Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-11-26 | Page 5 | Poison Gas One of Most Humane Weapons of War

POISON GAS ONE OF MOST HUMANE WEAPONS OF W AR WASHINGTON, Nov 26 Toisom gas is "one of the mist humane weapons of war." according to a re-lion re-lion by Surgeon General Ireland, bncd on an analysis of American casualties in France made public today While 74.770 of the 274.217 battle casualties resulted from enemy gas. the report says, (he number of deaths was "very-small "very-small " Gas caused 27 3 per cent of all casualties found "accomplishing the prime object of all weapons of war 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 1 pet cent from shell or bullet . wounds. In other words, based on statie j.ices." .he report said, "the claim is advanced that a man gassed has 12 time? as many chances of recovery as the man put out of action by other causes."