Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1918 — MEN TO GUARD COAST [ARTICLE]

MEN TO GUARD COAST

War Department Asks Congress for $16,000,00tt • Needs Big Fund to Build Balloon and Seaplane Stations on Seaboard. Washington, June 7. —A 516.000.000 appropriation for establishing balloon and seaplane stations to guard the United States against submarines and aircraft was asked of congress by the war department. To.? department desires to establish sixteen stations, thirteen of them on the Atlantic roast and tffree on the Gulf coast. Definite locations were not given. : . The coast defense plan as submitted by the department also calls for the establishment of fortifications along the coast so that guns could be transferred on railroads from one point to another to meet possible attacks.