The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-12-13
WAR ESTIMATE
1 FOR YEAR 1919
Government Department Sends
Figures TO Congress
s13,5O4, 4,357,o3o TOTAL COST
To Gain Supremacy OF Air And Carry
Out Great Aviation Program
st,12e,2s4,2e0 10 Asked For.
Army And Navy.

$1,126, 6,2s4, ,260 10 Asked For
Army And Navy.
Washington.-War expenses and
maintaining and improving military
establishments will aggregate S13,.
O4,357 ,9S9 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 S37,0O0.OOo day.
Recognizing the value Of tanks, as
demonstrated by the British, the
United States proposes to spend s75,-
$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, s1,126, ,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 s94,00O,000 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,O00,OOO, sought for
cavalry horses.
The Navy Department plans to
spend s125, 100000 additional complet-
ing torpedo boat destroyers already
authorized, $4,000, 900 toward armor
and armament for vessels previously
authorized, and $32,397,O 900 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 s49,000,000 more than
was sought for the present year.
The total budget submitted by Nc.
Adoo is s5.2S4,602, 1876 less than the
appropriations made for the fiscal
year, which ends June 80 next, which
totaled s1S,7SS. S.96O,437. This sum,
however, included OOO,O00,O00 in
loans to the Allies.
The War Department asks for
s1O,1O2, 500, JAG, or $2,584,s73,276 more
than was appropriated last year. The
increase is due to expansion, Of the
aviation program, plans for enlarg-
ing Notifications and arsenals. and a
greatly increased payroll.
The Navy asks $1.047,914,027,
against s1,4s6 ,S64,3 appropriated for
this year.
The Food Administration asks s5,-
100000, double its appropriation for
this year.
The Fuel Administration asks ST..
100000 for salaries and expenses.
The Council of National Defense
requests an increase to $970,000 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, s1,o00,0O0 is sought.
The War Department estimates in
cluded, in addition to the billion or
more for aviation, $3,427,713,497 for
expanding coast fortifications, 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 200. 900 is asked, and
to provide ammunition, s2,672,000, 900.
On coast defense cannon the de.
partment plans to spend $12,2O0,415,
and $6,060,OO0 for ammunition.
For alteration and maintenance OF
mobile artillery. $310,50O. 900 is asked; /;
| s330,000 for alteration Of coast de.
Tense guns, and $93,OOO,00O for artil-
lery practice ammunition.
Defend Island Possessions.
Additional coast defense batteries
a g to be constructed in Hawaii and
| TIE Philippines. Half million dol
lars is sought for Hawaii, with s201,.
0D0 additional for strengthening land
defenses, installing searchlights and
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 for
military purposes in the island posses
sions of the United States, part of
which is to build seawalls and i'm
prove harbors.
The department wants an appro-
priation totaling s7S,07O, 100. to 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
cluding searchlights, armored cars
and locomotives. In addition S2,000,-
900 is asked for construction of mill
tary roads and railroads in the Canal
Zone; $25,000 for repair of fortifica.
tons, principally structures erected
for defense against torpedo attack.
Construction of an army canton.
ment in the Canal Zone is to cost
| s1,954,560.
Requested appropriations for test
HE TALKED TOO MUCH.