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Show MARINE CORPS TO BE INCREASED More Soldier-Sailors Is Now the Plan of Administration. Washington America's destroyer building program, already destined to give her more vessels of this kind ihan any power in the world, is to be greatly enlarged. The marine corps of the navy is also to be increased from riO.OOO to 50,000 men. The sailor-soldiers have won their spurs in France and increased use of them in the front line trenches is forecast. This, in part, is the explanation of the additional appropriations aggregating aggre-gating $230,000,000 asked of congress by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. |