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Show v . .u. x i .1 j ,. . j VICTORY LOAN'S 77 REASONS. Billions ate needed to take millions mil-lions of Americans out of khaki! The o .Tidal estimated expense of maintaining America's army till tiemol.iliselisn is complete is i.sn.imu. Of tee 3,700.000 fighters called to the colors before the signing of the aimi.'.iee, 2.002,1 7o were on ever, "as duty. i -': to the middle cf March less than 500,000 were back from the battlefields. Tho cost of getting Pershing's con q acres and tho men who performed per-formed valiant service on this side back into civil life will total at least $1.03 1.0 -13.250. That $00 bonus to honorably discharged dis-charged men adds $225,000,000 to the demobilization bill. Then come transportation costs abroad and at home. These include the item of $700,000,000 for America's Amer-ica's superb transportation system in France. Water and rail cost estimates for travel oscillate at the $500,000,000 mark. Millions also are due for the supplies, equipment and munitions tiiat by ending the war suddenly saved at least 100,000 priceless American lives! |