Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
DANIELS REPORT DESCRIBES
 NAVAL INVENTIONS OF US,

Americas determination to possess a navy of constantly increasing strength and efficiency, fully capable of preserving and maintaining its newly won position among the nations of the world is officially expressed by Secretary of the Navy Daniels in his annual report to the president made public Monday.
 Notwithstanding the cessation of hostilities and the approaching peace conference, Secretary Daniels strongly urges the continued upbuilding of the navy, specifically asking for the au- thorization of another three years construction program to cost $6OO,- 100000.
 This substantially duplicates the amount appropriated in 1918, when the world war was raging in all it's fury and which constituted the first comprehensive building program ever authorized for the navy. The new program arranged to cover a second three-year term provides for the con- struction of total of 156 new ves- sells. Ten of these are to be battle ships and six of them battle cruisers.
 The other 40 vessels are not speci- fled in the recommendations. It is simply asked that they be of types all ready approved and in existence or of new types which may develop dur ing the life of the program, the de- tails being left to the discretion of the navy department.
 Continuation of
 Policy of 1916.
 The secretary adds that the new ship construction should embrace craft of every description which the experi- ence of the war has demonstrated to be necessary to the efficient and sym metrical development of the navy.
 Commenting on his recommenda- tions, he says: "The new three-year program is a continuation of the pol icy adopted in 1916 of increasing the navy, and contemplates it's steady up- building and improvement. It is in line with the policy adopted by this government and which has met with the entire approval of the American people of building a navy strong enough to meet all requirements.
 "This program, if authorized by congress, as l am confident it will be, will give us sixteen additional capital ships which will be the equal of any afloat at the time they are built. The battleships and battle cruisers in the first three-year program will be unex- celled by those of any other navy and the country may rest assured that in the new construction authorized our constructors will produce the most powerful and effective of fighting craft"
 The total estimates for ship con- struction involved in the new program, including armor and armament, ag- gregates $972,090,000 The amount recommended for appropriation next year for the completion of vessels al- ready authorized is $572,O9O,OOO.
 The entire naval budget for the ifs cal year 1920 totals, $2,644 1907 ,O46. .O5, by far the largest sum congress has ever been requested to provide for the navy in single measure. These fig ures were prepared before the sign ing of the armistice and the secretary states that after a study of the needs of the service by the departments heads, they will undergo a material reduction.
 Naval aviation is to be continued and developed on larger scale than ever before. The budget contains an item of $225, 100000 for this purpose. 1t also includes an emergency fund of $175,O00,000 for the continued build ing of torpedo boat destroyers, sub marines and submarine chasers. Large increases also are recommended for the pay of men and officers for sub sistence.
 New Inventions
 are Described
 In 1918 up to Oct. 1, 155 ships were launched, including one gunboat, ninety-three destroyers, twenty-nine submarines, twenty-five minesweep- CTS, four fabricated patrol vessels and two seagoing tugs. During the year the department contracted for four battleships, one battle cruiser, two fuel ships, one transport, one gunboat, one ammunition ship, 223 destroyers, fifty-eight submarines, 112 fabricated patrol vessels, ninety-two submarine chasers, fifty-one minesweepers, twenty-five seagoing tugs, and forty six harbor tugs, besides lighters, barges and other harbor craft.
 The report tells of notable achieve ments in ordnance and for the first time the public is permitted to know of several new naval inventions of