NEWTON D. BAKER,
Secretary of War.
Here is a Circular issued by the Quartermaster Corps.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office of the Quartermaster General, U. S. Army,
Washington, D. C., August 27, 1917.
Circular, }
No. 9. }
Purchases of Supplies
1. During the continuance of the present emergency the following regulations are prescribed under the authority contained in the act of March 4, 1915:
(a) Where the time for delivery is not to exceed 30 days from date of acceptance of the award, irrespective of the amount involved, supplies may be procured by contract of brief form after the manner of proposal and acceptance agreement, in accordance with form to be authorized therefor.
(b) The regulations prescribed by Circular No. 7, Office of the Quartermaster General, March 23, 1915, so far as in conflict with the foregoing, are hereby suspended during the continuance of the present emergency.
HENRY G. SHARPE,
Quartermaster General, U. S. Army.