The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-06

the first l,GOO.0O0 men
or the $4,000. 100000 asked. app
proxlmately one half viii go for pay
and qunrtermasters supplies. nclud-
Ing housing the troops az the training
ccntcrs Another half billion would
go into ordnance. nearly t6o.O0o, 600
into signal corps and aviation equip
mcnt. nearly tlf6.OOO. coo To- the en-
sincer equipment and field works ana
$4,000. 600 To medical stores
Tho estimates include also more
than f5Oo. 100000 to put the ordnance
equipment uh a war basis as to re-
serve of guns and ammunition, Ia
Europe. under the blast OF day ana
night firing. the whole artillery equip
mcnt OF the armies on the 'front.' lines
is renewed every four months. \ three
inch gun viii last for about ~. o0p
shots, then Il must De replaced
Larger weapons are "shot OUT sooner
The army estimates take these lessons
INTO consideration and realize that
much of the original equipment OF the
army VIII bee used up during training
work ana must hc replaced when FOR
Ccs uIc sent To- the front
The pay alone for an army uf H.
100000 and nearly 10000 Officers VIII
total nearly $500 100000 q year. Field
artillery equipment for $50. 900 ma
tional guard troops viii cost close tu
500 UUO 600 aud ammunition fur III"
guns uu equal sum
ordnance e. Inmates include dddI-
tioual provision Ion th, coast defouses
Presumably, the five year project be-
sun last year Is to be- -poodcd up. Some
additional minor dcfcnscs probably
are planned
Army officials are hopeful that CON
grcss viii accept the plan OF It's mil-
tary advisers virtually without amend
mcnt They have mo- indication, how
ever. of the reception by congress %
proposals 10 amply sclcctNc gunscTip-
tiun almost from the outset. Every
effort has been made 20 provide in the
expanded regular army and the fcdcr-
alizcd national guard Tor individual
volunteers There viii be places wait
ing for every man who seeks rank as
gu officer and who can demonstrate
900 actual service his right 90 leader
ship But volunteer regiments or other
units taken into the service 1s such.
are dISlpprrycd.
\ complete. homogeneous army les
what pes being planned with lines of
distinction between its various cl,-
mont, completely wiped ont Co see
cure maximum elasticity 81 structure.
General stan officials believe tins a
vial Geo modern military efficiency
The stair hiu divided into seven
teen sections makes the tulluwus
provisions
section { For the immediate cN-
paumou ul che regular army r de
srribcd with ui vacancies thereby
created iu the commissioned rank 20
Dr filled hy pro, .sional appointment
Sec . For the draitiuE into ly
federal ser, ice OF the fun strength of
the national guard and national guard
ug ,merg,ucs unless sooner dis
charged.
Sec a. For the raising hy drrf o.
uu addition. 100000 mcu. Tho SOURCES
from which officers can bee drawn. u-
Guiding the yvgIlay army national
guard officer. reserve corps. }uluu-
t,cy uHgcr-. COG from qualified grad
uaios ut civilian schools officers up
90 and including the rams u' colonel
TO pc appointed hy the president
without confirmation uy the senate
Section o. Iur tHv second mere
mru, ol 100000 men
section D. For 'hc ruisiug by drIit
ut recruit training units as may Ho
deemed necessary 10 maintain th,
active iur,rs u' maximum strength.
Sou g. For tho organization and
equipment u. provisional ammuu.
tiuu trans exclusive uf those uclud-
ed 100 the tactical organization oi
forces pre-. .uu-H provided for. at th,
ell erection u. th, I,"-lIor, tud fur
the duration of the emergency
See g. For raising and maintain.
ms only the gDgultr army and nation.
al guard uu their auxiliary unite
until the president drcidcs that 'ev.
lociiNe dar rs necessary vh,u i'
shall bc applied. uN uf the iurc,- o.
uc raised exclusively hg -,iv.tINc drti
ut NAL, citizens between 30 and o.
years ui age under rcgula ions 90 Do,
formulated ls the president Pro-
vision is mad, tor pr"purluuatc guu
ttr lu 20, supplied from thr respective
states and territories. dcpvnduus upot
population ln1 with credit -lFyr
under such quotas for ll men ut th'
up, affected who mI, have ,uiuutIr
ily entered other hrtnrhr- OF th, mil
ulry service. ~,rEI,, .- rNrI iHr ih'
duration us fnr emergency
Sec. N. rur no, exemption from -r
I,cII,, drtr OFF the ,.rc president n
tr, United states and thr LEGISLATIVE
executive and judicial ufhrvrs fedora