The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-07
ARMY and NAVY PLANS MEAN
MILLIONS FOR PARK CITY
Appropriations Asked of Congress by Administration
Include Large Increases for Submarines and
Ammunition.

Washington, Dec. THE admins
tration's estimate of military and ma
val expenditures, including the first
years cost of the new national de-
Tense program was sent to Congress
to-day, with a total of $152, 354259
asked for the army and $211, 518, O74
for the navy.
For the two branches the increase
asked over the appropriations last
year is about 24,00O,OO0 exclusive of
the amounts for Qualifications and
other items which may be included in
a general scheme of military defense.
The entire plan calls for something
over $150,00O,O00 in excess of the last
appropriations.
The War Department asks an in
crease of more than 100000 for
the Signal Corops, of which about 3d.
100000 is for aviation, 100000 to be
made Immediately available with $780,
900 more for the development of an
aviation motor. For the pay of the
army $63,7O6, 307 is asked an increase
of more than $14.O00,0O0 to pay about
$4,000 more enlisted men. The quar-
termaster. department asks for an in
crease !, of more than 100000 for
supplies, and about 100000 for
clothing, camp and garrison equip
ment. The number of horses needed
900 in the estimates In the Engineer
Corps t$660,0O0 is asked for equip
ment Of troops in place of $48,000 last
year. The increase for ordnance
stores-for the purchase and manu-
factutre of ammunition for small
arms-is from 100000 to $3,383.0O0,
with $1,50O,00O for granades. An
increase OF. $715,ooO is made in the
item for small arms target practice,
including machine gun practice. For
manufacturing, repairing and issuing
arms at national arqories $1,012, $50
is asked, compared with $25O.O00 last
year, and an increase of $1,250,0O0
for purchase, manufacture and test
of rifles.
For the organized militia, $4,39o,o0O
is estimated as necessary, compared
with $25O,O0O last year with in
ment. The military Academy is esti-
mated to cost about $35o,0OO more,
with pr0visi on for ITO cadets.
For the naval militia the Navy De-
partment asks an increase of about
$4,000. An arnor plate plant is
again suggested, to cost finally So
635, JOY of which $2,211,7o2 is asked at
once.
Pay for the navy with 5000 men
instead of $4,000 as at present is put
at $45. 674,9 an increase from $47,-
100000 last year and 5000 appren-
t1ce <Seamen IN place OF .9,o VI
Of vessels on the stocks
and repairs and preservation of those
in commission. the estimate is $1o,-
100000, an Increase of about 1,4OO,-
0oO.
( For the pay Of the Marine Corps,
including that of one additional briga4S
der general, two additional co1onels,
two additional lieutenant colonels,.
other additional officers an increase of
about $500, 900 to $4,9O9,415 is asked.
For maintenance of the Corps the es-
innate is $4,655,741 compared with
SO 900, 900 appropriated last year and
the total increase for the Marine Corps
is put at about $2.055, 900.
For completing submarine torpedo
boats heretofore authorized the esti-
mate is $5,282,593 against $1,341, 344
last year. For submarine bases ST.
100000 is asked.
The big item in the new navy pro-
gram is an estimate of $27, 647,O 900 as
the first years appropriation for nul1s