Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-09-22 | Page 9 | Crowell Disposes of False Reports

CROWELL DISPOSES 4 OF FALSE REPORTS WASHINGTON', Sr.pt. 21. Artiner Secretary Sec-retary ( To well assured the senate miliiarv committee tliat despH e reports to the eontrary. there is a general improvement in ordnance proiuctii)n as well as in the manufacture of Liberty motors. General Pershinc it was stated, has asked the department to ship, as soon as possible, thirty thousand horses and mules. I Members of the committee were also informed that in view of the t x tension of the draft at;es. further restrictions are to be placed upon men oinp abroad for Y. M. C. A. work. Kor the present. 37 years is to he made the minimum ape, but as additional classes are called into service, this limit will be raised corre-.spondinprly.