Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-04

estimate for the national advisory COM
mittee for aeronautics is increased 20
$260.000. For the Arlington memorial
bridge commission which is to plan the
connection Of Washington to Arlington,
Va, $4,000 is submitted.
For collecting information of the prev
alence and geographic distribution Of
disease, the public health service asks
$4,000. An Increased estimate of $780,
600 for studeis in rural sanitation is
submitted.
Big Increase
A war budget of more than elev-
en- billion dollars to pay army and
I navy costs during the fiscal year
1919 faced congress today when the
governments estimates were pre-
scented. The sum represents only
the strictly military expenses that can
| be estimated so far in advance and is
more than two and half billion larger
than similar appropriations made for
the year 1s17-I91S. So far as the esti-
mates show, it provides only for rails
ing and maintaining an army of 1,5OO,-
900 men and carrying out naval and
coast fortification increase projects al
ready authorized.
The chief item In the budget is for
military establishment of the army. to
cost S6,615, 936,553 an increase of 1885,
9O7, 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 the estimate
of $1,S03,933,677 for pay. This is $751;
294.55S greater than appropriations OBJ
tanned last session for the pay Of e.
600 officers and 1,2O3,300 enlisted man
of the line and $4,000 enlisted men
of the various auxiliary corps. The esti-
mates call for staff officers as follows:
General staff, 347; adjutant generals
department 2S1; inspector general, 246,
engineers, 400; ordnance, 1000; quarter
master. $500; medical, $4,000; judge
advocate general, 500; signal corps (in-
GLIDING aviation), 11,941.
With these large staff increases and
foreign service pay increases totalling
nearly $S0.000,000 also estimated for, 1t
appears clear that the total increase
in the pay item does not cover any ma
! terial extension of the original military
program of 100000 men.
Fortifications estimates take second
place with a total of s3,332,445,122, or
an increase of S1,155, 102,S7S over APP
preparations obtained last year. The
navy is third with total estimate of
81 ,039.S60.502. a decrease of $552,97T,
$50. The naval figures probably do
not include, however, new ships that
will be asqed for whenever building IA
cilities are available.
Additional Employees
Striking items in Secretary Bakers
estimates are S5,116,01S for additional
civil employees at the war department.
s2,O0O.OO0 for the military information
section of the general staff, doubling the
present appropriations; 81, 13S, 907, sos for
the signal corps, which is $3s9,172,64S in
excess OF the existing appropriation in
Guiding the special $64O, zoo, 900 aviation
measure; s2,224,935, 900 for army trans
portation and supplies an increase Of
s324,0O0, 900 mostly for clothing and
camp equipment; s2s,775,991 for the pur-
chase Of cavalry and artillery horses a
decrease of S37, 355, 900, and showing re-
strictions placed upon use of animals in
France due to transportation difficulties:
S157, 111,S94 for medical department to
include s17,000.000 for new motor am
balances and Sill, 900, 900 for medical
and hospital supplies, also $24 zoo, 900 for
veterinarian supplies, the total being an
Increase Of $26,SS1.S94; 1888. 100000 for
engineer equipment for troops, which
includes the gas and flame devices, hand
grenades and signal lights; 1892, 900, 900
for engineer operations in the field, an
Increase of $500, 100000 and covering
bridge, railway and bodybuilding and OPP
Grating equipment; $3.50, 100000 for am
munition, an increase of s175, 200, 900;
S93, loo, 900 for ordnance repairs, which
covers the expenses of operating the
great base arsenal in France; $237,144,-
900 for the purchase of machine guns;
$50. 900 for armored cars. A new item
Is $4.500,000 for arms and ammunition
for the home guard and $6,01S.0OO is
asked to conduct civilian training camps
For the military academy total of
s5,713,254 is sought, some $4,000, 900 be-
Ing for expenditure on buildings and
grounds
Naval Estimates
Secretary Daniels estimates Tor the
navy show that the store of guns and
ammunition is rapidly being gathered
and that estimates have been reduced in
many particulars under appropriations
received last year. The chief increase
is in pay, the total being S213,229,551
against $126.532.44s. Provisions also call
for more at s64,4S5,S53 against s41.SS5,-
935. Marine corps pay estimates have
risen to $22.153,370 against $13,531,S02
Naval aviation calls for $4,000. 000 an
increase of more than $4,000. 900; for
arming naval vessels and merchant
ships, $3S,S09.523 is asked, against STA
593,523 obtained during the last session;
the torpedo item is reduced from $12,-
z3l,ZSO 10 Sl,OOO,OOOs reserve ordnance
supplies from $S1 All, 900 to $33, 900
new item is 100000 for the con-
struction of a naval station in the Virgin
Islands, and another is $1,000. 900. asked
for extension of facilities for proving
ordnance. In both these items new Ian
guage is proposed which would author
lie the president to take immediate pos
session of any land or appurtenances
necessary and which cannot be purchas-
ed within the appropriations. at prices to
be determined by him as just
Under the ordinances appropriations
for the navy new language is inserted to
make the items available in supplying
guns, ammunition and reserve ordnance
stores for vessels authorized under the
three-year program, indicating the de-
partment's intention to press for the
completion Of that program which has
been held up by war needs for Destroy
ers and merchant craft.
Under the heading of public works, the
navy departments estimate includes:
Norfolk. Va, s3,45o,000; naval academy
$2,275, 900; marine recruiting station.
Port Royal, S. c., 100000; Charleston,