The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
F0RTIFlCATI0N PHASE OF
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
u pnlinned lrnm ragt one

q oni,nued from rag, one
re1rn u total ~ Ji.2'p.0 ,". y II 'u' II"l
NJ the bills mapped put hy iultu'r S"'i'
'nrN Garrison to cover = iouf ear pro
gram ~ expenditure totsllug IS ."bia +.
on the continental coast defense ana r'-
serve material The Panama cana De
fenses Wis add 81 9q5. 900 10 the pro-
ject, reaching - grand total ~ 80 N1FooI
The committee out down the 1917 :"
Inmates. tg7S.Of7 ~ tho bill stands
however. IT represents IN incr'iSod -
p.udiiute over last ,'st Of So '3h.s'j
Outlining lhr projects approved the
report say
WIN. 10 ma, mo-. boz prppr, fn stai"
ir detnil the ptOppsaIs mfl" ~ Ir proper
"a state that NJ, ends suuEhI los N'
additional armament Hu" U certain
point. "a defend the h1tbofa ini "N'.
Ing d"feusrs nEain-' long range naval
bomba rdmrnt. made necessary h' me
Increased range ~ guns ~ modern b'
tleships. 10 increase the volume ~ iIi'
at certain places u' order go meet "
possible the increase volume ~ gInilf"
that could he directed against the Tor
unoation. b, . fleet ~ moi'rn war
ships. and, In q few Instances. 10 '"t't
water aress NOT covered .cn'riIN'5 hl
existing armament. aud 90 dem 'u IN
onrmy the use NJ certain marlboro NOT
nov protected
Total trmsm.nt cau,a For
THE total additional armament i''
continental I uitcd State included Zoo me
aboy" projects comprises tNer'y-iN" "a
inch guns. twenty -four a. non gun'
mounted for long fanEs fire twenty 'hrc
= and i-inch guns and forty eight l'.in'h
mottars. for the iusulir possession
.ighi i2.inch eunt mounted for lnnt
range fire. and Tor m" Panama canal
four ~. inch guns. four l2-in,h suns, iouf
y. inch guns mounted Tor .ong range
FIRE and twelve 10 inch mortnts
In addition 10 the above the projects
~ the board include l2l l-inch anti uf.
craft gun. for The ,sacoHst d"f"n."s ~
continental United states. seventeen 81
inch snti.aitcrsr sun, for the insui'f
possession, and .ight 7-inch nni''airciat
guns for m. Psnams canal
'Th. board also recommend. ne rni-
.,ruction of .N stNteet .incu movable
howit,.r. snd nm experimental fourteen
inch gun On q railroad ca mount for de
frns. against ho.,il. landings In unfnril
He'd harbors"
The present armament o. Nhi,l Tic
nbo,. batteries will 10. nd - is de- fthc'
a. follow.
Guns nov mounted %, rcius mounted
tansi eliminating ihs batteries De Jared
nbsnirt- by the var dspa- imcni hostd ~
review
SIXTEEN .lucl. o. fout 'su.n,N. q.
lvelv e.inch. III. tsu-nch. ~ c,sh'
inch. ~ siS-inrh. sos Stys.inch. o. =,
inch. n four inch. 4 'hts".iueh -,
mortar.. COS TotAl. : isr
Mine Defsrses slabofau.
ora. ,tu. N.F.NaSs ar0 ElNhWFNNE mud
practice ally completed Tor sll existing for
tInca,ions and pn,isiou Will he made
Tor mine d.fenre- In conn elton with new
, fortified tions as soon The 'hc Via cmeni
H. guns makes such action desirable
A. ~ reserve ammunition. iIr f"pot'
aNs
y review " the ,IbIg.t .n tlc isht -
IN European VAT caused ~" huutt Zoo
in,r~as. yer, greatly M. sm"unt of tJ Z"
= reserve Thought IN 10 requisite aud ~ tL
submitted this trsr IN estimate o'
Non. N,u viii ~ contrast authorization ~
4, 3. Boo. 900 IN be- s%Npenh'd iuNnil sc'ntius
/, = reserve
, IN addition ~ IN, uev ruus the ui.
, provides TO- M" expenditure NJ i;fn"'
|. 10 purchase tic tiEhts ~ iue htiu
|, dynamic torpedo control devised D., loHn
Us,s hammond Ir rsptsnrs 10 ron.
. I tffNNNN|a NiHNH |N' WV " N#NN 'N " "'ff'
4 hoati ~ afu,, md navy ,uicsts after =
test tnt which Ne rtu provides
Tho rspot, shows that .lHf ,t iur ucr
, sixteen. Inch suns vii y smrlsr~i ~
? cape ilrm,. Va two NJ p~orkaNae
Beach, y ' others At Fan f~nci. ,
4 and San reir,. al LOWS iausv twelve.
=. inchets viii 80 IN New Work. hretur suf
u either puttlRnd owe. Ur San Francisco
Ammunition pTcvistors,
4 Tho fuil estimates Tot tir insulaf Hns
q .~s..lou. we're showed hN tire COMMITTEES
= A. we're ,hr var dsrat mrn's figures
I 10, additional mobile s%rt,llstN in-ludins
field nuns M sppfuri alton vss In.
ssri~d iur tt.uou.euo H. provide tnnls ann
fixtures tor commercial plants ~ epui1
them tur The manuta iurv ut ]s,trtUwsui
ammunition. u 10 provided. huNv,rf.
that the nti.ss rati iNf ammunition N'
Other mnirflsl uU,hasri shl uut FOL
more iiiu rturut ir UN."ss ~ i"
government. snuIhl by estimated rest 10.
manufacture
Chairman shst o., presented tho fu'.
loving explanation " the purposes "a
ssarras, dsfeWsr. In no. t~tott
Y, ls The r,pulsf hsHsf tiRt uuf 'nfii.
urs,inn. are designed 10 protect Oh ih-
10 .horcs NJ continental United states sr'
n the insuist possessions from invasion hv
IT, \ hostile iutre and tie, ihei AZ air
II nua,e oni, ~ 'hs extent that The, usui'
\ prevent such Invasion Nn greater Wi.
r. l, Inception n, ,beif 'it ,lur slld o. had
. tn. author NJ this rttufi Ne not svar'
!, " an, Responsible military autbpii,'
ever sussestins surh = rI'putr certain
" tho cisi ~ such numerous io'tirct.
10 tiuns ~ accomplish such = purpose won't
- he beyond the putss 1T even ,h,s u'
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