SUNDAY, NOV. 2S, 1917 THE ASHEVILLE TIMES. PAGE THIRTEEN. 1! BB1 THE STAGGERING COST OF WAR (The Charlotte Newa) E ' k 4, i Every day the war is costing the United States the gross amount of $40,000,000.- The direct military cost Is only 2M0O.00O, but when are added the loans being made every fortnight to the Allies, the gross amount runs up to the other amazing total. And the gross cost for Amer ica outdistances the gross cost of Eng land which Is given at $39,000,000; ticrmany which is rated at $30,000, 000 and France which is calculated as being $21,000,000. Against the di rect military cost of , $29,400,000 to America, the war is costing England in the same way $36,000,000; Ger many $27,200,000 and France $20, 200,000. Each day every citizen in the United States is called upon to contribute 28 cents for the support of the war. Ev ery day every citizen of Great Britain spends 74 cents; every citizen of France spends 50 cents and every cit izen of Germany upends 40 cents, so at least in this particular, the propor tionate cost of the war which must bo borne by the population of the countries, tho United States is better off than the balance of them. Of course, there is not much good to be done in submitting a long list of figures showing what 'the war is costing. It Is literally beyond com putation. We speak of the cost in terms of billions and the average man has no comprehension of what a bil lion dollars is. Moreover, in speak ing of the cost of the great war, there are several factors entering Into the eauation for which no calculation can be made. If we figure what a man s value Is to society, what an individual human life is worth in the world in mere dollars and cents, what his rat ing is as to industry, and then place alongside this the fearful depletion in man-power brought on by the war, we would approach a proposition that again would run into figures nobody could understand. Similarly is it in the mere matter of material losses sustained in Europe, the spoliation of property, the irreparable ruining of ships and factories and industrial plants of every sort. There Is no pos sible computation to be made of such a cost. Getting down, however, to the sin gle item of military expenses, we are none the less stupifled by the colossal totals that are being piled up. A statis lcal booklet furnished by the Mechan ics and Metals Bank of New York gives us some enlightening informa tion along this line for those who have any aptitude at all for comprehending the figures outlined. From that bro chure we discover that the daily av- erage of all belligerents from August 1, 1914, to December 31 of that year, was $52,700,000, and the total during the period was $7,900,000,000. ' The cost during the year 1915 was, daily average $71,800,000, total $26,200,000, 800. The cost during 1916 was, dally average $97,700,000, total $36,650, 000,000. The cost during 1917, from January 1 to August 1 was, daily av erage $131,000,000, total $27,700,000,- ; 000. The dally average for the three years.was $90,000,000 for all belliger ents and the aggregate expenditure was for the same period $97,450,000, 000. An attempt to gauge the direct cost of the war on an assumption that hostilities will continue to its fourth anniversary, August 1, 1918, doubt less will be received by the reader as worth making, says the booklet. Such an attempt yields a series of huge fig ures, all of which contribute to make up a total of more than $150,000,000. 000. Should the war progress to Au gust 1, 1918. its direct military cost to the nations will be as follows, bas ing estimates on the present daily rate of expenditure, which is augmented over the past by active entrance of the United States into the war: States, ten times as large as the value of all our agricultural products in a given year, twelve times as large as the value of our annual foreign trade, 1,000 times as large as the amount of the annual American gold output. It means that this war has already re quired a sum that would have extend ed the railway mileage of the United States to several times its present length, and that, besides, would have carried steamship lines to every cor ner of the earth, rebuilt the world's!! cities on rational, sanitary lines, pro vided schools and teachers for every child living, eliminated savagery, and endowed science to the devotion of its efforts to improve the living condi tions of all mankind. We further find from this Interest ing booklet that the cost of the pres ent war has exceeded the combined money expenditure for all other wars that have occurred in the history of the world. The combined direct cost of the world's six greatest military struggles in tho 126 years preceding this war was $21,000,000,000. One of these raged through a period of twen ty-one years. Another lasted four years. The twenty greatest wars in the century and a quarter preceding 1914 cost, directly, $25,000,000,000. That sum measures the cost of five months' fighting at the present rate of expenditure. Following Is a table which shows the approximate cost of the world's most notable struggles of modern his tory: Napoleonic Wars, 1793- 1815 $ 6,250,000,000 Crimean War, 1858- 1866 ... American Civil War, 1861-1865 ... Franco-Prussian 1870-1871 ... South African 1900-1902 ... Russo-Japanese 1904-1906 . Great War, 1914-1917 (three years) .....$97,450,000,000 In the following table is. given the present daily direct rate of war ex penditure in each of the countries chiefly engaged in the hostilities: Direct : Population Cost, Daily United States.104,400,000 $ 29,400,000 Great Britain. 47,000,00O France .. . 40,000,000 Russia . , . . .175,000,000 Italy ....... 30,000,000 Belgium, Por- : tugal, Ru mania, Ser bia ...... 26,000,000 War, War. War, 1,700,000,000 8,000,000,000 3,500,000,000 1,250,000,000 2,500,000,000 Such Is Decision of Judge . Waddill Inhuman t Treatment Alleged 15,000,000 20,200,000 18,000,000 8,000,000 Washington, Nov. 24. White House picketing suffragists stood victors to night in the first round of the legal battle for- their contention that they should not be held in Occoquan, Va., work house, but Instead, should be housed in the more comfortable dis trict jail. However, the district Com missioners propose to appeal from the decision of Federal Judge Waddill, rendered in Alexandria, Va. Women's party headquarters suc ceeded in getting more picketers' diaries from the workhouse today al leging new hunger strike experiences and inhuman, thug-like treatment by men guards. Speaking for his wife. Dr. John Winters Brannan, of New York, de clared she had been forced to do pris on labor; that the suffragists had been deliberately terrorized when they entered Occoquan, and were treated with great brutality by men. guards who knocked them about with the fury of thugs under the immediate di rection of Superintendent Whittaker himself, who called out that men would be glad to get their hands on them. Brannan charged Whittaker had threatened Mrs. Brannan, aged 61, with the straight-jacket and gag; that some of the picket prisoners still "bear bruises;" that Mrs. Henry But terworth, of New York, was left alone in the men's section all night without a matron near. The secret diary of Miss Elizabeth McShans, of Philadelphia, read: "Now eight days on a hunger strike. Very weak and ill. Fainted yesterday afternoon in cell. Foroibly fed some hours later. Food poured into a vom iting stomach. Left in cell all night unattended. Fainted and was found at 5 o'clock lying on the stone floor." President Wilson today granted Dr. Howard Kelly, of Baltimore, permis sion to investigate Occoquan. He is a brother of the hunger striker, Mrs. Dora Lewis, of Philadelphia. 6,000,000 Total. Allies 428,000,000 $115,600,000 Germany ... 68,000,000 27,200,000 Tur- key, BuU -" .' ; , . . garia .... 79,000,000 16,000,000 : Central Powers ,147,000,000 $158,800,000 Total Military Cost. $ 97,450 68.150 Daily Aver. Three years, to August 1, 1917 . $ 90 One year, to August 1, 1918 .. 159 Totals, four years... $107 $155,600 (In millions add "000,000.") The above calculation means that there will have been laid out for mil itary purposes, if the war does not end before next August, a sum greater than the developed wealth of any sin gle nation of the world, othce. than the United States. It means that, for war, there has already been 'expended an amount three times as large as the total indebtedness of every nation in the world, as that indebtedness stood in 1914, four times as large as the de posits of all the banks of the United Totals, all. 675,000,000 $168,800,000 Pro-rated' over the entire popula tion, the direct daily cost of the war means much more to Great Britain than any other belligerent. France is second on the list, Germany third, the United States fourth and Russia last. The war Is costing Great Brit ain a shade more than 74 rents daily for each Inhabitant. It is costing France 50 cents, GJermany 40 cents, the United States 28 cents. It is interesting to study the direct war cost of the people of the various nations in relation to their normal In come. Thus the following table has been prepared, to register the average income of the chief nations engaged in the war. together with an average of the war bill, at the current rate of expenditure: , 1 t 5 . : II United States 28 105 $103.80 $385.00 Groat Britain 74 70 279.60 255.00 Frice ..... 50 51 180.00 197.00 Russia ..... 10 11 36.60. 40.00 Italy 22 32 80.60 111.00 Entente Allies . Germany . . Austria Hungary... Central Allies . 27 48 $100.50 $t75.75 40 44 144.20 162.00 21 26 75.50 94.35 31 ' 39 $114.00 $140.50 Totals, all.. 29 45 $103.60 $166.30 Present daily war cost in cents, t Daily Income per capita In cents, Present annual cost. Annual income per capita. -J- Asheville Chapter Red Cross -J- Chairman, JUDGE J. C. PRITCHARD Secretary, DR. FRANCIS B. BOYER 17 Biltmore Avenue. Telephone No. 2093 BY . In Police court yesterday, the war rant against Carl Cassada, charging reckless driving of an automobile at the time Theodore Parker was injur ed in a street accident, was amended to a charge of- exceeding the speed limit. It was alleged that when Cas sada struck Parker he was going at more than the seven-mile limit pre scribed for travel at the Intersection of streets. The police record of the accident stated that Cassada's ma chine skidded 78 feet. The defendant was convicted and fined the costs in the case. Parker, a 12-year-old boy, wns found guilty of riding a bicycle on the sidewalk. He was fined the costs and the fine was cancelled. E. I. BURN 15 MADE J T E. I. Burn of this city, who is at tending the second Officers' Training camp at Fort Oglethorne. Ga.. has been commissioned first lieutenant and ! assigned to the 54th Infantry, station-I ed at Chicamauga park, according to j a message received here last night. it is expected that announcements' will be made the first week of the ! commissions for all of the men who ' are now attending the camp, who will receive appointments. Increased activity and output of hospital supplies has marked the past week's work in the Red Cross quar ters, 17 Biltmore avenue. The large and well lighted workroom Is open all day and there has rarely been a moment between 9:30 o'cock in the morning until 6 o'clock In the even ing that some women have not been engaged there. The working attendance, as report ed by Mrs. John A. Campbell, chair man In Immediate charge, has varied from 90 to 125 a. day, the average be ing about 110. Some of the ladierf give their time in the forenoon and others in the afternoon. The two periods of the day mark a division of the work. The mornings are de voted chiefly to the making of surgi cal dressings and gauze work, and the afternoons to garments, pajamas, sweaters, bed shirts, etc. Red Cross bags, which are sold or the benefit of the supply fund, are made Saturday afternoon. But more workers are needed, more hospital supplies are imperatively called for by the head of the Red CrORS In the war zone. Officials say it will be too late to speed the making of dressings after American troops go Into action for when the casualty, list grows large the dressings will melt like snow before the sun. They must be accumulated in Europe because the sinking of one cargo ship might leare American surgeons without bandages. One surgeon alone will use a thousand dressings a day, It Is stated. For the troops at home the Ashe ville chapter is nowpreparlng Christ mas boxes. It is desired to have these uniform and therefore donations of cash are more available than, gifts of material, anu more "economical since flhe Red Cross gets the lowest prices. In the mtter of wool alone the Ashe ville office is able to sell at lower prices than merchants can buy It for. ROBERT HARRIS STRUCK WITH BOTTLE LAST NIGHT Robert Harris, a chauffeur, Is In the Meriwether hospital, suffering from a deep cut across the upper lip and in the, forehead and the polluce at an early hour this morning were looking for Dewey Johnson as a re sult of a fight between the men at the corner of West College and Hay wood streets at 11 o'clock last night. Johnson Is charged with assaulting Harris with a bottle, both cuts being deep, evidently coming from severe blows. Details of the fight are lacking. BY POLICE YESTERDAY A large attendance is expected at the annual dinner of the Good Samari tan Mission, which will be held at the Langren hotel, Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'clock, at this meeting the re ports of the work of the mission will be made and plans perfected for the work to be done during the year. Several shoe addresses are on the program and a tempting menu has been arranged for the dinner. Tickets for the dinner can be secured at the mission headquarters on Spruce street, telephone No. 1796. Up to 2 o'clock this morning the police had arrested nine persons, two of the number being charged with drunkenness. Three cases of assault were on the docket, Otis Styles, Charles Sullivan and Earl Smith, be ing charged, with engaging in a three-corner altercation, although the police report that no serious damage was done to any of the parties par ticipating. The other charges were for minor offense V. P. I. Beat Roanoke. Blacksburg, Va., Nov. 24. Virginia Polytechnic ran away with Roanoke college here this afternoon, 70 to 0. Block made a record for himself, kicking ten goals from touchdowns. Lafayette Overwhelmed. South Bethlehem, Penn., Nov, 24. Lehelgh crushed LaFayette by the score of 78 to 0 here this afternoon. This was the worst defeat suffered by either team In the 331year period they have played each other. Total Receipts, $60,000. Cincinnati, O., Nov. 24. Total re ceipts cf the footholl game hero Nov. 17 between the Camp Sherman and Camp Sheridan teams was $61,000, It was announced today. Expenses were about $4,900, leaving $56,000 for the Camp Sherman emergency fund. Francis Otilmet Won. Englenwood. N. J., Nov. 24. Clnd In his uniform as a member of the United 8tates army, Francis Oulmet, teamed with Jesse Guilford, this af ternoon defeated KIrby and Anderson, on the EngleU-ood Country club course, two up. Statement of the Condition of The Battery Park Bank of Asheville, N. C. At the Close of Business, November 20, 1917 Resources Loans and discounts . . . $2,014,365.68 Overdrafts .... 228.90 Furniture and Fixtures ................ 1.00 Banking House 28,000.00 Stocks and Securities .... . . 2,000.00 UNITED STATES BONDS (Liberty Loan) 32,593.00 NORTH CAROLINA STATE BONDS'... 175,000.00 CASH IN VAULT & IN OTHER BANKS 704,537.95 $2,956,726.53 Liabilities Capital .... . . ...... ;". ;...$ 100,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits ...... . . ... 229,418.67 Interest Reserve . . 17,500.00 Bills Payable .. . . ... ....... .. . . . .. . . . . NONE Bills Re-discounted ... . ............ NONE DEPOSITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2.609,807.86 $2,956,726.53 I, C. Rankin, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. , C. RANKIN, Cashier. C A RVYSOR Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 2 1th day ERWJN SLUDER - of November, A. D. 1917. GRAHAM BROWN, C. RANKIN, .' .. . tloQiQyP"C Directors ' commisslon expires August 15, 1919. No Loans Are Made by Hiis Bank to any of its Officers or Directors T. C. COXE, President v."..... ERWIN SLUDER, Vice President Officers: JAMES P. SAWYER, Chairman of Board. D. C. WADDELL, Jr., Vice President C. RANKIN, Cashier. JAMES P. SAWYER C. RANKIN Directors: T. C. COXE C. A. RAYSOR J. W. NORWOOD, Greenville, S C. ERWIN SLUDER D. C. WADDELL, Jr. EDWIN L. RAY, President JULIUS C. MARTIN, Vice President JOHN A. CAMPBELL, Cashier WM. F. DUNCAN, Asst. Cashier Statement of the Condition of CITIZENS BANK Asheville, N. C. Resources Loans ;. $635,987.43 North, Carolina 4 per cent Bonds 10,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures . . . . 5,000.00 Cash on Hand and in Banks . . . . . 136,877.81 $787,865.24, Liabilities Earned, $50,000.00 . . . ......... $100,000.00 Capital Stock Paid in, $50,000.00; Surplus and Profits 5,790.67 Bills Payable . . 60,000.00 Deposits 622,074.57 $787,865.24 D The enllrfl icrnnd floor of The TTMK8 bulltllfiK for rent. Pmxemlon given December 1. Heat and light furnlnhed. Cull at TIMFS' office for particulars. tf JULIUS C. MARTIN Lawyer H. TAYLOR ROGERS Bookseller, Stationer, Printer S. LIPINSKY i Dry Goods F. STIKELEATIIER Insurance, Real Estate Directors C. BREWSTER CHAPMAN Capitalist and Vice-President R. J. WOODCOCK lien) Kstote. W. R. WHITSON Lawyer GEO. S.POWELL Investments M. II. KELLY Water and Sewer Contractor II. C. JOHNSON Proprietor Aslii Ulle Grocery Co. JOHN A. CAMPBELL Cashier EDWIN L. RAY , PrcHident 11 I

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