Show N 1 I 1 BOERS destroyers awards contracts for the construction of two dozen U boat destroyers council of defense forms form war plans in line with general military budget to be laid be fore congress washington having taken virtually every defense measure possible before the as embling of congress president wilson and his advisers in the executive branch oc the government are concentrating efforts to prepare for tho the more sweeping steps tor for which congressional authority will be sought the details of the steps to bo be recommended om ommen aed are held in closest conal dence but officials cals let it be known on saturday that among the rest a general military budget coordinating co many items of expense deemed imperative pera lve tive will ba aid before the house and senate tho the extra session begins a week from Blon monday day during the day the council of national ti defense hold held a long conference with its advisory committee of seven industrial leaders who mapped out mobilization resources the navy department part ment awarded contracts for twenty four destroyers and called a conference of steel and other material mat trial companies tor for next week to consider means of speeding naval construction the war department an pounced that failure of the army appropriation 1111 oil at tho the last session of congress would riot not be permitted to handicap the ardys preparations and regulations were promulgated to guide the coun conn arys pers in a voluntary censorship pre preventing publication of details which might embarrass the government ern orn ment in making the awards on destroyers on Satur saturday dayo secretary accepted the maximum estimate of each of tho the three companies submitting figures of the twenty tour four ordered nine will be built under the emergency fund congress having specifically authorized only fifteen A considerate erate number of other builders were viere in conference with officials however and indications are that the order der nv will 11 be doubled or even trebled it if facilities tor for construction of the vessels can be found |