Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
BELl-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails. 25c

prlat1on OF $ZS,OO0,OOO that Is sought
for cavalry horses.
The navy department plans to spend
$125, 100000 additional completing tor
pedo boat destroyers already author
lied; $20.00o,000 toward armor and ar
mament for vessels previously au-
.thorized and s32.397.000 for completion
Of submarines previously authorized.
NO NEW WARSHlPS.
Secretary Daniels did not ask for
any warships in addition to those am-
thorized by the last congress.
For the building of cargo ships the
government proposes to spend $685.
517,5O0. This is $49,000,000 more than
was sought for the present year.
The total budget submitted by Nc
Adoo is s5,2s4,6O2.496 less than the APP
propriations made for the fiscal year,
which ends June 80 next, which totaled
$1s,7Ss, s60,437. This sum, however,
included seven billion dollars in loans
to the allies.
FOR WAR DEPARTMENT.
The war department asks for $780,
102,3ss,14s, or $2,5s4,97S.276 more than
was appropriated last year. The in
crease Is due to expansion Of the avia-
ton program, plans for charging for
tifications and arsenals and a greatly
increased payroll.
The navy asks s1,o47,s14,027, against
s1.596,S64,3S2 appropriated for this
year.
The food administration asks sb.-
900, 900, double its appropriation Tor
this year.
The fuel administration asked ST.
500, 900 for salaries and expenses.
The council of national defense re-
quests an increase to $4,000 over the
$4,000 appropriation made for the
current year.
PRISONERS OF WAR.
For the relief of American prison
ers of war in Germany. $4,000 Is
asked; while for care of Germans In
this country unterned). 100000 is
sought.
Tho war department estimates in
ciuded, In addition to the billion or
more for aviation, sS,427.713,497 for
expanding coast Notifications, arsen-
ais and military posts. This is slight
ly more than was appropriated foI
the same purposes for this year.
For purchase, manufacture and test
of artillery, s225, 1000, 900 is asked and
to provide ammunition. $2,672, 900, 900
On coast defense cannon, the de-
partment plans to spend $12ooo,4ls
and $4,000, 900 for ammunition.
For alteration and maintenance OF
tina mobile artillery $S10.e0O,ooo Is
Z llzed, $s3o,o00 for alteration of coast
defense guns and s93.000,0 900 for artil-
lery practice ammunition.
| NEW COAST DEFENsEs.
| Additional coast defense batteries
are to be constructed in Hawaii ant
the Philippines. Half a million dol
lars is sought for Hawaii, with $2ol,
600 additional for strengthening lane
defenses, installing searchlights ant
otherwise expanding the defensive
systems.
For the Philippine coast defenses
$4,000 is asked, with $4,000 NOR
for searohlights for the most impor
tant harbors.
i A total of $1,483,500 Is asked TO
military purposes in the island posses
sions Of the United States, part
WHICH Is " uuiN oSn "oiiS s@A@ $50
prove harbors.
The department wants an appro
priation totaling s7S,070,100 to increas
! facilities at arsenals for making am
! munition. guns and other munitions.
, PROTECTION OF CANAL.
} Protection of the Panama canal re
auires $685. for land defenses. In
GLIDING searchlights, armored cars an
locomotives. In addition. 100000
' asked for construction of militar
railroads and railroads In the cana
zone; $4,000 for repair of fortified
lions, principally structures erected fo
defense against torpedo attack.
) Construction of an army canton
ment in the canal zone is to cost 81
954,560.
Requested appropriations for test
ammunition, installation of fire-cor
" troll, building OF storehouses, etc
brings the total for the defense OF tn
canal to $7.676,340.
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