Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-17

American troops went on the line fol
their baptism Of fire 1877 days after wal
was declared.
American troops permanently took ovei
part of the firing line as an American
sector in January 1918.
Annual pay of the army now exceeds a
half billion dollars.
Production Of 10000 new automobile
trucks is in progress for the army in adj
dition to purchases of 1920 passenger
cars, SIPS motorcycles, and 5.040 bicycles
with appropriate repair and replacement
equipment.
During the first year of war the army
expended 0,000 600 for horse drawn We
hicles and harness; more than $4,000,
600 for horses, mules and harness. Ex-
penditures for fiscal year. ending June 80
1919, for fuel and forage estimated at
more than half billion dollars
Quartermaster recently purchased ST.
600 000 pounds of prunes and dried beans,
and 273,0o0,000 cans of tomatoes, con-
densed milk and baker beans. Other
purchases include 40, 000, 600 yards of mos
quito bar, $4,000 900 yards of olive drab,
10000. 900 wooden blankets. 81 900, 600 pairs
of wooden drawers, $4,000, 900 pairs of
heavy stockings l1.000,0U0 wool coats.
Ordnance program includes the pur-
chase of % 900, 900 hand grenades, 725 900
automatic pistols, 100000 reYolvers, %, =
100000 projectiles for heavy artillery,
427246 900 pounds of explosives 240 600
machine guns, 2,4S4,o00 rifles
Machine guns are being produced at the
rate OF 2G5,000 a year, 3 ~ Inch guns at
the rate of $4,000 per year.
Army Ordnance Supply Division han
dies monthly 10000 carloads of material.
In less than three weeks after enact
ment of selectiVe service law teh male
population Of the country within draft
pa 1IaTNf ptKa1sn fc.Irr
sented themselves before some 1000
boards and registered.
Cost of drafting army and Provost
Marshal Generals operations was $10,-
100000 cost per man accepted for ser
vice, $4.93
During II months army hospitals in
creased from to SO in number and
from 5000 to $1,000 beds; 10000 more
beds are being added
Two weeks after war was declared
contracts had been made covering the re-
qurements OF an army of 100000 men,
this material comprising $780, 00 items.
Our 14-inch guns weigh nearly 95 tons,
and are 81 1-3 feet long, costing $118, 900.
Two powder plants to cost $45, 000, 900
each are under construction.
War prisoners and alien enemies num-
bering 2,040 are now confined in three
Psychological examinations of 15O, 900
officers and men have been made.
To February TO- Director General of
Military Railways had placed orders for
railway supplies valued at $142, 600 900
and with an aggregate weight of $4,000
long tons; the General Engineer Depot,
to February 1, issued $500 orders for
material valued at $202.OOO00O.
For training troops In environments l.,
600, 000,0O0 rounds of ammunition have
been bought.
Army medical training schools have
been created with capacity of II. 900 Off
5000 officers already trained and gradu-
ated
OF So, 203 candidates for officers com
missions at two officers training camps.
4457S were successful; a third series is
now in progress with $4,000 attendance.
Young Mems Christian Association.
Young Women's Christian Association and
Knights of Columbus huts are fixtures in
the life of every soldier and sailor; hos
tess houses have been built in 30 can
tonments and camps; 16 Liberty theateTs
are running in army camps and Is are
ordered constructed, all camps have ath-
letic filds, on having rs gridrons.
Avrage monthly disbursements by Ord
nance Department of the army during the
first year of war were over S69.000000.
The Signal Corps has sent thousands of
trained pigeons to France.
One type of gun with its carriage has
1890 parts, exclusive of accessories.
Through a card catalogue system 1O9,
487 men have been transferred out OF
army divisions into technical units ia
function according to individual educa-
tional. occupational, and military quail
ficationS.
Quartermaster expended or obligated
$4,000, S57 for construction and repair OF
hospitals,
Present average daily mail handled by
the Adjutant General IS approximately
S. 600 pieces
In Is environments 65O.OOO.OOO feet OF
lumber were used.