Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1916 — House Approves Bill to Increase Army to 120,000 by Large Vote. [ARTICLE]

House Approves Bill to Increase Army to 120,000 by Large Vote.

A joint resolution authorizing the president to bring the regular army up to full strength by adding 19,447 men to existing organizations was passed by the house Tuesday afternoon without objection or debate and with only one dissenting vote. The resolution, if passed by the senate Wednesday, will raise the fighting strength of the standing army to 120,000 men at once.