The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-29

on which we expended $41,716,o51
OF these shells $4,000 were fired by
our forces.
We had 3O5 contracts for 6-inci
shells, on which we expended $24,
| 1S9,075. None of these ever reached
the firing line. -. /.
We had GIT contracts for 155-milli-
meter shells, ON which we expended
1864 ,955 1897. None of these ever
reached the firing line.
| We had 3O1 contracts for S-inch
shells, on which we expended $751;
371 POT. None of these ever reach
ed the firing line.
! We had 152 contracts for 240-milli-
meter shells, on which we expended
S24, 136,S67. None of these, evel
reached the firing line.
We had 239 contracts for 9.2 shells
on which we expended S54 ,37T
None Of these ever reached the fir
ing line.
We had II contracts for 12-incn
shells, on which we expended $780,
878. None of these ever reached the
| firing line.
| We had contracts for 14-inch
shells on which we spent 81 ,266,4T7
! None of these reached the firing line
We let Ill contracts, to the amount
of 8,S28,345, for the construction
of artillery of all calibers, guns, how
tiers, gun carriages, limbers and re-
operators. Of this immense program
of expenditures there reached Oh,
troops and were actually used in com,
bat thirty-nine rs illimeter anti
aircraft mount trucks, forty-eight
4.7-inch guns Of the 1906 model
forty-eight 4.7-inch gun carriages Of
the same model, twenty-four 8-incf
howitzers, and twenty-four S-incl
carriages. The details are shown il
a table furnished by the War De
partment and attached as an appen
dix hereto.
To sum up, we furnished oul
troops for use six thousand 75-milii
meter shells, fourteen thousand 4.
shells, forty-eight At guns, and TWEEN
| ty-four 8-inch howitzers.
These are the principal things sol
diers need to fight with-guns ane
shells, gas, aeroplanes, and tanks
And while there was such failure tx
produce these essential things, it Il
amazing to know what excessive or
|ders and expenditures there were OF
other less essential things. A few
instances will indicate this:
! We ordered 41,1O0,152 pairs O.
shoes and received deliveries of 80,
}227,450 pairs, for 3,513,s37 men
! We bought and received 500,32'
double sets of harness and 110,82'
single sets. We had in all, during
the period Of the war 5s0,182 horse
of which only 67,49S were shippe'
overseas and 10000, died.
L.! We bought 945,000 saddles ant
had, in all, s6,41S Cavalry horses.
We bought 2,850,853 halters.
We bought 5S5,516 saddle bags.
! We bought 1867, 199 horse brushes
| We bought 2,o33,2O4 nose bags.
/ We bought 1,14S,364 horse covers
/ We bought for our Ordinance off
GERS 1850 complete sets Of spu
straps, about 36 sets for each Off
Ger. We proposed to have our Ord
nance officers properly spurred.
! We bought 1881, SIG horse shoes.
| We bought $4,000 branding irons
We ordered 149,456,611 har
bread cans and used 31,500,00O dur
ing the war.
! Who won the war? Not the pres
ent administration. It has but littl
ground for self-congratulations.
failed in preparedness. It failed il
accomplishment. It filled the al
with fine phrases and spent the PEG
pies money. But will tell you VIII
won the war. The people, who's
great heart was stirred to sacrific
and whose funds flowed out in
golden stream. But above all, it wa
man with the gun, the American sol
der, the best in the world. He VOL