The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
ARMY IN NEED OF
7 BILLIONS MORE
Deficiency Estimates Are Sub
mitted to Congress by War
Department.
ARTILLERY IS MAIN ITEM
Authorized Cash Expenditures
Of u. 8. for Fiscal Year
Will Be 20 Billions.
ARTILLERY IS MAIN ITEM
sesetor Ds,sotcA 20 Tvs sux.

spscio, DsspsteA 70 Ths Sow.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17-Dehciency
estimates to meet expenses incident to
tho nations expanded war programme
during the present year amounting to
more than $1,000. 100000 were sub
mittsd to cosgress to-day by the War
Department.
This means that the authorised cAsh
expenditures Of the American Govern
ment will DO close to 32s,00o.o00,0oo
for the year epding June 30 next. and
possibly moro than that. The remainder
Of the amount needed by the army Will
DO taken care Of through contract
authorization TO be paid for later.
As q result Of the new estimates II
will be necessary to raise moro than
the contemplated $4,000. 100000 in taxes
possibly as much as $4,000, 100000.
This would leave at least $4,000. 000,-
900 to be paid for by the sale Of bonds
before July 1 next, provided the money
IL spent within that time. whether there
Will Do uceu "a euCu ooho "Seeo w
ponds upon the rate Of the expenditures.
Treasury Has Doubts.
There Is considerable doubt at the
Treasury as to whether the country's
production can keep UP with the pro-
sramme. In other words. the feeling
10 that the actual cash demands upon
~
eraoly less than the appropriations.
The estimates submitted by the War
Department ran an entire $4,000. 900. 900
higher even than the chairman OF the
House Appropriations Committee. Rep
resentative Sherley. had believed. In
stead Of $4,000. 100000 tho big de-
nciency totalled s7.s47.727eo2.a2.
Gen. Peyton c. March, Chief OF STAFF.
will appear before the Appropriations
Committee Tomorrow and begin the ex-
PLANTATION Of the amounts asked for and
how 1t Is intended to expend them.
While the committee will make every
It Is possible. no actual need Of the
military establishment will be sighted,
members Of the committee declared.
OF the total sought by the army the
greatest single Item Is for artillery. 1t
appears as armament for Notifications"
but 1t was explained that this was mis-
leading. In addition to the money al
ready appropriated for that purpose,
$1.sS5.o75.16o has been asked by the
War Department.
Crowell's Letter.
m detail the deficiency appropriat ions
asked for are best shown In the follow
Ing letter from Acting Secretary Crowell
. 70 a
for transmission to Congress supple-
mental estimates OF appropriations re-
quired for the service for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1919, as follows:
OFFICE OF the Chief OF STAFF: Contin-
gencies. military information section,
General Stafr Corps. $1,000. 900.
office Of the Provost Marshal Gen.
erai: Registration and selection for
military service, $2a.6l7,ao2.
"off,ce Of Chief Signal Officer: Signal
Service OF the Army. $104,1S0,984.
Air Service (Aeronautics) Air
Service. military. $17s.75s,3sS.
Quartz rmaster. Corps: Pay of the
army. s7s1.s1s.s52.16: mileage Of Of
ncers and contract surgeons, $1,000, 900,
General appropriations Quartermaster
Corps: Subsistence OF the army. S263.-
410.o23.s4; Incidental expenses, S7l.5Ss.-
S4O.ss; transportation OF the army and
its supplies. 31,277.s54.s05.s6; water
and sewers at military posts, S2.244,-
ls.25; clothing and camp and garrison
equipage, $l7S.703,S31.81; horses for
cavalry. artillery. &C. 3l4,667,6Ss: mil
tary post exchanges, 3s,s42,61a: shoot
Ing galleries and ranges, 100000; bar
racks and quarters, Philippine Islands,
S3.766,SS0; construction and repairs of
hospitals. $12s.S33.542: fireproof record
buildings. $4,000; temporary office
building at New York. $2,225, 900: new
permanent buildings. U. g. D. B., Fort
Leavenworth. Kansas. sss5.427.6o; pur-
chase Of land. Ohio State range, siso.-
lse purchase Of land. Fayetteville,
N. C.. e1.6oo.oo0: purchase Of land,
West Point, Ky. Sl,60o,0o0: djsposi'
ton OF remains OF officers. soldiers and
civil employees. $7l0,274Ba; barracks
and quarters, seacoast defences, $1,000
900.
Other Department.
Medical department: Medical and
hospital department. sos. o0O,o 900; chem
ical warfare service. $l9S,S00,000.
Engineer department: Engineer on.
erations in the field. 1896. 600, 900.
Ordnance department: Armament of
Notifications, s5.075.169; armament
Of Notifications Panama Canal. s35o,
900 ordnance stores, ammunition. s4I7-
7o6,lSo; small arms target practice, S5e.-
7S7,b6s: manufacture OF arms. sS5,i5s.-
s7e ordnance stores and supplies, $780,
6S4.66S; automatic rifles, $l56,0ss.00t :
armored motor cars. $2l7.6s7,600; ar
senals. l.633,6se: repairs Of arsenals.
$l,76o,ooo; contract obligations, anna,
ment Of Notifications, $500, 900, 600.
Total. $7,3+7.727.eo2.
These amounts were not included IN
tho regular estimates submitted for the
service of the fiscal year 1918 for tbs
reason that the needs covered by the
estimates had not been determined at
the time the regular estimates were pre-
pared and submitted"