Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 9 | 2 Million in America's Fighting Forces

r 2 MILLION N IN AMERICAS AMERICA'S j fl f lODGES lODGES' R From Men One Year Ago Army Has Grown to Formidable Total Many Planes By Carl D. D Groat United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON May 25 vv America has built an army armyo o or of more than men counting the April and May ra draft calls caUs And contrary to the general impression im im- im- im a goodly number of aIrplanes airplanes air aIr- planes are in this country countr and France These two inspiring facts stood out In n the report of Chairman Dent on the arm army appropriation bill submitted submitted sub sub- officially to tho the house toda today in advance of next weeks week's house action on en the tho measure The report showed that from a nucleus of a regular army of officers and men and a a. national guard Juard of at officers and nd rn m men n April 1 1 1917 the United States Slates has totalIng totalIng total- total formed a a. mighty fighting force force- jn Ing with appropriations tram framed d to provide for this year ear However the presidents president's power ower will bo be such fuch as to permit him to extend to any figure figuro ho sees fit provided the tho committees committee's favorable recommendation is follo followed ed 1316 1315 PLANES IN FRANCE The report showed that there are arc American flying machines in France Including over combat planes s while thero arc are more than machines in this country Tho The report listed the aviation personnel as officers and men in including including in- in fliers while whilo there are twenty seven aviation camps in the tho country The Tho army appropriations are so vast ast as to accommodate men this year according to committee I estimates Chairman Dent pointed out that while hUe mistakes and delays had oc occurred occurred oc- oc curre 1 we wo think tho the country countr is to tobe tobe tobe be congratulated that after a a. little littlemore littlemore more than a year car from the date of or orthe the declaration of ot war our country I has constructed a wonderful military establishment DETAILED ARMY FIGURES Tue extent of ot the establishment nl is told in concrete terms In the committee committee com corn table of ot present strength Total regular army officers Total enlisted men in regular army arm Total officers of ot reserve corps I Total enlisted men of reserve corps corp Total officers national guard Juard 1606 Total enlisted men national suar guard 1 H 1952 Total officers national arm army Total enlisted men national arm army This makes a total of of officers officers ot- ot and men which with the April and May draft calls brings tho strength of ot the army to the mark