Priory to the issuance of the report, the committee approved the bill, 13 votes to 3.
The minority report, however. urged fair trials and voluntary enlistment methods Meanwhile, the House Military Affairs Committee voted to reopen hearings on the conscription bill and invited General John Pershing. leader of U.S. Forces in the World War, Mr, Harry Woodring, former War Secretary, and Mr, Louts Johnson, former Assistant War Secretary, to testify next Tuesday.
Mr. Robert Patterson, Assistant War Secretary announced Government plans for a chain of 60 munitions plants costing U.S.$700,000,000 to afford the United States adequate supplies for 2,000,000 armed men.
In order to speed up the Administration's armament programme the Secretary of War, Col. Henry L. Stimson, ordered the Army's six ordinance manufacturing arsenals on a three-shift. six-day week, effective August 10—United Press,
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