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Show figures of America's part in war pass all former records Col. Leonard P.- - Ayers Prepares a Remarkable Statistical Summary PERSHING HONORED BY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY STUDIES U. S. EDUCATION and Material Showing Comparative Costs for All the Countries Engaged Cost to the United States Is $22,000,000,000. in Men, Money h the and something less than of the expenditures of the allied side. The total battle deaths of all naor nearly enough to pay the Entire cost of running the American tions in this war were greater than all government from 1791 up to the out- deaths in all the wars in the previous break of the European war. For every hundred years. Russian battle deaths were 34 times hundred American soldiers and sailors who served in the war with Ger- as heavy as those of the - United many two were killed or died of dis- States, those of Germany 32 times as ease during the period of hostilities. great, France 28 times and the BritThe number of men serving in the ish IS times as large. armed forces of the nation during the Infantry Suffered Most. In the American army the casualty war was 4,800,000, of whom 4,000,000 rate in the Infantry was higher than served in, the army. These facts are set forth in a sta- in any other service, and that for offtistical summary of "The War With icers was higher than for men. For every man killed in battle seven Germany," compiled under the direction of Col. Leonard P. Ayers, chief of were wounded. Five out of every six men sent to the statistics branch of the general hospitals on aceofcl of wouuds were staff of the army. This summary, just published by cured and ceturned U Pneumonia killed mom soldiers than Colonel Ayers by direction of the secretary of war, is a complete review of were killed In battle. Meningitis was America's participation in the war the next most serious disease. The British sent more men to against Germany condensed into less than 150 pages. It Is a detailed sum- France in their first year of war than mary of American military operations, we did in our first year, but it took and yet the long statistical tables England three years to reach a ! 9 AHO AAA inon In Vranna usually found in official reports are afroncrth rif and the States accomplished it United entirely lacking. f of that time. Col. Leonard P. Ayers is the only of- in In the physical examinations the ficer from civilian life who has risen to the position of chief of a division states of the middle West msde the of the general staff. Before the war best showing. Country boys did better he was a director of the Russell Sage than city boys, white better than colFoundation. He was chief statistical ored and native better than foreign Dr. Salas Marchan, prominent ChilOfficer of the peace committee. After born. ean scholar, who with his wife is In Most of the troops who sailed for this country studying the educational his return here he received the disFrance left New York. Half of them system for the benefit of his governtinguished service medal. landed in England and the other half ment. Some of the Figures. Some of the statistical summaries In France. Of every 100 Americans who went 1n the report show: 49 went In British ships, 45 in American combat divisions were in over, The war cost the United States con- American ships, three in Italian, two line In France they were supported by siderably more than $1,000,000 an hour in French and one in Russian ship- their own artillery for 75 days, by for over two years. British artillery for five. days and by under English control. America's expenditures in the war ping American cargo ships averaged one French for one and a half days. were sufficient to have carried on the In round numbers, America had in complete trip every 70 days and troop Revolutionary war continuously for ships one complete 35 days. France 3,500 pieces of artillery, of every trip more than a thousand years at the which nearly 500 were made In AmerThe cargo fleet was almost fate of expenditure which that war American. It reached the sizeentirely ica, and Americans used on the firing of involved. actually deadweight tons, and carried line 2,250 pieces, of which over 100 During the first three months ex- to Europe about 7,500,000 tons of were nn.de in America. ;.; penditures were at the rate of $2,000,-00- 0 cargo. y Airplane Production, a day. During the next year they Work of Engineers, When the United States entered ar averaged more than $22,000,000 a day. the allies made the designs d engineers built in France For the final ten months the daily 83 American new ship berths. 1,000 miles of their planes available to Americans average was over $44,000,000. standard gauge tracfe sn6S8 miles of and before the end of hostilities fur ' The total war costs of all nations narrow fllshed from their own maiTuiacturf gauge track. jvere about $186,000,000,000, of which The signal corps strung in France 3,800 service planes. ' he allies and the United States spent 100,000 miles of telephone and teleAviation training schools In the and the enemy wire. United States graduated 8,602 men graph ! The three nations spending the Prior to the armistice 40,000 trucks from elementary courses and 4,028 greatest amounts were Germany, were shipped to the forces in France. from advanced courses. More than 5,' 'Great Britain and France, In that orConstruction projects In the United 000 pilots and observers were sent der. After them come the United States cost twice as much as the Pana- overseas. fetates and Austria-Hungarwith sub- ma canal, and construction overseas There were produced in the United was on nearly twice as large a scale. stantially equal expenditures. States to November 30, 1918, more The United States spent about The entire number of American ma- than 8,000 training planes and mora of the entire cost of the war chine guns produced to the end of 1918 than 16,000 training engines. was 227,000. The American air force at the front The Browning machine guns are be- grew from three squadrons in April to lieved to be more effective than the 45 In November, 1918. On November corresponding weapons used in any 11 the 45 squadrons had an equipment Orphaned Fawn Adopts other army. of 740 planes. Man as Its Guardian American production of rifle" ammuOf 2,698 planes sent to the zone of nition amounted to approximately the advance for American aviators, Pa. George Williamsport, rounds, of which 1,500,000,- - 667, or nearly were of 000 rounds were shipped overseas. Hummel, a resident of Liberty, American production. while fishing at the head of The number of rounds of complete American air squadrons brought ammunition produced in down in combat 755 enemy Gray's run, heard a fawn bleatartillery planes, mounin the the woods was in excess American plants of up ing while their own losses of planes numtain side, and upon investigacompared with 9,000,000 bered only 357. tion came upon a strange sight. rounds secured from the French and American divisions were iu battle On the ground lay a dead doe British. for 200 days and engaged in 13 major with a dead fawn by her side, In the first 20 months after the decoperations. while a live fawn stood guard laration of war. by each country the From the middle of August until the The animal live had nearby. British did better than the United end of the war the American divisions worn a path where It had trotStates in the production of light artil- held during the greater part of the ted around the body of the mothlery, and the United States excelled time a front longer than that held by er. There were no bullet holes them In producing heavy artillery and the British. in the carcass. Mr. Hummel had both light and heavy ammunition. In October the American divisions some cookies in his pocket At the end of (he war American pro- held 101 miles of line, or 23 per cent of which he fed to the little fawn, duction of smokeless powder was 45 the entire western front. and the animal followed him per cent greater than the French and In the battle of St Mihlel 550,000 home, apparently content that it British production combined. The Americans were compared had found a friend. Mr. HumAmerican production of high explo- with about 100,000engaged, on the northern mel reported the case to a game sives was 40 per cent greater than side in the battle of Gettystv'ff. The protector and is caring for the Great Britain's and nearly double that fired more than l,00ty900 artillery fawn. of France. shells in four hours, which is the most Out of every hundred days that intense concentration of artillery fire recorded in history. e battle lasted for BRITISH AIRSHIP PREPARING TO FLY TO INDIA 47 The days, during which 1,200,000 American troops were engaged. Washington. war The cost United States directly about one-fift- $22,000,-000,00- 0, General Pershing was "capped" by Cambridge university during his recent visit to England. Several British army and naval commanders also received honorary degrees. The photograph hrvs the procession leaving the university after the ceremonies. HEROES OF SECOND DIVISION PARADE IN NEW YORK one-hal- rteroes of the Second division, the doughboys and marines of Chateau Thierry fame, passing through the Victory arch in their parade up Fifth avenue, New Tork. . TO PROSECUTE PACKERS th-w- W6-thir- WHERE GERMAN DUCHESS IS EXILED one-thir- ' one-elght- h one-fourt- '''"y i JL&a,.-...- The of Ilessen will henceforth make the castle of Tarasp, In Charles F. Clyne, United States disChicago, at the White the lower Engadine, Switzerland, her permanent residence. The castle was House executive offices just after a left to the duke of Hessen by the former proprietor. conference with the president regarding the suits which the government will bring against the packers. trict attorney of Another Dream Shattered. For the nineteenth time Miss Matilda Tiddlum looked behind her. "He's following me !" she gasped, as she hurried her pace and straightened WRESTLING PARSON IN ARMY her hat nt the same time. Her heart n was In her mouth, and In her of a shone no, eyes light hope Soldiers Thrown by Chaplain Currle fear. of Second Division Promise ti "It Isn't safe for a girl to walk about Co to Church. alone I" she muttered.. Again she looked around. Ha, he With the, American Forces in Ger What could she do? still there was many. Chaplain E. S. .Currie of the She heard his footsteps drawing 'hearSecond division has become known er. No, she must not faint. He was among the American forces on the here oh ! Rhine as "the wrestling parmjn" in Then the man hurried past her and his campaign, which ht the sweet young thing In the joined Inaugurated recently amonp the solen ahead, and Miss TiddJumper pink diers. lum ground her teeth. been Currie has Chaplain putting on an exhibition In Leuteadorf every Privileges His Desire. night the last few weeks, and each was seven nnd had just reHarry to man he throws promises induce home after a week In the subturned five other soldiers to accompany him flat In which he lived Is to church the Sunday following tht urbs. The can always hear the where you one wrestling match. the traffic cop.' of whistle The contests have been held Id the The next day Harry was going to Iutesdorf playhouse. Chaplain Cur. celebrate his seventh birthday, and his on different men fie has been taking was asking him what he demother from the Third battalion of the SIxtt sired for his birthday. And this was The sister ship to the 4 which recently made the flight to the marines each night. Reports to th Ms answer: office of the Second diUnited States and back to England, Is reported to be making preparations for chaplain's "Mother, I don't want any presents. vision sny 'hat Chaplain Currie hn flight to India. The photograph shows drums being hoisted aboard the I want Is privileges." What been 75 about a U over isles. the Insert British per vut winning portrait trip prior to the airship's father is trying to find a Harry's the maflies. Ci.pt. M. G. Thomas, her commander. for rent. J cottage NEWEST AMERICAN GUN MOUNT A SUCCESS .... Meuse-Argonn- vj pale-gree- 11-3- R-3- R-3- 3 81-ho- Jf r T u 1 1 1 1 .x...." ft ii 1 1 1 1 T ii n 1 1 1 piling 1 1 1 1 1 1 J-- h i in 1 1 . 1 n ii ii n 1 1 1 1 1 V nh 1 1 1 1 nn The newest gun mount of the United States mlUtnrj forces was completed just after the armistice was signed and has just parsed its official test with flying colors. It Is a railroad mount, designed by the navy department for the navy's gun, which was used so effectively on land mounts In France. The new mount permits the gun to be fired in any direction from any good railroad track, whereas the guns used In the rar had to be mtunted. In pits. 14-ln- |