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; r . "7.. . :. THE WEATHER. Fair .and warmer Tuesday; Wednes- YOU can talk to more people in a day through a Star Business Local than you could tali: to in a month in person. " They save time and get results. day fair. VOL. XCVH--0. 150 , EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS FEL T IN SIX S TA TE S of south Distinct Tremor in North Car olina and All Adjoining States Reported. FELT IN WILMINGTON No Damage Reported, Though Buildings Were Abandon ed in Several Places. Reports From Scores of Cities and Towns Similar. An earth treinpr.oj, slight but of a distinct nature, Jtha.t;made itself felt throughout. North a.nd South Carolina, Georgi.a, Virginia,; porr tions of Eastern Tennessee and Alabama, was reported early last night as having been felt at about 5:45 P. M., Central time, or 6 :45 Eastern time. It was felt in Wil mington and other. North Carolina cities. ' -: . In no case was any damage re ported, and while in some instan ces persons hurriedly left build ings, there was nothing in the na-i ture of a panic. - ' ' The only seismograph known to be in the section affected by the tremor is at Mobile," Ala.,' where the instrument- - recorded - brief shocks. Most reports agreed that the tremor passed from east; to west and was felt only moment eral other places, however, three distinct shocks were reported. At other points only ? one tremor was felt. The earth' shoelr. not reacn Florida or was so slight as not to be felt there, according to reports. - --. - ' ALL AROUND ATLANTA. ielt By Ilany in Central Georgia Excitement at Galaesvllle. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 21. Many reai oents of Atlanta and for a radius of some 50 miles around reported early tonight that at 5:45 - (Central time) they felt a slight earth, tremor. - At amesville. Ga., 40 miles northeast of nere, many persons ran from buildings. o damage was reported., --, , The earth tremor passed from east to west and was only momentary, ao cording to those who felt it. Many buildings were slightly- shaken throughout the city, buf in no case aa there any panic pr disorder. There s no seismograph in Atlanta or vicin ity and c. F. Von Herrmann, section airector in charge of , the local weather "ureau, who was at his home at the time, statea he did not Know of the enock until persons began to call 1 his flome and inquire about it. V The chief effect of the tremor ap peared to be in the number of tele phone inquiries it brought forth. Hun dreds poured into newspaper offices and fire department headquarters as eii as Mr. Von Herrmann's home, his office being closed for the day. , DISHES BROKEN AT A8HETILLE. Two Distinct. Shocks. Felt In m C. Monntain Metropolis. Asheville, N. C.;-Feb. 2U Two severe frth shocks were- felt here, at 6:41 o clock tonight; the Bhocks lasting for about 15 seconds each. Dishes were Knocked off shelves in several sections the city, but so far n material dam age has been reported. Prom Skyland, six miles away, comes a report that three houses were wreck 's, but this has not been confirmed. SHOCK IN WILMINGTON. Felt Vibration Bnt Few Knew ..That it Wu an Earthquake. hile many Wllmmgtonlans report ed having felt a distinct vibration last night at 6:45 o'clock. : there were but , People who were quite sure that (l light but it was distinct enough for itloso T.-V, i., . . ro i- ,v ' c ouoiiy engagea 10 aiize that something out of the ordl "aT had happened, r According to jnose who observed closely, there, were shocks, one following . the .other juickly, the entire time noT being more lhan ao or 40 seconds. , ; , The first report of 'the earthquake i?at came to The Star was from the l- S. Marin. HAanU1 . Tv. t 1- e the reports' had began -to pour.-tn. "om all parts of the South that there nad been an earthquake. . The shock not perceptible to those In The ktar office for they are more or less UEr-f! to explosions' of various kinds, cbal and otherwise. There were others who reported that th"y had felt a .tremor but they were "ot quite sure as to what it was. Mr. L. Easterllng, who was on the fifth oor of the T, M. C. A., felt a shock and observed the water in a . glass Moving about. When he made report 1 the shake to some of his compan (Continued jfrqm. Page EigM Atlantic 1 0-Year Appropriation Propos ed by Senator Newlands. v OFFERED AS AMENDMENT OV to iBclade River and Harbor , Appropriation in Water Power ; Bill and Do Away With Wa terways Bills. Washington, Feb. 21 An amendment to the Shields waterpower bill submit fed today y Senator Newlands .would appropriate ; $60,000,000 annually for ten years for improvement of water-' "y?y;V."Ia an address in support of his measure, the Nevada senator said it would do away with .the annual rivers and harbors appropriation bill, prevent loss by flood, co-ordinate railway and water transportation, develop water power and promote agriculture. Development of the Mississippi riv er ;and its, tributaries was urged by the senator as an essential part of military and Industrial preparedness. He also declared that, lack of success in -developing water commerce so far. had- been due to the railroads being allowed to sand-bag the river routes." - "'t Of the $600,000,000 provided for in the amendment, 1100,000,000 would go to the Appalachian and Atlantic divisions; 100,000,000 to the Ohio river division; $50,000,000 to the Upper Mississippi, and the- Great Lakes;- $100,000,000 to - the Lower,; Mississippi, and $100,000,000 to the. Mississippi river Great Plains and Gulf. ' ' " The measure would give the govern ment.'the right -tocarry out plans to control t source stream , freshets and the use of ' surplus water ' in promotion of agriculture; for confining rivers to the channels by levees and .bank: protec tion ;. for "the relief of streams Bycbifs, S&aSSZZTS oh the amendment. BREAK IN LEVEE -THREATENED. Special Train Loaded' With Material? and Men Hashed to Scene. - New Orleans; Feb. r 21. Reports re ceived here tonight state that the MIs; sissippi river levee at Southwood, 18 miles- below Baton . Rouge, had been found to be in a weakened condition. A- special strain - was loaded at - Baton Rouge with piling and dirt and sent with a large force of men to the scene of the threatened break. Reports. here tonight from the levees along the low er coast from. New Orleans to the Gulf were that the dikes were holding well and that with attention and. care no danger need be feared. T LENGTHY CONFERENCE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS Wth President Wilson at the : White House Last Night. Senator Kern and .Chairman of Foreign Relations Committee Take Part. c Nothing Given Out to Pub , He Afterwards. Washington, Feb. 21. President Wil son held a long conference on foreign affairs at the White House tonight with Senator Stone and Representative Flood, chairmen of the congressional Foreign Affairs committees, and Sena tor Kern, majority .leader of the Sen ate. .When the callers left after a stay of more than an .'hour, they declined tbJ talk, and .White House officials were equally reticent., : , . Unusual interest attaches to the con ference because of the admitted gravi ty,, of, th? situation between the United States and Germany and Austria-Hungary resulting; from the recent -notice of the Teutonic Allies that after March 1 - all , armed' enemy - merchantmen would be attacked withput warning. " v Senator ; Stone requested - the : meet ing. While he was at the White House, Secretary Rinsing's secretary delivered to him a letter Understood to contain information to be embodied in 7a speech' on' foreign relations Senator Stone plans to deliver in the "Senate later this week. After leaving the President. Senator Stone was ; guest at a reception given by Vice President Marshall, and" there Thad a long talk with Secretary Lansing. 1 : - v One member ; Of the Senate Foreign Relations -committee- stated tonight that many senators favored , the pas sage of- a resolution' warning 'Ameri cans to keep off armed ships, but Sen ator Stone denied-; .flatly that, such a step had been1 mentioned at the confer ence, r i ; ; t: '; ' . Word is exoected from Berlin tomor row or Wednesday indicating Germa ny's receptioft. of the attitude ofr the United - States toward the 'arming, of , : l mm nnnnnn m 1 s lUUUII.IIIMI.IIIIII -I III! 1 -t, i BtllbKWAIhKiX merchantmen. WIIaNGTOK, PROBE INTO ARMY AVIATION SERVICE ISIiECOMililEflDED iry Committee Reports '...- -- " i Favorably Senator Robin son's Resolution. CHARGES . SENSATIONAL Fifteen Officers Killed m At tempting Flights in "Defective'- Biplanes. Washington, Feb. 21. A congress ional investigation into the army avia tion" service was recommended to the Senate today by the Military committee which reported favorably Senator Rob inson's joint resolution for appointment bf "a" spe'clal investigating committee of two. senators and -. three representatives with an appropriation of $10,000 for expenses, v . -r- J The resolution was voted out of com mittee after Senator Robinson had add ed a further statement to the sensation al charges against the service made by him. All of the data given the com mittee by the Arkansas senator was at tached to the favorable report brought 4nt6 the Senate and will" be turned over to the Investigators of the resolution passes. '- . ' . .- Senator, Robinson produced before the committee last week photographic cop ies of letters . alleged to have - passed between Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Re ber, head of : the . aviation service, and Captain Arthur S. Cowan, in. charge of the San Diego station, -which the sena tor said-revealed that -the service was contemptibly inefficient. 4 vs ; V ..,T0 Many. irtaMtl.. In his " supplementary statement to day he .declared "that of about 24 offi cers who had qualified as flyers, -15 had been killed, several losing their lives "because Jhey were required to. attempt flights .'in vahtiaatedMnIaae'',known 3SS225SfS the aviation, service, which will: proceed independent of can- gressional action,, already has been or dered by the '.War Department.,, " '"While the "Statement "was made be fore -the House; committee .On" njilltary affairs - that ".there . are ; now , ; 46. Off leers who are', qualified - as 'flyers, ,and who are attached, .to . the aviation," section," said ...the, senator, before the, committee today,'.-. "I" believe-, that an investigation will disclose that there are only about 24: ; - .- . . . ,- 'V- ; , '."Very few of , the so-called 'qualified fliers'-have ever done military work or even : seen vftota an ' aeroplane ' a field gun fired. Only .- one:, or two have . ma neuvered in an . aeroplane - with bombs attached to it' for use.' The service has no; bombs, r no -bomb-sighting' devices, no method of mounting a., gun on an aeroplane, no"r has a gun ever been fired from an aeroplane. - We have no armor ed aeroplane, an dthe machines on hand are- not efficient enough for flying duty. "During the eight years which" have netted ? only about 24 qualified v fliers, there have occurred ,17 deaths in con nection with military aviation,. 15 offi cers having, been killed. The other two cases embrace .the -death of one soldier and one civilian. Thus approximately 65 per cent.' as many' off leers have been killed as there are now officer. pilots on aviation duty. ' - -V List of Officers Killed. "Of the above mentioned 15 officers who -have been killed, ' eight, of them have .-died in flights at the North Island station, near- San Diego, as follows: fliieutenant Rex -Chandler, April 8, 1913; Lieutenant J. D. Park, May. S, 1915; Lieutenant ;. Moss Love, September -s 4, 1913; Lieutenant H. M. Kelly and Lieu tenant - B. L. .Ellington, .November 24, 1918; Lieutenant": H. B. Post, February 9, 1914;. Lieutenant J. Gerstner, Decem ber 21,1914, and Lieutenant" Walter R. Taliaferro, October -11, ,1915. "Kelly . and Ellington were., drowned. Their aeroplane became unmanageable at. a height of -900 feet and 'fell 'into San Diego bay. . Gerstner was drowned when he attempted to swim ashore when the aeroplane in which he was riding capsized during a violent wind storm.' It is claimed that Taliaferro became unconscious, while In mid air. "Six of these aviatiors were killed within ten months,, and it is believed that an Investigation will disclose that their -deaths were due to the fact that they were required to attempt flights in antiquated biplanes known to , be de fective and, dangerous. Following the death of-Lieutenant Post, four of these machines . were-burned. It is believed that an investigation will" disclose' that other ' injuries -were due , to the use of unsafe machines,: and- that In some cases where warnings had been given that the machines were unsafe, officers who were required to fly In them were in some instances injured ' and others killed.- ; t " : . - 'What Beaeny Said. "It is a well known fact that a short time before Lincoln Beachy was. killed he visited this station and pronounced It outrageously defective in equipment and management, and that ne commun icated his .opinion An a. -oitter protest which - came to the knowledge af the War Department. "V.'--. iV . f "The first j company, ' second "aero squadron,: now in the Philippines, prior to February 11916, had no aeroplanes. I am informed that four have been or dered and that two have been or soon Will ! be - shipped.; This first . company, second aero- "squadron in the Philip pines, consists i of f six ; pfflcer-jilots. There are no other field organizations. There are Cwo qualified, officer-pilots instructing .' students rat the - aviation ' (Continued on Page Two.) C, IlS FRENCH GUNS BRING NEITHER THREATS DOWfJ BIG ZEPPELIN NOR SLANDER WILL AIRSHIP IN PRANCE DETER I German Forces Near Lihons Meet WithtRepulse in an Intended Attack. ARTILLERY VERY ACTIVE Numerous Figbts in the Air Between French and Ger man Craft Reported. Another of Germany's big Zeppelin airships has come to grief and .it is probable that , some, if . not all, of. Its crew perished, as ;lt was enveloped in flames as it fell to earth a victim oT an incenaiary sneit nrea irom a French ahtl-aircraft . gun. The Paris official communication reports that the airsnip was sonuiwara oouna irom the region .of St, Menehould, when-the French guns at;Reyigny - began shelS ing it. At least, one of the missiles found its mark and the' huge aircraft took fire and fell in the vicinity of Brabant-Le-Roi. . .;' . . ' The Germans near Lihons, to the south of the Somme river, have met with . repulse at 'the ; hands of the French in":.- an ' intended attack exteild ing over, about 4 t-3 ; miles.; The of fensive movement ?-was ' preceded by a heavy bombardment and clouds of asphyxiating gases.' When the Ger man infantry endeavored to come out of their trenches .'-folrthe .attack, how ever, the .' barrier .fire and the fire of the 'French ; riflemen . stopped . them everywhere, according to Paris. The Germans in Artois were pre vented from .occupying .the i crater of a mine by a strong, counter.' offensive of the French. .r - In Champagne,-the forest of the Ar gonne and - Jn the: entire region of Verdan there has4- been much . artillery activity, T In . which ': Paris claims - that considerable.1 execution., was.- aoeompllsh ed. by J the - jFcenjch gunners. The vGeiy mans - report ' .'ad'iitlohal - repulses - of rjlisJ-ettaiirttak tured positiona.long the : Yser canal, and also the "-putting -4own . of an en tente allied-offensive along the Lens Arras t road. ;" ; - , Numerous fights In the air between German and' French -"aviators have taken place. Paris reports that several of the -German' machines, were .brought down by the fire of the French - air men. ' .. Aeroplane raids have v been carried out by French- and.. British- aeroplane squadrons, notably on the , German aviation field at Habshelm, .at .Mul hausen and .on 'a munitions factory at Pagnl-Sur-Moselle. British aircraft bombarded the town of Don, southwest i of Lille. - Little Doing In West.' There has been little fighting on the eastern-and Austro-Itallan -fronts. The Albanians fighting for the Teutons, are reported to have reached the Adriatic sea-wast" of Kavaya. - This would in dicate that the Austro-Hungarians and their allies have completely surround ed -Durazzo. In Asia Minor the Russians are per sistently following the. Turks who fled from Erzerum, and also are pushing their way northward from the captured fortress. to the Black sea, with the pur pose. Of establishing a' base there for their warships and transports. ; BItll8, on Lake -Van, has been captured by the Russians. A Turkish-power station on the OClo man front, east of the Suez canal has been , blown up by a. British: aviator. Again - 'Constantinople ' has been thrown intO ' av state - of consternation over the- presence, of an , entente allied submarine in the Bosphorus, according to an unofficial report. The under water. boat: is said to; have torpedoed six .transports .loaded with munitions and one tug. . , . ' AUSTRIAN AEROPLANES BUSY. Kill Four Persons. In Raids Over Parta j- rot Italy.' . -Romp TTob. 21:. 'Via Paris.- In raids over the -province of ' Brescia and to ward Milan Austrian aeroplanes today killed four -persons and wounded five. Only slight material damage was done. Two persons were' killed at Desenz&ho, one wounded' at Salo; and two - killed and four wpunded at Trezzo Sull-A-Da. The victims. were all civilians. - - ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOWN. I , ' . "' ' - Struck by ' Fench"' Incendiary. Shell, Falls to Ground in Flames. . Paris, Feb. - 2ir-r-A 5- Zeppelin airship was brought down by, French guns in the -vicinity o,f Brabant-Le-Roi in' the "". (Continued, on .-Page-Two.) THE DAY IN CONGRESS ' '' ' " ' SENATE. ' ;' : , - Met at- noon. ; v' -::' . i : . s. Inter-state Commerce committee con tinued hearings on;' child labor bill. Indian Affairs 1 committee considered appropriation bill. c ; Military committee resumed work on army bill and considered resolution to investigate the army aviation, service. Resumed ' debate . on Shields water- power bill. , V :.; '' s i-' Military I committee voted to report favorably Senator Robinson's resolu tion for : investigation" of. the army aviation service. : ' .. . Recessed at 6 -p. m. to Tuesday noon. - . HOUSE, j- . v.." : Met at. noon." ' ' ' , Military and naval committees con tinued hearings on national defense.. - Debate j on'; postoffice , ' appropriation bill: was Resumed. V; c V : :. 'T-' ; . Adjourned j at' 5:13 p. m., until noori Tuesday. - . - , . 1910 I; LANSING States Position of Department as to Prosecution of Thomas E. Watson. IN LETTER TO M'CRORY Will Not Hesitate to Institute Proceedings Outside the State of Georgia. Washington, Feb. 21. Attorney Gen eral Gregory tonight made public a letter to Charles R. McCrory, of Ella vllle, Ga., stating the position- of the Department of Justice in regard to prosecution of Thomas E. Watson, of that state, for- alleged sending through the mails of obscene and indecent matter. ' The letter refers to protests of Georgia members of Congress" against reported plans of , the department to prosecute Mr. Watson outside the state of Georgia on the ground that a fair trial could not be had in that state. - Mr. Gregory makes it plain that he wll.not hesitate to institute - criminal proceedings against Mr. - Watson In some other jurisdiction if he is con vinced that Federal statutes have been violated outside of Georgia, or that a fair trial could not be had there. . He says the Department of Justice has data to show that Mr. Watson has violated the section of the criminal code by imposing upon the mails with obscene matter and that neither threats nor slander will affect' his duty as a public official in the case. The letter follows; . Mr.' Lansing's Letter. "Hon. Charles. R. McCrory, . . "EUavllle.rGa. . . 'Dear Sir": I acknowledge receipt of yours of the l7th. : " ; : 4aJuQBg:TE -miraeer-ref i let Jera1. ,and other communications received by me from Georgia I during the last few weeks in regard to the' matter to which you x refer, yours is unique in being almost the onty one Which is not in sulting in its. charges or insinuations. For this reason, I gladly reply "In order that -there may be not the slightest misapprehension as to my position, I will first repeat 'the request In ' your ' letter Which 1 Is as " follows: " 'It Is reported In the press that you stated publicly that you know that Tom Watson was guilty of sending obscene matter through the- mails, but you were satisfied that you could not get a jury in Georgia to convict. J write td ask if you ma'de either or both of the statements. I hope you will ' not consider, me presumptuous, as the statement seems to. be an offi cial one and I would like to also know if the statement had or has the en dorsement of President Wilson.' Statement Flatly Denied. "I have never made either of these statements. "Not having made either. of them, I can safely say that neither of them had or has the endorsement of Presi dent Wilson, but in order 'to make my answer still- more comprehensive I will state further that I have never had a conference with President Wil son in regard to Editor Watson at any time and have not the slightest idea of his views in. regard, to the party, In case he entertains any. "I have expressed the opinion, and express it now, to the effect that Edi tor Watson has been .guilty of vio lating Section 211 of the Criminal Code of the United States prohibiting the sending of obscene, filthy and Indecent matteri through the mails, and this opinion is based upon data in the pos session of my department which I have reason to believe is accurate. "I have been giving some considerar tion to the problem of whether Editor Watson has violated the statutes of the United. States outside of the state of Georgia and whether a trial, fair to him and to the government, could be had within the. limits of that state. "The first "question is not without difficulty, as a proposition of law, and I have not up . to ' this time reached a definite conclusion as to the answer. Prosecution Outside of Georgia. "Most of the persons who have dis cussed the matter with me have been" of the opinion - that he could be fairly tried in Georgia, but there has been some expression of the opinion to the contrary. . "If I should at any time conclude that Editor Watson has . violated the statutes of the United States outside of the state " of Georgia and that he could' not be punished for so doing within that state, and that vindication of the law required that he should be tried elsewhere and' that a trial, fair to him, could be secured elsewhe I Should not hesitate to take steps in tended to bring about that result. "Slanders, false ; statements and threats such as are being indulged in have not in the past, and will not in the future, affect, my -duty as a public official. The only effect' they can con ceivably have is, in some sense, to In dicate that possibly the Federal gov ernment might : be substantially, im peded in enforcing "its criminal laws within the limits of the state of Geor gia, v I have not yet convinced myself that " the ' expressions referred to are more than the talk of irresponsible inH reckless Individuals and I still believe that, the reputable and right- minded people of your state respect the laws of the Union and stand for their enforcement. -; ' "I - have not -at' any time made 'any public statement of any -character ' in regard to. Editor -Watson or his prosecution,- but In order that the- people of Continued on Paee Two.) - LEGISLATION TOWARD PREPAREDNESS TAKES LONG STEP FORWARD GERMANY OBJECTS E Presence of Deputy Marshals oh Board the Appam. MARSHAL TAKES HAND Prince Von Hatsfeldt Discusses the Whole' Subject With Counsellor ' Polk- Embarrassing In cident Occurs. Washington, Feb. 21. Representa tions against the presence of United States deputy marshals on the captured British liner Appam, a German prize in Hampton Roads,, were made to the State Department by the German em bassy today. Prince von Hatzfeldt, counsellor of the embassy, discussed the whole sub ject with. Counsellor Polk. It was said that while the embassy realized that feature was out of the hands of the State Department and in the courts, it was anxious to know when some deci sion might be expected. The presence of the marshals was objected to, it was said, because it was feared some friction might develop. Counsellor Barclay, of the British embassy, to the great dismay of offi cials, was shown by mistake into the room where Prince Hatzfeldt was wait ing. ' If the British counselor and the German prince recognized one another as they sat on opposite sides of the room, neither betrayed that he felt he was in the presence of an enemy, and the situation -was relieved by the de parture of Counsellor Barclay - to Mr. Polk's office. ' MARSHAL SAUNDERS IN CHAR GTE. Ueatesant Berg OpposM, But lis Given : : - ' : " : a., f'Gentle at.- -, : ITprfblfc." Va.-, : Feb; 21. United', g'tates Marshal John G. Saunders of the east ern . district of -Virginia, has gone to Newport - News ' from . Richmond and taken personal charge of the-situation growing tout of the Federal court libel proceedings . instituted ; against the steamship. Appam by the owners of . the vessel, which' on 'February 1 was brought intot Hampton Roads by a Ger man naval prize crew. , Marshal Saunders arrived yesterday and found Lieutenant Berg, com mander of the Appam, in opposition to practically his every v move and asked the assistance of Collector of the Port Hamilton,, the only official Lieutenant Berg recognizes . as . having authority over the Appam. Collector. Hamilton took the position that the court action was outside his jurisdiction, but he explained to Lieu (Continued on Page Two.) THREE BARGES LADEN L Because Tug Richard F. Young Became Disabled. Four Men Aboard One of the Barges, According to Report of Captain Thebald, of the- Tug, Which Nearly Foundered. Newport News, "Va., Feb. 21. Captain Thomas Thebald, master of the tug Richard F: Young, tonight stated that he was forced to abandon - the coal laden barges J. C. Hudson, Rockland No. - 7 and Shamokin, from Norfolk for New England ports, because his own vessel was disabled ; and was saved from foundering only by the liberal use of oil. Captain Thebald said the Hud son went down with four men aboard. The Shamokin and Rockland were towed into Hampton Roads Sunday by the coast guard cutter Onondaga.' The Shamokin was so badly damaged that she went down today in Lynn Haven Bay. ; The Richard F. Young ,now is in the shipyard for repairs and has been libeled ' by the owners of the Hudson, who asked for $30,600 for the loss of the barge and four men and 14,500 for the loss of coal carried by the barge. Captain Thebald said that the Young encountered a heavy . storm about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon while 39 miles off Hogg Island "The tiller rope snapped, the quadrant chain jammed and we were helpless," said the cap tain. ' "I blew six sets of signals, warn ing the Hudson,', nearest us, to cast off. The signal was unheeded and. we final ly were compelled to cast off the tow line to save ourselves. r ' . , "It was so rough that we could not live on ' deck.' - For three hours we wallowed in :i the trough of the seas expecting to go dbwn every minute. The liberal use of - oil ' was all that saved us- When the wind aboted some what we were - able to fix. a Jury . rig, with the aid of which we made this port" - : On his arrival' here Captain .Thebald sent -a, message to the coast'; guard service .; headquarters asking that .a cutter be" sent after the barges : The Onondaga f our'and" took ' in town : the UVVWWU Wilt "l" 1 v . 'i 10 NEW PROG R WITHGOA ABANDONED WHOLE NUMBER 3,511 Complete Federation of Na . tional Guard Takes Conti nental Army's Placa COMMITTEE HAS AGREED Chairman Hay to Frame Meas ure as Compromise for . Plan of Garrison. President Wilson's Approval is Expected. Washington, Feb. 21. ' Na- 7 tional r preparedness legislation -took a long step forward in Con gress today, when the House mili- . tary committee reached a practical agreement on the outline ' of : tie army bill it will unanimously pre sent for passage. Chairman Hay was authorized to frame the meas ' ure, which is a compromise for the continental army plan advocated by former Secretary Garrison arid President Wilson. -. Complete federalization of the National Guard will be substituted for the proposed Continentals, and the White House was informed during the day that the committee was a unit in supporting the plan. .; Even Further Than Garrison." The measure will grant virtually tho entire programme -mapped out by Sec retary .Garrison for the regular, army and - go even- .farthers -than-he recomv mended In providing for. reserve . mill tary supplies. A total, peace strength of 575,000 .men, -in the standing army and the guard combined will be pro vided for, with reserve systems to more than double the force in war. The expense for the whole establishment this year is roughly estimated at $174, 000,000.' This . is exclusive of Panama ' defense, proposals for additional mili tary schools in all states carried in the McKeUax bill, favorably reported today vvith an appropriation of $3,840,000, and whatever sum may later be decided upon to foster one fixation of atmos pheric nitrogen in" the United States and give this country Its own supply of. ingredients for explosives. The first year of the Garrison plan would have called for a total expenditure of $182, 000,000. Whether the new bill will be accept able to. President Wilson has not been indicated, but the committee believes its plan- will; override every - objection to the substitution, of the National Guard for the continentals and that Congress has full legal authority for its accomplishment. Increase Regular Army. To complete the committee's compro mise with the. President on the conti nental army, the bill will authorize the increase of the regular army to a total strength of 147,000 by adding ten regi ments -of infantry, four regiments of field artillery, 62 companies of coast ar-i tillery, 15 'companies of engineers and four aero squadrons. This is the exact regular ; army, programme mapped out by former Secretary Garrison , before . the unfavorable reception of the conti nental army scheme led to his resigna tion. It represents also a concessions by Chairman Hay, who urged previous ly reaching to the same total strength, by recruiting present regiments up to full war -strength and adding to tha field artillery arm. .. , Under the tentative bill, the regular army would have an organization capa ble of being expanded to 275,000 men in war time, and ,a reserve provision will . be included ; designed to produce ' annually 75,000 reservists, obligated to return to the colors under call. 4 It win provide , also' for " doubling the cadet corps at West Point and creation of 3.0 cadet companies to be attached to reg ular regiments to be trained, for entry Into an officer reserve corps.'- - - - - Senate-Committee Bony. - , . While the'.House 'committee was busy with this plan; the Senate Military com mittee was working on its proposals for the -regular., army, - framing its measure on the basis of the Chamber lain bill, which' provides for an army of approximately 200,000 men on the basis of the War-College plan of 1912. It is understood the-committee plans to make its bill authorize a ' thorough reorganization , of - the army with a peace strength of from 160,000- to 200 000 men It- is understood that the House committee will accept the regu lar army- plan of the Senate provided its scheme for federalizing the Nation al Guard is adopted by the upper house. ' The f House t measure will undertake the task, of federalization on the unan imous opinion- of - the committee - that Congress ha power , under the consti tution' to .take full -control of the Na tional Guard In peace as well as war. Under, that authority the bill will au thorize the maximum strength for the National Guard of 425,000 on a basis of 800 men for each member of Congress, will: specifically prohibit the disband ing of any organization by the State authorities and remove present limita tions' on the use of force outside the country- -- - - :r. :' Where Bills Differ.;. . The National Guard ' Association's tentative bill proposed only 500 men tq a,: district. . . The House committee bin will add provision for a y National Guard reserve and 5for. recruitlntf Yegt (Cpntlnued on page Six.) i 11 V - ! ', i i I J .- : ; :
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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