Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-02
COSTS 5000 TO RETURN
EACH SOLDIER TO HOME
Experts Show Where Victory Loan
Funds Will BE En-
pended.
CARES FOR WOUNDED MEN
Vocational Training for Manned
Heroes One OF Purposes for Which
Money Will BE Spcnt-Govcrn-
mcnt Must Fay Insurance.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The money
will be used to pay for bringing the
American troops home from France.
tho costs of their dcmobiiization. part
soldiers and sailors killed or injured
in the lighting and will furnish funds
for the care Of the wounded, for the
vocational training of the MANNED and
other post war expenses. says a repre-
sentative here of the Liberty loan com
nittec.
Ono of the biggest items of expense
will be for the Transportation and dc
mobilization OF the troops. the cost
was signed anti! ;he army IL return
approximatciy ss,33o. 27a,ooo" he adds
IN statement. There we're about
100000 men overseas when the fight
ing ended According TO the army
traansportation experts. it viii cost
WOO n man TO bring them from the
lighting lines in France and Belgium
10 their homes in the United states.
ton bill siO0OOc.OOo. of which sl2S.-
900, 900 represents tho fare OF the sol
dicrs IN France. Sl2i,0ooooo their fare
across the Atlantic. and $3.50 600
their transportation from United States
ports TO their homes.
Ten Months 10 DcmobiIizc.
1T will take at least ten months,
Tie army authorities, say. TO complete
the Rehabilitation Of the troops from
overseas: Their maintenance in that
period, including house, clothing and
o
900. OF which sc7o,i2S,l3O Will DC for
food.
The Rehabilitation. transportation
l:s5o.o0o soldiers who did not get to
IranSe Will amount TO about se2o,
5000. bringing the total Tor the
stated. .a.52o ,ooo. WHEN WHEN" viii m eaR
quite a hole in the Victory Liberty
There are about 2oo.o 900 sick and
wounded soldiers still being cared for
IN ihc government hospitals the per
rartmcnt at SI95, which brings the
.ota! cost Of those now undergoing
eighty army hospitals in the United
states. The cost OF their operation
ranges from d few hundred thousand
Must Pay Insurance.
The amount Of way risk insurance
me government has outstanding is
Med amount 10 100000. If all the
soldiers, numbering approx ma tcly -, :
no who were Killed in action or died
or wounds, accident and disease. were
insured for tho full amount OF $4,000
each permitted under tho plan. their
claims would aggregate sI25. 900. 600.
Payments on thosc claims Will be made
at The rate OF $50 a month to the de-
pendcnts OF each soldier. which calls
for the expenditure of $4,000 900 a
year for about sixteen years. How
ever, 1t is no, probable that many OF
these claims, or OF the thousands OF
others that viii be filed py soldiers
disabled in the war. Will be acted upon
in time TO make nuch OF "A drain upon
the proceeds of tho Victory loan
The Federal Board for Vocational
Training. which the government has
established 10 care for disabled men
after their discharge from the army or
navy and train them TO earn a liveli-
hood. VIII cost several millions OF dol
lars year TO maintain. Already 12-
600 men have applied for training in
the institution. and as they are to he
paid at leas. Sc" month each while
undergoing training, their pay alone
~ili amount 10 about slOOQ.00O year
Credit to Allies.
Other expenses TO he met out OF
the proceeds OF the Victory Liberty
loan Will be the purchase OF wheat at
the guaranteed price OF s..26 a bushcl.
ana extension OF credit TO the countries
associated with us in the war 10
enable them to purchase war material
and other property OF the United
states In such countries which is no
longer essential to this government
Funds also VIII be needed for the up-
keep and other expenses Of the navy
since the signing OF the arn.isiicc and
Tor the operation OF the railroads. In
addition to these military costs the
civil expenses of the government arc
running at about 5000, 600, 600 a car