AMERICAS EXPENDITURE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1746, 11 August 1917, Page 3

AMERICAS EXPENDITURE.

(WEB £5,999,099 A DAY. ARTILLERY .FOR WEST FRONT. New York, July 28. ■Messages from Washington show, from Ibe Estimates, (bat the various war departments expect to spend £.1,999,990,999 dining ihe iinaiieial year, this amount comprising the Department of War, fl.ofjO,900,999; the Navy Depart men!, £210,099,999; and ihe Shipping Board, £ 199,91)9,91)9. The Military Committee of the Senate has recommended immediate legislation providing for (he drafting of aliens in the (billed Stale- ;ii an early date. The legislation proposed will malic available near!) 1,999,990 additional drafted men. The War Department him explain ed the item of £590,090,(190 for armament of fori ideations, ft is not intended to improve Ihe defence.- of the United Stales, but for Ihe manu.faclnreof the heaviest siege and deb! ordnance for Hie use of the United Stale- Rove- on the v/c-icrn front. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times -ays that it is believed (bat toe Deparlinent of War is planning the organisation of a huge artillery eorps. comprising many of the present cavalry and coast artillery unit-, A. proposed reorganisation of the National Defence Council will include Ihe formation of a War Industries Board of seven member-., headed by .Mr Frank ‘,-eoti, which will supervise acin-i expenditure; and a Purchasing Foard of three members, with Mr Hoover the Food Controller.