THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSSURG, Pa, WILSON NOT TO ASK CONGRESS FOR DECLARATION OF WAR Former Ambassador Gerard Left Berlin Satur day on Special Train For Switzerland PRESIDENT WILSON WAITS FOR OVERT ACTS Making Country Ready for War Rights of U. S. Technically Violated in Defiant Raid. Determination Of Cabinet Meeting To Avoid Any Act That May Be Con trued At a Break Secretary (.an ting Loath To Believe That German Ing Loth To Believe That German Government Has Been Intentionally Holding Gerard. Washington. The fateful "next atep" In the controversy between the United States and Germany will not be a declaration of war. This decision u reached at a meeting of President Wilion'i Cabinet, which reviewed In detail the delicate International situa tion now confronting the nation. Still waiting for the "overt act" that will force tbla country to move, the Presi dent and bis advisers let It be known that the following course has been de cided upon: When the President Is satisfied that "American lives and American ships" have been destroyed on the high seas in violation of the submarine pledges formerly made by Germany be will lay (he matter before Congress. He will not suggest a declaration of -war, but will ask authority to use the military and naval forces for the pro tection of the lives and rights of Americans at sea. He will then proceed to use the mili tary and naval forces tor this purpose, leaving the next move to Germany. This would result in a "state of war," tut would leave the actual declaration to Berlin. It was stated unequivocally that the President Is determined that responsi bility for a physical clash between the two nations must rest with Germany, and that the United States shall under do circumstances force the Issue. This determination Is In line with the earn est endeavors of the administration to .prevent any act which could be con strued as an offense or affront to Ger many during the present diplomatic break. In carrying out this determina tion It was stated, however, the Presi dent will see to It that no move of fending the honor of the nation or transgressing the right of its citizens hall go unpunished. Members of the Cabinet reported the machinery of the government fully prepared to carry out the program laid down by the President WHY BERLIN HELD UP GERARD. London. Dr. William von Stumm, the German under secretary for foreign affairs, In an Interview printed In the Amsterdam Ilandel.blad, says Ger many regrets that she was compelled to take the measures she adopted gainst Ambassador Gerard, but that the United States had prevented Count Ton Bernstorff, the retiring German ambassador, from telegraphing that he bad received bis passports. The Interview, according to Router's Amsterdam correspondent, was had In Norden, Prussia. Dr. Von Stumm la declared to have said that Germany received no reports from the United States about the treatment of Count Von Bernstorff, or of German consuls or German subjects in the United States. GERARD LEAVES TONIGHT. Berlin (via London). Former Am bassador Gerard and his party left Berlin Saturday evening. Mr. Gerard was offered the choice of leaving Berlin Saturday or Sunday and quickly decided In favor of the earlier date. Washington. The American Govern ment still Is without the official evi dence of an overt act by Germany con sidered necessary to justify President Wilson in going before Congress for authority to use necessary means to protect American seamen and people. There no longer Is any doubt that the ruthless submarine campaign is in full swing In defiance of the warning of Uhe United States. 6aved Only By Chance. Everywhere It Is believed tbat If no American ship has been destroyed it Is because Amorlcan ships are lying Idle In their harbors Instead of plying their usual trade; If no American life has beon lost It Is due entirely to chance. It also la generally conceded that on the basis of preliminary reports the torpedoing without warning of the pasBenger liner California with an American on board makes out a clear cut case of technical violation of the rights of the United States. Wilson Wants Full Proof. President Wilson, however, Is repre ented as determined not to plunge the country Into war on a technicality. When he moves It will be on complete evidence of an outrage about which there can be no question. Then he ex pects to have the American people and Congress behind him. Unofficial dispatches told of the kill ing of an American negro sailor named George Washington In the sinking of SPAIN'S PROTEST. Demands Exemption, Declaring Her Ships Do Not Carry Contraband. Washington. Spain's note, which, It Is understood, formally declines to ac cept President Wilson's suggestion that she break off diplomatic relations with Germany, was received at the State Department, but not mado public Spain, it is understood protests vig orously against the new submarine or der as a violation of International law nd lavaslon of neutral rights. the British steamer Turino. Few de tails were given and the Stat Depart ment had heard nothing officially. The incident will be considered as soon as reports are received. Departments Visited. To get in personal touch with all steps taken to prepare the country for whatever may come the President made another quick round of the State, War and Navy Departments, visiting Secretaries Lansing, Baker and Dan iels. It was stated that he would con tinue this practice almost every day to save time. Other Neutrals Protest. From several nations came Informa tion that, while tbey would not break diplomatic relations with Germany, they bad or would send protests which would align them against the new cam paign of ruthlessness. Again there were some suggestions of a combina tion of neutral nations either to pre vent trouble between the United States and Germany or to make clear neutral rights, but no definite plana were made public. In taking stock of a whole new world situation precipitated by the German pronouncement of February 1, official Washington looks upon the German action as having forced the severance of relations and brought this country to the verge of war, as having left 1,000,000 prisoners for whom this coun try was caring In a serious situation; and as having brought down on Ger many the moral Indignation of practi cally all the rest of the world. Looking To England To Act Some officials also think that the last three days have shown the possi bility that the German threat to Iso late England may be made good. With 21,000 tons Thursday and 66,000 tons the two previous days the undersea boats are reaping at the rate which both German naval critics and the British Manchester Guardian say would render England helpless. Immediate changes are looked for in England, first as to methods of fight ing the undersea boat and as to safe guarding the country against starva tion. Whether better protection will be bad by, heavier armament of mer chant vessels, convoy provision of sea lanes or a supreme attempt to root out the German fleet are subjects of Interested speculation. May Divert Ships. Diversion of all Scandinavian trade from examination at- Falmouth or other English ports to Halifax already has been suggested in Scandinavian circles as a possible method whereby Danish Norwegian and Swedish ships could again take to the high seas with out having to run through the German tone. The United States is willing to second these efforts just as far as pos sible informally as It Is to American Interest aa well that trade between the countries be kept open. Whether England would consent to this diver, slon Is uncertain as it would be harder to control shipping to Scandinavia through Halifax than through a British port. Berlin. The German Foreign Office asked James W. Gerard the American Ambassador to sign a proposal re affirming the treaties of 1799 and 1S28. The Ambassador referred the Gov ernment officials to Spanish and Swiss Intermediaries. The treaties have reference to the rights of nationals residing as mer chants in either country to continue their residence there for nine months for the purpose of closing up their business. Mr. Gerard explained to Count Montgelas head of the American sec tion of the Foreign Office who pre sented the proposition to him that he was no longer in a position to nego tiate any diplomatic Instrument Spain having taken over American interests lu Germany. He suggested that a way for negotiations was through the Swiss Legation, which Is representing German Interests at Washington. APPRENTICES IN INAUGURAL. Newport Brigade Of 800 With Band Going To Washington. Newport, R. I. A brigade of 600 apprentice seamen with a band will go to Washington to take part in the Inaugural ceremonies, In accordance with orders received at the Naval Training Station here. This is the first time the brigade has been asked to take part In the ceremonies. LABOR AGITATOR CONVICTED. Guilty Of Murder For Bomb Explosion That Cost 10 Lives. San Francisco. ThomaB J. Mooney, labor agitator, was convicted of mur der in the first degree by a jury in the Supreme Court here for a bomb explosion, which cost 10 lives, during a preparedness parade July 22, 1916. Having taken over American Inter ests in Germany and being the best equipped diplomatically of the remain ing neutrals, Spain Is anxious to keep open communication with Berlin as the best channel for negotiations between the Central Empires and the Entente. Japanese scientists are searching for an explanation of an apparent re lationship between the frequency of earthquakes at Toklo and the quantity of rainfall and snowfall in other parts of the empire. FORTY-ONE LIVES i LOST ON CALIFORNIA j t Two Torpedoes Fired, But One Missed, nd Liner Went Down In Nine Minutes. London. The British passenger steamer California, of the Anchor Line, bound from New York for Glasgow, was torpedoed at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning off the Irish coast and sank in nine minutes, with the loss of 41 lives. The stricken ship was able to send out "S. O. 8." calls and help arrived promptly. Nevertheless, five persons were killed by the explosion and 36 were drowned In the launching of the lifeboats. The new of the sinking of the Cali fornia reached London, before the sur vivors had yet landed, but publication was not permitted till mora than 24 hours later. The California was an armed liner, carrying a tingle 4.7 gun mounted on the stern. The gunner was just train ing the weapon on the spot where oil bubbles had revealed the presence of the underwater enemy when a torpedo struck the port side with an explosion so violent that most of the people aboard woro thrown off their feet, five being killed and a score Injured. The submarine fired a second tor pedo In an apparent effort to accelerate the sinking, but the second shot miss ed, although both torpedoes were fired from a distance of less than 300 yards. There was only one American aboard the California and he Is among the sur vivors. PERSHING BACK IN U. 8. Leads Force Of 10,000 Across Border nd Reviews Troops. Columbus, N. M. Maj.-Gen. John J. Pershing rode out of Mexico at 10.05 Monday at the head of more than 10,000 soldiers of the American puni tive expedition. General Pershing crossed the bound ary at the border line gate at the head of bis staff, with Lieut J. T. Collins, his aid-de-camp, and Capt William Orex, bis intelligence officer, riding next As he crossed the line the guards at gap In the barbed wire fence presented arms. At 11 o'clock General Pershing mounted the little band stand in front of the headquarters at Columbus and as the band played "When Johnnie Comes Marching Home" gave the or der for the troops to pass in review. Hard as nails the expeditionary sol diers passed In review like the func tioning of a perfectly made machine. After the Infantry came the cavalry column, followed by the artillery and auxiliary units. RUSH TO BECOME CITIZENS. Germans and Austrian Keep Nat uralization Clerks Busy.. New York. Germans and Austrians literally stampeded the Federal and municipal naturalization bureaus here In their haste to take out citizenship papers In the United States. Fifty four prospective citizens shivered in the cold, awaiting the opening of the county naturalisation bureau, and con ditions were similar at other bureaus where citizenship papers are Issued. Additional clerks are handling the rush. SUPREME COURT RECESSES. Falls To Decide Adamson Law Test nd Marshall Case. Washington. The Supreme Court recessed Monday until March 6 with out deciding the Adamson law test case or the habeas corpus proceedings of United States District Attorney H. Snowden Marshall, of New York. In United States Attorney Marshall's case, deferring decision exempts him from action by the House for alleged contempt, as the authority ot the House ends with the adjournment of Congress. MAKE 100 PLANES PER WEEK. U. S. Factories Could Even Turn Out ' More If Necessary. New York. Airplane manufacturers of the United States can turn out 100 machines a week, and It urgent neces sity arises, from 200 to 300 a week. Nineteen of the 21 aircraft manufac turers of the country met here and formed the Airplane Manufacturers' Association, and an offer of its serv ices will be made to President Wilson. GERMANS OUSTED. Not Allowed To Work In Newport News Shipyards. Newport News, Va. As a precau tionary measure all German employes who have not become nautrallzed cltl sens of the United States are being laid off by the Newport News Ship building and Drydock Company. Ample measures to protect the yard, especially the battleship Mississippi, recently launched, have been taken. CENSOR HONOLULU CABLES. Government Puts Ban On Code Messages. New York. The Commercial Cable Company announced that a govern ment censorship had been established over Its cables to Honolulu, for which point only neutral messages, and these at owners' risks, will be accepted. Code messages will be transmitted only if translations are furnished. CRANKS' BILL FAVORABLE. Immediate Action On Law Against Those Who Threaten President Washington. The Senate Judiciary Committee, while considering meas ures urged by the Attorney Genoral to strengthen statutes relating to con spiracies against the government, re ceived a favorable report from a sub committee, urging immediate action on a bill prescribing heavy penalties for threatening the President of the United States either through the mail, telegraph or otherwise. U. S. SENATE APPROVES BREAK Only 5 Votes Against Expression of Confidence in President. HOPE OF AVERTING WAR Underwood Deprecates Introduction Of Declaration But Votes For It Party Lines Ignored. Washington. President Wilson's severance of diplomatic relations with Germany was approved formally by the Senate. By a vote of 78 to 6 the Senate ex pressed confidence in the President's course, adopting a resolution sub mitted by Chairman Stone, of the Foreign Relations Committee, Indors ing the withdrawal of American Am bassador Gerard from Berlin and the giving to German Ambassador von Bernstorff of his passports. Five hours of debate preceded the vote, but the only active opposition came from the five Senators who stood out against the resolution when the roll was called. The ranking Republi can leaders joined the Democrats in declaring their whole-hearted support of the President Text Of Resolution Given. The text of the resolution la as fol lows: "Whereas the President has, for the reasons stated In his address delivered to the Congress in joint session on February 3, 1917, severed diplomatic relations with the Imperial German Government by the recall of the American Ambassador at Berlin and by banding his passports to the Ger man Ambassador at Washington; and "Whereas, notwithstanding this sev erance of diplomatic intercourse, the President has expressed his desire to avoid conflict with the Imperial Ger man Government; and "WberCaB, the President declared In this said address tbat if in his judg ment an occasion should arise for further action In the premises' on the part of the Government of the United States, he would submit the matter to the Congress and ask the authority of Congress to use such measures as be might deem necessary for protection of American seamen and people in the prosecution ot their peaceful and legitimate errands on the high seas: "Therefore, be it resolved by the Senate that the Senate approve the action taken by the President as set forth in his address delivered before the joint session of Congress as stated above." Aks For Indorsement "I have presented the resolution," said Senator Stone in bringing the matter before the Senate, "because I think we should let the world know that we support the President of the United States whenever, acting within his constitutional power, he speaks authoritatively for the country." Senator Stone began by reading a cable dispatch from London the day the President severed relations, which declared It meant America in the war on the side of the Entente Allies. "A great number of articles of this import," said Senator Stone, '.'have been appearing from day to day in the American press. Whatever may be the result of the regrettable International entanglements in which we are now Involved, I do not know. But I want to express my conviction and hope that we will not lose our equilibrium and be swept off our feet, at least at the instance of a foreign power or under the influence of a propaganda put forth for the purpose of exciting us to war on the side of one of the belligerents. I hope the officials and people of the United States will void any partisan speech calculated to excite passion." NO MORE SHIPS TO ALIENS. President Forbids Transfer Of Ves sels Under American Registry. Washington. President Wilson is sued a proclamation, under the author ity of the recent Shipping act, prohibit ing American ship owners from trans ferring their vessels to any other registry. In his proclamation the President pointed out that a national emergency exists and that many ship owners ot the United States are permitting their vessels to pass to alien registers and to foreign trade In which we do not par ticipate "and from which they cannot be bought back to serve the needs of our water-borne commerce without the permission of governments of foreign nations." It was said at the Department of Commerce that since July 1, 109 American Bhlps with a gross tonnage of 136,509, had been transferred to foreign registry. A large proportion of these ships became Norwegian. TO SUPPLY ARMY OF 506,000. Schuylkill Arsenal Instructed To Pur chase Supplies. Philadelphia. The Schuylkill Ar senal has been authorized by the War Department to purchase materials for an army of 506,000 men, according to Col. George H. Penrose, commanding officer at the arsenal, who addressed the City Business Club here. In the past, ha said, the arsenal had been callod upon to supply but 200,000 men. U. 8. DISMISSES GERMANS. All Had Declared Intention, But Still Awaited Final Paper. San Francisco. Unnaturalized Ger mans in the United States Coast Guard and Lighthouse Services were dismissed here, in acocrdance with orders Issued at Washington. All men discharged had made declaration ot intention to become citizens, but had not taken out their final papers. It was said similar orders would be carried Into effect in the United States transport service. A! Army and Navy Preparing For Eventualities. TO RESTORE SUPPLY DEPOTS Secretary Baker Orders Purchases Naval Officials Plan Te 8ped Work Research Com mittee Meets. Washington. All precautionary ana preparatory steps the military arms of the Government have been authorized to take are under way, and little re mains to be done now unless actual war should follow the break with Ger many. On the surface the War and Navy Departments fell back to almost the quiet routine of normal times. A few "no admittance" signs and the strict enforcement of new rules requiring every person who enters the building to have a pass or be escorted by a watchman were the only visible signs tbat the nation faces a grave interna tional crisis. Below the surface, navy officials were studying out the dotalls of steps tbey plan to take under authority of the national appropriation bill, upon which the House labored during the day. The measure Is being made the vehicle of extending to the President almost unlimited powers. There will be no delay in the exer cise of some of these as soon as the measure has been passed and ap proved. The navy always must bear the first shock of a foreign war, and the appropriation bill Is expected to carry full authority and ample funds to meet any emergency. To Speed Work On Warships. Technical officials devoted much time to appraising the condition of Government and private plants for speeding up construction of new naval vessels. Decision ae to the types and numbers of submarines and submarine chasers to be ordered" a soon as funds and authority are available will be made within a day or so. Plans for the use of the navy in the event of war also have been under discussion, although no official would discuss that subject Additional censorship precautions at radio plants were ordered, and Secre tary Daniels said he would renew his plea to Congress for the establishment of a Government monopoly over all radio plants without delay. Research Committee Meets. The National Research Committee, composed of scientists and army and navy officers, also met for Its monthly session. It is understood there was some discussion of the advisability of creating a radio service to include army, navy and commercial plants as a definite governmental agency. The navy favors, however, government monopolization of radio communication under its control. Secretary Daker directed the quar termaster's department to restock the army's reserve supply depots, virtually emptied by the National Guard mobili sation. Funds are Immediately avail able for very extensive purchases. In the event that a war-time army Is sum moned it will be necesary to increase the contemplated purchases to such an extent that the productive resources of the nation along some lines will be taxed severely until they have been co ordinated and placed on a war-time footing. MEXICO HAS CONSTITUTION. Will Elect President and Congress Under It March 11. Mexico City. The new constitution was promulgated Monday. Laws will be necessary to put many of the pro v'slons Into effect, but without further legislation a President and a Congress will be elected on March 11. The members of "ongress will take office on April 15 and the President on May 1. Congress will appoint the members of the Supreme Court TWO NEWSPAPERS BURNED OUT. Loss On Newcastle (Ind.) Plants Is Estimated At $100,000. Newcastle, Ind. Fire which started In a cleaning establishment destroyed the building occupied by the Newcastle Times, a dally newspaper, and the Democrat a weekly newspaper, owned by State Senator Walter S. Chambers. The loss is estimated at $100,000 on the building and contents. ROOSEVELT, JR., A MAJOR. President Sign Commission In In fantry Officers' Reserve. Washington. President Wilson signed a commission appointing Theo dore Roosevelt, Jr., a major of In fantry in the Officers' Reserve Corps. Mr. Roosevelt was a member of the Plattsburgh training camp. INDIANS WOULD FI3HT FOR U. 8. Offers Received From Many Reserva tions, Says Secretary Lane. Washington. The Red Man Is ready to fight for the United States in the event of war with Germany. Secre tary Lane had word to that effect from Indians on many reservations. LOCKS TELEPHONE EXCHANGES. New York Company Keeps Out Visi tors On Inspection. New York. Steps to safeguard the exchanges of the New York Telephone Company, operating In New York and New Jersey, have been taken as a re sult of the International crisis, It was acknowledged at the general offices ol the company here. The general public has been excluded from visits of In apectlon, and entrances are kept lock ed during the day as well as night HARD 1 LAN TYPE OF BIG GUNS " -v- -r'vA . 3 One of the great disappearing guns at 8andy Hook, which form part the defenses at the entrance to the port of New York. The picture show . the gun Just before being raised and fired. MILITARY SCHOOLS TO GIVE OFFICERS Many Cadets in Private Institu tions Available for War. CIVILIAN AID IS IMPORTANT Engineering, Signal and Aviation Corps of United States Army Could Be Quickly Recruited In Emergency. By KENNETH MACDOUGALU New York. In the event of tho cull ing out of mllltin and volunteer troops, there are many cudets in the various private military institutions in the United States who could speedily be mado avuiluble for second lieutenan cies and some higher ranks in the vol unteer forces. One of the most prominent Institu tions In the country from a military standpoint Is Norwich, university, at Norwich, Vt, which has graduated nu merous men into tho army as second lieutenants. The graduating class is between eighty and one hundred and twenty men every year, and the In stitution lias kept fairly good track of its avalluble sous after they have left college. At a conservative estimate, Norwich could furnish a thousand men who have passed an examination re quired as entrance to tho regular army as second lieutenant of lnfuntry, five hundred second lieutenants of cavalry and about three hundred artillery sec ond lieutenants. Many of the men have kept well in formed in military matters, while oth ers, of oourso, would need considera ble brushing up In modern tactics. Norwich has maintained the samo standards of study and execution of military drill that the cadets at West Pplnt aro held to, and fully a sixth of Its graduating classes have followed an army career. In training, the graduates are prob ably superior in knowledge and exec utive ability to two-thirds of tho mi litia cnptulns and some majors in the National Guard. They have served under military of ficers of the highest type for a four year course, and during that time have had to work hard and faithfully In or der to graduate. 7,000 Men Available. A like condition Is truo of perhaps twenty-five other private military schools in the United States designated by the war department as "distin guished institutions." These schools could bring to the colors, about 7,000 fully or pnrtinlly-tralned Heutcnnnts. Resides these there are some ten thou sand college men who have attended training camps like Fluttsburg, and who In a short time could be whipped Into good enough shnpo to tako com mand of volunteer Infantry. The (Silver school at Culver, Ind., is perhaps a close Second to Norwich uni versity as regards cavalry materlul. Tho showing made by Culver boys while stationed on the border In tho recent mobilization attracted wide spread attention among army men. Tho Engineering corps of tho regu lar army could be readily recruited In officers and men from the civil popu lation engaged In similar pursuits as a daily occupation. Tho supremacy of concrete construction In this country would lndlcato there would be no trou ble In securing enough capable engi neers and non-commlssloned officers to erect or construct necessary gun em placements and additional defenses. The Slgnul corps picked from civi lians engaged in like work would soon be as good as tho regular units, in fact probably better, as the class of men In the New York militia units of that branch of service mado tho regu HOW OUR FIGHTING SHIPS The following table shows the United ready lor service or win ue wan a lew cayr overnauune: In commission. Reserve Cora. Out of Com. Battleships, first line 11 1 0 liattleshlps, second line I 20 j I Armored cruisers I 1 First class cruisers 1 4 0 Torpedo boat destroyers 8S 11, 1 Submarines 83 .. i .. The auper-dreadnaughta New Mexico, Mississippi and Idaho, each of 83.000 toM are now about CO per cent completed. Work has been started on the super-drew naughts Tennessee and California, both of 82,300 tons. The first line battleships Include these iuper-dreadnaiiKhts: Pennsylvania, ArlaO' Arkansas, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. .. Of the twonty-three second line battleships In full or reserve commission all cou quickly be made ready for active service. Cost of Supplying Big Army. Washington. With only slight out side aid, government arsenals can han dle nil the ammunition manufacturing necessary for any army that could be raised Immediately. This Is the report of Brig. Gen. Wil liam Crozlcr, chief of ordnance. Am munition Bupply plans for 1,000,000 men have been worked out General Crozler has mudo an inter esting estimate, which shows what It would cost to put the government plants in a condition to manufacture THAT GUARD MEW YORK i - 1 1 1 ' " aairi222S , . lars on tho border recently sit up u eat humble pie. There are more civilian aviators thu there are regular army aviators, aoj from present indications the former an more experienced. The European war has shown thii ' It does not tako long to Instruct mill, tary aerial observers and these couK be trained in a short time. Transport Difficulties Small. As for transport and quartermnste corps there would be little or no dill culty in finding plenty of business met who would be capable of hundlinj these branches of service In ilttlnf manner. The system of supply transportation might be slow at Cm but when one is acquainted with ttt fuct thut In New York stato alone tliert are 810,407 automobiles, fully half a which could be utilized as light ot heavy transport trucks, and the n malnder converted Into cars for oil ccrs and for courier service, It will bt understood that there are no very grew obstncles In tho way of supply trains. 1 Rullroad transportation on accoim:' of tho length of our coast line wouli. present some difficulties at first, kt without doubt could be remedied will great speed. ; The mobilization of tho manufactur ing Industries of the nation hus alreadj been worked out by tho authorities it Washington. ;- Of men we have plenty. Materials' In the crudo state we have sullldenu but rifles, heavy artillery and ammu nition enough, let alone uniforms, blankets, equipment, medical suppllet etc., are a different story. The Red Cross hns plenty of nurses to put on the field for the first Hoc hospitals. Ambulance corps such u were formed In France could bo quick ly put into commission and would Ur doubtcdly do good service. ' Tho mljltln of the country Is prob ably in better shape from a mllltnrj standpoint than It ever was In tho his tory of its organization. If ennuj regular army officers were available to distribute among the various com mands, it would be a fairly eilldent fighting force. Unfortunately then are many officers in the ndlltla of tin country who have no right from mili tary or mental qualifications to wcai shoulder straps. ' American Legion Intact ! The American Legion, while official ly disbanded, is still Intact On th books of the organization, which nan been preserved, are the names of somi 18,000 men who have seen active sen ice in various parts of the world, ther as officers or enlisted men. Cat logucd under proper headings are aboil 83,000 men or boys who are experts it some trado necessary to the army. There are telegraph operators, miners, high explosive men, railroad engineer, civil engineers, ammunition makers," draughtsmen, wagon makers, nutonw bile mechanics and drivers, cowboy noiei sicwnrus, men in on Dranciies m ., life suitable for the commissary. j partments, electricians, etc. This W v should be of decided value to the wu ' department f These are but few of the ways, man ners, men and materials which can be called Into play if the country finds II necessary. s In conclusion, I would cnll attention to the Boy Scouts of America, who could help in the event of war in M! number of ways, and who, I am sun, would rise to the emergency in tli same plucky manner as their little brother scouts have done in every coun-; iry in Europe. That the women of America would,, shoulder their share of the burden, n true American for a minute doubts!? they have done it in the past and can, do It in the future. To mobilize all tho industries, men , organizations, etc., would of course rcj quire more time than it has in tlx; countries of Europe, but It would b ? done. The American people hnvo if habit of taking a lot for granted, bo' wnen an emergency arises uiey w orully are able to meet it. ACTUALLY STAND JO DAY. States worthing completed and which art Totl all tho munition and nrms that would be necessary for the army. Tho cost of plants (additional existing plants) required to run I' OCO.OCO men through the first year war; equip 8,000,000 more men anJ run them through as much of tW first year of wnr as they could Sel Into, J and supply tho necessary sc" censt motcrlnl (plants operating on oner-shift basis) is $927,000,000. General Crozlcr Is planning to & cunimlato 1,250,000,000 rounds of rlfl' ammunition.
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