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Show if SENATE INCREASES i ARMY SUPPLY BILL tiff' WASHINGTON. March 21. An in- jgsj , crease of 7,505,000 in the arm' appro- ; priatiou bill was made by the senate ' military affairs committee today in ?Sf: reporting tho measure to tho senate (IS The amended bill carries an appropria- ml tion of $101,755,000. H Tho most important new item is $135,- Ija 000 to construct a military cablo from ISjl Washington stato to Alaska. R The committee urges an increaso of jffM $1,221,000 in the pay for enlisted men, Mjj that tho army mav be maintained at its BfiJ present full strength of S5,000; $2,000,- njjf 000 is asked for ammunition for the (W militia field artillery, and $1,350,000 IH9 for field guns. Another addition would Hf provide $50,000 for air.ifcips. |