The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-12-16
MONEY FOR DEFENSE
OFFICIAL ESTIMATES ARE SUB.
snTTED TO CONGRESS.
cost $256,421,357
Two Battleships Are Provided for Ia
Estimates - Numerous Increases
Are Asked-Submarines Excite Ins
terest to Some Congressional Leade

The nations military and naval exc
perses during the next fiscal year, nor
including certain fixed expenses,
would amount to S256,421.357, COM
pared with $251,234,167 during the
current year under plans Of the a6-
ministration, as embodied in estt-
mates submitted to congress Monday.
This amount provides for the regu-
lar army, the military academy, the
militia, so far as its cost to the fed
eral government is concerned, fort1-
fications, aresnals, military post and
the naval establishment, including
the proposed naval building program
and the increase in the navy hereto
fore authorized.
The tentative administration naval
building program for the next fiscal
year, as indicated in the estimates,
is for two battleships, six torpedo
boat destroyers. "eight or more sub
marines" one oiler and one gunboat.
one of the submarines to be OF the
sea-going type and seven or more to
be of the coast defence type. The
hulls and outfits OF these vessels
alone would cost during the coming
year almost ten mi zion dollars and
their arms and armament SS,4 ,425,e0o.
Democratic Leader Underwood.
some Of the members Of the naval
committee and others in congress.
having in mind the European wars
lessons, favor an increase in subma-
rines rather than in the larger type
OF naval craft. This sentiment is ex-
pected to be injected into debates
during the present season. Tenta-
tive estimates for the naval program
is all ION the assumption that new
vessels to be authorized as thiss ses-
sion will be built>by- -contract." The
final program will be outlined by
Secretary Daniels just before 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 appliances to operate them
"sor closing the channels leading to
our principal seaports and Tor coz.
tinuing torpedo boat experiences an
appropriation of Si90,356 is asked.
There: also is proposeS s6s, for
maintenance OF submarine mine ma
terial and for torpedo depot admin
istration in continental United States.
In the general scheme Of fortifca-
tons, aggregating almost $6,000,00e.
numerous increases are asked. For
lconstruction of gun and mortar car
riages last years appropriation is
more than doubled In the estimate OF
s5s5,0o0 for fortifying Cape Henry,
Va, together with 100000 to mod.
ernie older emplacements.
For purchase, manufacture and
/ test of ammunition for mountain,
field ard siege cannon $1,609,00e is
asked, an increase Of 100000, and
various items ranging fro1l 100000
| to $3.50, 900 for seacoast cannon. pur-
chase OF ammunition, sub-calfoTe
guns, alteration OF three-inch bat
teries to rapid-fre field batteries are
asked. For purchase of searchlights
for defence of the more important
harbors $150,000 is asked, an IN
crease of, $4,000; preparation OF Tor
tifcation plans doubled, to $4,000.
and maintenance of the Mobile artil-
lery $4,000. .%
For Notifications in the insniae
possessions s446,000 is asked, an In
| crease Of $4,000. The Panama
canal Notifications aggregate 81 ,942.-
22S, an Increase of s71E.673, includ-
| ing $25, 900 for torpedo building, and
s763,0o0 for purchase, manufacture
and test Of ammunition for seaeoasf
and land defense cannon and maehtn-
cry necessary for its manufacture at
the arsenal and for maintenance q
seacoast artillery.
The secretary Of war also would be
given discretionary authority to
spend $50, 900 Of this amount to erect
building for manufacturing proiec-
tiles. The estimates also call for en-
appropriation of s568,5So for coz
struction Of barracks for the mobile
army and coast artillery in the canal
zone for which 100000 was appro-
priated last year, and increase the
appropriation Of s50,000 for IRE cen-
trail stations at Panama to $383,3of.