Show PERSONNEL OF NAVY NOW OVER OVERS HALF MILLION S j I t ith li New Nc 1 Vessels r Being I S t Built Many More Men l Arc Are Yet Needed p Ft Z nr iy 1 Service nIt Washington ton July 23 The Tho The nn navy p Is tod today ten times S llanI llan I was when this country entered the e ware war The number of oC officers and enlisted men hns has passed well beyond H the jie halt half million mark and b by the end of i the he year It If will reach to Secretary r Daniels made ninde these fJ fig figures l res ures lires public today In explaining the inI In- In n- n I demands that are nrc being made upon upon the mH nay navy for work hero and abroad Not only Is the tho na navy building I OO new ships for fop Its own use but It has 10 to furnish the tha men to to arm the thc transports In ll use ue e L bv the thc army anil the J e i merchantmen In the thc service of or the om r cn Fleet corporation arc bIng ad added ed to the service lc at the thc rate of ot tons each 1 eaCh vessel esset requires n a complement comple compte- i ln ment ont nt o of or officers and men The total number of ot men now In I thc personnel l is of or which 27 J i in TIff It are alo officers and the remainder un unlisted n I listed men mell This personnel Is dl dI- dI di's dis J- J I among the navy navy- proper the naval tiava reserve reser orce the marine corps rind nd guard S The navy nav also c carries on Its pa payroll mechanics and aud laborers and 10 I 90 o I cs at bur bureaus aus and aval sta- sta lOn Secretary Daniels said The he he announcement that we wc have ha passed the thc half million marl mark will be bc f fallowed by b- ban an an enrollment of oC probably more before beCore the end pf f the summer and In the fall we will have e L It as was to make tills this possible possible- that we lc increased the capacity of the thc sta sta- at Newport The Great Lakes Norfolk and Pelham Bay What hat we wo now have ha are nrc to man tho the ships of t navy la Include tho ships soon soon to be in commission and the lie over ever Increasing or merchantmen met mer submarines destroyers engle en- en gb Sic gle boats submarine chasers and th the hips Ships of or the fleet con r It has devolved upon the na navy nato to put Jut crews crewson 5 on all nIl vessels that have e a distinctly purpose and that means equipping for tor defense and offense all alt altS S the transports and supply s ships of or tho the war ar department as well as ns those of or orthe the naY navy department v- v Therefore the half halt million men are aro really not a very er great number considering considering con con- the service the naY nay navy hia ha has been I called on to perform In fact f It is Impossible Im im- im 1 possible to sa say now what total will actually tul ll be necessary before ending the war Officials of or the 11 navy department di dir directly di- di r etl in touch with the troop situation situa lion ion express the opinion that within a avery acor avery cor very short time the nav navy will be called i upon on to protect the movement mo of ot man many more men to Europe and ind the they are getting get get- ting read ready in advance for this du du Y 1 1 J. J Jl IL J JO Hi u u p J LUL LIU IH 1 l crease in the naV navy personnel will bo be made roade ne necessary by 11 th the tho addition of at t a a. i greater reater number of or patrol rol boats If the submarine menace should continue Developments In the Russian situation situa I tion are being studied with keen Inter Interest Interest est pst b by the navy Y officials as nn any movement movement move move- I men ment of ot troops troop would very likely In Increase Increase Increase In- In crease tho the demand for tor armed armell patrols with the navy department |