The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-23
LAUNCH BIG OFFENSIVE
America Preparing Gun
Program for 3 More
Years Of War.
ARM 100000 MEN
Yankee Forces Plan to
Garry Battle to Hun
Border and Assault
Citadels.

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o. s'aS ny me mann, .i,,,a,.
the tdS' o'"N ., t"e i'"'5'' nnn
can fo1 three ht'o al mes GA %, W.,
men ea.h a. or more IMAM F.'V''N'' ~
III ~ sooo
ihis IS ne meaning 81 'ht
"H".''7 iofiAi'attVhs Nl' ""'S'' "-7
reported &" TIE mouse 'o'@N
Nea's me pun pose o. 1t''t'' 81 20 -
Ing and the "'sied s'@H" 70 Sa' NV NY.
war iar clear 10 tue tFei mar '"' H'
anu assault VA" '''@"t'N 800
Rhine with ~, l. ana - 'hS" s""S
and 20 men MOI laf7- ,,.-..-
me program io' 'ii '''H
into the enemy l"ahtI} "hs lol .. ~ 80 ~.
tea oS 1ehFrAt le'A'lti3' al w
the a1ied war eouhgit IN i4t ~ ~" ~
the genera! stan OF 'he NM "e P'''
uehi here ...-..-.,.,,,.
he enact amount car rec ~ VIZ u''
Is S@.4S5,o 4b.-~4' az "h''h s'-7 500.
$50 II IN contfafl aa|"'i 1satloits F'i.''
sZ.H 'SP,"'F N s3St'. '''f
tli@FN pfp~i an 49, -
ed IN cash ana 49, 49, ." 4t' o,
izattonss nfhAlhE A. iots' % $3.50.
1871 Ssb fieia aFti4tefH anu "fi'4. ~ ~
fion are TO receive the QUE W siae
iosal appropriations %''F"e'"N
being allowed fo[ these puf p'Se9' Wv
naiahcs 81 . ""Sn'o'f ""lhh tDt ~
roast detehseS anu otiieI pNI p e''5,
The bug gun program neetSs Il .SeS
the construction III an 81 os' "a ogo 40
tory anu or Ih'S P'' t,"Se 49,.
Is allowed me pant - "'i4s N SvH
sfruCtcd AT NFNlit" 4~ta'l" t' ''' 'ttt'
river near ~. '@Puik. A. W. l""''
ffcture guns if"to the S'ysf ma w
70 The Haishta weapon a. ~ ur
worthy rival OF tHf E'vN' ''S' '''''''
kfApp haN.f az r-STeH'
Not fof '"a~''
Another new ""P4' tuIs ~ - ~
cane IN the hiu - 'hai no arr "a
tons are nade TOT Au"7 90 49, -
f9r use along 'he COASTS "' 'He NO.
States Inc production "l "F """t'
for use IN france ~ 'he "'s am ~ ~
bill anu everything Else u S""o' "''
nated 10 '3ts pun poSF' .,.-....
Representative hofianu' ot "aSsoU'''
chairman OF NHe i"Ft'I'Vatiots ."t,l
Mittee gave some interesting 4a''H IA
regard TO the PA hl'ef ne IA" p'"~
sented II IN me mouse ne sata
THIS nll' IS IKE no o'h'' A'i ''ii'
tion bill ever presented 10 congress ).
IL necessary 70 uhoefStshu s,e 'neol
upon when II IS "fa"h' ne Pat
mount heea o. ane n"n, a. ~ r.Vfarv
for an ampte program OF net" a. 'iilt'
for the use on the army IN Earope
The other items IN inc ni,t must We
suhord,nated 10 thiS not because 81
lack or merit, but becadse OF rela-
| tive Importance Inc nissest Heii'N
In the hill are the appropriations tot
mountain, netd ana sieEe cannon an"
for ammunition FOR the same
"A certain hummer OF hetu guns are
ailotied to each dlVisloh corps ana
army and N ADDITION 10 inns there II
a program OF heaVE ordnance efp hrac
Ing the ~, * ana le-ihch gums an"
the 1s-inch moftafs' lhcluaeu ans"
are number OF gums that nave heen
transferred from the navy for the use
OF the army some of these are spare
guns Of the most modern 'FPe' when
are reserve STOCK Tor the meet ana
rot ac'us lly needed for the equipment
Of any naval vessel Others constr
tute obsolete gums which are no long
err used on American vessels, nut
which are serviceanle FOR land use
20 i2-Ineh Guns.
In ado''ion there are mum per
Of coast defense guns running from
5 70 12-inch which VIII be mounted
on railway carriages and on motorized
trailers None OF these are taken
from important fortihcations IN the
United States, but are principaliY
from the spare guns or the reserve
stock OF the coast artillery the com
mittee felt willing to encourage the
use OF all the guns which are I'M
This program or gun construction