Roosevelt is Improving
NEW YORK—Col. Roosevelt's condition showed marked improvement today. Mrs. Roosevelt spent part of the forenoon by her husband's bedside.
DELIVERS A STRONG TALK NOTED SPEAKER FLAYS "CARPING CRITICS" WHO ARE HAMP BRING WAR PREPARATIONS LAUDS ADMINISTRATION TELLS OF WORK DONE IN FIRST TEN MONTHS AMERICA BEEN IN THE WAR "All carping criticism of the administration must cease. When we think of the tremendous achievements of that we have accomplished more than any nation entering a war unprepared has ever done before in a similar period.
The duty of every citizen is to stand squarely behind the administration and its war program." This was the striking statement with which Major H. W. Patton of Houdan, Wash., a member of the American Congress, which investigated conditions on the western front last summer, closed an address delivered this morning before a university assembly audience.
Based entirely upon his war zone, London and Paris experiences, Major Patton's address bristled with incidents acquired from first hand information and was replete with flashes of subtle yet captivating humor.
The major began with a brief transatlantic trip, describing the camouflaging of the liner in which the party sailed and the various other provisions made for the safety of the party.
He stated that he had discovered the solid consensus of opinion among French and English statesmen and officers, civilians and soldiers, to be that the war will last at least two years. He also found that predictions were general to the effect that once were  America's contribution of men to the allied cause becomes effective and German soil is reached, a peace will be made in which the kaiser will have small voice. 