AMERICAN WAR OFFICE CRITICISED.
MR BAKER'S DEFENCE. FRANCE SUPPLIES BIG GUNS. Received Jan. 20, 10. a.m. Washington,Jan. 28. Mr Biker made a statement to the Senate Military Committee for the purpose of refuting the charges that tho War Department had broken down. Mr Biker did not deny vn t mistakes and false starts had been made, 'adding it was impossible to conduct a great interprise without shortcomings, but c.rro s were quickly rectified: The War Department considered it better to send men to camp without rifles than wait until rifles were available. Despite the fact that many times the number of troops had been dispatched to 1 ranee than hud been expected, no man went untrained or without a rifle. France had desired American troops quickly and so agreed to supply the biggest guns. ■
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11447, 29 January 1918, Page 5
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134AMERICAN WAR OFFICE CRITICISED. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11447, 29 January 1918, Page 5
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