Show WAR nian DEBTS the london economist for or febra ry places the total gross debt ot of treat ireat britain at 0 the french minister ot of finance i i presenting the budget for or 1918 es imater the public debt of 0 france n december 31 1918 at francs bancs the public debt ot of italy at the and of 1917 is estimated at about 0 00 0 00 0 0 lire 6 7 60 0 0 the debts 0 of the central centra 1 powers ire estimated as follows germany austria and hungary our own public debt is now around but more than halt of this amount has been loaned to the allies it is es estl matea tImateo that of the total net expenditures of the united states for the fiscal year 1918 exclusive of our advances to thu hb allies more than one halt half will be defrayed by taxation according to the treasury department |