South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-17
BILLIONS
MORE FOR WAR
To Be ADDED
Congress Will Give Stern Sup
port With Cash to Wilson'S
Rejection of Peace
QuibbIlng.
Iuttrnational News Service


International News Service
WASHINGTON Sept -The
answer Of congress TO Austrias latest
peace feeler viii be TO add a total
Of &L34G12I6O2.32 to the So9.IgL-
241.773.6- in appropriations already
availa Die in cash and contracts Ton
the military esta blishmeut OF the
United states. Chairman Sherley of
the house appropriations committee
announced his afternoon
These additional estimate, aggre-
eating s7.347.I27. .50e.22 ror the pro-
posed increase In Americas lighting
forces under the new man power
program We're received by Shcrley
from the val department TO-DAY.
For the registration and selection
of ghting men under the new seIec-
tive draft law Gen. Crowder asked
for S23.6I7 .302 as au addition 10 the
100000 already available for
draft purposes
Answers Peace Proposal.
The appropriation authorization
10 he provided for the current fiscal
year total with the new estimates
submitted by the war department.
sS7-1SS,eG9.s15.a9 including $780,
10000 already asked for field ord
nance
Sherley said
The submission oI aese esti-
mates which contemplate very
great increase in the army is "a most
complete and not TO be misunder-
stood answer TO the Austrian peace
proposal. Congress VIII mquesrion-
ably vote whatever amount of the
estimates submitted which upon
hearings. IL is found can be eNpeud-
ed in such enlargement and equip
ment Of the army
To Reduce Cash sought
The appropriations committee IL
was learned, viii seek TO reduce as
far as possible the actual cash sought
by the war department in order not
20 disturb the general financial pro
gram.
Chairman Sherley explained that
never IN normal times was more
than so percent OF army appropria p
tions asked for actually expended.
He expressed the thought that the
enormous and uuprecedeute amount
involved iu the new appropriations
did not mean that actually that sum
Of money would De spent during the
current fiscal year although he add
ed that. in his opinion congress
would not hesitate TO 90 the limit r0
supply the counuy'a war program
with all the financial sinews il need
ed 70 bring about yietoriou@ con-
clusion Of the war
Chairman SherIey estimated that
the increased appropriations asked
for represented two-thirds cash and
one-third contract authorizations
To Begin Meetings.
Meetings OF the appropriation
committee VIII start a. once Tor The
purpose OF holding hearings on the
increased estimate al which war de-
partmeut officials viii 1e given au
opportunity 10 explain the financial
needs OF the new military program.
OF the United States which Gen.
March. chief of stan has declared
will end the war ry next spring or
summer.
AS the kirchr -az bin now pend
Ing IN the house provides for only
sS.2CC.0G0.0 600. il Is essential mem
bers point out that the army esti-
mates for cash expenditures be re-
duced 10 a point between S-.4Q1.o0o.-
600 and .Cro.0oo.0oe the balance
20 be provided for i'm CONTRACT al-
thoriza uous which may not have TO
re paid for rnu, after the pcesen.
1scal wear
Consumption TaN Possible.
u is the belief of some house
leaders that -Le Kuchir revenue
bills total Of estimates u.ay have 70
be boosted % SI600.Q9o.oo1 OF 22-
00O.0cooog higher than the $500
0o0.CC0 now provided tor
Consumpuou taxes ,her add ar,
regarded b. some ot them as iu-
evi-able Slch CONSUMPTION taxes
are not now provided for hr. the
bill
BRITISH REPORT
LONDON. Sept IT,. our troops