War Contracts: Extent of, 112–113, 128–129 Standardization of, 122–124 Termination and liquidation of, 129–132, 138 _See also_ Cost-plus Contracts War Credits Board, 119–120 (footnote) War Department: Contract liquidation system of, 135–136, 138 Contractors paid in advance by, 137–138, 141 Contractual obligations of, 112–113, 128–129 Cost of war to, 315–318 Effect of 1917 organization of, upon contracts, 116–117 Expansion of plant of, 256–257 Policies of: In burying soldier dead, 83–84 In discharging troops, 49–51, 52–53, 105–106 Real Estate Service of, 266–267 Reëmployment campaign of, 104–105 Reorganization of, in 1918, 121 War contracting powers of, 114 War Department Claims Board: Castor bean case settled by, 208–210 Creation and _personnel_ of, 135 Growth of, 141 Informal contracts settled by, 140 Record of, 143–144 War Industries Board: Australasian wool purchased by, 248 Contracts made by, 141 Function of, 248 Termination of war industry aided by, 131, 132 War Industry: Extent of, 2–4 Liquidation of, 132, 133–137 Warner & Swasey: Panoramic sights produced by, 191 War Risk Insurance, Bureau of: Amalgamation of, with other veterans’ bureaus, 103–104 Disability compensation paid by, 63 Function of, 101 War, Secretary of: Order of, as to post-armistice production, 131 Powers under Dent Act delegated by, 140 War Department Claims Board created by, 135 Watertown Arsenal: Expansion of, 168, 169–170, 174, 180 Machinery concentrated at, 178, 179, 180 Watervliet Arsenal: Expansion of, 168–170, 174 Machinery concentrated at, 180 Watson, Major Mark: On _Stars and Stripes_, 96 Weems, F. C.: On Cuthell Board, 291 West Indian Laborers, 257 _Where Do We Go from Here?_: Booklet used in reëmployment campaign, 108–109 White & Co., J. G.: Settlement of French contract with, 295 Willys-Overland, Inc.: 75-mm. gun carriages produced by, 173 Wilson, Woodrow, President of the United States: And Italian delegates to Peace Conference, 290 Winterich, Corporal John T.: On _Stars and Stripes_, 95 Woods, Col. Arthur: Reëmployment campaign conducted by, 107 Wool Administrator, 248 Wool Pool, Liquidation of, 248–250 Woollcott, Sergeant Alexander: On _Stars and Stripes_, 96 World War: Costs and benefits of, 315–321 Wounded Soldiers: Payment of, 65–66 Transportation of, 58–59 Wright-Martin Aircraft Corp.: Engine plant of, retained, 207 Young Men’s Christian Association: Schools of, in A. E. F., 93 Zinc, 277 Zone Finance Officer at Washington: Bonus paid by, 69 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Transcriber’s Notes Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in the original book; otherwise they were not changed.