The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-04

of 5000 members of the regular enlisted
reserve and for full-rate payment Oh
these men for Is days field training our
ing the year. The provision for payment
of reserve officers is 1851 ,0S3 and that
for paying National Guard officers Is
S330G,0i0. :,
Another 100000 of the increase VIII
90 TO the aviation section, which submits
estimates for the expenditure during lSlo
of SO, POO 600 on new aeroplanes ana VI
100000 for balloons. A separate item
submitted, it is stated at the request OF
the navy department in the Panama ca
nal estimates, is $3.50, 900 for the estab-
Hshment of an aviation station In the
zone.
For the protection of the canal it Is
shown that $7S0,000 is to be expended
for armored cars and locomotives, search
| lights and other equipment Tor the mo-
| bile troops which army officials have DE
clared must be ready to repel an attack
! by land New military roads are to De
laid out under this plan. More than 81,
100000 will go into new big guns ana
emplacements for the sea-coast delehses
of the canal
In round figures an additional Sl3,oOo'.
900 will be spent for the training anu
aopinment of the National Guard; and
$40 1000 900 more than the 1917 appro
priations for reserve stores OF mmunl-
ton, guns, rifles and field artillery.
million additional is asked for armored
motor cars, 81 100000 additional LOT
lcyilian training camps, and S5,oooOoo IN
new items for the reserve oihcefs Tram
ling corps. Authority to make contracts
ltotuIling many millions in addition 10
the purchases actually made also Is
asked, following the precedent set last
wear so that the ordering of cannon and
ammunition may be carried forward
without delay although deliveries may De
more than two years ahead.
The ordnance bureau asks for S2OO'ooO
to manufacture figs, gauges and other
fixtures for the equipment OF private ma
chine shops TO make government arms or
Ammunition. Congress approved TINS
: plan last year and the tools VIII be heid
in store against a war emergency
Under the head of coast detenses, S45,-
CPS 600 is asked with which to purchase
guns of all types from the great lo-lneh
, weapons for the fixed batteries ana eS-
detrimental mobile howitzers to lght
, mountain guns. Last year Congress pro
vided Sl5,g70000 for these items ana the
increases are IN line with the four year
policy at that time under which the coast
defenses will be improved at cost oil
500 900 900 and a st2.e OF reserve am
munition and material to cost similar
; amount will be gathered.
The increase in the general item OF Tor
tifcations and other works OF defense Tor
l9IS totals more than S30,00O,00O over
last year.
The general features OF the naval estl.
mates already have been discussed nj
omen hearings before the House naval
lcommittee which is rapidly whipping the
hill into shape To continue ships al
A ready building or authorized the depart
nent seeks SllS,046l55 and Tor ships 20
be authorized this year Sss,5o0,0OO u
has been shown during the committee.
Hearings. however that the latter inquire
is only rough estimate and probably
j.. will be increased many millions even II
. the building program recommended Il
: not exceeded. With 10000. ton battle
! ships in prospect, while the figures are
q based on the $4,000 ton type last author
lied. it is virtually certain that an IN
crease of S2a00a000 will be necessary
before the program can be carried out
: The estimates make no mention Of
several ambitious projects for navy yart
development which are under contemPla
:, ton and will not be laid before Congress
! probably. until the board headed by Real
- Admiral Helm, which is selecting sitet
for additional yards, makes its report
Among these projects is that which calls
!, for the establishment Of feet bases a
: New York. Norfolk and San Francisco
= entirely independent of the present nav
= wards there. An enormous final cost /
;, involved in these plans but as yet the!
II have not taken definite enough shape 10
= the department to reach decision
Another new source Of expense show
in the estimates and connected with ma
7, tional defense purposes is an increase o
= approximately Sl,0oo,00o in estimates 10
= the coast guard service. The total |
: more than $4,000 900 and the increas
!. viii 60 into the development Of the min
! tary aspect Of the service as war-tim