Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-12

/ which officers appointed by state author
! tiles must pass for an adequate reserve
system for the guard and for standard
lied method of recruiting to till up IN:
wastage of regiments sent to the front.
Provisions also will be made under which
! the quota of troops to be furnished by
each state and the proportions of artll-
| lery, cavalry, engineers signal corps and
! ether special service troops would he de-
termined by the war department.
! Special federal appropriations will be
! proposed for the maintenance of these
! more costly special arm troops by the
states.
The situation in the Senate committee
/ is not so we'll crystallized. 1t is indicated,
however, that its legislation for the reg
ular army will include substantially all
| of the plans of the war college as to or
ganization and that it will be accompa-
MED by regular army reserve act de-
signed to build up and maintain force
more than equal in numbers to the force
with the colors.
Short enlistmcnts with the colors and
the discharge into the reserve OF any
man found efficient by his officers at
| the end of a wears training undoubt-
edly will be among the plans proposed
to accomplish this end. As to the size
| of the standing army the mon with
the colors-it is indicated that the Sem
ate bill will exceed the increase of
40.00O men asked for by Secretary Gar
rison and many senators will urge the
full o5O,OG0 total strength sought by the
war college Chairman Chamberlain
has prepared a bill carrying out the
plan of 1912 devised by the war college
and which would provide "a force with
the colors of approximately 2o0,oU0
men.
1t was over this plan that Secretary
Garrison and Senator chamberlain
came into sharp disagreement last year.
The chairman urged a complete re-
organization of thr army - sue -''%;eli
by the plan OF 1871 Secretary ';,.!li-
son, however. presented :! .'"ii"S Il.
bills designed to strengthen what h"
conceived the weakest spots in III"
army and held that these should lie
enacted TO be following cradualE ~
other bills to carr: cat the full plan.
ii W1> reported tonight tl,lt tn" iiuu*c
would be wilkins to accept III" ~"nat" ;
regular army plans even on 4 basis vi
100000 mel with TIE colors. providing
the national guard of the federalism
ton plans went through.
In addition to plans already outlin-
ed. it is now thought there will be
provided in the bills proposed or in
companion measures a definite plan for
induSt rial mobilization in tim" of war
behind the lighting lines. Reserves of
civilian aids to military operations such
as railroad men, automobile drivers
i engineers and operators and the thous-
and and one men Of other civil occu-
pations necessary to an army probably
will be formed.
The stoc anolders of the present Boston
& Maine Railroad are to be allowed three
alternatives in the form of the assessment
upon them to obtain new money for the
company, according to a directors an
nouncement. A stock holder may retain
his present stock on subscription and pay
ment at par of not exceeding four tenths
Of a share of new first preferred stock for
may retain his present stock upon payment
in cash of So a share upon the stock held
by him, this payment to be in lieu of any
| subscription he may retain the balance
of his stock upon surrendering proper
tionate part not to exceed one fifth of his
ed. it was stated, under an underwriting