Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-03
WHAT UNCLE SAM
DOES WITH MONEY
How Funds Raised by Sale of
Liberty Loan Bonds Is Ex-
pended by Government.
FIGURES ARE STAGGERING
Estimated Total of $24,0OO,OOO 900
Will Be Spent This Year for Prepa-
ration and Maintenance of
Our Fighting Forces.

Now that the people Of the United
States are to be asked in the Fourth
Liberty Loan drive, which opens Sep
TENDER % and continues three weeks,
to lend the government at least twice
as much money as has been asked be
fore, the treasury department realizes
that there is natural curiosity on the
part of the public to know for what
all this money is being expended The
amount already spent on preparation
and the maintenance of the fighting
forces Staggers the Imagination, and
the prospect is for an even larger eX-
penditure in the present fiscal year.
the total being estimated at $24 ,OOO-
100000.
Figures received at Liberty Loan
headquarters for the Seventh Reserve
district from the war department give
an idea of the vast sums which have
been expended and which will have to
be spent to win the war, and this in
formation brings home to all Ameri-
cans Il concrete idea Of how much
money it takes to wage a modern war
and how our money is being used to
win victory.
The following figures are an answer
to the query Of the average Liberty
Bond buyer: Just what will Uncle
Sam do with the money from my $500
bond! a single bond does not go far to-
ward meeting the expense Of war, it is
tod Il,
millions of Americans are brought to-
gether, the total of cash provided
reaches StupendouS totals.
Since the United States entered the
war in April, 1917, the war department
has raised equipped, trained and, with
naval help, sent across the sea upward
of million and half of soldiers, and
has practically as many more under
training at home. OF all this vast
number of men sent abroad, the num-
Der lost in transit as a result of
U-boat attacks up to September 1,
1918, was less thar 500.
During this same time 100000
rifles have been made, inspected, as
production is growing.
The total amount of money directly
appropriated by congress for the ord
nance program, for which authoriza-
ton has been given to incur obliga-
lions, amounts to approximately $12,-
000000,OOO.
From the beginning of the war to
June 80, 1913, the last day of the past
fiscal year contracts were placed by
the ordnance department from appro-
priatiOnS and authorizations existing
at that time amounting to $4,300,000,-
900. 1t is now estimated that during
the present fiscal year ending June so,
1919, the actual cash expenditures for
ordnance will reach a total of $1,000
100000.
The major items for which cash ex-
penditurcS were made or for which
contracts were placed up to June So
1918. were as follows:
artillery ST. 050, coo, 000
automatic rifles ................. 300,000, 600
Snal arms Observation-Disclosures. $1,000 900
AsrNMery ammunition .......... 1900, 600, 0O
Smai arms ammunition........ $4,000 00G
small arms, ammunition prac-
tice .....: ............... $4,000 900
stores and supplies personal
horse and organization) 49,. go, 600 900
Armored motor ears. 10000 900
$4100, 900 900
The principal items for which con-
gress has made appropriations avail
able for the present fiscal year are as
follows:
Artlllery 81 $50 900 900
Automatc rifles NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 800, 600 900
SHaii arms .....:................. go, 600 600
ArIliiery ammunition ........... $3.50, 600 900
Small arms ammunition. 955 600 O0)
Small arms ammunition prac-
tice ::................ $50, COO 900
Stores and supplies personal
horse and organization, etc.) 445, 600 900
ArmOred motor carS............ 81, 900 900
For army purposes, contract
authorization .................. 100000, 900
Purpose not definitely deSig-
mated.
s7,O17 900, o0C
An immense system Of railroads in