The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-06

Millions Of Men and Billions Of Dollars MarslaTsd
Against Autocracy First Year Of Democracys Wa
Big Facts and Figures.
on Year Of Preparation

| ON Year Of
There are now four times as many
vessels in the naval service as a year
ago.
Nearly $4,000 mechanics and other
civilian employees are working at navy
yards and stations.
Estimated pay of officers and men Of
the navy for the first year Of the war.
1925, 100000.
Annual pay of the army now ex-
cceds a half billion dollars.
Production of 10000 new automobile
trucks is in progress for the army, in
addition to purchases Of $500 passen-
ger cars. 6.126 motorcycles, and 5,040
bicycles, with appropriate repair and
replacement equipment
During the first year of the war the
army expended s6O,00O,0OO for horse
drawn vehicles and harness; more than
100000 for horses. mules, and har-
ness. Expenditures for fiscal year
ending June 30, 1919, for fuel and for
age estimated at more than half a bill
lion dollars.
Quartermaster recently purchased
sl.OOO000 pounds of prunes and dried
beans and 273.O00,0OO cans tomatoes,
condensed milk, and baked beans.
Other purchases include 100000
yards of MOSQUITO bar. 75.OO0,O 900 yards
| nf olive drab, 10000. 900 wooden blankets,
$1,000 600 pairs OF wooden drawers, 5O,-
100000 pairs of heavy stockings, H.
100000 wool coats.
| Ordnance program includes the pur-
chase of 100000 hand grenades,
l125.0o0 automatic pistols. 100000 re-
volvers. 23,00O.00O projectiles for heavy
lartillery. 427.246.0OO pounds of explo-
sives, 100000 machine guns, 2,s4s,0O0
rifles.
| Total appropriations for war depart
ment since April 6, 1917. $7.464.77l,-
l7a6.as: Withdrawals from the treasury
by the war department from June Is,
1917. to March .. 1913. were $3,OO6, 1911
l9C7l5. The latter figures do not repre-
sent actual expenditures or obligations,
but merely Withdrawals from the
Treasury.
! Estimated total expenditures of the
Inavy during the first year OF war: Dis
lbGrsements and outstanding obliga-
tions. $l.ss1 900 600.
! Total naval appropriations. real and
pending, $3.3s3. III .Gs5.O4.
| More than ll.OD0 manufacturers bid
for navy business.
| our li-inch guns weigh nearly aa
tons and are So l-a feet long, costing
I$llS.600.
Six new authorized battleshipS are de-
signed to be of Al.500 tons, the largest
battleships in the world.
! Our 3s.OO0-ton cruisers, rs knots. will
lie the fastest in the world. their speed
eenalling the fastest destroyers.
| Air personnel increased from 65 Of
ficers and 1.l2O men to 100 times that
number in the first year of war. Eleven
kinds of schools have been installed.
Cost of drafting army and provost
marshal generals operations was So
100000: cost per man accepted for
service, $4.93
During II months army hospitals in
creased from seven to 63 in number
and from 5000 to $500 beds; 10000
more beds are being added.
Total weight of steel thrown by a
single broadside from the Pennsylvania
today is 1865 pounds; maximum
broadside of largest ship during the
Spanish American war was $3.50
pounds.
Two weeks after war was declared
contracts had been made covering the
requirements of an army of 100000
men. this material comprising s,70e, 900
articles.
When war WAS declared, l23 naval
vessels were building or authorized, and
contracts have been placed since that
time for 949 vessels.
Before the war a total of 1,500, 900
had been appropriated for air service.
Congress has made s69l, 100000 avail
able for aircraft production in first
year of war.
The United States is now producing
|battlepianes of the latest European de-
sign equipped with Liberty engines.
More than 700 privately owned yes
sells have been purchased or chartered
by the navy.
More than 10000 acres of land in