Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
Requests For Immediate Ap-
preparation of Large Sums
Sent TO Congress.
GREATER PART
TO RECRUIT ARMY
Appropriations Preliminary to Inereas.
ing Navy and Marines to Full War
Strength and Recruiting Land Forces
Compulsory Enlistments Proposed
If Voluntary Recruiting FaiIs-P'an
Bond Issue and Other Tax Measures.

Washington, April 5.-Requests for
Immediate appropriation Of s3,4O0, ,O00,-
900 for the army and navy were made
to congress today by the executive de-
partment.
Provision is made for increasing the
enlisted strength Of the navy to loo,-
900 men, and to increase the marine
corps to 10000. OF the great sum a
little more than s2,93O, 100000 is asked
for the army.
The details Of the estimates ap-
proved by President Wilson follow:
To be Immediately available to the
war department, I2,932.535, 1888. Secre-
tary Baker stated that this amount
was required for the period OF one year
from the date the appropriation is
made available and added; that 1t
is imperative that the amount be ap-
propriated Immediately.
To raise the authorized enlisted
strength of the navy and marine corps
to 100000 men and 10000 men respec-
lively $175,s55,762 was asked to re-
main available until June 30, 191S:>
For actual and necessary expendi-
lures for the naval establishment In
addition to any and all appropriations
to be expended at the direction and IN
the discretion of the president 3z02.-
5ss, ,7so was asked with the provision
that limitations imposed by existing
law should not apply to the expend-
iture Of the fund.
For the coast guard 100000 Is
asked to enable It to bring its pres
ent telephone system Of coastal COM
munication to q high state OF effi-
cheney.
Immediately the estimates were re-
ferred to the appropriations commit
tee.
Plans to Raise Army.
Plans for raising an army were dis
cussed at the capitol today by secre-
tary Baker and Chairman ChaRber-
lain, Of the senate military committee.
It waA agreed to expedite the regu-
lar army appropriation bill and the
new administration army bill imme-
diately after the house passes the war
resolution. The new army bill will be
introduced in both houses probably to-
morrow.
The principal provisions for raising
the new army follow:
Immediate recruiting Of the regular
army and national guard to full war
strength, about 100000 men, and call
ing of all national guard units into
federal service.
Compulsory enlistments to recruit
the regular army and national guard
to full war strength If voluntary en-
listments are not sufficient.
Increase in authorized war strength
lot regular army and national guard by
25 per cent by compulsory service II
voluntary recruiting fails.
Increase by compulsory recruiting
| to bring the army force up to about
100000 within two years.
All new enlistments, it is planned,
shall be for the term of the war with
Germany.
Use Of the new officers reserve
corps In additional units and for
training purposes also Is planned.
Until the house passes the war res
olution Secretary Baker said the ad-
ministration does not desire to makS
public the detailed plans of the army
increase measure.
Bond Issue Probable.
Formulation of tax measures for the
war has not reached a definite stage
but there are indications that the
treasury will endeavor to raise by one
bond issue as much Of the SO, 4O0, ,OO0, O0(
asked today for the army and navy al
can not be obtained by new and in.
creased taxation.
Unofficial estimates Of federal re-
serve board officials indicate there
would be no greater difficulty than In
raising $4,000, 100000 at once by bono
issue at 31a per cent.
Thru present internal revenue taxes
the government will obtain approx.
mately $75O.000,00 this year. Suggest
ed increases in the Inheritance taa
rates also would increase the revenue
from that source $500,000,000
May Raise Taxes on Estates.
One plan being considered is to raise
the rate Of taxation on large estates VI
| to 30 per cent. The income tax, under
existing rates. will yield approximately
Ss25, 100000 this year Lowering II the
exemption to $4,000 and increasing the
rate on large incomes-one OF the pro.
posals under consideration woult
swell the sum to vast figures.
Increased taxes on distilled liquors
beer and tobacco also are under con.
sideration. s,sg
| New Cabinet Office Probable.
Establishment Of department ,o
J munitions with q seat In the cAbine