Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-10
GREAT BRITAIN s
DAILY WAR BILL
THIRTY MILLIONS
HONAR-lAN INTRODUCES WAl,
CREDIT on THEE MILLIONS
IN PARLIAMENT
"ANER|CA DOES HER PART"
Briti>hI hanCcllnr of ENchequcr SAYS
United States Has Lived up Ia
Expectations In irving
Wholc-hcartcd Aid.

| N Associated frtfs.
LONDON, May 9-The tremcndu-
ous growth of the financial burden OF
tae world war VAS illustrated today
in amazing figures by Andrew Bnnar-
Law, chancellor OF the eXchequer.
who asked parliament for new
credit of 00.0Oo. 900 pound sterling.
The chancellor himself characteriz-
ed the figures as alarming" Deliv-
ering his budget statement week
.go Mr. Bonar estimated the daily
cost OF the war at 100000 pounds.
Today he has 10 announce that the
daily eXpediture was nearly e.
. o,0Ub pounds of which $500 600
pounds represents advances 90 Great
Britain's allies and dominions.
Praise America for Aids
The chancellor took occasion 20 re-
fer 10 the valuable material assist
auCe the United States was already
rendering and the energy with which
ihc Washington government had en-
tered into tho war.
Reviewing the British operations At
the front. Mn pOnar-LaW revealed
tina tthe Germans had intended 90
retire from the whole OF tfc region
between Arras and Soissons. bat that
they were forestallcd by the rapidity
'f the British attack and we're unable
io make their intended withdrawal
10, spoke with enthusiasm Of the.
British arms and deri cd groat en-
.uurag'ment from what he described
IS the "hystorical anxiety displayed
in the German official communication
to bolster the courage of the Germ
an people by reports oi absolutely
imaginary victories.
Comparing the Arras and SommoI
'a'tle he said the British had taken
fcrr times to. amount of TERRITORY
20 the AraE advance as com. pared Col
tho advance on the Sommc while the
casualties vrce from so 10 e. per
cent less. There were double the uum-l
bcr %. German divisions opposed tol
the British uu the Aras front gel
compared 90 the Sommo front half
of which had already been Withdrawn
out of the fighting line and sent IN
90 the reserve
Speaks 81 the United States
"l would like o. say one word of
tho entry of ilo United States into
ihc war hopau &c., n0uarl.aw n .
mi. connection.
.All the Information Uc have re-
Coiycd tears out what could have
been expected IN advance. that the |
American people arc not likely to do
uythiup by halves aud that the Uni. |
f'1 states government already has
hoVu NOT only that tHr. are pre- |
pared t0 organize Tho .ul. sire. 9Th /
90 tAe nation buf chat they rcall" /
ts the uli value of immodi di.to ASST
Hur.. The lass stance which they have I
.lfealy given Boo addition to tho %.
raueaI {. assistance ul flr greatest 4
.Hlus lud which Wl.' become iIer'ls.
'r .ly .m0rtuut as lhe weeks advance
Jm Inclined 600 say sHm.'IiH /
about the EI-siun uf the United q
State. { don't believe .n s..iua au,
'L.uF iu rr.i-. 0f wE colleague. u.. F.
ann going tD make al exception. Nr /
Hall0I. a- everyone who uas worked
Nith .'m .uUNs h.. irl mtHr ueF.u-
Iug uf flr Nlr regarded holm riI
be- soldier whose duty if was fu
undertake any ta.k H' VIs called
IgM fn mI.U lf H.. boo f.It spirit
hat ono premier koI Hiu without /