The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-22
INVEST nv u. S. NAVY
BY BUYING BONDS
Secretary of the Navy Daniels Issued
Statement Telling of the Money to
Be Expended By Navy De-
partm.ht.

Washington, d. c., Oct 22.--Eyery
person who buys a Liberty loan bond
makes an investment in the navy. The
nation depends upon the navy to guard
its coasts, prevent invasion, protect its
commerce, transport its armies, and com.
bat the German submarines that are en-
gagged in lawless warfare against every
vessel that sails the seas. Americans
demand a great navy. They know that
it is worth far more than ii costs, and
they are willing TO pay the bill. The
money must be provided through the
Liberty loans, and those who cannot
serve on our battleships or transports,
those who cannot go to the front in
France can make their dollars fight for
them.
Congress has appropriated 81 ,905, $780,
1910 for the navy in the last Ia months.
That is within $335.000,000 of the total
amount appropriated from the beginning
OF the new navy, in 1889, up to August,
1915. Every dollar of this is needed to
enable the navy to perform the tasks
before il.
The navy is expanding at a rate that
would have been regarded as impossible
year ago. We are carrying out the
greatest warship construction program in
history, comprising 7s7 vessels, including
all of the various types, from superdread-
noughts to submarine chasers.
There are now almost three times as
many vessels in the service of the navy
as there were before war was declared
Every battleship and cruiser that was
in reserve has been fully manned and
commissioned Hundreds of vessels,
yachts and fast motor boats have been
taken over for coast defense, anti-sub-
marine warfare and other purposes.
Many large merchantmen have been
into transports. The Allan
tic fleet comprises twice as many vessels
as in time of peace.
The navy and marine corps to-day con
stitute a force of over quarter of !
million men. The day war was declared |
here were $3.50 enlisted men in the |
regular navy. now there are more than
$4,000, In addition there are over 40
700 enlisted in the naval reserve force,
1900 in the hospital corps, 1850 nation
u naval volunteers and about 5000
members of the coast guard in service
! total of more than 2l0,000, The ma
inc corps has been more than doubled,
here being about $4,000 men and officers
n service as compared with 1926 en-
isted men and 426 commissioned officers
m April g
The navy is expanding many millions
n the enlargement of navy yards, the
OF dry docks capable of ac-
the largest ships; shipways
or building battleships, cruisers, de-
troyers and submarines; new foundres,
Machine shops, immense warehouses and
iers and in building training camps
York has begun on the big projectile f.
liant to be operated in connection with ,
he armor plate factory which will be /;
uilt at Charleston, w Va A 81 100000 !
ircraft factory is being built at the
navy yard.
Twenty training camps have been :
-ected which will accommodate $4,000 !.
len.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are re-
uired for guns and ammunition; for
eel, coal, oil; for food and clothing
nd the various other needs of the serv-
g.
The appropriations made this year for :,
le naval establishment and the objects
which they are applied are given in !
lie following table: !,
Appropriated by acts of March 4, June
and Oct. 5, 1917. -
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