Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-03-20 | Page 1 | Rush Work on U. S. Ships for War Use

1 Rush Work on U. U S. S I Ir r Ships for War U Use e t ti i By Associated ed Press l WASHINGTON March arch 20 WIth WIth- With Without out but waiting for tor the proclamation 1 I dent enl Wilson Is 18 c expected to Issue to today ar art t or tomorrow that a state of ot war exists I between tween tho the United States an and Germany Ger Ger- many tho the government toda today r n I definitely for forceful action to clear i trans Atlantic steamship lanes Jane of oC German nn n submarines and to protect the roast coast Sixty submarine chasers foot fool speedy craft croft were ordered from the J N w Tork York ria l navy yard ard to bo ho completed In about two months and bids for more will u be op opened ned by tho the navy de deI de- de I tomorrow ow The naval academy was 35 ordered to I graduate th the senior class March 9 r I and 1111 nd thi Junior cla class 3 In September so sn o that more moro Junior officers may milY be available a. The Ill president lt has authorized expenditure ex ex- ex of oC the emergency fund provided pro by br congress confines t to speed t pe d up construction of ot warships and nd suspended suspend Suspend- ed tho the law limiting la labor or in plants doing JoinS government work to eight hours hour r aday alda Navy Y officers prepared plans piano for calling out privately owned motor boats boat offered b by their owners owner for tor coast I patrol atrol work and for manning the 2000 submarine submarino chasers chafers or patrol boats Wi which ch It is estimated d will bo be ready for Action within four months month