Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-04
WAR COSTS j. S.
BILLION DOLLARS
EVERY 80 DAYS
THE iNcoNcEIvAsLE sum OF
5000. 100000 LASTS ONLY
TWO YEARS.
GUARANTEE WORLD FREEDOM
Third Liberty Loan. When Carried 10
Successful Iseue, VIII Do
Much to Win War
Quickly.

|, The war for world freedom IL cost
Ing the United States one billion dol
lars a month. or more than 5000. 900
a day. Appropriations already mad.
and bills now pending In Congress
make II certain that the first two
years OF the war will cost America
thirty-three billion dollars. These fig
ures are conservative. Indications ars
the expense will be many millions
more daily.
Few persons have grasped the mean
ing Of this stupendous sum. What does
this huge sum mean to the people Of
tho United StatesI Here are some Of
the things It means:
That an obligation OF $3.50 has been
piled up against every one Of the 100.
0oo. 900 men, women and children 10
the United States. II Il were neces
sary to pay off the present war debt
at once. the head OF a family OF four
would have TO pay 1890. more avail
able cash than the average family OF
that sine has.
Freedom comes high Every "a
hours Uncle Sam must spend and is
spending more than 5000, 900 at %
cents . day for every man. woman
si'd child In the nation. The expenses
Of the government are l6 times a.
much under war conditions as In
peace times. Not until 1910 did the
expenditures Of the United States
reach billion dollars In a year. This
year. the first In the war. Congress
appropriated sis.so2. O2T. Sol. In 1888.
the year OF the spanish-American wa.
the total appropriations were less than
half . billion dollars-s&s5 co.. o44. or
about one thirty-sixth OF the cost Of
the first year In the present war.
In addition 10 voting more than sls.'
900 900 900 cash for the first year OF
the war, Congress authorized the gov.
eminent TO enter into additional con.
tracts which aggregate t2.5il. 900. 900.
to be paid for at later dates a. the
work progresses.
Where millions OF dollars formerly
created interest In Congress. billions
OF dollars scarcely arouse q moments
attention. because everybody a, Wash.
ington realizes that the best way 10
win the war In the shortest time In to
throw the whole resources OF the ma
ton into the struggle and support the
brave men who are over there
The war machinery for a year win
cost In dollars and cents an amount
that staggers the imagination. Here
are some of the estimates submitted
to Congress by the military branches.
Army. s6.6i0.223.2 0s: fortifirations.
1882. ts5.l22: navy. Si.o3s.s0O. 900:
sundry civil. tl.I60.242.sss. The navy
has just asked for an additional ap-
propriation OF $500. 100000 TO speed
up and Increase the building OF war
lhips necessary TO combat the sub
marine menace.
The people should realize tina, he
vast sums appropriated to conduct the
war are absolutely necessary TO win
the battle against the ruthless Prus
sian. Unless America spends now sho
will be enPlaved later. Unless the
people support the government 10 thu
limit Uncle Sam will be forced TO do
rive the money by taxation.
Uncle Sam hopes and believes the
people will voluntarily lend him the
money necessary TO conduct the wur.
The Third Libarty Loan campaign.
which will be launched April q. ahoull
have the support OF every man. wori2-
and child IN the nation. Invest " Lib
erty bonds and make the v.ctop not
only sure but quick.