Show presidents NAVY PLAN DOWN administration FORCES LOSE FIRST SKIRMISH IN NAVAL preparedness CAMPAIGN provision la Is made for five battle cruisers to be built in 1917 while a number of Smaller are ai to be built washington administration forces in 16 congress lost the first skirmish in the naval preparedness campaign on thursday when ae th e house committee broke a five day deadlock and completed the naval appropriation bill 1111 without approving the five year build ing program advocated by president wilson allson and secretary daniels As finally agreed to the bill authorizes the construction in 1917 of five battle cruisers as against two dread noughts and two battle cruisers recommended om orn mended hy by secretary Dat daniels danielo ielo four scout cruisers an increase ot of one scout over the departments program ten destroyers as against fifteen recommended om orn twenty sub submarines maxines three to be ton boats compared with five fleet and twenty five coast defense submarines recommended one hospital ship one oil fuell fuel ship and one ammunition ship the gunboat recommended was stricken out and the fuel and ammunition ships were added from rom Sere secretary tary daniels program for i abi he s second i year the total amount carried by the bill Is the largest n naval aval a ap p ever presented to congress |