Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-03
II BILLIONS SAVED
U.S.. BY ENDING WAR
Government Expenses Drop From
S24, SOC, 100000 to S7,443,S3o
for the Current Year.

By Associated Press 10 Every hNoni"e
Washington. Dec 2-Ccssation OF
MAR will result in a reduction OF govern
,nent expenses for the fiscal year wv.
starting next july |. to S7,443, lo'S"S
from The S2I.599, ,00O,0OO appropriated
for the current year, according To teh,a-
tive estimates submitted to Congress today
bv Secretary McAdoo. transmitting thc
reports of the various departments
The principal rcduction.A .Aas i?r p ,ne
military establishment, which estimates
IFS needs at 81 .992 ,000.o0O IN i"Eo' aS
comparsd with the Sl2.214 ,Ulu.U'o aP-
propriated for this year bel"rc tnt
signing of the armlstice with tTrh,any
il had been figured that the army alone
wouId need more than S19,ouU,ooboU
for 1920. ,o,o
The nsvy's estimates for 1920 are
O. 5o5 ono CllO rs compared with 81 ,59l,-
lsoO. 900 appropriated for the curreh'
wear. an increase of a billion dollars de
snit.a the closing of the war mere Is
nothing 10 show what IT was estimated
the navy would have needed had the war
continued I-
These estimates may be pared down
considerably later when the actual needs
nj Tho Government In closing OUT wal
contracts become leaTer
JncIud,nc S574 237 900 cstimated for
forfi6ratlons. tho total contemplated
OUTLAY on the army amounts 70 y. 80
600. 600
\ striking figure IN the army estimates
Is the Sl44. a43 900 for air service pro
duction The appropriations last wear
nrdcr thix head were $500, 600, 600 IL !
evident that IN reducing var estimates
the var department. i proposing not l1
lose all that has been gained Ia aircraft
deyelonment during the war. nut pianS
10 continue construction and mahulFtuft
on fairly large scale
The largest single reduction from th'
approprla lions for this year Tor the army
IS IN pay travel and general eNPfndli iurcS
the ncu estimate Tor ncNt Neal lFii,l @
Sa31 6-S 600 Is ag2tnsf 500 ,'h'N,'
znnropriatcd for thl~ year, ~ini'FiF i
large reduction Is nadr N '9laftefii''s''' 81
estimates for supplies. clothing, quarters
including CanionuentS, and Sunital tN
ncrdit1Ires the new Squire iclnG S4l
->a on0. Is compared e 81, lnI '""'.UN
.npropriatcd for hl1 Nc9r
I,rtualIy MI estimates tnr var ou'
navy purposes show substantial lneFe'iS'
over aar,ronriat ions ler thu current wear
The nay len goes up g >5."3ihW'
from SOP So 900. expenditures on Sh'p
already authorized goes to S232 9>5 ,WN
from SO 3Q7 900 th~ year. and an Al
d,tonal 500 .ooo 00o i asked as the f'rs
increment on he ncU three yer program
which has hecn proposed
SUBSISTENCE and supplies i gwen 2
500. .Si3 600. is compared With SIS, SO,
600 his wear, and ammunition needs ar
estimated al s125,00o. 600 IS compare
to SOP 5IQ 600 tins ycar
For new postoffres. custom mouse
and otherfed ralhuldinCs only s. So ~
Is asked. bur this IS IN addition Q eHlstin
appropriations for these purposes ~ 9
sp.nt during the war The request fo
rivers and hart,ors amounts 70 sl9.S'o,W
barely enough 10 continue existing PROJECT
The shipping hoard puts its REQUIRE
nnents at s57o, 452 600, about one-t hir
Of the 81 ,5o5, 900, 200 already 2 aPpropr .atee
The appropriations asked for he posts
service ano1lnt To s35S .O00, 600. althoug
il is covered ~ expected income frof
postal revenues.