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Show oo I DA LTD TO IIQC L IMrJf 111 Hot Secretary of War Will Increase In-crease Army by All Authority Au-thority at His Command. WASHINGTON, April 11. Secretary Secre-tary Baker, concluding his testimony before the house military committee today, announced that he had decided after consultation with army officers to take immediate advantage of the authority to Increase tho regular army by all tho increments authorized. Under the present plan the war department de-partment will immediately increase the regular array to Its full complement comple-ment of 287,000 men instead of to j 203,000, as was contemplated. This increase in-crease Is wholly apart from the new army to be authorized by selective con- ', scription. I Call for Volunteers. & WASHINGTON, April 1L A resolu- jtt Uon authorizing tho president to call for 1,000,000 volunteers was introduced today by Senator Sherman, Republican, Republi-can, and laid on the table at his request re-quest without debate. |