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Show HOUSE PROVIDES ! FOR ARMY TOTAL I OF 15JUXK0 IN 1922 WASHINGTON, Feb. S. The arm; appropriation bill carrying approximately ?32 rioa.ooo and I providing for a force of onl 160,000 men In 10 2 2. was passed today by the house and sent to I the senate. The measure was passed prac- , tically as It came from the, appropriations appro-priations committee ,y lost minute min-ute move to cut the number of Officers from 14,000 to 8,000 wy.s blocked by a vote of 27 1 to 5. Under B rpeasyrs finally passed pass-ed yesterday by the senate over President Wilson's veto, recruiting recruit-ing must he stopped immediately until the present force is reduced I to IT. r..ooo men. . 00 |