New Britain herald., 1917-12-03

Expenses OF Army.
The greatest sums are estimated for
the Army and Navy. For the signal
service. which includes the great army
for the air service, $1,138, ,240,315 Is
estimated. This sum includes the
100000 previously appropriated
for the great air fleet. A billion dol
lars is asked for pay and miscel-
laneous expenses Of the Army. more
than two billion dollars for the quar-
termaster corps, $157,OOO,OOO for hos
pitfalls and medicines, $135, 100000 for
the equipment of engineer troops and
1892, 100000 for the expenses of their
operation in the field. Ammunition for
the big guns is estimated to cost
$39O,00O,OOO. For machine guns
more than S237, 100000 is asked. For
armored motor cars more than
$75,OOO,OOO is estimated.
Some of the comparatively minor
items stated in simple millions are:
For the extension Of the military
academy, $4,O00,000:
Horses for cavalry, ETC., $28,0OO,-
900;
Barracks and quarters, $16,000,OOO;
Construction and repair of hospi-
tbs, $25, ,OOO,O OOO;
Manufacture of arms. $5o.0O0,0O0;
Small arms target practice, $751;
100000: 49,.
Civilian military training camps,
| $6,00O,OOO;;
Rifle ranges for the instruction OF
civilians, $1,7OO,O0O;
Equipment of Home Guard organi-
zations, s4,50o, 900;
Supplies for reserve officers train
ing camps and ordnance stores for the
same, $5,00O.OO0;
Ordnance equipment for military
schools and colleges, $1,3SO,Ooo;
For gathering information, the gen.
eral staff asks $2,OOO,OOO.
Expenses of Navy.
The Navy's total of little more
than 100000 is distributed
principally in this way:
Pay of officers and men, $426,OOO,-
900.
Aviation, $94,O0O,000.
Pay, provisions and clothing for the
Marine Corps, $61,0O0,0O0.
Recruiting, transportation and out
fitting recruits. $15,0O0,O00.
For the food administration $5,00O,-
900 is estimated.
For the fuel administra ton $2;50O,-
900.
No estimate appears for the COM
mittee on public information, the ex-
penses of which are being paid out
of the presidents $1,0OO,OO0,0 900 war
emergency fund.
Under Secretary for State Dept.
The state department revives it's pro-
posal for an under secretary Of state
at a salary of $500. To meet the
increased cost of living for consular
and diplomatic officers. which is recog-
nized as being all out of proportion
to their small salaries, the department
asks $4,000 an increase of 100000
over the sum for the same purpose
as asked last year. The total sum
placed under the head of foreign in
tercourse exceeds $6.5OO,OO0 and rep
resents to a large degree the increased
activities of the diplomatic service be-
cause of the war.
In the treasury department the
growth of the war risk insurance bu-
reau including insurance for the lives
of soldiers, sailors and merchant
crews as we'll as merchant ships. calls
for an estimate of $4,O00.000. The
federal farm loan bureau presents a
new item Of $4.337,000.
The internal revenue bureau shows
collection of the many war taxes. Ex-
penses of ordinary collections are
placed at 100000: collection of
Income tax is placed at $4,000, and
for collection of the special war taxes
S., 100000 is estimated.
All the mints and assay officers are
estimated for as usual
In the war department the cost of
additional employees Is estimated at
81, 100000. The total estimates for
river and harbor Improvements are
29,515.OO0. For the maintenance
and Improvement Of the Panama
Canal exclusive of FORTH cations, $15,-
495 500 is estimated. which takes no
account of amounts derived from toiis.
In the navy department nearly a
million dollars Is as'ood for extra
clcrioa' forces maEi'~ It S2,23n Onn.
This is exclusive of >"val construc-
ton and consequent activities.
To Increase Commerce.
The department Of commerce asks
100000 for promoting commerce in
Central and South America. like
sum for prom oting commerce in the