The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-02-08

Washington, Feb 6.-The largest
deficiency appropriation bill in the
/ history of the United States, carrying
between 1880. 100000 and $4,000, 000.-
600. including huge sums for aviation
and for the army and navy, was COM
pleted by the House appropriations
subcommittee. Secretary Baker asked
Congress for $13,211, $50 more for con-
struction of army quartermaster
storehouses in the Panama canal zone
during the next fiscal year.
| Ten months of the war have cost
the United States about S7,100, 100000
at the rate of 100000 a month.
nearly $24,OOo.o0 day.
OF this sum $4,12l 900 900 has been
| paid as loans to the allies, and the
balance, about 100000, 900, repre-
sents Americas outlay for its own
war purposes, exclusive of more than
5000. 100000 for ordinary government
al expenses.
The wars total in money is increas-
ing at the rate of more than 100000
600 month, and Indications now are
that the two remaining months of the
! first year win run its war bill to near
ly $4,000. 100000. of which $4,000
100000 will be for allied loans and
about the same amount for army,
navy. shipping board and other war
agencies.
Before last April the monthly oper-
ating expenses were about $75,000,000
and the total annual expenses reached
only little more than $1,000. 100000.
Then came the war. In the first
month, May, 1917, expenses jumped to
$114.0 900; in June to s134 900;
in July to $20S,0O0,000; in August to
$277, 900; in September to $780,
100000; by October the monthly out
lay had reached .s462, 100000; Novem-
Der. s512,000,000; December, s611, 000.-
900, and last month they were s715,-
900 600. In the first five days of this
month the government has spent $780,
900 900.
These big sums did not include the
allied loans. They have averaged
$3.50, 900, 900 month from the time the
United States entered the war
Amsterdam.-A wireless dispatch
received at Berlin from Kiev says that
the Poles have occupied Mohilev, the
Russian main headquarters. and have
arrested Ensign Krylenko. the COM
mander-in-chief of the Russian Bolshe-
vik forces, and his entire staff. The
message adds that the Bolshevik up
rising at View has been suppressed by
the Ukrainians.
From the North sea to the Swiss
frQptier the military activity daily
seems to be growing in intensity, and
it may be fair to assume that in the
not distant future some of the big
battles that have been forecast will
| break. The American, British and
French armies have been taking
whacks at the German line, either by
fairly strong patrol attacks or by bonn
bardments, while. in turn, the Teu-
tons have been giving considerable at
tention on various sectors to their
enemies.
In the German trenches the Teu-
tons were awaiting the word to go
over the top for an attack, when the
Americans opened heavy fire on the
positions.
Heavy casualties are believed to
have been inflicted on the Teutons
and considerable damage was done by
the seventy-fives on the German
trenches, due to the accuracy of aim
of the American gunners.
The Gereans have not yet been able
to reoccupy the trenches and dugouts
battered Ivy the American fire Satur-
day.
Rome.-Venice and a number of
towns on the Venetian plain have been
bombed by enemy airmen. according
to the Italian official communication
While no damage and no casualties
resulted from the attack on Venice,
considerable destruction was wrought
in the towns of Padua, Treviso and
Mestre, where number of civilians
were killed or wounded.
Washington. General Manager
Piez of the Emergency Fleet Corpor-
alton asked governors of all the states
to help enroll 100000 workers in the
shipyards by issuing proclamations
calling mechanics to enroll in the
United States public reserve.
Paris.-Taking advantage of the fine
weather, members of the Lafayette
escadrille continued their brilliant ex-
ploits over the French front during
the last few days, bringing down three
German machines and losing none
themselves.
London.-The British armed board
ing steamer LOuyain I,ieut Com NJ