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Baker (MOSES NELSON an American civil)

MOSES NELSON, an American civil engineer, born in Enosburg, Vt., Jan. 26, 1864; was graduated at the University of Vermont in 1886; was BAKER ods in the administration of the city government attracted wide attention. On March 7, 1916, he was appointed Sec- War to succeed Lindley M.

NEWTON DIEHL BAKER Garrison, who had resigned. He was Secretary Secretary of War during the adminis- Wilson, and his administration of the War Department during the World War was widely criticized.

He was, however, supported by President Wilson, who resisted all de mands for his removal. The criticisms made against Mr. Baker were not ditions, but rather to a lack of administrarected toward his integrity or good intenhis integrity or good intentive ability. During his term of office he made several tours for the inspection of the American Expeditionary Forces Freedom-A Collection of Addresses" (1917). editor for several years of the "Manual in France. He wrote "Frontiers of of American Waterworks," and associate editor and later editor of "Engineering News." He wrote "Sewage Purification ing in America," "Sewerage and Sewage Purification," ," etc., contributed to the Standard Dictionary, and is the author of various works on engineering, sanitation, etc. an