The Little River news., 1917-04-07
TO TRAIN ARMY
 OF 2,000,O0()
War Department Plans Force to Cope With .iny iii World.-Miil Send No Troops to Front Unth
 Fully Drilled.

Washington, April 4.-DataiIed plans of the War Department for raising an army numbering millions, if that is necessary, ito bring the government to the German empire to terms were placed in President Wilson's hands to- day in the form of a bill, prepared by the General Staff and reviewed and re- vised in part by Secretary Baker and the general officers, who are his mili- tary advisers.
 Tie president has approved the ba- sis adopted for the war army and prep arations have been made at the War Department for presenting the mea- surs to the military committees of Con- gress Secretary Baker said that it would go tG the house and Senate com mittees as soon as tie war resolution has been adopted Ma jor General Scott, chief of staff, will explain the plan and the military reasons for the need to i train the number of men the bill will produce This is believed to be not less than 100000 to ba trained with in two years.
 Fleet c; E-Boat ehasers.
 h the Navy Department Secretary Daniels announced that contracts for approximately 200 submarine chascrs or coast patrol boats have been award ed, and that additional contracts are being signed each day. Preparationss to take into the service a huge fleet of small motor craft for patrol work is being completed.
 Mr Daniels conferred today with Captain Wilson, chief of the patrol service on the Atlantic seaboard. Con- ferences also were held with the engi- neering experts of the departments as to the possibility of increasing the number of 110-foot patrol boats to be ordered. The department will order all that can be built and is receiving flew proposals constantly.
 The scope of tie War Departments army plans gradually is becoming clear. Included in the scheme must be the funds and equipment necessary to establish military training on a basis never before attempted in the United States. Mimic trench warfare, real istie to the last possible degree, must replace much of the old open order skirmish drill. supplemented with hard marching and strenuous physical eXer" cises to harden the men as quickly as possible.
 Build ID Great Fighting Machine.
 There are many indications that it is proposed to build up a fighting ma chine composed exclusively of men in their twenties and each man free from home responsibilities or cares that might detract from his soldierly quai- ties It will take time and money, but will furnish a force that would make it's weight tell against any troops in InG NOIlO.
 Army officers indicated today that the governments policy leaves no place for volunteer forces. They are prepared also to urge against any pre-. mature effort to send an army abroad 10 fight. To te of any aid in the world stfaesla they saE. only a very eonsi1- erable force of fully trained and hieb- F equipea and organized troops. with sapauate Independent supply lines, should % 10 Europe. To do otherwise ono officer declared. might make Amor tean ttoeas a menace rather than aid 10 the entente armies. It would rurth- CT tax the already heavily strained Trench and Britisa supply systems.
 The Council of National Defense and it's advisory Committee will mee; and it's Advisory Committee will meet again tomorrow in joint session.