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Show THOUSANDS OF SMITHS IN ARMY WASHINGTON, March 30. The llH army has more than 100,000 "Smiths." 1500 "William SnxUhs," 1000 "John Smiths," and 200 "John A. Smiths." It has 10,000 "Millers," 15,000 "Wil- J sons," and 262 "John J. O'Brien's" of whom fifty have wives named "Mary." Thero aro 10,000 "John Browns,'' 1200 ) "John Johnsons," and 1010 "George IH Millers." These figures on identical names If were cited today by the bureau of war J risk insurance as a reason why ap- ij pllcants .for government soldiers' in-suranco in-suranco or for allotment and allow- ance payments should sign their full , nnme rather than initials only. JH |