Show BILLIONS SA SAVED VEn IN ESTIMATES FOR WAR USES Pruning Pinning Hook Is Applied to Department Programs I in Congress Washington Jan 25 Savings S Savings of ot I Imor more mor th than th n In tho contemplated con con- I war nr expenditures e of ot the tho war wore reported to and navy departments Congress to today ay In a a. bill framed b by tho the committee Tho The Hou House o appropriations tho return to tho the measure provides e for tre treasury of or In cash cosh and for tor tho the cancellation of ot authority for tor forthe forthe the departments to obligate ato tho the government government government gov gov- for tor additional Meanwhile President Wilson Nilson n mD may bo be appealed to by a administration leaders lenders In n Congress to ask the Democrat members members mem mem- bers vote oto solidly for tor the program Chairman Padgett desires a favorable favor ta able r report port and antI while proponents of the the- program say the they are aro In the tho majority majority majority ma ma- the they concerto concede that thal such nuch a report now could bo be brought from the committee com- com on a n. vote otc I Decision O Friday Tho me meting meeting for lor final decision of ot tho the committee has been set net for tor next neat Fri Fri- 1 day a Tho program calls call for sl sixteen capital ships chips Including six battle cruisers for tor forthe forthe The Tho provided total war expenses the departments and from which sav- sav savings RavIngs Ravings ings were made amount amounted cl to Tho The Cash to bo returned Is from direct appropriations ns made mado by Congress for tor paying expenses to bo be Incurred by bj July 1 l next tho the authorizations au au- the tho grant of ot Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress to tho the departments to make malte contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts for expenditures to be bo covered b by future appropriations Chairman Chairman Sherlo of or tho the committee explained that cancellation of at contracts following tho the signing of ot tho the armistice did not affect tho the amount t of ot tho the Compared d With less than available the tho savings from the nn navy with those small as oS compared Tho The from the tho military establishment war departments department's savings amount to In cash and 29 1 In authorizations while tho the aggregate gato gate provided for tor tho the department was In cash and In authorizations The navys navy's na 8 total was In cash and 82 In authorizations with Its swIngs savings sav sw- savings ings cash and authorizations While tho the savings W were re from numerous numerous numerous numer numer- ous Items Hems of ot war var expenses expense deficits have havo been Incurred In others so tho the bill hill provides to meet these ex eX- eX Sufficient money moner also Is left with tho the departments to meet their ex expenses expenses expenses ex- ex for tor tho the remaining remaining- five c months of the fiscal year ear Tho The largest savings sayIngs were from the tho quartermaster department of or the arm army which gives gl up In cash and In authorizations and the ordnance department which returns return In cash and In authorizations The bureau of or aircraft production which had 1499 l. l 99 available cash returns 40 of ot the tho amount The nM navy cash savings sa Included ord- ord nanco aviation laton navigation n bureau supplies supplies sup sup- plies and antl accounts account and marine marino ma- ma rino rine corps In tho the deficiencies that are provided for by the bill the navy receives 2225 most of ot which la is for fr pa pay and provisions for tor Its men It also receives re receives re re- for liabilities In Incurred Incurred incurred In- In In tho the rush work of ot construction of ot destroyers The Tho war department re receives ro- ro to meet deficiencies In pay of temporary civilian and nOlI for tor other purposes |