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Show .YIvK.GI-: SOIjDIKU J'UT ox AVISIGIIT DURING SEKVICI3I (Hy Tntcrn.Klonal Jfejvs Service.) WASHINGTON. D. C Tho average American soldier who participated In the world war put on 3.33 pounds In I weight during his period of service i In the army, and grow .23 of an inch, j according to statistics made public by tho war department. These figures arc based on the physical measures of j nearly a million men upon Inductance into service In 1917 and upon dis- ' i Efl chargo in 1919. 1 Bjfl A comparison of tho average height iflHi of soldlci'3 participating in the civil fl war and those serving in the world fl ; war shows that the average civil war iDI doughbboy was G7.6 Inches in height, H while the average of the world wai jN j was G7.5 Inchc3. jHfl From November 11, 101S, to Marc) jH 24, 1920, a total of 2,404 resignation!.. jHSl of regular army officers were accept- R3fj Between February 2S, 1919, and fEtf March 2 1. 1920, 1S9, 511 enlistments jHl for the regular army were reported, lilHX Including 2,239 for the week onded v |