Army Reform Plan Would Cut Costs and Strengthen Defense
An editorial argues the U S Army costs about 75 million dollars annually for 48 000 effective soldiers and calls for a reform plan to improve national defense at a lower per capita cost. It compares U S spending with Russia Germany and France and endorses gradual conscription and broader modernization while warning against overreliance on pension driven reserves.
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Copyright Light Publishing Co
San Antonio
Texas
United States
Oversea
Panama Canal
Philippines
Admiral Perry
Japan
Far East
Russia
German Empire
France
Plan for Territorial Army and Reserve System
A proposal outlines a two force structure for a U S territorial defense with a 50 000 man regular army and a three tier reserve system active and passive reserves plus a home defense line A 150 000 man line force plus active and passive reserves are described with enlistees aged 18 to 25 yearly drills field maneuvers and annual training plans to maintain readiness and enable government access to personnel for mobilization while addressing recruitment and state control concerns.
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Philippines
Panama
Territorial Army
Active Reserve
Table of Active Reserve Pay and Equipment Costs
A brief table outlines the approximate percent of active reserve pay and annual costs. It lists yearly expenditures totaling 26,435,000 dollars, final equipment and maintenance at forty dollars per man for 628,700 men, and subsistence during maneuver with ten dollars per man for 528,700 men.
Army reform proposal argues for a trained force over 1 million
The author contrasts current spending of 75 million on about 48 000 effectives with a proposed all volunteer system costing about 210 million per year for an active army exceeding 1 110 000 plus 261 000 non effective force. It claims readiness deters coalitions in Asia or Europe and notes expansion is feasible without heavy treasury burdens.
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United States
Asia
Europe
Combats and Conquests of Immortal Heroes by Charles M. Barnes
San Antonio author Charles M. Barnes offers a Texas history work praised for intimate knowledge of early Texas heroes. The book interweaves tales of bravery with poems including The Zouaves Flag and is touted as invaluable to Texas history students. Foley Kidney Pills are advertised as addressing backache headaches and kidney ailments.
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Charles M. Barnes
San Antonio
Mr. Barnes
Texas
Barnes
Western Economic society to discuss Canadian reciprocity
The Western Economic society plans a June 3 meeting in Chicago to discuss Canadian reciprocity. President Taft will speak among about fifteen external speakers from public, professional and business life, aiming to illuminate all aspects of the issue.
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Chicago, Ill
Western Economic Society
Chicago
Taft
Leon CC. Marshall
University of Chicago
Bishop to Preach at Boerne Special Service
On Sunday May 14 an open air service will be held at the Episcopal church in Boerne with Right Rev J S Johnston bishop of West Texas presiding. The event aims to dedicate a movement to build a new and handsome church in Boerne led by Rev J A Massey.
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Boerne
Tex
Episcopal Church
J. S. Johnston
West Texas
J. A. Massey
Trunk Line Shows Flex On Free Carry Width
Chicago merchants report the Trunk Line association has softened its stance on excess baggage charges. Railways will carry trunks free up to 45 inches long, with wider trunks still facing limits. A nationwide rule set for Jan 1 had proposed charges on trunks over forty inches.
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Chicago
Ill
Trunk Line Association
Buffalo
Boost Southern Route Aims to Send Tourists via Texas
D. C. Collier and Winfield Hogaboom of the Panama-Cal ifornia Exposition at San Diego in 1915 visited Dallas to drum up travel to the coast through the southern gateway. They work with the Southern Commercial congress to shift tourist traffic from northern routes, and plan to depart for Memphis tonight.
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Dallas
Tex
Pacific Coast
Southwestern
Texas
D. C
Collier
Winfield Hogaboom
San Diego
Hogaboom
Southern Commercial Congress
Messrs
Mephis
Primus J Williams Barely Avoids Bigamy Scheme
Savannah Ga May 6 Primus J Williams narrowly escaped bigamy after paying lawyer I J Perdue 28 80 for a divorce document that proved counterfeit Williams exposed the scheme after reading news of Perdues first arrest and found the paper fake He had planned to marry soon and Perdue now faces charges of conducting a divorce bureau and taking payment for unrendered services.
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Savannah
Primus J. Williams
I. J. Perdue
Williams
Perdue
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