Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1920 — URGES NAVY OF 638 SHIPS [ARTICLE]

URGES NAVY OF 638 SHIPS

Admiral Koontz, Chief of Operations, Bases His Proposals on World Conditions. Washington, Jan. 16. —A naval force of 638 ships, as compared to 231 in 1916, was recommended to the house naval committee by Admiral Koontz, chief of operations, who based his proposals, he said, on “world conditions, the economic situation and diplomatic advices.” Appropriations for 1921 were estimated at $573,000,000, as compared with $613,000,000 in 1920.