Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-03
No Expansion of Present
Plans Indicated In
Estimates.
STANDING ARMY
OF 100000 MEN
Chief Item in Budget 10 For Support Of
Troops Already Provided For in En-
: .:ssmen.. and Draft-Fortifieations
and Navy Estimates Come Second
and Third in Total Needed to Main.
tain Fighting Force.

washington, Dec s.-A war budget
Of more than $1,000, 100000 to pay
army and navy costs the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1919. faced congress to-
day when the government estimates
were presented. The sum represents
only the strictly military expenses that
can be estimated in advance.
So far as estimates show they pro-
vide for raising and maintaining an
army Of 100000.
The chief item in the budget Is for
the military establishment Of the
army to cost ss,s15,sss.553. an increase
OF 1885,, ,s07. 500 over the total Of army
3s615. .ss6.55s. an increase Of 1885,
907. 500 over the total Of army appro-
priations made at the last session.
The only means Of determining the
size Of the army provided for Is in the
estimate of S1,00s. .s3s,s7e for pay. This
Is $159.294,55S greater than the ap-
preparations obtained last session for
the pay Of $1,000 officers and 1908 300
enlisted men Of the line and 3ss, 900 en-
Listed men Of the various auxiliary
corps.
No Expansion Indicated. =
The estimates call for stan officers
as follows:
Stan. 347; adjutant generals depart
ment, 2s1; inspector general. 2ss;
engineers, 400; ordnance, 1000; quar-
termaster, $500; medical, $4,000; Judge
advocate general, 800; signal corps, in
cluding aviation. 1874.
With these large staff increases and
foreign service pay increases totaling
nearly sS0,01c,000 also estimated for. it
appears clear that the total increase in
the pay item does not cover any ma
terial extension of the original military
program OF an army Of 100000 men.
Navy Comes Third.
Fertilization estimates take second
place with a total Of $3.332,445,122, or
an increase of $1,155, ,102,s74 over ap-
preparations ATTAINED last year.
The navy is third with total esti-
mates Of $1,039,S60, 502, a decrease of
$552,577,s57. The naval figures prob
ably do not include, however, new
ships which will be asked for when
building facilities are available.
Striking Items In Report,
Striking items in Secretary Bakers
estimates are s5,116,016 for additional
civil employees at the war department:
$2.000.000 for the military information
OF the general staff; $1,13S, ,so7, ,eos for
the signal corps, which Is $399112. 64s
In excess OF the existing appropriation.
including the special $640, 900, 900 avta :
ton measures; $2,224, s35, 900 for army
transportation and supplies, an in
crease Of $324.000, ,es0; clothinx and
camp equipment, $2s,755, ,991; for the
purchase Of cavalry and artillery
horses, a decrease Of $37,555, 900; insur-
ing restriction placed on animals for
transportation to France, $157,111,ss4:
for the medical department, to include
$17,000,000 for new motor ambulances
and $111, 100000 for medical and hos
pital supplies, the total being an increase
Of $26,331, 1874; $135, ,00O,0O0 for enei-
neering troops, including gas and plane
devices, grenades and signal lights: :
1892 100000 for engineer operations In
the field, an increase Of $500. .O00. 900.
and covering railroad equipment: $500.
000, 900 for ammunition, an Increase OF
3175, 100000; $es,400,0oo for ordnance
repairs, covering the expenses of oper-
ating the great base arsenal in France;
$287, 10000 for purchase Of machine
: ga,ns: S7b.5b0.00o for armored cars. A
new item is Si,5oo,ooo for arms ana
ammunition for the home guard and
3S,01S.0o0 Is asked to conduct civilian
training camps.
For the military academy total OF
l$5,713,254 Is sought, some $4,000. 600 be-
!.s xn. expenditures on buildings and
grounds.
Naval Estimates.
Secretary Daniels estimates for the
navy show that the store OF guns and
D ammunition is rapidly being gathered
( and that estimates have been reduced
from last year. the chief increase being
IN pay. the total being s2os 600 400.
Provisions also cali for more than 1884,
4SSaE3. against $41ss5. .s35. Marine
corps pay estimates have risen to $22,-
1880 against s13,5s1.so2.
4. Naval aviation calls for Sa4 600 600,
an increase Of more than $50. 1000 900;
FOR arming naval vessels and merchant
!. ships sss.3os, ,523 Is asked. against s74.-
i Ss7,s23 obtained during the last session.
The torpedo. item is reduced from $1c,-
~. $50 to $f.000.000. reserve order sup
plies from SIS, 500 900 to $33. .000, 900. 4
Rivers and Roads Cut.
The cost Of Improvement and main
ao.anes oe hiehwAyy and waterways
s Is