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Show AMERICA TO BUILD GIANT FLEETS OF . DESTROYERS Washington, Fob. 18. America's destroyer building program, already destined to give her more vessels of this kind than any power la the world, lv to be greatly enlarged. The marine corps of the navy Is also to be Increased from 30,000 to 50,000 men. The sailor soldiers have won their spurs la France and Increased use of them In the front line trenches trench-es is forecast. I This, In part, Is the explanation f the additional appropriations, agj gregatlng 8880,000,000 asked" of Congress by Secretary of theNavy Daniels. Other expenditures to be made under un-der the bill cover largo additions to the fleet of new type submarine chasers, which Henry Ford, the automobile auto-mobile manufacturer, will begin soon to turn out; additions to several shore stations; new batteries for battleships, reserve ammunition and hastening construction of the railway rail-way between Washington add the naval proving grounds at Indian, Head, Md. ? . ' Of the total amount, 8100,000,000 will constitute a fund from - which the President may direct the secretary secre-tary to pay out bonuses to the ship yards which turn out the destroyers destroy-ers and submarine chasers la the quickest time. Larger participation by the United Uni-ted States In the war on submarine Is scheduled. This explains, It la stated, the great Increase In, the de-jstroyer de-jstroyer and chaser program. |