The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-03
Greatest Sum in the History Of
the Nation Will Have to be
Raised, According to Estimates
of Treasury Department.
ARMY AND NAVY REQUIRE
BULK OF THIS BIG SUM
In Round Figures, More Than
s1l,ooo,oCO,oOo Will be Expend.
ed on the War Alone; Details
of Other Expenditures.
By Assaristea Pre..
80

OF Other Expenditures.
By AssoristeA Pre..
Washington. Dec. Estimates ui
more than si3.5O0. .Ooo. 900. the great
est ia the nations history-for the
conduct 0f the government aud prose
cutiou Of the war during the fiscal
year 1919 were submitted to congress
today by the treasury department.
Ia round figures more than I'll
100000 Of that vas, sum II for the
war alone only part of IL will b,
realized FROM taxation, the remainder
will come from issues of Liberty
bonds
Deducting an item Of &l53,UO0, 00G.
Intended as an annual APP cpriation
toward a sinking fund for the dis
charge of the old public debt and
some 10000, 600 which viii be turn
ed back to the treasury from postal
revenues. the estimated sum for which
congress actually Is expected To APP
propriate is tt3.0iS.725.595. No previ.
Gus estimate ever has czceeded two
billions.
Here follows general state
ment OF the estimates by general
headings
Legislative. tS.0s6.325.
Executive. s65.329.3gs
judicial. sl.396.19o
Agriculture. S26,t5S,351
Foreign intercourse, t6.555.019
Military. tarmD $3.50. 3si 55t
Navy ti.oit.o77.503
Indian, sl2.255.2l0.
Pensions. sl57.060. 900.
Panama canal S23.l7l62i
Public works. practically an fort
ificatlonsl. s3,530.9IS.O55.
Postal service. S33l,2Is,3i5
Miscellaneous. tl,O2s,2 ,20S.3l7.
Permanent annual appropriations.
$7lI,t66.S25.
Total Ccents omitted here ani
abovel. tl3.503.357.9iO
Deduct sinking fund ana postal re.
turns. $4s5.632.345.
Total. si3.ots.525 5s5.
The greatest SUMS. OF course. are
estimated for the army ana navy Esti-
mates previously submittoo IN terms
Of thousands and occasionally mG-
Hons ara now stalled ia terms OF init
lions and billions
To Equip an Air Army.
For the signal service. which in
clude the great army for the air, 81
l3S.2iO.3l5 rs estimated This sum
includes the s640.000. goo previously
appropriated Tor the great air fleet
\ BE- ion-doilars Is asked for pay and
miscellaneous expenses of the array.
more than two-billiOns for the quar-
tormaster corps. Si51. .oO0 O00 for hos
pitfalls and medicines. $4,000, 600 for
the equipment nf engineer CORPS and
SSa2,000, 900 for the expenses of their
operation in the field Ammunition
FOR the great guns to blast way
through the German fronts Is csii-
mated To cost $500. 600 600 For ma
chine-guns. the dcadliest weapons of
the war. more than S237 600. 900 Is
asked, For armured motor-cars more
than $4,000. 0Oo les estimated. Com,
pared with tho estimates In billions.
and hundreds Of millions some ~ the
comparatively minor Items stated r
simple millions are
For tho extension 81 the mliitary
acadcnv siU0n 000. horses Tor caVai-
~, etc teS, 100000. barracks and
quarters. s26 900: construction
and repair of hospitals $4,000 600
manufacturers Of arms. $50 600 00n
small arms target practice. $4,000
900, civilian military tnirins camps.
81 coo. o00 rifle ranges for the in
structiou uf civilians. &l,5o0 o01;
equipment Of home guard orgunlga-
uons. Si,s00 600, supplies for resett o
officers training camps and ordnance
stores Ter the same. 5, n4o 900. ord
nance equipment for military schools
ANA colleges. Si.l2N.boe For gather.
ing information the general staff
asks &2.O00. 600
The navl's total Of little less thar
81 0nr nnn 600 is distributed pr'nc'
rali, u his way
PAY of Officers aud Men.
ga, or officers and men. SAGE. 600. %
600. aviation. S9l. 600 600 mproVin 2
and cauipping navy yards Tor con-
struction nf ships 5000. 900. pay
provisions and clothing Tor the marine
,orps So UOO 600. recruiting. trans
portation and outfitting recruits. 81
oUo GOO. 1rming and eQuippinE naval
militia. $500 600, organizing naval
reserve forces. 5000 Geo. schools mn
carp. OF Instruction for navul -
serve recruits. S2.Go0.ooo; ordnance
strictly bon tp- bureau ~ ordnance
Sa6 500 nO0 new batteries ot guns fo'
ships t8N GOO 600. ammunition foi
ships alone. S32 100000. tor"edoes