The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-12-13
WAR ESTIMATE
FOR YEAR 1919
Government Department Sends
Figures to Congress
s13,504, ,357,o3O TOTAL COST
To Gain Supremacy OF Air And Carry
Out Great Aviation Program
s1,12e,2s4.2so 10 Asked For
Army And Navy.

Washington.-War expenses and
maintaining and improving military
establishments will aggregate $13.'
5O4, ,357,9S for the year ending June
30, 1919, according to estimates sub
mitted to Congress by Secretary Of
the Treasury McAdoo. This is at a
rate of practically S37,000.0O0 day.
Recognizing the value Of tanks, as
demonstrated by the British, the
United States proposes to spend $751;
$4,000 in constructing these land
dreadnoughts and other armored
motor cars and supply trucks.
To enable America to gain su-
premacy of the air, $1,126,294,260 is
asked to carry out the governments
aviation program. OF this $1,032,294,-
260 is to be spent on the Army Avia-
tion Corps and $94,0O0,00O for the
Navy.
That the War Department is look
ing forward to open fighting and the
use of cavalry is indicated by an ap-
preparation OF $2S,OOO,OOO, sought for
cavalry horses.
The Navy Department plans to
spend s125,O00,OOO additional complet-
ing torpedo boat destroyers already
authorized, $2O,0OO,0OO toward armor
and armament for vessels previously
authorized, and s32,3s7,OOO for COM
pletion of submarines previously au.
thorized.
No New Warships Asked.
Secretary Daniels did not ask for
any warships in addition to those
authorized by the last Congress. For
the building of cargo ships the gov.
srnment proposes to spend $S99,517,.
500. This is $49,O0O,000 more than
was sought for the present year.
The total budget submitted by Nc.
Adoo is $5.284,6O2, ,496 less than the
appropriations made for the fiscal
year, which ends June 30 next, which
totaled s1S,7SS. S.s6O,437. This sum,
however, included s7,OOO,0O0,OO0 in
loans to the Allies.
The War Department asks for
$40, ,1O2, ,599, JAG. or s2.5S4,973,276 more
than was appropriated last year. The
increase is due to expansion, of the
aviation program, plans for enlarg'
ing fortifications and arsenals. and a
greatly increased payroll.
The Navy asks $1.047,914,027
against s1,496, ,S64,3 ,3S2 appropriated for
this year.
The Food Administration asks S.,
100000, double its appropriation for
this year.
The Fuel Administration asks ST.
500,OO for salaries and expenses.
The Council of National Defense
requests an increase to $97O,0OO over
the 100000 appropriation made for
the current year.
For the relief of American prisoners
of war in Germany, $4,000 is asked
while for care of Germans interned in
this country, $1,000,OO0 is sought.
The War Department estimates in.
cluded, in addition to the billion OF
more for aviation, s3,427,71S.497 for
expanding coast fortifcations, arse
nails and military posts. This is
slightly more than was appropriated
for the same purposes for this year.
For purchase, manufacture and test
of artillery, s225 100000 is asked, and
to provide ammunition, s2.672,000, 300
On coast defense cannon the de
partment plans to spend $12,200,415
and $6,060,0O0 for ammunition.
For alteration and maintenance oi
mobile artillery, $31O,500. 900 is asked
s330,O00 for alteration Of coast de
tense guns, and s93,OOO,OO0 for artil
lefy practice ammunition.
Defend Island Possessions.
Additional coast defense batteries
a'e to be constructed in Hawaii and
the Philippines. Half a million dol
lars is sought for Hawaii, with $201,
0D0 additional for strengthening land
defenses, installing searchlights ant
otherwise expanding the defensive
system.
For the Philippine coast defenses
$4,000 is asked, with $4,000 more
Tor searchlights for the most import
ant harbors.
A total of s1,433,5O0 is asked fol
military purposes in the island posses
sions of the United States, part ol
which is to build seawalls and i'm
prove harbors.
The department wants an appro
priation totaling s7S,07O,1OO. 20 in
crease facilities at arsenals for max
Ing ammunition, guns and other mu
nitions.
Protection Of the Panama Canal re
quires $355,000 for land defenses, in
cludng searchlights, armored cars
and locomotives. In addition $4,000,
900 is asked for construction of mill
tary roads and railroads in the Cana
Zone; $25,000 for repair of fortifca
tons, principally structures erected
for defense against torpedo attack.
Construction Of an army canton
ment in the Cana! Zone is to cos
s1,954,560.
Requested appropriations for tes