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Show New Development Battalions Are Being Organized WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. "Development "Devel-opment battalions" havo been established estab-lished at army training camps to bring about the greatest possible utilization of men physically disqualified for gen-eral gen-eral military and thoroby relievo for more active service the large numbcr of soldiers now engaged in semi -civilian work. Tho war department announced today to-day that about ninety thousand men already have been transferred to tho new battalions and says the battalions are proving their value at the outset. New Facilities Division. WASHINGTON.. Aug. 27. Creation of facilities division to speed up industry in-dustry largely through the conversion of plants to war work, was announced today by Chairman Baruch of the war industries board. Samuel P. Bush of Columbus, 0.,j5 head ot the new division. divi-sion. It will be the study of the division divi-sion to consider all questions of need and suggestions of need of Industrial facilities for the conduct of the war. Miv Bush will determine whether existing ex-isting facilities can be adjusted to meet increased war requirements and where necessary will direct creation of new facilities. |