Show AMERICAN LOSSES I INOW NOW NOM TOTAL Deaths Number 2927 While Are Wounded Are Missing By Associated Press Pres WASHINGTON June 9 Casualties among the American expeditionary forces thus far tar reported by General Pershing including today's list total the war var department announced today in Iii making public the lie first of or I regular weekly summaries of casual casual- tics ties Deaths in action and from wounds disease accidents and all other causes ses number 2927 2937 while 1016 men have been Wounded and aio aro missing in iii inaction action including men held prisoners in Germany The departments department's recapitulation follows fol follows fol fol- including 2 1 lows low Killed in action at sea Bea 1033 Died of wounds ulO no Died I Died of oC disease 1192 Died of oC accidents acct acci I dents lents and other causes Wounded In action Missing l in action including in including in- in eluding prisoners Total While no official explanation was wasI given for the decision ot of the department department depart depart- I ment to advise the country weekly of since the tile I the exact total of oC casualties landing of the first American forces forcest t in Europe Europa last June Junc it is understood from widespread widespread widespread wide wide- that it resulted largely I spread reports that casualties had been 1 i very heavy and that total figures were i being withheld from the public |