In response to Mr. Tatanis's offer, Secretary of War Baker wrote to Mr. Tatanis's agent as follows:
"There is no authority of law under which the organizations referred to by Mr. Tatanis could be accepted. Congress, of course, has not yet completed its military legislation for the emergency, but, as now considered, it does not contemplate such authority. In deed, I am not quite sure that it would not be better to have these Greek Americans fall into the regular ranks of the American army and assimilate themselves with other American citizens of all extractions without distinction of race extraction or affiliation. I have felt that both for military reasons and because of the united spirit of the country, it would be well, wherever we could, to avoid racial distinctions in our military affairs, but that does not in any degree modify my appreciation of the splendid spirit of Mr. Tatanis and of other citizens of foreign birth or parentage who have sent me loyal assurances of their desire to take their place in our army so that the world might see the completeness of their Americanism."
Actor Commits Suicide.
NEW YORK, May 20. — Frederick Herbert Tyler, an actor, committed suicide in his room in a hotel here today by shooting. He was fifty-five years old.
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