Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-08
ASK FIVE MILLION
INCREASE FOR WAR
Congress Will Be Requested to APP
prOpriste That Much More for
Army and Navy.
PROVIDES MORE EQUIPMENT
Additional Amount over LastYeRr's
Expenditures of Two Hundred
and Fifty-One millions for
Modern Apparatus.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-The nations
military and naval expenses during the
next fiscal year. not including certain
fixed expenses. would amount to S256. a.
$751; compared with t25l. .l67 during the
current year under plans OF the admins
tration, as embodied in estimates sub
mittcd to congress today.
The amount provides for the regular
army. the military academy. the militia,
so far as its cost to the federal govern
ment is concerned, Notifications, arsenals,
military posts and the naval establish
ment, including the proposed naval build
ing program and the increase In the army
heretofore authorized.
The tentative administration naval bill
program for the next fiscal year. as indi-
Gated in the estimates, is for two battle
ships six torpedo boat destroyers. eight
or moro submarines. one oier and one
gunboat, one of the submarines to be OF
the scagoing type and seven or more to
be OF the coast defense type. The bulls
and outfits OF these vessels alone would
cost during the coming year almost &c.
000, 900. and their arms and armament
IS. 40, 900.
Underwood FnvOrs Submarines.
Democratic Leader Underwood, some Of
the members of the naval committees
and others in congress. having in mind
the European war lessons, favor an in
crease in submarines, rather than in the
larger type Of naval craft. This sentl-
ment is expected to be injected into de-
bates during the present session. Tenta-
| tive estimates for the naval program are
all ION the assumption that new vessels
to be authorized a. this session will be
built by contract" the final program will
be outlined by Secretary Daniels just be-
fore the naval bill is reported to the
house.
| Submarine mines, an important factor
in the European conflict, are provided.
For purchase OF mines and necessary APP
planes to operate them for closing the
channels leading to our principal sea-
ports and for continuing torpedo expert
ments." an appropriation of S1s1 $50 is
asked There is also proposed s6S.OO0 for
maintenance of submarine wire material
and for torpedo depot administration In
continental United States.
| To Transfer MOrtars.
Congressional approval of the transfer
Of four twelve-inch mortars and their
carriages, valued at $4,000, from fortifi-
sular possessions is asked, together with
an estimate of $4,000 for the purchase OF
submarine mines for closing channels to
insuiar seaports, and $4,000 for mainten-
ance of submarine mine material there;
$1,000 for mining classmates and torpedo
store houses for Philippine defense, and
several small appropriations for defense
of Hawaii
In the general scheme of fertilization,
oggregating almost 100000, numerous
increases are asked. For construction OF
gun and mortar carriages last years APP
preparation is more than double In the
estimate Of $5S5,Oo for fortifying Cape
Henry, Va; together with 100000 TO mod
ernize older emplacements. Tor purchase.
manufacture and test OF ammunition fol
mountain field and siege cannon. 81, 600, 900
is asked, an increase of $4,000. and
various items ranging from 800, 900 10 $3.50.
600 for sea coast cannon. purchase OF
ammunition. sub-caliber guns, alteration
Of three-inch batteries to rapid fire field
batteries are asked. For purchase of
search lights for defense of the more i'm
portant harbors. $50, COO is asked, an in
crease Of $4,000; preparation of fortifi-
cation plans doubled to $4,000, and main
teHAnce Oh the HhophS druHery, Noo,UOV.
New Forts at Panama.
| For Notifications IN the insular pos
sessions, $4,000 is asked, an increase OF
1900. The Panama canal Notifications
aggregate S1.s42,22S. in increase of $17,7OS:
including $4,000 for torpedo building and
s76S,OOo for purchase manufacture and
test OF ammunition for seasoast and land
defense cannon and machinery necessary
for its manufacture at the arsenal and