The evening world., 1917-12-03
ITALIAN LINES HELD FIRMLY BY AID OF THE

ssfsesss. ne rsnFa f.f tus Dol
stfyc'ion % #vIa.a f1o1 1.f
sasipmssi - ifsns pla.I sfaas,
ilsss. ts,ssos 600. sagplis. f9f fsssfs
sNrsgg 'fsininf asmps faf 0ffasnls
stsvss ~ ne SANS. $500 aoo. off
neaes s4nipmsnt fof miii'sry sehoois
ssa eoiisg.- tiiis0oo Taf rs'bsrias
lnfsrmauoh. the Usnsfa Htsn asks
sf,sss 900
The nsvys 'S'at ~ Hffis mofs
49, tt6oo 600 90, 10 distfautsd pfi0
efpsiiy M fhis eay PHy = orFsfs
asd men. ii1s goo 900 st.tro1. go
eee.eoo improving Hni .1uppirT
navy ysfds f1f construction ~ ships
tto9o .9oo. pHy prosisI0fs p.t .l.'h
ing for the MARINE CorI.s o. 900 011
r~1ruitips tfanaf1ftation Hrd auth'
tins recruits. $4,000 900. lfmirF Hrd
sauippinK naoal niirt 81 500 ooI
orgsnlHnF naval reserve f..rr i10r
900; schools and camps - irstfur'I.r
for naval reserve recruit i2s00 900
ordnance. strictly in the iiureuu ~
Ordnance. t7sboo 900. r,e bat'srsa
~ guns Tor -hlrs fa'001. .opo n.nmu-
nation fof ships alone. is2 0oo. 900. tor.
psdoe- ana torpedo appliance, 81.
O0o.o 900. exiension ~ tho naval Rin
factory at Washington. g. SOC. 900. re-
serve supplies - ofdnano" ia3 OOo.-
900. for q neW naval proving gJurd.
A TO- .FtNu
maintsnanoc ~ yards ana docks and
contingent expenses. $4,000. 900. fpr
medicine and surgery. $500. 900. care
81 hospital patients alone. NOOo.0Oo;
provisions for blueJackcts tGI 00O.O 900. I.
transportation charges on the sntne.
$4,000. 900 for maintenance In the Iiu
reaa Of Supplies and Accounts. In
Guiding fuel for the navy and trans
portAtion OF the same. SEQ. 900 900
construction and repair Of ships, i6O.-
OOO.OoO engineering which includes
the motive power. $4,000 600
For the Food Administration. g5.-
100000 Ia cstimatcd for the Fuel Ad-
ministration, s2.jOO.OOO
In tho War Department the ordl-
nary peace time fOrco has been pruc.
tlca.ly doubled and tho cost of addl-
tionsl employees II estimated at siO.-
100000. The total estimates for river
and harbor improvements AFRO i29. .jl5,-
900. For tho maintenance and Inn
provement Of the Panama Canal, eH-
elusive OF fortlhcations. tl5.495, ,?SI Is
estimated, which takes no account OF
amounts derived from tolls In the
Navy Department nearly 81 200. 900 is
asked for extra clerical forces. and
the total estimate for tho ordinary
peace esta blishment In practically
doubled. making 1t |2,2SO,OoO This Is
exclusive OF naval construction ana
consequent activities.
For guns and ammunition for home
guard organizations the department
requested t4.bo0.ooO.
Nearly thirty million dollars to con
tinue COORDINATION Of rivers and har.
bors as part Of Americas war trans
portAtion system was asked by army
engineers. This amount will keep tho
work going from July, 1918. TO July.
1918, Il Is estimated.
For flood control on tho Mississippi
River ,lO.oOO.OoO was requested. and on
tho Sacramento tS3O.OOO
For improvement Of East River and
New York harbor. a war measure,
s2,475.oOO Is sought.
plan 20 use the Mississippi River and
Its tributaries as great inland
transportation system as IA relief from
railroad congestion. the following ap-
propriations were asked: For con-
tinulng Improvement OF Mississippi
River from mouth OF Ohio River TO
Mlnnea polls. 100000; improvement
from mouth OF Missouri River "a
Minneapolis k5OO 900