Show POISON GAS HUMANE SURGEON DEClARES WASHINGTON TON Nov 26 26 Polson Poison gas is one of at the most humane weapons weapons wea wea- pons rons of at war according to a report by Surgeon General Ireland based on analysis of ot American casualties in France rance made public today While 74 of ot the battle casualties re resulted resulted resulted re- re from tram enemy gas the report says the number of at deaths was Vas very very small Gas caused 27 3 per cent of ot all casualties casualties casualties cas cas- it is found accomplishing the I prime object of all weapons of ot war I which is to put men out of action but there were only 1 87 per cent of deaths in gas cases as compared with 23 4 per cent from shell or bullet wounds In In other words based on statistics the report said tho the claim is advanced that a man gassed has twelve times as many chances of recovery as the theman theman theman man put out of ot action by other causes |