THIRD DEGREE
HANDLE SECRETARY BAKER
. WITHOUT GLOVES IN MILITARY QUIZ
WASHINGTON—Secretary Baker's examination before the senate military affairs committee warmed up today by the rapid cross fire of questions from senators of both parties who did not agree with the generally favorable view of war preparations depicted by the secretary in his statement of Thursday. The senators declared the statement that war supplies were adequate would mislead the country. Senator Weeks declared that the "country should not be lulled to sleep by a general statement of facts that do not exist." Baker explained that he meant to convey the impression that all men ready for fighting the line were adequately equipped.
worth and Weeks, Republicans, and Chamberlain and Hitchcock, Democrats, at times handled Secretary Baker without gloves.
Senators Wads
FORCED TO REH
ROUTED BY THE ITALIANS IN THE
MOUNTAIN SECTION AND SUFFER LOSS
ROME—Austro-German forces yesterday were forced to evacuate some of the trench section near Cavazucchurina on the Italian mountain front. The retreating Teutons were caught under an Italian fire and suffered considerable losses.
Only Artillery Fire
LONDON—With the exception of hostile artillery activity east of the Vimy ridge there was nothing to report from British field headquarters. French Make Raids
PARIS—French troops carried out raids last night in the Argonne and in the Vosges regions bringing back prisoners.
IN EUROPE QUICKLY
ALLIES ANXIOUS TO HAVE FULL
FORCE OF THIS NATION
LAUNCHED AT  LONDON—Winston Spencer Church, British minister of munitions, addressing the American Luncheon Club here today, made a powerful appeal for the sending of American soldiers to Europe as quickly and in as large numbers as possible. 