Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-01-02 | Page 1 | War Appropriation to Follow Recess

WAR APPROPRIATION TO FOLLOW RECESS Emergency Deficiency Total of Approximately Approxi-mately Sl(338,000,000 Will B-e Asked. WASHINGTON. Jn. 1. An emsrgeney deficiency appropriation of approximately .M,o;-h.oi'ii(,ri.iit for the :i nny, navy, food n d m inist r;i t ion and ot her govern men t war work will be asked of congress alter the holiday recess. The hi rarest items for the army will in-elude in-elude ST'M'.Oi'O.ono for supplies. $ t50.000.Cmi) for ordnance and Jl-PVK'IV'JO for engineers. engi-neers. The department of agriculture will a'k ?fi,0oO.fi"iii for seeds to be sold to farmers, in addition to ?:j,."ji""i.i'iriii provider for the sume purpose in the food survey law. The food fidminist rn t ion will ask JL-i1(.m..Vii"i. JL-i1(.m..Vii"i. to make a tot;i of , 000, mm available for the current lisea yen r in addi'ion to amounts allotted from the presidt nt's hundred -mill ion -dollar fund. The bh y already has a sked for $50 , -iM't.!.mm defi.-ienoy appropriation. l;;-ides these deficiency approprial Ions, the v,-.ir dpa ri ment a 'ready has asked si .1 ;::.Mri.'MWi additional to 1 he regular e.-;:imai f s.