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Show CASUALTY LIST : I BEINGDELAYED J Pershing Unable to Give the i ll Names Owing to Limited H Communications, t H WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Replying III to a request that he oxpedite the lists I iH of American casualties, in fighting on L SH the Soissons-Rheims salient, General j H Pershing today cabled Secretary Bak- 1 !H er that the task of assembling the . H names of the men was an extremely 1 3H difficult one because of the limited j means of communication in the battle i 1H areas and owing to the fact that H American troops are brigaded with j H French and British units. ! jH Secretary Baker said no estimate of 1 IH casualties was contained in General fi ! Pershing's cablegram. There was M nothing to indicate today when the f L fl casualties of the present severe fight- E ) ing would begin to come in. Bj IBM oo m! |