The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-22
UNCLE SAM HAS
BIG BILLS TO PAY
Total Fighting Strength Of
the Army 10000 and the
Cost $ll4,22O,OOO
scrlnns.MoRae Preas Ass.n.

Scripps McRae Press Assn.
Washington, July 22-That mllitar-
ism Is expensive to the people Of the
United States Is fully demonstrated
IN the volume just issued by the bu.
reau Of military information of the
war department entitled Notes Of Mil
itary Interest" Il shows that the
cost OF one soldier Of the United States
army for one year is sl,Ol466. The
total ighting strength Of the army as
fixed oy law IS 10000 and the total
cost for raai'itainiug It FOR the year is
sri4. 10000.
The next most expensive individual
soldier Is the German The effective
in tbe army of the kaiser number
561.1S7 and the military budget aggre-
gates s142O77225 or at the rate Of
520i. 80 per soldier per annum, diff
erence against the United states o
tSl33G. Each soldier in the French
army costs that republic $l9765, in
the Austrian army s194.54, in the Ital-
tan army s19223 and in the Russian
the least expensive IN the list, S155.75.
The figures pertaining TO the Brit
Hh military establishment were not
published, because of the greatly in
creased expense OF that army owing
70 the Boer war. Russia maintain the
argest army Of the countries named.
Her effective force numbers 732,6O5.
costing S1fi .ss2825 France is sec
and with 5S9,215 officers and men,
whose maintainance costs S124,491 500
a year. Germany comes next in
strength with 562.IS7 effectives cost
ing si42,077, 225; Austria next with
s50.687 electives, costing $78,717SO0,
while Italy comes last OF the European
countries with 22l 3ss efectiyes, cost
ing s45.64O,664
Much space in the report is devoted
60 the French and German maneuy-
ers OF last year probably because Of
Secretary Roots intention to inaugu-
rate reform In that direction with the
regulars and militia in this country.
In referring TO the French mancuyers
the report says that the soldiers of
that country arc easy in action in
masses and look businesslike in the
extreme The men are used to the
pack and carry Il With ease. One
thing noticeable about the French
soldier Is that he drinks no water
while in action. but is sometimes al
lowed to rinse his mouth during a halt
The American officer who reported on
the German maneuyers lays much
stress to the value of cavalry
Mail Carriers Cannot Sell Goods.
Postmaster General Smith today is
sued an order providing that rural
mail carriers shall not act as agents
for manufacturers, Wholesale dealers
or express companies It was origin.
ally intended 20 word the order 10 pro
Aibit the carriers from acting as agents
Tor Wholesale liquor dealers and to
prohibit the delivery OF intoxicants 20
patrons on their routes. Postmaster
General Smith, however, concluded
shat he could not discriminate against
any particular business and made the
order 20 cover all classes. Carriers
may however purchase goods on res
quest Of their patrons and win be al.
lowed to charge "A small fee for execut.
ing such commissions. Upon the rap.
I'd extension of the rural free delivery
service Wholesale dealers In the large
cities at once recognized the opssi-
Utilities Of building up profitable
trade IN the rural districts. The iner-
chants were located In all the large
cities OF the east and west and had
pushed their trade by means of the
carriers 20 such an extent that the
dealers ia the small towns lost consid-
eiable business They complained to
theIr congressman, by whom the mat
ter was called to the attention of the
postmaster general In making an in
vestigaton it was discovered that one
whisky producing concern had built
~ specially large trade in the pro