The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05
BAKER PLANS 4
A GREATER l
WAR SECRETARY rr..
COMMITTEE Of paoc,1
BEING MADE /
OPPOSES DRAFT Ast !
Nearly Million and -.
France by August !. Hs,-
and a Halt Million n,
Under Arms rh..
OPPOSES DRAFT Ae, /,

" ">'''is .oh' June q. -
Baker disclosed to the Con-.
committee today that VIA.
months an enlarged a,av
being worked out viii be- 49,.
congress to represent ths
fighting effort of the conn.,
Already the calculations 4.
the pending army bin w.
nave been exceeded and 4.
parlment is now revising !.
an enlarged basis thar $.
tional billions in money and
III millions of fighting men
Mr.. Baker disclosed ths
In explaining his reasons \.
any change now in IN.
iimlts. Later, during generd
the senate chamber, figur4s
closed showing the great ~
made toward bringing Ama,,
ing power to the front in Fn,]
General March. chief ot
ready has announced tha, 4,
five months ahead of schednl.)
movements, 100000 men h.,
shipped abroad. During n
yesterday. however. il va,
that if the highest hopes n,
l,oO,UU men will have reaehs
some time in August, and !,
Will be a total force undo,
approximately 3.5OO.0OOtA
read into the senate record.
atOr Chamberlain, Chairman
itary committee, predicted 4
l probably would be exhaust1
October and would be relue,
126 men by calls to be ma
August l..
Secretary Baker and Gepsr
were positive that the rpss
fighting man power would
calls upon it under the hst
conditions of mobilization 4
pOrtatiOn, until congress Ia |,
portunity to take up age
later. with the data now h
piled by the war department
That there would be no Id
creasing the army to the ma
the nations shipping, food
and other resources by
change in the draft ages was
ment of Secretary Baker au
March upon which opponea
Fall amendment laid stress
they declared congress shoua
force on the war departmes
ton not yet approved nor
considered, even by conge]
ment generally was express
debate that revision of the
apparently must be resOrtei
near future and considers ~
gresS next fall ut the latest
sentiment also was againy "
the minimum age below y Y
for increases of the maxim "
least 81 years.
The question of availaRl
to haul the men to France !
factor. At present much
French tonnage is emplgd W
work, as unusually good CFa
land have already made u
able weeks longer than wa ~
Under previous estimates u
expected to be the month y
ord in troop shipments the .
sells being withdrawn thea "a
foodStuffS and munitions y
France and England. II "
Gated that they will moi m "a
before July. 's'
Before the senate rec"h Vi
terday. Secretary BAKE
March and Provost hars :
CrOwder. who Went to lAe lva
the request of members Of d
committee. spent nearly
behind closed doors WIN \
tee. The secretary ana g !
said legislation to change h.
should be deferred for /" = hi
enough men for the esls'n
gram are available ana =
larged army program : ~
pared for submission 10 e~
in a few months.
Debate on the dfall VI
broke out anew III ih'
Senator Chamberlain "
man of the military o ~
the senate of the opi" ~
committee: that Genera
Quiesced in the polio! :" leyI
and that the military Goa
majority vote had de'ia III
the proposed draft leslS'
dition To the army oi'A n
Senator Chamberlaia i
voring immediate ies \,
ed that he would a'e' seH
ment's recommendati''' /,
the Fall amendment. J.,
WHEAT PRICES NAY !
ABOVE PREseNi