The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-03
More than $11, 0OO,OOO,OOO
of That Sum Will Be
For War Purposes
FIGURES LAID
BEFORE CONGRESS
Treasury Department Give
Details of How Sum
Will Be Expended
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washington, Dec. ESTIMATES Of
more than SIS, 800, 0OO, 00O-the great
est in the nations history-for the
conduct Of the government and prose-
cution OF the war during the fiscal
year 1919, were submitted to congress
today by the treasury department.
In round figures more than $11 ,0OO,-
100000 OF that vast sum is for the war
alone. Only part of it will be realized
from taxation; the remainder will
come from issues Of Liberty Bonds.
Deducting an item Of $4,000. 600.
intended as an annual appropriation
toward a sinking fund for the dis
charge of old public debt and some
$3.50, 600, 900, which will be turned hack
to the treasury from postal revenues
the estimated sum for which con-
gress usually is expected to appro-
PIRATE is $1S,O1S, 1855 No previous
estimate ever exceeded two billions.
Here follows a general statement
OF the estimates by general headings:
Legislative, S3,026,32 executives
SIS, S29, 1853; judicial, 1896 1so: apri-
culture, $26,45S,551; foreign inter-
course, S6,5S5,072; military, (armyl
S6,615, sS6,554; navy, 1,014, or, sos: In
dian, $12,255,210; pensions, $157, O6O,-
600; Panama canal, $23,171, 624; pub
lie works practically all fortifca,-
tionS) $3,504 ,91S,055; postal service.
1881 SIS, S45; miscellaneous, S1.O26.-
2OS,Sl7; permanent annual appropria-
tons Sill, 166,S25. Total, cents
omitted here and above) S1S, 5o4 $751;
Deduct sinking fund and postal re-
turns. $4s5, 632, S45.
Total, S1S,O1S, 1855
The greatest sums, of course. are
estimated for the army and navy. Es-
Inmates previously submitted in terms
OF thousands and occasionally mill
lions are now stated in terms of mill
lions and billions.
Army Estimate.
For the signal service, which in
cludes the great army for the afr. 81 :
3S,240,315 is estimated. This sum
includes the $64O.OOO,OOO previously
appropriated for the great air feet.
a billion dollars is asked for pay and
miscellaneous expenses of the army;
more than two billion dollars for the
quartermaster corps; 1851, 900, 900 for
hospitals and medicines; $IS5, 900. 600
for the equipment of engineer troops
and $685., 100000 for the expenses of
their operations in the field. Ammu-
milton for the great guns to blast
way through the German front is
estimated to cost $500, O0O,O 900. For
machine guns, the deadliest weapons
OF the war, more than 1921, 0OO. 900 is
asked. For armOred motor cars more
than $75,0O0,000 is estimated.
Compared with these estimates in
billions and hundreds of millions.
some or the comparatively minor
items stated in simple millions are:
For the extensions OF the military
academy, 100000; horses for cav
airy, $2S,0O0,0OO; barracks and quar-
tiers, $26,O00,000; construction and re-
pair Of hospitals, SIS 900, 900; manu-
faeture of arms, $50, 00O, 900: small
arms, target practice, 5000, 900; civ
ilian military training camps. S6.OOO.-
600; rife ranges for the instruction
of civilians. $1,700,0O0; equipment OF
home guard organizations; $500, 600;
supplies for reserve officers training
camps and ordnance stores for the
same, $4,000, 900; ordnance Continent
Tor military schools and colleges, ST.
$4,000. For gathering information
the general stan asks $4,000, 900.
The Nays Share.
The navy's total of a little more
that $1,000, 100000 is distributed prin-
cipally in this way: Pay of oficers
and men, $426.000,000s aviation. $94,-
100000; improving and equipping
navy yards for construction OF ships,
.S4sOVU,OOUs recruiting, transportation
and Quitting recruits, $4,000, 900;
arming and equipping naval militia,
81, 5000 organizing naval reserve
force, 5000, 900; schools and camps OF
instruction for naval reserve recruits,
81, SOC, 900; ordnance strictly in the
bureau OF ordnance. 26,50O,0O0: new
batteries OF guns for ships, $SS,00O,-
900; ammunition for ships alone, $751;
100000: torpedoes- and torpedo apple
ances, $1,000,00O; reserve supplies Of
ordnance, $33, 000,0 900; for new naval
proving grounds, $1,000,000; for ex-
periments; s3s5,00O; maintenance OF
yards and docks and contingent ex-
penses, $12,O00,O00 for medicine and
surgery, $6,50O,000; care of hospital
patients alone, $4,00O,000; provisions
for bluejackets, $64, O0O, 900; transpor-
tation charges on the same. $4,000
900; for maintenance in the bureau
OF supplies and accounts, including
fuel for the navy and transportation
Of the same. $50, 100000; construction
and repair of ships, 10000. 900; en-
cheering, which includes the motive
power, $50 900, 900.
A wheatless week in Massachu-