The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
WAR COSTS ]. S.
BILLION DOLLARS
EVERY 80 DAYS
the UNCOMFORTABLE SUM OF
$33, o0o, Oh 10000 LASTS ONLY
TWO YEARS.
GUARANTEE WORLD FREEDOM
Third Liberty Loan, When Carried to
Successful Issue, Will Do
Much TO Win Wal
Quickly.

The war for world freedom is cost
ing the United States one billion dol
lars a month. or more than $26. OOO. 600
q day. Appropriations already made
and bills now pending In Congress
make IL certain that the first two
years OF the wal will cost America
thirty-three billion dollars. These fig
ures are conservative. Indications are
the expense will be many Millions
more daily.
Few persons have grasbed the mean
ing of this ~stupendous safn. What does
this huge sum mean 60 the people Of
the United States?s Here are some OF
The things it mesns:
That an obligation OF $3.50 has been
piled up against every one OF the 400,
900, 000smen, Que and children 10
he United States. If il were mecca,
sary to bay Off the present war debt
at once, the head u a family OF fonr
would have to pay $500. more avail
able cash than the average family OF
that size has.
Freedom comes high. Every "a
hours Uncle San must spend and Ia
spending more than es5. 900 900 at q
cents a day for every man. woman
and child in the nation. The expsnss'
Of the government are 1e times n
much under wa conditions ~ II
peace times. Not until 1910 did tn
expenditures Of the United State
reach o billion dollars in = year. Tht
year. the rrst In the war. Congress
appropriated ls.S02. OPT sol. In 1885
the year Of the Spanish-American VA
the total appropristionsy were less tha'
nalf q billion dollars--S4S6.0 02. 0&%. o
about n thirty-zixth Of the, cost &
the first year in the present war.
In addition to voting more thas31s
900, 900. 900 cash for the first year
the war. Congress- authorized tbs 60
eminent to entoy into ADDITIONAL Col
, tracts which, aggregate t2.5Al. coo. 90
TO be paid Tor at LATER Oates as II
work progresses.
Where millionsf Of dollars former
created interest In Congress. billion
n dollars sasEcely/asouse q moment
sAtentioA. bscaSyN everybody at Was
iRgton realizes, That the best way
win tho war m she$hortest time h
throw the whole resources of the n
ton into the ssp6xgle and support q
brave men who are over there
The wap mhehinery fog a yeAr W
cost In Jdonars/and cent? an sJ99d
that Jstaggsrsths imagination, He
arsIhoms o6/the estimaiss Admit,
t9/Congressby the military Hranehs
tkrmy, $3.50 ss. sos; fottificstioi
SSSsi<lg. i22. navy tLo9a. 5000.
sundry(civl. ti.lso,9t2.sst The ~
has 56st asked fo1 an additional
J preparation OF $500. Oo0. 900 TO sps
up and incrsase/ths buldtng OF wv
ships necessary to combat thee q
ma9i1sfmsnacs.
=, Taa/people shouk realise THAT
= v~asaksums Appropriated to conductf
wat&ars absolutely necessary toy
tho YbaNie against the ruthi@s/pI
sisA. Unless America spends ptwl
- wftt/be onslaved later. Untssa
" peqble support tho government to
no i.0iti Uncle Sam win be foseedtto
riyshhe moneyby taxation.
OF Uncle SAM hopes ana believes
"a people will SoluntsrilS lend hiI
~ money nesessary to s~nductJ thu '
The Thiad Liberty Loan %ampa
which will be lsunascdA pHi q. sho
have theSuppors u swery han. SoI
and 9hyd in tke uathn, Invest IN
90 orty bonds and uaketthe victory
only sure ear quick.