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Show U. S. SPENDING AS MUCH AS ALL OTHER ALLIES COMBINED WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. Uncle Sam's war bill and those of his allies al-lies compared. The British empire, to August 1, 1917, spent on the wax $18,500,000,-000. $18,500,000,-000. France spent $15,325,400,000. Russia spent $15,000,000,000. Italy spent $3,120,000,000. Total for the allies, $51,915,400,-000. $51,915,400,-000. The first year alone will cost Uncle Sam at least $18,288,643,-452.33. $18,288,643,-452.33. In other words, the first year of the war will cost Uncle Sam 35 per cent of what it cost all the other allies for three years. Therefore, maintaining the same ratio, it would cost Uncle Sam as much for three years as it has cost all the other allies put together. |