BAKER EXPECTS WAR SAVING OF SEVEN BILLIONS Contraction of Art Army Plans Explained to lo Senators by Secretary Washington ton Dec C. C r. Secretary t-Secretary B Baker Bak Bak- ker k- k er told the Senate finance committee toda today that through h contract cancellations cancella I lions tho the war department C expects to sino savo save approximately 7 of oC the voted by y Congress for tor forthe th the tho e army during during- the w war tr Earlier In tho day the House appropriations ap appropriations appropriations ap- ap I committee which Is In Investigating Investigating in- in to determine determine- what part of ot War var appropriations can an be bc returned to the treasury made mado public a statement from Mr lr Baker showing an estimated saving of or about or nearh nearly near near- ly h half halt tho the total appropriations Chairman Sherley explained later however that this estimate W was 8 made mada 1 some time a ago ano o and that revised re figures figures fig fig- ures furnished b by the war department I showed showell an estimated saving of oC about 70 Changed Dall Dally Daily Of or Of necessity the figures change chance from day to da day explained Mr Ir SherI C but it would seem that thal something more moro than OHm of the appropriations for tho th army arm could coull be converted converted con con- back into the tho tho treasury treasur The Tho war secretary told tho the Senat finance committee toda today members of oC the thc committee said ald that Con Congress will need to appropriate only about 1100 to cover contracts made lO under the of or authorizations provided provided provided pro pro- vided b by Congress and for which no actual appropriations have ha been made m Tho The secretary's statement to the this House appropriations committee said eaid tho the departments department's disbursements to date In tho the United States total S and those In I France Mr Baker previously ha had informed th the committee of or contract cancellations aff- aff about These Include Powder art artillery n motor vehicles textile textiles airplane parts parte 6 gas as defense equipment Contracts for fOI rifles harness harne rubber goods chemicals barbed wire wiro and steel and iron products products prod prod- aJa aggregating millions of ot dollars also lm has been canceled forty orty per cent nt of or tho the cancellations have B been divided among Mr I Continued on un pac page 2 e. BAKER EXPECTS WAR AR SAYING SAVING OF BILliONS BIL LIONS to n t Continued d from Crom Page Pale 1 1 I Baker said enumerating those In Mas- Mas IasI I as amounting to 5 I Michigan Connecticut cut New ew York vania anla Ohio and Missouri each each cach Illinois and antI Tennessee jOO each Indiana New Jer- Jer y Rhode Rhodo Island Wiscon- Wiscon xin ln Maine alne New Hampshire and Minnesota Minne- Minne sota aota ota each Maryland land 2200 Virginia lnla and California Preparations for Cor the cancellation of or army contracts were ere undertaken be before before be- be fore tore the 51 signing of ot the armistice Mr Ir Baker relating that conferences on this title qu question were held with tho the war Industries in industrIes industries in- in board on November D. D J Manufacturers working on contracts that are arc to bo completed Secretary Baker said had been assisted in many mangy Instances by permission being given ghen for tor civilian orders to take tako precedence t 1 over oyer government orders 1 I Powder Ponder Problem Tho The arm arm- army he said ald has powder in excess of or Its needs I 1 am much embarrassed the secretary secretary secretary sec sec- said as to how to store the amount of ot powder and explosives es which tv W wa a IJ c Operation of or the Muscle Shoals nl- nl 1 plant probably will bo continued he said Work York on the cantonment at Fayetteville l- l Mo Io Is intended to be continued continued continued con con- with wI h the place becoming a a. permanent permanent per per- manent part of ot the army tem tern Tho The cantonment at al Raleigh h N. N C. C he said Bald would be abandoned Mr Jr Baker Jakel also als said there Is necessity for forthe forthe the Neville e Island plant under con cony construction In the Ohio river and to 0 be bo 1 used tiled for making powder and guns buns Most construction work of or the war department however howe was stopped soon 1 after tho the signing of or the armistice Mr Ir Baker told tho the committee Contracts for purchases in En England Ian and France ho said are also being canceled and orders to cease work ork on onman man many projects were given Iven by General Pershing before he hel received similar orders or- or del dern directing such fluch action from the war department