Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1919 — ARMY OF 400,000 AGREED TO [ARTICLE]

ARMY OF 400,000 AGREED TO

Senate Committee Reaches Agreement on Appropriation Bill. Washington, June 20.—Provision In the army appropriation bill for an army of 400,000 officers and men dur Ing the next fiscal year was tentatively agreed on by the senate milltars committee. The house bill, which was before the committee, reduced the tem porary army of 509,000 officers and men requested by the war department to 300,000.