Show ACCEPTS RESIGNATIONS Of ORDNANCE EXPERTS Secretary Garrison Releases Releases' Two Army Officers to Private Private Pu- Pu 1 vate Munitions Concerns Washington ton Jul July 13 on iL-On On tho the theory theon that tho the safety of oC the country may rest test upon the adequate development of ot Its commercial gun and nd ammunition fao- fao tories Secretary Garrison announced toda today he had decided to accept tho the resignations of oC Col Odus Odua C. C Hornoy and Maj William A. A Phillips of oC the army rm ordnance bureau who have been offered posts poeta with companies holding largo large munitions contracts from Europ European an belligerents This qu question of or developing moro factories Mr Garrison on said ma may may mean the difference between safety and disaster to the countr country These rhese men nen arc expert in the Installation of oC machinery to make guns and ammu ammu- The mere superintendence of or plants already aheady Installed can be done dono by Ics less expert men C. C Colonel Hornc Homey Hornoy It Is understood Ito In k Into to go with the Aetna Powder company compan at nt a a. salary about fIve times Umes what he ho receives In the army and In addition ho he received a n cash bonus The Tho name namo of oC the firm which will cm- cm ploy Major Phillips was not disclosed today todar It was learned today that reports ha have 0 reached Washington that German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many alone Is consuming smokeless pow powder dol at the rate of ot hundreds of millions mil mu- lions Jons of pounds a year Tho The total present present pres pres- ent mt capacity of tho the United States for tor military powder ponder production Is said to tobe tobe tobe be not over pounds Annual annually And nd Secretary Garrison believes that anything the government can do to en encourage encourage encourage en- en courage the expansion of oC present Jl or the tho building of oC now ones should h IH b. done |