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Show LOSS OF HONS PLACED AT 300 WASHINGTON. April 23. General , Tershing's first report on the Gorman assault upon the American and French forces In the Toul sector, Saturday 1 Is understood to indicate that the Americans sustained more than 200 casualties, and to estimate the Gorman Gor-man losses at between 300 and ion 1 1 was learned last night that the report had been received, but war department de-partment officials refused to make lt public or to comment upon persistent reports about the department concerning con-cerning its contents Secretary Baker is understood to be awaiting more details before makinp an announcement, announce-ment, though he probabl will lay the information received before the house I military committee when he appears! today to tell of his trip abroad, The Germans claim to have cap-lured cap-lured 183 Americans and to have killed and wounded many more, and so far there has been no official American answer to the claim This situation; will result in a revival of considera- j tlon of the war department of tho pro-pobal pro-pobal that a daily statement be is-sued is-sued from the headquarters of thej -merican expeditionary forces The' explanation heretofore given for the I refusal to accede to the proposal has been that American troops are part' of and are co-opcrntinK with larper French and British units, and that an' independent American communique would necessarily duplicate British or French statements. It Is realized, however, that German Ger-man claims, unless specifically denied from authoritative sources, will be re- j garded as staiements in fact, witn in-I jBVltable resulting anxiety to the peo-jple peo-jple in this country. For that reason! Secretary Baker is disposed to reopen the whole question with General Pershing. However, it is possible that I instead of daily statements on opera -j tlons. arrangements will be made whereby enemy claims of similar nature may be dealt with by the. American commander It has been definitely decided that as soon as American forces in any: considerable number are again acting as an independent unit, a dally state- I menl as to its activities will he issued 1 |