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Show LIEUT. CfiL. HOWELL IS HOME FOR S SHOUT STAY Having been granted thirty days' ui aba nee, Lieutananl Colonel James Ii. Howell, former judge of the second judh '"l district court of Og- den and presehl with the chief "f itafl "i the war plan division in the office of the general staff of the war department, has arrived in Ogden. Judge Howell, when questioned regarding re-garding the court martial controversy at Washington, stated thai be was only able lo give a brief outline, he being in an entirely different department. He stated that the general staff of the array is a policy making branch and determines what policies will be followed -while oihrs do the actual work of putting the thing across Lieu tenant f'olonl HowpII compared the department in which he is attached 10 a board of directors He stnted that the entire corp? of army orricers was at prespnt working lowards one end. that of having this country In a state of preparcdnor? at all limes and 10 avoid lack of equipment, equip-ment, troops, and funds as the United j States did when war was declared With Germany. While in W.ishinrton. Lieutenant ' olonel Howoll met Lieutenant Colonel Gordon N. Kimball, who at present is in the judge advocate general's 01 fice. Kimball Is a former (Tden man having enter"'! ;hc army (hiring the Spa nish-Amcricnn war in 1S9S |