The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-02-15

(Stnce when the increase mas been
greaD, the reserve militia of the Unit
ed States, 10y which is meant the males
aged between eighteen and fortyfOur
years, not included in the organized
forces, amounted to 20.53S, 347 men.
The above total does not include
the men of the insular possessions, ex-
ccpt Hawaii. These could produce an
other 100000 men of military age.
France is said now To have one per
son out OF every six in her population
serving in the army or navy. If the
United States and her insular posses
sions ever made such an effort, taking
the present population as 1l2o@.ooo,
the president would have Mt his dis
posal no less than tS,6B 666 men.
This is probably more men than
Germany. Austria Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey together have in the field
today.
Unapproached Industrial Power.
If the unerganized manhood strength
of the United States Is imposing. the
industrial capacity of the nation ~
even more impressive.
With less than one-tenth Of the
worlds population, we make nearly
ne-third Of all the things produced
In iron aud steel. for instance. We
turn out more than Great Britain ana
Germany the two next largest predu-
GERS, de together
Some observers have estimated the
present industrial capacity of the
United STATES AT rs much rs all the
rest of the world put together. While
This is nerhapS an ovcrestimate, large
scale production hoS been carried 10
Sneh a fine point here that no nation
can opnroach us In the total produced
per worker.
The average American produces
moro nor hour Of labor than the citi
zen of any other nation. We rely on
mechanical mower three times more
,,,, ,,,,n tban does Great Britain. four
fms mr.. than Germany and five
times moro than France.
rho committee an industrial pre-
n,rodrosv =, tho naval consulting
hoard IL Inst ,hout completing an in
,.o,,,,rr of tho nations war resources
WIN, tho orgonigot,on which was to
rasrl, from, mis- inventory has only
t,s, hoo, started the work of Investi-
IT., ,I5.,, ,,1icatas= in the clearest
,,,o,,or tho f,ctorv strength Of this
aa,,,.r,
In preliminary report Howard f.
r,sr cboIrman Of the committee,
.,a,a, ~, ,hsre are moro than 30 900
,,o,,+ac,,r,no Concerns In the United
S,o,.s which can render important
s.r,,oa {, rho evo,t ~ war No plant
= ,rc,,,aad !, This u.t whose annual
ontnut Is loss than 400 900
RI. inventory is In tho hands of the
croo, engineering societies of the
country which have Ind committees
NJ work In every state
Marin. corpa
Tho Tnltaa states marine corps Is
,na.n.,dant Of both the army and the
.a,v .,a its small strength should
n.rbans no added tn TINT of the two
main services when estimating the to-
t,I orgnnized helligcrent power OF the
nation The authorized strength OF
tho corns Is 1562I officers aud men Of
all Considerations and the ranks are
nearly full
Various schemes for army reserve
hodies were Incorporated in the M
tlonal defense act of last year. but
these provisions have not been In force
long enough 10 produce results Of Inn
nortonce For instance OF 30 600 re-
serve officers proyided for. IA total Of
less than 500 has been commissioned
ORGANIZATION Of the Army.
The commander in chief of the army
(as OF the navy also) is the president
of the United States.
His representative. Who carries out
his wishes. Is the secretary OF war.
Newton II. Baker.
The directing force OF the army is
the general STAN. Mai. Gen. Hugh l..
scott is now chief of staff and his as
.hout Thorn in Washington