W1LLARD IIEAD3VVAR TRIES BOARD Succeeds Frank A. Scott, Who Resigned on Account, Ac-count, of Ill-Health. WASHINGTON. Nov. IP Daniel Wil-lard Wil-lard was appointed by President Wilson today as chairman of the war industries board to succeed Frank A. Scott, who resigned re-signed recently on account of ill-health. M r. Wlllard, who is president of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. has been chairman of the advisory committee of the council of na tional defense. "With the outbreak of the war," said a statement issued by Secretary Baker, chairman of the council of national defense, de-fense, "Mr. Willard was among the pa- triotic men who quickly volunteered their serviees to the government. Since that time he has unselfishly deyoted his energies ener-gies to the work of the council of national na-tional defense. "In appointing Mr. Willard to the chair-jmanship chair-jmanship of the war industries board the ! president brings to its activities the services ser-vices of one who already has familiarized himself, to a large extent, with the task ahead of the board and likewise has a general knowledge of the relations between be-tween industry and the war administration. administra-tion. He is an executive of well-established reputation and his selection was made in the interest. of the continued efficiency ef-ficiency and usefulness of tho war industries indus-tries board., Mr. Willard will enter upon his new duties immediately."