Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-07
100000 Men Are Called
I'm medjateJy, First Step
ImMonster Army. Program

Americans would be culled out again
and formed into American divisions.
The official source for the foregoing
facts added that the lull in the west
ern front strife means merely breath
ing spell, and that Germany all the
summer will keep up her strokes.
she must go on" he said. "She
has made certain pledges to her people
and she cannot turn aside or stop now
without confessing defeat. So we may
know that continued offensive is
certainty"
Army OF 100000 Planned
The government is laying the founda-
ton for an army of A.ooo. 900 men by
July !, 1919.
Secretary of War Baker, at the direc-
ton of President Wilson, has prepared
detailed estimates or appropriations de-
sired for the fiscal year ending June 80.
1919, and amounting to approximately
SIS, 0OO, 900, OO0-double our army APP
preparations during the war to date.
The 1900, 900 figure for the proposed
force is arrived at by dividing Bakers
appropriation estimates by $4,000, UNI
derstood to be the per capita cost of
an army. Supplies and shipping can
be furnished, it is stated, for at least
5000, 900.
Bakers request for blanket authority
to expand the army to keep pace with
the increased shipping facilities has en-
countered one snag in the form OF OBJ
lection from Chairman Dent, of the
house military affairs committee. Dent
announced he is for an army up to o.
600, 900 men, but insisted the house
should know just how fast it was to be
expanded. ... ....
saIra bod efo
aid. from Representatives Field and
Kahn, who felt the administration
ought to have blanket authority, and
favored making the sky the limit in our
present plans.
The house committee has been in
formed by Secretary Baker that the
war department plans to enlarge, exist
ing environments to take care of the ex-
pansion instead of building new ones.
Every effort is now being made to get
men to France ahead of everything else
and some wonderful results" have been
achieved in the last few weeks, Secre-
tary Baker declared.
Baker Wins Point
Secretary Baker and General Crow
der, select service chief, believe the
only legislation needed to make effec-
tive their mo limit" program is the
appropriation bill providing the money.
are at variance with this view and will
insist on a bill setting forth in terms
what powers are conferred, and how, if
at all, these powers shall be limited.
The committee today bowed to Sec
rotary Baker with respect to the amend
ment to the law giving credit on sec
ond quotas for volunteers. The house
will recede from this amendment, and
the measure basing quotas on the num-
Der of men in class one instead Of on
population will be sent to the president
quickly.
While Secretary Baker was discuss
ing the whole army situation, the SEN
ate military affairs committee awaited
word from Gutzon Borglum, the sculp-
tor, who recently investigated the air
craft situation under authority from
President Wilson. BorgIum has prom
Used to present additional evidence to
the committee, through new witnesses,
to back up his charges that the country
has been deceived and wronged by
those in charge of aircraft production.