Bridgeport. Port Jef- Quantico, Va.; marine barracks, Norfolk, Va.; Fourth-Cape May City. Lewes. Sixth-Wilmington, Georgetown, Charleston, Port Royal, Savannah, Brunswick, Fernandino. Jacksonville. Seventh-St. Augustine, Miami, Knights Key, Diego. MARINE CORPS TRAINING STATIONS. Recruit training stations-Marine barracks, Paris island, S. C. (permanent); marine barracks, Mare island, Cal. (permanent); marine barracks, Philadelphia, Pa. (temporary); marine barracks, Norfolk, Va. (temporary). Advanced training stations-Marine barracks, Marine barracks, Quantico, Va.-A large tract of land was leased here soon after the beginning of the war and buildings have been constructed to accommodate about 6,500 men, The greater proportion of recruits from the training stations are transferred here, where they are organized into companies, regiments, etc., and more advanced training given under war conditions. Marine barracks, Philadelphia, Pa.-At this post are stationed organizations of the advanced base force, where the men are trained in technical branches, such as aviation, submarine mines, signal corps work, engineering, heavy guns, etc. Marine barracks, San Diego, Cal.-Companies organized on the west coast are sent to San Diego for advanced training. Marine barracks, Norfolk, Va.-Detachments for duty at sea are trained at this port. OFFICERS OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. Commander in Chief-President Woodrow Wil Clarence S. Williams. Charles P. Plunkett. Robert M. O. Kennedy. MARINE CORPS. Commandant. Maj.-Gen. George Barnett. George Barnett. Major-Generals. Littleton W. T. Waller. Brigadier-Generals. C. H. Lauchheimer James E. Mahoney. Charles G. Long. Geiert U. S. S. Leviathan. U. S. S. Mercury. .U. S. S. Bridgeport. U. S. S. Covington. Friedrich der Grosse..U. S. S. Huron. George Washington....U.S. S. George Washing ..U. S. S. Schurz. ton. .U. S. S. Eolus. German name. American name. Praesident Praesident Grant. Praesident Lincoln. Prinzess Irene. .U. S. S. Pensacola. U. S. S. Newport News. U. S. S. Kittery. .U. S. S. President Grant. U. S. S. President Lincoln. Prinz Eitel Friedrich..U. S. S. Dekalb. Rhein Rudolph Blumberg. Saxonia .U. S. S. Susquehanna. .U. S. S. Beaufort. U. S. S. Savannah. Staatssekraetar Solf...U. S. S. Samoa. Vogensen .U. S. S. Quincy. Repaired by Shipping Board. The ships taken over and repaired by the ..U. S S. Gen. George W. shipping board, with their German and Amer Goethals. .U. S. S. Powhatan. .U. S. S. Hermes. .U. S. S. Long Beach. U. S. S. Camden. ican names, are as follows: German name. O. J. D. Ahlers.. American name. Mochulu. Subsequently torpedoed and sunk. in collision. WARSHIP TONNAGE OF PRINCIPAL NAVAL POWERS. Number and displacement of warships, built and building, of 1,500 or more tons, and of torpedo From table precraft of more than fifty tons. pared by the office of naval intelligence, United States navy department, July 1, 1914. Owing to the war in Europe no later official information relating to the navies of the belligerent powers is available. It may be noted that while some of these powers have lost many ships they have Information, continued building new ones. far as permissible, is given elsewhere in this volume as to the present status of the United States navy. GREAT BRITAIN. 421,750 Type. Dreadnoughts (built). Coast defense vessels.. Destroyers (built) Destroyers (building). 589,385 Torpedo boats 187,800 Submarines (built) Number. Tonnage. FRANCE. 423,350 Battle cruisers (building) 1 Armored cruisers.. 34 406,800 28,500 Submarines (building) Other cruisers (built). Other cruisers (building) JAPAN. Destroyers (built).. .167 Destroyers (building) 21 Torpedo boats... 49 Submarines (built). 75 30,362 Coast defense vessels. Submarines (building). 99 17,236 Battle cruisers (built) Battle cruisers (building) 2,714,106 Armored cruisers 13 2432226 41,600 122,400 191,380 9,086 55,000 55,000 138,483 GERMANY. Other cruisers.. Dreadnoughts (built).. Dreadnoughts (building). 7 Predreadnoughts 20 187,164 Destroyers (building). Coast defense vessels.. 8,168 Submarines (built) Battle cruisers (built). 4 88,749 Submarines (building). Battle cruisers (building) 4 112,000 Armored cruisers.. 699,916 Other cruisers (built) RUSSIA. Other cruisers (building) 5 26,900 Dreadnoughts (building). 159,409 Destroyers (built). 130 67,094 Predreadnoughts 98,750 Destroyers (building) 24 14,400 Coast defense vessels. Submarines (built) 27 Submarines (building) 18 14,140 Battle cruisers (building) Total ........ .304 1,306,577 Other cruisers (built). UNITED STATES. Dreadnoughts (built).. Other cruisers (building) Dreadnoughts (building). Destroyers (building). Predreadnoughts Torpedo boats Coast defense vessels. Submarines (built). Armored cruisers. Submarines (building) Other cruisers.. 14 66,410 678,818 LAW TO EXCLUDE ANARCHISTS. The following bill to exclude and expel from 62,644 the United States aliens who are members of 187,150 anarchistic and similar classes was passed by congress and approved Oct. 16, 1918: 96,100 4,888 16,807 14,203 11,584 272 5,842 497,815 ITALY. Number. Tonnage. 3 Dreadnoughts (building). 7 Predreadnoughts 8 Armored cruisers. 9 74,020 Other cruisers (built) 6 18,830 Other cruisers (building) 2 Destroyers (built) 36 Destroyers (building). 15 Torpedo boats (built). 68 Torpedo boats (building). 2 Submarines (built). "Be it enacted, etc., That aliens who are anarchists; aliens who believe in or advocate the overthrow by force or violence of the gov ernment of the United States or of all forms of law; aliens who disbelieve in or are opposed to all organized government; aliens who advocate or teach the assassination of public officials; aliens who advocate or teach the unlawful destruction of property: aliens who are members of or affiliated with any organization that entertains a belief in, teaches, or advocates the overthrow by force or violence of the government of the United States or of all forms of law, or that entertains or 60.030 teaches disbelief in or opposition to all oror that advocates the 93,510 ganized government. duty, necessity, or propriety of the unlawful assaulting or killing of any officer or officers, either of specific individuals or of officers generally, of the government of the United States or of any other organized government, because of his or their official character, or that advocates or teaches the unlawful destruction of property shall be excluded from admission into the United States. "Sec. 2. That any alien who, at any time after entering the United States, is found to have been at the time of entry, or to have ccome thereafter, a member of any one of the classes of aliens enumerated in section 1 of this act, shall, upon the warrant of the secretary of labor, be taken into custody and deported in the manner provided in the immigration act of Feb. 5. 1917. The provisions of this section shall be applicable to the classes of aliens mentioned in this act irrespective of Men. the time of their entry into the United States. 250,000 "Sec. 3. That any alien who shall, after 29.543 he has been excluded and deported or arrest30.000 ed and deported in pursuance of the pro30.000 visions of this act, thereafter return to or en22.955 ter the United States or attempt to return 4,000 to or to enter the United States shall be 110,000 deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; and shall, upon the termination of such imprisonment, be taken into custody, upon the warrant of the secretary of labor, and deported in the manner provided in the immigration act of Feb. 5, 1917." 2,600 50.000 6,500 30.000 130,138 .1,300,000 Men. Country. 250,000 Japan 60,000 Mexico 235.606 Nepal 47.603 3.153 Norway 25,000 Panama 59,900 Paraguay Canada* 73.900 Persia Chile China 500.000 Portugal Colombia 6,000 Roumania Costa Rica. Cuba 11.444 Salvador Denmark 13.720 Santo Domingo. Ecuador 16,144 700 361,747 Egypt 17,000 Siam 790.000 Spain 12.000 140.760 83.838 260.000 210,000 130,904 10.400 9,400 Authorized strength, July, 1916. NAVIES (WAR CRAFT OF ALL KINDS). 37 Nicaragua 11 Norway ..119 Paraguay 31 Portugal 11 Russia* Ships. 10 27 3 16 29 28 Colombia .185 Costa Rica. 2 Siam 21 Cuba 2 Spain 37 Ecuador 3 Sweden 69 France 404 Santo Domingo. 1 Germany 35 Great Britain* 693 United Statest. 356 Greece 36 Uruguay 2 Haiti 3 Venezuela 6 Italy* 185 *In 1914. In August, Japan .165 1916. In a report recommending the adoption of the foregoing act the house committee on immigration and naturalization explained its purpose in this way: "Under section 19 of the act of Feb. 5. 1917, aliens who were members or the anarchistic classes at the time of entering the United States cannot be deported after they have been in this country for five years; and it is only those who may be found advocating or teaching anarchy, or overthrow of government, or assassination of public officials, or unlawful destruction of property that can be deThis limitaported at any time after entry. tion upon the power to deport has proved a serious handicap to the department of labor, as it has been found that many of the most implacable and seditious enemies of our govdeclared, war was ernment, especially since are aliens of the anarchistic classes who have With been here for more than five years. a view to getting rid of such marplots it is desirable that the time limit shall be removed altogether, and that the law shall be retroactive as to such aliens, as section 2 of the bill now reported is.' NUMBER OF THE STARS. According to the best astronomers the number of stars that can be seen by a person of average eyesight is only about 7.000. The number visible through the telescope has been estimated by J. E. Gore at 70.000.000 and by Profs. Newcomb and Young at 100,000,000. Regular army....... ARMY AND MILITIA OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE WAR. Philippine scouts. --1914-1915 -1916Officers. Men. Officers. Men. Officers. Men. 4,701 87,781 4,616 94,765 4.843 97,013 180 5,403 182 5,096 182 5,430 State or territory. MILITIA. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY. The United States military academy is a school for the practical and theoretical training of cadets for the military service of the United States. When any cadet has completed the course of four years satisfactorily he is eligible for promotion and commission as a second lieutenant in any arm or corps in the army in which there may be a vacancy, the duties of which he may have been judged competent to perform. Appointments Each congressional district and territory, including Porto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii, is entitled to have two cadets at the academy. The District of Columbia has two. Each state is also entitled to have four cadets from the state at large and eighty are allowed from the United States at large. The president is also authorized to appoint not to exceed 180 men from the regular army and national guard who have served for one year. The total number in the academy in September, 1918, was 683. The appointments from a congressional district are made upon the recommendation of the representative in congress from that district and those from the state at large upon the recommendations of the senators of the state. The appointments for the United States at large are made by the president upon his own selection. The appointments from the District of Columbia are made on the recommendation of the district commissioners and that from Porto Rico on the recommendation of the resident commis sioner. Appointments are made one year in advance of admission. For each candidate appointed two alternates should be nominated. Four cadets from the Philippines are admitted. Examinations-On the second Tuesday in January of each year the candidate selected for appointment must appear for mental and physical examination before boards of army officers at such places as the war department may desig nate. Candidates who pass will be admitted to the academy on March 1 following. must Mental Requirements-Each candidate show that he is well versed in algebra, to include quadratic equations and progressions, plane geometry, English grammar, composition and literature, descriptive and physical geography and general and United States history. Physical Requirements-No candidate will be admitted who is under 16 or over 20 years of age, or less than five feet four inches in height at the age of 17, or five feet five inches at the age of 18 and upward, or who is deformed or afflicted with any disease or infirmity which would render him unfit for military service. Candidates must be unmarried. Pay-The pay of a cadet is $600 a year and one ration a day, or commutation therefor at 30 cents a day. The total is $709.50, to begin with his No cadet is allowed admission to the academy. to receive money or other supplies from his parents or from any other person without the sanction of the superintendent. Enlistment-Before receiving his warrant of appointment a candidate for admission is required to sign an agreement to serve in the army of the United States eight years from the time of his admission to the academy. UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY. The United States naval academy is a school for the practical and theoretical training of young men for the naval service of the United States. The students are styled midshipmen. The course of study is six yearsfour years at the academy and two years at sea-at the expiration of which time the examination for final graduation takes place. Midshipmen who pass are appointed to fill vacancies in the lower grade of the line of the navy, and occasionally to fill vacancies in the marine corps and in certain of the staff corps of the navy. Appointments - Five midshipmen are allowed for each senator, representative and delegate in congress, two for the District of Columbia, fifteen each year from the United States at large and 100 from enlisted men of the navy. The appointments from the District of Columbia and from enlisted men of the navy are made by the president. One midshipman is allowed from Porto Rico, who must be a native of that island. The appointment is made by the president on the recommendation of the governor of Porto Rico. Candidates must be actual residents of the districts from which they are nominated. Examinations-Two examinations for the admission of midshipmen are held each year. The first is held on the third Tuesday in April under the supervision of the civil service commission at certain specified points in each state and territory. All those qualifying mentally, who are entitled to appointment in order of nomination, will be notified by the superintendent of the naval academy when to report at the academy for physical examination, and if physically qual ified will be appointed. The second and last examination is held on the third Tuesday in June at Annapolis, Md. Alternates are given the priv ilege of reporting for mental examination at the same time as the principals. Examination papers are all prepared at the academy and the exami nations of candidates are finally passed upon by the academic board. Certificates from colleges and high schools will not be accepted in lieu of the entrance examinations at the naval academy. Mental Requirements-Candidates will be examined in punctuation, spelling, arithmetic, ge ography, English grammar, United States history, world's history, algebra through quadratic equations and plane geometry (five books of Chauvenet's geometry or an equivalent). Physical Requirements-All candidates must, at the time of their examination for admission, be between the ages of 16 and 20 years. A candidate is eligible for appointment the day he becomes 16 and is ineligible on the day he becomes 20 years of age. Candidates are required to be of good moral character, physically sound, well formed and of robust constitution. The height of candidates for admission must not be less than five feet two inches between the ages of 16 and 18 years, and not less than five feet four inches between the ages of 18 and 20 years. The minimum weight at 16 years is 105 pounds, with an increase of five pounds for each additional year or fraction of a year over one-half. Candidates must be unmarried. Mid Pay-The pay of a midshipman is $600 a year, beginning at the date of his admission, shipmen must supply themselves with clothing, books, etc., the total expense of which amounts to $280.64. Traveling expenses to the academy are paid by the government. Enlistment-Each midshipman on admission is required to sign articles by which he binds himself to serve in the United States navy eight years (including his time of probation at the naval academy). |