the
French offensive here, his i#untless
attacks being considered in many
quarters an attempt to forestall it.
On the British front the intense
aerial and artillery activity presage
important movements.
The main infantry movement of
the last twenty-four hours was
again in the Craonne sector where
the Crown Prince launched another
attack on the French lines, without
achieving any success. An attempt
to advance was also made north of
Sancy. This was likewise frustrated
Frequent raids by the Germans in
dicate their anxiety to learn the
size and disposition of the forces
opposing them.
FLY MEASURING DAY
Saturday, July 28,
9 to 12 noon,
11 North Market Square.
The Civic Club will pay 5 cents
a pint and give prizes also for
those turning In the greatest
number of flies.
THE WEATHER
For Harrisburg und vicinity* Fuir
to-night and Wednesday. Not
much Chance in temperature.
For Eastern Pennnylvanla■ Gen
erally fair to-night and
W eduesday. Gentle, ahlftlnK
winds. *
River
1 he Susquehanna river and all lt>
{•ranches will (all except the
lower part of the main river,
which will riae slightly this
afternoon and to-night and be
gin to fall Wednesday. A stage
at about 5.1 feet is Indicated for
Harrlaburg Wednesday morn
ing.
Temperature at 8 a. M.i 714 de
grees.
Sum. Rises 6.40 a. m.
Mooni Full moon August 2.
Illver stage: 5.4 feet.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature N.
Lowest temperature 04.
Mean temperature 78.
Normal temperature 75.
Great Cathedral City
of Rheims Is Wilting
Under Constant Fire
By Associated Press
French Front, July 24.—Rheims
is wilting. The big cathedral city of
the Champagne district has the ap
pearance of a hollow shell which has
collapsed in parts and is rapidly sub
siding into a shapeless mass.
Not only the cathedral, but all the
public buildings and private dwell
ing houses have suffered terribly in
the last half-year from the raging
vengeance of the German gunners,
who have turned a rain of shells onto
the stricken city .whenever their ar
mies have been defeated at any point
on the front. These defeats have
been so frequent, either on a small
or large scale, since the allied offen
sive began this year that the city
lias rarely passed more than two or
tnree days without undergoing se
vere bombardment.
The extent of the undeserved pun
ishipent may be gathered from the
figures relating the number of
shells of all calibers poured into the
streets and on the cathedral during
a single fortnight from June 15 to
June 28. The total between those
two dates was no fewer than 16,052.
There are only 5.000 persons left
out of a_ peace time population of
about 115,000. Among them are a
goodly proportion of women and
children. Some of the younger
women have continued their work
throughout, many of them being em
ployed in the champagne cellars,
where during the day they are com
paratively safe from the German
fire.
School Is still being carried on, the
classes being held below the street
surface, and the municipal govern
ment is also conducted In the bowels
of the earth, where the city fathers
meet to discuss relief matters.
Sailors in Allied Navies
to Share Comforts Sent
to Front by U. S. Women
By Associated Press
Washington, July 24.—Sailors of
the allied navies are to share with
American bluejackets the comforts
provided through the lahor of pa
triotic American women.% It was an
nounced to-day at headquarters of
l the navy league that one thousand
sets of woolen garments have left
i Washington for French sailors en
gaged in patrol duty in northern
waters. This will be followed within
a few days by a consignment of
woolen garments to certain Russian
warships whose crews are badly in
need of heavy clothing and later on
shipments will be made to British
sailors of the antisubmarine patrol.
Communications from the British
Admiralty a.nd French Ministry of
Marine received by the navy league
expressed appreciation of the offer
of American women to render this
service to the sailors. Informal ac
ceptance of the offer has been re
ceived from representatives of the
Russian Admiralty.
More than 100,000 American
women are now engaged in knitting
these woolen garments for the
sailors.
GERMANS SEEK FAVOR
By Associated Press
Buenos Ayres, July 2 4.—A German
bank is reported to have offered con
fidentially to the Argentine govern
ment immediate loan of 400.000,000
piastres. Although much German
capital is concentrated in the banks
here, the maneuver Is thought to
have been made In an effort to neu
tralize the growing sympathy In Ar
gentina for the Allies and to profit
b> the financial necessities of the
government and Its difficulties to ob
tain a loan In Europe.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 24, 1917.
CUV ADVISED
TO TAKE OVER
DISPOSAL PLANT
Engineers Advise Purchase of
Pennsylvania Reduction
Company
WILL COST $73,000
Ash and Garbage Survey Re
port Presented to Council
Today
City collection and disposal of
ashes and garbage; the purchase of
the Pennsylvania Reduction Com
pany plant, extensive changes there,
and a better system of collecting re- I
fuse were the important recommen-!
dations in the report on the ash and 1
garbage survey made by Tribus and
Massa, and presented to Council to
day.
The Commissioners took the re
port under advisement and will de
cide on the disposal question within
the next few weeks, so that prepara
tions can be made to start collecting
ashes and garbage when the present
contract with the Reduction Com
pany expires.
The engineers in their report esti
mate it will cost the city $73,000 to
take over the reduction company
plant and put it in shape and that
COE t $84,000 a year to make
collections of ashes and garbage,—
$50,000 more than under the pres
ent system,—but that the reduction
plant properly managed will net the
city at least $45,500. This deducted
from the total cost of collections will
make the net cost $39,000 a year,—
only $5,000 more than at present.
Assure Good Service
If the changes are made as rec
ommended in the report, the engi
neers assure the city officials there
will not be a repetition of the trou
ble of last winter when ashes ac
cumulated for months.
This was due partly, the report
continues, to the way collections
were made by the reduction com
pany and the way the plant is man
aged, but Louis L. Tribus, repre
senting the engineers, declared there
were faults on both sides, and that
Harrisburgers in general contributed
to i. he Inefficiency of the service.
The engineer, in recommending
the purchase of the reduction com
pany plant, advised against attempt
ing to make it a modern plant. By
making only the immediate repairs
and changes necessary to permit of
operating the plant for a year or two
he suggested that Harrisburg should
later on get an entirely modern sys
tem, which could be installed In the
present buildings of the reduotion
company, beyond Cameron street, at
a cost not exceeding $50,000. This
new plant would have a capacity for
taking care of double the amount of
garbage that Harrisburg now pro
duces. ' i
He advised against the city buy
ing the horses and wagons now own
ed by the reduction company, say
ing that for the majority of the work
one-horse wagons should be used
for the ashes and garbage; larger
wagons for the rubbish and autos
$33,000; new collecting equipment,
for the long hauls, which, according
to his calculation, will be few. Fre
quent stops and short hauls make
the exclusive use of auto trucks in
advisable. he said.
IJrges Civil Service
He urged that the emploves be
put under civil service; that the resi
dents of the city be compelled to
use smaller containers and keep the
ashes, rubbish and garbage separate;
make frequent collections to get the
garbage when it is fresh and more
productive, and employ men to
"pick" the dumps.
Mention is made in the report-that
Steelton may later become a part of
the city. That need not be consid
ered now, the engineer said, because
the dumping grounds north of the
city will be available and the reduc
tion plant best located at its pres
ent site for years to come, so that
the haul from Steelton to the f>lant
would be too long to be economical.
The engineer said, also, it would not
be inadvisable to put up a small
plant in Steelton.
Mr. Tribus continued, that no mat
ter what kind of a reduction plant
is installed he could offer no guar
anty that the unpleasant odors from
the plant would be entirely eliminat
ed. Yet he said this would be less
noticeable. Commenting on the fact
that the reduction company officials
say they do not want the ash and
garbage contract again, the engi
neers added that the company
bought some needed modern ma
chinery but never installed it. This,
he said, could be used. If the city
takes over the reduction plant there
will be found immediate need for
putting the plant into sanitary con
dition. Mr. Tribus said.
The revenues to be derived by the
city if it takes over the plant would
include money from the sale of
grease, dry tankage and assorted
pickings. The actual cost of the
plant and overhauling it id fixed at
$33,000; new collecting equipment,
$25,000; picking plant, $8,000; inci
dentals, $7,000.
Penrose Calls For Probe
Into Conduct of the War
By Associated Press
Washington. July 24.—During a
hitter debate to-day between Demo
crats and Republicans on Senator
Penrose's resolution to investigate
the Committee on Public Informa
tion, Senator Penro-se declared the
administration of both War and
Navy Departments was marked by
indecision and inefficiency. He pro
posed early investigation.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS PROTEST
Copenhagen. July 24.—The Kaiser
Socialists were taken sharply to task
at a meeting of Socialist voters in
a big electoral district of suburban
Berlin yesetrday for violating Social
ist tenets by disagreeing with the
emperor at Dr. Karl Helfferlch's gar
den party conference last week. Pro
tents also were voiced against Social
ists accepting office in the cabinet of
Dr. Michaelis, tbo imperial chan
cellor.
GENERAL PERSHING OBSERVING GERMAN TRENCHES
I >
rSE.N. A'X TJ-iX -1 1
Major General John J. Pershing in French trenches from whence he Is observing the lines of the Teu
tons. This is the only photograph thus far made of General Pershing in the first line trenches, although he
has paid several visits to the front.
SERBIA MAKES
CLAIM FOR BIG
WAR INDEMNITY
Austrians and Bulgars Loot
Country of Everything
of Value
PLUNDER THE MUSEUMS
Booty Stolen by Invaders
Unexampled in Modern
Warfare
Washington. July 24.—Serbia, in
a formal note made public at the
State Department to-day, charges
Austria and Bulgaria with an illegal
economic exploitation of occupied
provinces and gives notice that alio
"reserves the right of claiming, at
the time of peace negotiations, an
indemnity corresponding to the dam
age inflicted, both on the Serbian
state and its subjects, by these flag
rant violations of public interna
tional law."
The note giving the first official
glimpse behind the scenes in occu
pied Serbia claims that over 100,-
000.000 crowns have been illegally
extorted, as well as six million
crowns in the form of forced sub
scriptions to Austrian war loans and
the Austrian and Bulgarian Red
ross.
Business Ruined
Serbian trade is stated to have
been ruined by the abolition of the
Serbian moratorium for the purpose
of allowing foreign merchants to col
(Continued on Page 12)
Completion of P. 0.
Building Up to Bonding
Company's Decision
John P. Gohl, one of the sub
contractors on the remodeling of the
Federal building, said to-day that an
effort is being made to get the work
started through an assignment of the
contract to him as a representative
of the other subcontractors to the
end that the greatly delayed work
may proceed. It appears the chief
difficulty is a difference between two
bonding companies which gave a
joint bond to the contractor who
failed. One of the companies is will
ing to make the assignment to Mr.
Gohl, but the other, whose business
has been largely reinsured by an
other Insurance company, has
reached no decision.
Postmaster Sites has asked the
supervising architect at Washington
to waive all formalities and turn the
work over to Mr. Gohl as chairman
of the subcontracting firms and the
Washington officials are willing to
make such an arrangement, but
nothing can be done until the bond
ing company in question has reached
some conclusion.
The time limit expired July 1 and
since that date responsibility for the
work and the rental of the tem
porary post office is with the bonding
concerns.
There Is general protest over the
conditions about the Post Office
building and Highway Commissioner
Lynch has been requested at least
to keep the sidewalks clear.
Labor Campaign to Be
Discussed August 5
Nominating petitions in favor of
several labor candidates to be voted
for at the fall elections will be cir
culated shortly, it was reported to
day. Plans looking toward the en
trance of the organized workers of
Harrisburg into the fall elections
were discussed by the Workingmen's
Nonpartisan League at a meeting
Sunday evening and matters per
taining to the campaign will be con
sidered at a mass meeting to be held
in Grand Army hall, College Block,
North Third street, on the evening
of August 5 when platform and
ticket will be discussed. •
Members of all labor organiza
tions have been asked to send dele
gates to this gathering.
WOMEN WANT PLACE
By Associated Press
Sharon, Pa., July 24.—Fifty wom
en have applied for the prospective
vacancies to be created with the
drafting of men from the Farrell
mills of the American Sheet and Tin
plate Company. There are now ten
women employed In the cold roll de
partment and company officials say
they are performing their duties sat
isfactorily.
FIVE BILLIONS
ADDED TO WAR
COST ESTIMATES
Requirements of Army and
Navy Much Greater Than
First Supposed
MAY RESORT TO BONDS
New Revenues Must Be
Sought to Meet Additional
Expenditures
By Associated Press
Washington, July 24.—Secretary
McAdoo to-day prepared new war
estimates for Congress, very much
in excess of those already presented,
and which will necessitate raising
revenue not contemplated whea the
Senate Finance Committee revised
the war tax bill. The bill probably
will be further revised.
The government, basing an esti
mate on the needs of the army and
navy, wants the war tax bill to au
thorize an additional nve billion dol
lars.
Secretary McAdoo will appear be
fore the Finance Committee late to
day to explain the treasury's needs,
based on the requirements of the
Army and Navy. Whether the $5,-
000,000,000 would be raised by a
bond issue had not been determined.
Take a Bath on Day of
Examination Physicians
on Draft Boards Advise
The first duty for men in the coun
ty who will be called by selective
draft is to change the weekly calen
dar of events to make the day of ex
amination and a bath come on the
tame day, with the bath preceding
the examination by a few hours. In
other words the physicians of the
draft boards are asking eligibles to
take a good swim before they report,
if not in the river at least in the
family tub.
Dr. Bayard T. Dickinson, member
of the draft board in the First
county district, voted in favor
of the rule. Some of the physi
cians have asked the lay members
of the boards to attach such a ruling
to the notices to be sent out, while
others have declared their intentions
of sending all unbathed candidates
home to report at a later hour.
Mob Chases Man Charged
With Taking Focketbook
A mob of soldiers, pedestrians and
police last evening chased and cap
tured Theodore Miller, accused of
robbing Mrs. W. H. Granger, 630
Koas street. The purse, containing
part of the money, was afterward
recovered by a guardsman and re
turned to the police station.
Mrs. Granger raised the cry of
"Stop thief" when Miller jumped
from the car on Market street and
started to disappear In the darkness
while she was minus her pocket
took. The cry attracted a crowd of
persons, who gave chase, overtaking
the fugitive near the Harrlsburg pipe
and pipe bending works.
Master Lists Rectify All
Errors in Army Draft
By Associated Press
Washington, July 24.—Master lists
of the draft —the official and last
word assiglning every man of the
ten million to his place in the Na
tional Army, were going forward in
the mails to-day to the 4,557 local
boards. They supecede all hitherto
published lists and rectify all errors.
The lists have been prepared with
the greatest care and safeguards
against errors. Printed by the most
expert and trusted men in the gov
ernment printing office they have
been proof-read three times by vet
eran proofreaders.
In order that each district board
may be assured of getting a list In
the malls two copies are being mail
ed to each —one in one mail and one
in another. hTe theory of this prac
tice is that if one list goes astray
the other surely will reach its desti
nation.
CONSIDER INDIANS FOR ARMY
By Associated Press
Washington, July 24.—The Kahn;
bill to organize ten or more regi
ments of Indian cavalry as part of
the American military forces, was
considered by the House military
Bommittee ,
TO GIVE TROOPS
ROUSING SENDOFF
FRIDAY MORNING
Big Street Parade Planned
When Ammunition Train
Truck .Co. Leaves
AIDS ARE APPOINTED
Veterans Arranging Demon
stration When Other
Guardsmen Depart
When the ammunition train truck
company. In command of Lieutenant
Harry A. Souders. leaves for Mount
Gretna Friday morning they w\ll be
given a rousing sendoft by the citizens
of Harrlsburg. Veterans of Foreign
Wars and Spanish-American War vet
erans have planned the farewell
demonstration. The company, com
posed of tifty-flve men. the majority
from this city will be mustered into
t ederal service Thumuay night, and
will leave the following morning for
camp.
Andrew K. Buchanan has been se
lected as chief marshal and Edwin S.
Herman chief of staff. The route of
the parade will be announced later.
It is expected that representatives
from the Spanish War Veterans. For
eign War Veterans and the Harris
burg Reserves will be in line.
The following aides have been
chosen by the chief marshal: Cap
tain E. Laubenstein, Jonas K. Reist
Thomas Moran, William I. Lauben
(ConUnuetl on Page 12)
Workers' Demands Would
Paralyze Suit Market,
Manufacturers Tell Union
By Associated Press
New York, July 2 4.—Refusal of
the Cloak, Suit and Shirt Manufac
turers' Protective Association to
grant the demands of 60,000 em
ployes for a twenty per cent, increase
in wages to-day brought renewed
threats of a strike on the part of
officials of the International Ladies'
Garments Workers Union. The em
ployers' association, in reply to the
demands of the union, offered to in
crease wages four per cent., declar
ing that a twenty per cent, raise
would force the cost of garments to
such a prohibitive price as to para
lyze the market.
City Needs Much Money
to Carry Out the Many
Improvements Planned
The city commissioners seemed to
be much alarmed at Council meet
ing this morning when they made a
superficial analysis of the cost of
contemplated improvements and
realized that propositions now under
way and others coming on will cost
close to two million dollars. From
their conversations it was evident
that the commissioners anticipate a
big loan question to be put up to
the voters next fall for approval.
Some of the matters discussed in
cluded the following:
Municipal garbage plant, etc.,
*150,000.
Sewage disposal plant, 11,000,000.
Annexation of Riverside, SIO,OOO
or $12,000.
Asphalt streets extension, $50,-
000.
Hardscrabble improvement, SIOO,-
000, more or less.
New reservoir and repairs to pres
ent one, cost not estimated.
Some of these matters, in part,
can be taken care of in the next ap
propriation bill, it is figured.
CHILE'S CABINET QUITS
Santiago, Chile, July 24.—The cabi.
net has resigned. No reason for the
action is given. The Chilean min
istry which has just abandoned office
was formed July 14, replacing the
cabinet which resigned on July 7.
CHART,ES VISITS FRONT
By Associated Press
Copenhagen, July 24.—According
to advices received here, Emperor
Charles of Austria has visited the
Galician front and spent a day with
his advancing troops. The emperor
woo several times under Or*.
Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION
GERMAN AIRMEN
SEEK CAMP OF
PERSHING'S ARMY
French Airplanes Prevent
Raiders From Dropping
Bombs
BATTLE HIGH IN AIR
Beaten Off Each Time
Boches Cross Line at
Frontier
By Associated Press
American Training Camp in
France, July 23. —German aerial
squadrillas apparently have persist
ently sought to- locate the American
troops since their arrival here, but
without the slightest success to date.
Countersquadrillas have been so
watchful and energetic that the Ger
mans have been unable to approach
the encampment and have been
beaten off each time they crossed
the French line.
One of these aerial battles occur
red yesterday evening and another
this morning.
Both were at points a consider
able distance apart and far removed
from the American encampment.
They were witnessed by chance by
American officers who were touring
the country in automobiles. Some
ten planes were engaged in the flrst
fight and a dozen in the latter.
Both the battles were conducted
thousands of feet above the ground.
The sky was cloudless and the light
ing was plainly discernible. The
German airmen were forced to turn
and make for home without having
spotted the American camps.
Airplanes daily pass over the
headquarters, generally within a few
hundred feet, but some times so
high as to be invisible, which in
variably leads to rumors that the
Germans have flown over the camp.
The eye witness accounts for the
two aerial battles is the flrst authen
tic proof that the Germans have
been within a hundred miles of the
American quarters.
SUSTAINS DAUPHIN COUNTY COURT
Philadelphia, July 24. The United States Circuit
Court of Appeals here to-day decided that the State of
Pennsylvania ha prior jurisdiction in the case of the
Union Casualty Insurance Company, of this city, against
which State Insurance Commissioner O'Neil filed pro
ceedings in the Dauphin county court to have the com
pany dissolve because of alleged mismanagement. While
the Dauphin pr reedings were pending, Judge Thompson
in the Federal district court appointed Samuel W. Cooper
receiver for the Union Company. To-day's decision re
verses Judge Thompson's action.
WORLD'S GREATEST ARTILLERY BATTLE
Berlin, July 24. An artillery battle of an intensity
never paralleled previously is raging day and night in
Flanders, the war office announces.
PRESIDENT SIGNS AVIATION BILL
Washington July 24. The $640,000,000 airplane
b'll became a l.: v tu .ay with President Wilson's signa
ture.
MAY BE BIG OFFENSIVE
The German announcement indicates that in all like
lihood the expected British offensive is at hand. Several
times recently Berlin has reported heavy artillery fight
in Flanders arjd the intensity of to-day's bombardment
probably denotes the last stage of preparations before the
blow is struck. It has been predicted that the next at
tack of the British would §urpass any effort previously
made by them. The opening of the offensive may be has
tened to assist the hai'd pressed Russians.
GERMANS SWEEP THROUGH GALICIA
Berlin, July ?4. The German forces in Galicia are
advancing from the river Sereth td the wooded Carpath
ians over a front 155 miles wide, says the official state
ment issued to-day by the German army headquarters
staff. Several German divisions the statement adds, re
port that they have each taken 3,000 prisoners. Numerous
heavy Russian guns have been captured and-also much
t.
booty has been taken by the Germans.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
riyaa,'"" l
GOETHALSAND
DENMAN QUIT
SHIPPING BOARD
President Takes Hand in End
ing Long Dispute Over
War Program
HURLEY IN CHARGE
Reorganization of Emergency
Corporation to Hurry
Building
By .-JssiKiaterf Press
Washington, July 24.—President
Wilson to-day asked Chairman Den
man of the shipping board to resign
and accepted the resignation of Major
General Goethals as general manager
of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Edward N. Hurley, a Chicago bus
inessman and former chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission, will be
come chairman of the shipping board.
Washington L. Capps, .phief con
structor of the navy, will succeed
General Goethals as manager of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. Bain
bridge Colby, of New York, will be
come a member of the shipping board
in place of Captain John B. White,
whose resignation the President ac
cepted to-day.
Official announcement of the accept
ance of the resignations of Goethals
and White was made with publication
of a letter from President Wilson to
Chairman Denman asking for his
resignation and giving the President's
opinion that the only way to end the
row which has delayed the shipbuild
ing program was for both Goethals
and Denman to be removed from the
situation.
Chairman Denman received the
President's request for his resigna
tion at noon and tendered it immedi
ately.
"I want to help the President in
every way possible," he said, "and
never have questioned the wisdom
of his decisions."