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for breaking thru opposition against [[red underline]] Donnely's unsinkable ship and ^[[rapid]] manufacture of more 200 feet submarine [[/red underline]] patrol boats.
Charge for train 5.65
Pullman          1.25
Dinner
Taxicab.
Return           5.65
[[strikethrough]] Pullman [[/strikethrough]]  Sleeper          2.20
Tips               25
Taxi               ?
Club -           3 days
Telegram (Barret)  45 cents
Feb 15. [[red underline]] Manning ^[[of Bureau of mines]] drove Webster, Whitney, Thayer and myself to American University Laboratory to see further progress [[/red underline]] in gas-warfare investigations. There are now over [[red underline]] 700 chemists [[/red underline]] and physiologists engaged in this work. Also in regular dogs hospital for
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studying effect of [[red underline]] gas [[/red underline]] and cure. Laboratory tests first performed on [[red underline]] mice, then dogs [[/red underline]] then some of [[red underline]] the men try action of masks [[/red underline]] etc. 
Some of the men have been [[red underline]] gassed [[/red underline]] and have inflamed skin on account of accidents 
Also work on [[red underline]] incendiary bombs [[/red underline]] In the yard some [[red underline]] Cyanogen-bromide [[/red underline]] was being prepared. 
Some [[red underline]] smoke [[strikethrough]] burn [[/strikethrough]] producing buoys [[/red underline]] were fired for us, which gave [[red underline]] very dense white cloud of smoke for ship protection. [[/red underline]] 
Also another method where [[red underline]] NH3 gas [[/red underline]] was brought in contact of a spray of [[red underline]] SiCl4 [[/red underline]] 
Afternoon conference with Narramore and Netzen of [[red underline]] Bureau of Mines in relation [[/red underline]] to work on [[red underline]] Cyclohexan [[/red underline]] and fuel for [[red underline]] aviation motors [[/red underline]]
Feb 6. Meeting Naval Consulting

Transcription Notes:
Van H. Manning was the Director of Bur. of Mines. Chester Narramore was a petroleum expert and Clarence Netzen investigated airplane fuel for the Bureau of Mines.