New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-14

~ 'tNsaiI StolI, eD. l. A bill
dollar urgent deficiency appropriat
Dill, the largest of it's kind in the
tory OF congress, although cut a /
billion from original estimates !
1aVorably reported to the house
day by Chairman SherIey of the ;
preparations committee. Debate
the bill, which provides for the Il
mediate needs of the war, navy al
other departments, is expected
begin in the house tomorrow.
In presenting the measure. Cha|
man Sherley made public testimd
given to the committee by departing
chiefs during past month of comm
tee investigation
Staggering Fund fer Artillery.
Huge amounts were asked
various military activities. And
these was a total of almost $81.0d
600 for mountain, field and siege
tlIery in addition to more til
81 900, 900, 900 already spent and cd
tract authorizations of $779.000. 4
additional. The testimony of Colo|
AneS Of the ordinance departrnl
said the total amount aNailable
this purpose since the beginning
the war under direct appropriatid
and contract. authorizations. 4
$1,S16. 100000, of which amoI
orders have been placed requir|
ultimate expenditure Of $1,252.1 cd
600, leaving still available for I'd
tracts 1854, 100000. He said
$1,S16, 100000 was intended to suDI
ammunition, upon revised cstimal
of the quantities needed, for II
million men including the ammuI
ton needed for the light trench m
tars. He said the $S1,OO0,000 adj
tional is asked as the, result of
change in the military program. /
Guiding new requirements for lar]
number of shells, for ammunition
guns mounted on tanks, and $7,0d
600 for a plant designated for
filing Of projectiles with gases, d
$2,000,000 for a plant for the sal
purpose to be erected in France.
Major Gen. Pershing cabled, stroI
ly urging a plant in France to enal
him to handle these toxic mater1
properly. 1t is planned, ordnance d
GERS explained, to dispatch q compJ
organization and equipment to Fra1
to enable the American expedition
forces to meet the sudden shift in
warfare.
At the examination before the cd
mittee the chairmans report So
Gen. Wheeler Of the ordnance burt
brought out that the government D
an arrangement with the French /
supply artillery and ammunition to
certain number of American tro@
arriving in France, but after tn J.
units are supplied the United Sta
would fully equip additional troops
Americas resources, Gen. Whee.
testified, were sufficient to meet
war needs. He asserted the war
partment had q billion dollars VOL
of ammunition contracts.
$2zz,732,OOO For Air Bombs.
Major Gen. Squire, chief signal d
Ger, testified that signal corps
spent or obligated all the $4,000
600 appropriated to carry out its
plane program and has incurred os
cations that will equal $50, 600, 600
addition and may go beyond that
the present fiscal year. He as
$277,732,000 to procure bombs
the airplanes.
Discussing storage and shipping
cilities, Gen. Goethals said apprd
mateIy $1OO,0O0,000, with authoci
ton of $5O,OOO,00 more, is needed
storage of quartermaster supp
aIono the sea coast including ht
amounts for various specific ter!niu;
Food and Fuel Bili.
Federal Food Administrator HodN
or said the combined food and f t
administrators SO far have he'd to f.
Of $5, 1000, out
v hich there has been an actual
penditure Of $1,985,429 and there
now outstanding Obligations Of S
!. 1888, leaving $1,257,900 balanf
lie asked S2,000,000 more now.
eaid he and DR.. Garfield, fuel
We're agreed that the t
administrations should be separah
He said the combined fund was
vided in the proportion of two-thi
for food and one-third for fuel.
Mr. Hoover testified the food
is directing the buyi
of $16O,O0O,000 worth of foodstuffs