The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
IS BILLION TO
Be WARS COST
IN SECOND YEAR

WASHINGTON. dec. g.
War expenses aud maintaining
and Improving military -.
lishments will aggregate tis,b0i..
35s.a39 for the year ending Jun,
30. 1919. according Co estimates
submitted 10 congress by Secre.
tary NcAdoo today. This II nj
the rate Of practically $50 1000. 600
day.
Recognizing the value OF tanks. as
demonstrated by tho British. the
United states proposes 10 spend ti6,.
$50. 600 In building these land dread
naughta and other armorod ears and
supply trucks.
To Increase Air Force
To enable America TO gain auprem.
acy Of the air. si.ls6. 29s.s eco In asked
To- carry out the governments ayia.
ton program OF this ti.oas s9s. go
- 10 be spent on the army aviation
corps and $4,000. 200 for the navy
That the war department Is look.
ing forward TO open fighting and
the use Of cavalry Il indicated by an
appropriation OF tss.Ooo.0OO that Ia
sought for cavalry horses.
The navy department plans 10
spend u25.ooo. 600 additional. com.
plotting torpedo boat dostroyera al.
ready authorized. $40 900 900 toward
armor and armament for vessels pre-.
viously authorised. and So. ss7 900
I Tor completion Of submarines preVi.
ously authorized
Nearly uilIian for shin.
Secretary Daniels asked for no war
ships In addition to those authorized
For the building OF cargo ships the
government proposes 60 spend $3.50.
blf.S0o. This In SO. o0o 900 more
than was sought for the present
year.
The total budget submitted by Nc.
Adoo Ia s5.gsa. sos. 4es less than the
appropriate lions made for the fiscal
year which ends June so next. which
totalcd tis.1sssso.ts7 This sum.
however. included $1,000 900 900 In
loans 20 the allies
Ten Billion for Army
Tho war department asks for $40.
100. 5se.lts. or ts.BS9.eI3.21s more
than WAS appropriated last year Tho
Increase Ia due TO expansion OF the
aviation program. plans for enlarw.
ms fortlflcntlons and Arscnals. and
a greatly increased payroll
The navy asks u.otT .sit.OsT.
against ti.s96.sstsss appropriated
for this year
The fuel administration asks 81.
500 goo
The council % national defense ~.
quests an increase to 1919 900 over
the 100000 appropriation FOR this
year
For the relief ~ American prison
ers of war In Germany. $50. 900 is
asked. while for care Of Germans In
this country untsrnedD $1,000 900 IL
sought
To tortify Coasts
The war departments request In.
ciuded. Ia addition To IN. billion or
more for aviation. s1.4gg.TIa.ss1 for
cspandiug coast Qualifications. arson.
ais and military posts This L. slight.
b. more than WAS appropriated for
the same purposes for this year
For purchase. manufacture and
,"st Of artillery. ts2s. 700. goo L. ask.
81. and 20 provide ammunition
g. sI2 900 900.
ON coast defense cannon the do
partnsut plans 10 spend 81. soO.4ts.
and fs.os0 900 for ammunition
For alteration and maintenance 81
the mobile artillery. igt0. 500 900 IL
asked. tlt0 900 for alteration or
coast defense guns. and so 900 900
for artillery practice ammunition.
Additional coast defense batteries
are to be- constructed IN Hawaii and
the Philippines Half million dol.
lars u sought for Hawaii. with 1904.
600 additional for strengthening land
defonseS. installing nearchlirhts and
otherwise expanding tho defensive
system
To Enlarge Arssnals
For the Philippines coast defense.
g. @2i. 300 was asked. with saa 600
for searchllghts for tho most impor
tan, harbors
a total % si.t5g 500 Is asked for
military purposes In tho island pos
sessions of the United states part Of
which Is TO build seawails and i'm.
Z prove hArborHs
The department wants an appro-
priation Of s7s.07O. 100 70 Increase IN.
cilities Al arscuais for making ammu.
/ milton and guns
/ Protection Of the Panama canal re.
quirea s395 900 FOR land dcfcnaea. In
addition $4,000 900 IL asked FOR con.
struction Of military railroads and
railroads In the canal zone. t2b. 900
for repair Of fortifieations. principal.
" against torpedo attack
Requested appropriations for ter,
OF ammunition installation. OF fire
control. building Of store houses. etc
brings the total for the defense OF
the canal to s7.sT6.340
More Pay for Army
For the pay Of the army. 81 .O03.
923 67s Is asked.
For this year. ssif.s3olis was ap.
propriated
For purchase Of food. however
only s5ss 4o5.s55 81 sought. as against
Sfoi 100000 appropriated for this
year
To transport the army from camps
90 the seaboard and thence to
France. $500 .532.02j is sought. Pur
chase and manufacture Of clothing
for the army viii require sss3.i72..
AZ. the departments estimate said
For the medical corps. fI571fi.sgl|
IL asked. the sum 10 include the pur.
chase Of paa -uaaLa