Show TO INCREASE ARMY Roosevelt Will Recommend an AddItion Addi-tion of 40000 Men Washington President jFloosovcilt In his final annual message to congress con-gress probably will recommend an increase in the numerical stength of tho army to at least 100000 men At present tho army is on a footing of 00000 men the number provided for in time of peace To tho general staff Ity I has become evident In the last two years that 00000 men nio too few properly to garrison tho posts at which it Is necessary nec-essary to maintain an army force Tho posts Include tho garrisons in tho Insular possessions of America Tho law provides that tho army maybe may-be Increased to 100000 men In time of need This provision In the opinion opin-ion of military experts Is likely to prove a serious handicap to tho army If absolute necessity should arise for a larger force In the remote event of a war between be-tween America and Japan and some other power which Japan Is on friendly friend-ly terms it would bo impossible for the comparatively small forco of United Unit-ed States troops now in the Hawaiian Island to prevent landing of arms and ammunition to supply the Japanese In the Islands It Is expected that tho president will recommend In his mrs I sage an Increase In the army by the addition of at least ten regiments of Infantry fie roglments of cavalry and several companies of coast artillery ar-tillery |