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Show EVERY GOVERNMENT AGENCY PLANS FOR HOSTILITIES Navy and Newly Organized Power Boat Coast Patrol Squadron Being Mobilized Naval Militia and Reserves Complying With Orders h Join Colors. WASHINGTON, April 7. The second sec-ond day of war with Germany found every government agency in action along pre-determlned lines, with congressional con-gressional committoes at work on tho new army bill and finance measures. The navy and its newly organized power boat coast patrol squadron was being mobilized; naval tailltla and naval reserves wore complying with orders to join the colors. Sixty Dangerous Germans, From many cltios came word that United Stntes marshals had carried out orders of tho department of justlco for arrest of 6o Germans whom the government believes it dangerous to allow at large. Officials had about determined to use the Gorman merchant ships, nearly near-ly 100 of which have beon seized for government service, though no announcement an-nouncement waB made whether thoy would bo confiscated, or paid for at the close of tho war. All Radio stations Seized. Government seizure of all radio stations sta-tions and tho closing of all except those needed for naval communication was authorized by President Wilson. Both the war and navy departments are arranging with contractors to furnish enormous quantities of supplies; sup-plies; steel manufacturers agreed to furnish tho navy their product at lajst year's prices, effoctlng an ?18,000,000 saving in the navy's 1917 steel bill; the treasury department dovisud means of. raising funds, subject to congressional authorization and the department of agriculture set forth on a movement to increase and conserve tho nation's supply of foodstuffs and to simplify distribution. Many other similar activities wore started after the cabinet's council of war last night. Tho house military committee met today to hear Secretary Baker's explanation ex-planation of the army general staff bill to draft arid train one million young men within a year and tho accompanying ac-companying three billion dollar budget, budg-et, all of which had President Wilson's Wil-son's announced approval. The senate military commitleo also had the army bill under consideration today. Without congressional action the only thing tho war department can do to lncreaso the nation's authorized armed forces is to order the regular army expanded to full war strength, Raising War Funds. It seemed likely today that a large part of the war's cost, which for the first year alone may run far above tho ?3,500,000,000 already 'asked of congress, even to 6,000,000,000, will be raised by higher taxes on incomes, inheritances and excess profits. An announcement from Secretary McAdoo on details of the $47-1,000,000 bond issue already authorized but not issued, was expected at any time. Conferences Con-ferences on finance problems wero begun today between Secretary McAdoo Mc-Adoo and members of the senate finance committee and the house ways and meanB committee. Announcement will ho made soon that free admission to American harbors har-bors has been granted war vessels of the allies. |