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Show uu ARMYOFTHEU.S. TO 05,000 WASHINGTON, June 27 For the last nine months of the year ending Juno 30, 1920, the army will be composed com-posed of 255.000 officers and men. mado necessary by the surplus above 325,000 during the next three months In announcing that 325.000 was the figure agreed upon. Chairman Wads-worth Wads-worth of the senate military committee, commit-tee, said it was the lowest numb r that could be named and will keep the army within the limits prescribed by the national defense act which required the maintenance of an army of 225,000. Another meeting will be held tomorrow tomor-row at which the appropriations for aviation, ordnance and other remaining remain-ing items will be considered. Eftorts of the house conferees to reduce increased senate appropriations appropria-tions in part were successful, the sen ate appropriation of $15,000,000 for barracks and quarters being cut in half while that of $3,500,000 for the signal corps was reduced to $3,250,000. The senate appropriation of $430,000 for the military intelligence branch was reduced to $400,000. Senate amendments fixing the salary sal-ary of C. W. Hare, director of sales and in charge of disposing of surplus war materials at $12,000 a year, and the senate appropriation of $140,000 fcr the Washington-Alaskan military cable were accepted by the house managers. man-agers. The house provision to make Fort Sill. Okla , a small arms school, but eliminated by the senate, was restored. |