The Nevada County picayune., 1918-04-11

iVhdg lHe pefSOnHei IS over 1OO times that of year ago, practically every member skilled man who has gone through an intensive course of training. Schools of II different kinds have been instituted, courses of instruction laid out, and instruc- tors secured, including foreign ex- perts in score of lines, as follows For flyers at ground schools and flying fields; for mechanics at the flying fields and at over a dozen different factories for photographers, balloon ists, adjutants, supply officers, engineer officers, armorers. and instructors of mechanics.
 Development of Navy.
 The development of the navy during the first year of war has given the greatest satisfaction. It's growth and achievements during this period may be epitomized in the following para graphs:
 Strength of the navy today is nearly 21000 officers and 330.0OO en- listed men; strength year ago was 4.792 officers and 77,946 enlisted men.
 Estimated total expenditures of the navy during first year of War: Dis bursements and outstanding obliga- tions. $1,SS1 100000.
 Total naval appropriations, real and pending $3.333 IT ,66504.
 American deStroyers arrived at q British port to assist in patrolling Flu
 
 ration of war.
 There are now four times as many vessels in the naval service as year ago.
 Nearly 73000 mechanics and other civilian employees are working at navy yards and stations.
 When war was declared t23 naval vessels were building or authorized, and contracts have been placed since that time for 949 vessels.
 More than TOO privately owned yes Sels have been purchased or chartered by the navy.
 Six new authorized battleShips are designed to he of II 900 tons the larg- est battleShips in the world,
 Our 35.00oton cruisers, B knots. will he the fastest in the world. their speed equaling the fastest destroyers.
 Prompt repairs of 109 interned Ger man ships partially wrecked hy their crews. added more than 100000 tons to our available naval and merchant tonnage.
 The navy has developed an Ameri- can mine believed to combine all the good points of various types of mines, and K manufacturing them in quanti- ties
 During the year the latest type of naval l6-inch gun was completed for our new hattleShiRs; it throws pro- jectle weighing 2.1o0 pounds.
 Navy has in its possession now a stock of supplies Sufieiem for the average requirements for at least one year.
 Several hundred submarine chasers, built since the war, have been deliv- cred to the navy by 3l private con ccrns and six navy yards; many of these boats have crossed the Atlan:ie. some in severe weather.
 Naval training camps have ca pacity of lo2000 in summer. 94,0o0 men in winter.
 Shipping Boards Progress.
 Up to date congress haS authorized S2 2034.000 9H0. of which St.135. 090.000 has been appropriated, for the United States Shipping hoard and Emergency Fleet corporation; on March I, $353, 3,247 955.37 of this sum had been expended.
 The Emergency Fleet corporation had requiStioned March I, 425 steel vessels and contracted for 720 steel vessels, making a total of l,145 steel ships of an aggregate dead-weIght tonnage of S.1Gl,5oS tons; it had let contracts for 490 wooden vessels ag. ereeating approximately l.715,O0O dead-weight tons. fl had repaired and put in operation 7SS,0a0 dcad-weight tonnage seized from Germany and Austria.
 On March 8 the building program of the Emergency Fleet corporation was being carried on m lal plants. First Years War Cost.
 Total estimated expense of the United States government in the first year of war without loans to the allies, Is 67.2IS. .6790T.
 To help meet this expense the treas ury department foated S6,61C, 532 ROO l subscriptions to Liberty bonds,
 Bonds, certificates of indebtedness, War Savings certificates, and Thrift | stamps issued by the treasury up to March l2. totaled SS,5so, SOP .O52 96.
 The United States government had l loaned 10 foreign governments asso- ciated in the war on March 12, 1918. S4. .436. .329. 750.
 To March l2 the war risk lnsur- | ance bureau had issued policies for a total of SIP, ,465, 116 500 to the armed | foreaS