New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-04
Eleven Billions of New y. S.
Budget Is Solely for War
Military Cost for 1919 Is Increased 81 500 OOO 600; Army
of 100000 Men Is Provided For; Big
Estimates Made for the Navy

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-A war
budget Of more than Sl1,OOO,00O,0OO to
pay army and navy costs during the
fiscal ear 1919 faced Congress to-day
when the governments estimates were
presented. The amount represents only
the strictly military expenses that can
be estimated so far in advance, and Is
more than S2,5OO,OO0,OOO larger than
similar appropriations made for the
year 1878. So far as the estimates
show, they provide only for raising and
maintaining an army Of 100000 men
and carrying out naval and coast forti-
fcation increase projects already su-
thorized
The chief item in the budget is for
the military establishment of the army,
20 cost S6,615, 936,553, an increase Of
Sl.365. 9O7 500 over the total of army
appropriations made at the last SEES
sion. The only means Of determining
the size Of the army provided for Is IN
the estimate of $1,000, 933,676 for pay.
This is Sl59,294,55S greater than ap-
propriations obtained last session for
the pay Of $4,000 officers and l,2OS'3OO
enlisted men Of the line and 39S'ooo
enlisted men Of the various auxiliary
corps.
Large staff Increases
Tho estimates call for staff officers
as follows: General staff, 3i7; adJu-
,aDt generals department, PSI; IN
spector general, 246; engineers, 100
ordnance. 1000; quartermaster, o,oOO'
medical $4,000: Judge advocate gen
eral. 300; Signal Corps lincludihg @Ni-
Win these large staff increases ana
foreign service pay increases totghshs
nearly $4,000, 600 also estimated lol >
i appears clear that the total increase
in the pay item of Sl59,294,5oo does NO.
cover any material extension Oh M
original military programme u "'
army Of / 500, 600 men.
Notifications estimates take secohu
leo With a total of 1882, l2Z, OF
pn increase Of Sl,155, l02,S74 over ap-
NOMINATIONS obtained last year. ING
PPay,,, is third. with total estimates Of
e. oSo $50 SOP a decrease OF S5oZ'S -
XXI The naval figures probably 40 MOI mo-
exclude however, new ships mat VIZ
in osked FOR whenever building laeil-
ties are available. paLor,,
STRIKING items in Secretary BAKER >
o-t;~,ates are S5Il6,0lS for addlIloha'
civil employees at the War DepaIth''e:n.'
e. 600 GOO for the military lnformatioH
|-,.;on nj the General Stah, doubling
tho present appropriations; $l'ioS,'.200o,'-
Gao for the signal corps, when IS $o'9'-
80 eAS in excess Of the cN!sllhB dP-
r,onriation, including the SPECIAL $o5 ~
Goa OOO aviation measure; SZ,s-4'o"o'VV'
Fo, qrnv transportation and supplleS'
~, ;reroaso of $4,000, 900, mostly Tor
riotbing and camp equipment; w.
T55 eq1 for the purchase Of cavalry ana
artillerv horses. decrease OF S0''
OK 000 and showing restrictions pIdceu
..r, 90 NJ animals for the army IN
Frspce due TO transportation dlnlcuI-
80. S1571ll.S94 for the medical de-
,o,trnent TO include S17,OO0,OOO Tor
~ motor ambulances and Slll ,OVO,0Vo
Cor medical and hospital supplies, also
S24 O0O. 900 for veterinarian suppiles'
the total being an increase OF s-o'ool'
Sq4. Sl35OOO, 600 for engineer equip
ment for troops, which incluGes 'hG ga
and flame devices. star rockets, hahu
orenadcs and signal lights of all xmas
$3.50 .OO0 900 for engineer operations IN
the field, an increase of $6OV'OOO'oOg
md covering bridge, railway and road
building aud operating equlpmeni1'
$500, zoe, zoe for ammunltioh, an IN
crease of Sl75.COO,000; $93,4OO,OOO for
ordnance repairs, which covers the eN-
penses Of operating the great base ar
senal in France: $237,l44,000 for the
purchase Of machine guns; S75.55O,oOO
for armored cars. 4 new item IS 81
500. goo for arms and ammunition Tor
tho home guard ard QlS,O0O IS asked
to conduct civilian training camps.
Estimate for West Point
For the Military Academy a total Of
S5.713.254 is sought, some S4,OOO,OoO
icing for expenditure on buildings and
grounds. Al.
Secretary Daniels's estimates for the