Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-04-03
ACHIEVEMENTS OF
THE ARMY AND NAVY
Taken From Official Reports

from Ille olllSldl iNSNiSH Va H'iS
First Year of War, made public by
the Committee on Public Informa-
ton:
Total estimated expense of the
United States Government in the
first year of war, without loans to
the allies, is S12,067, 27S,679.07.
During the first year of war the
United States Army has increased
in actual strength from 1924 Of
ficers and 202,510 enlisted men to
123,S01 officers and 1,52S,924 en-
listed men. Strength Of the Navy
today is nearly $1,000 officers and
$4,000 enlisted men; strength a
year ago was 4,792 officers and IT,
946 enlisted men. The total num-
Der of persons now in the Navel
Establishment exceeds 425,00O.
The first contingent of the ex-
peditionary forces landed safely at
French port SO days after war
was declared. American troops
went on the line for their baptism
of fire 1877 days after war was de-
clared.
Nearly $4,000 mechanics and
other civilian employees are work
ing at navy yards and stations.
More than 700 privately owned
vessels have been purchased or
chartered by the Navy.
Some 800 wooden mills are work
ing on Army contracts.
Over 2O,O00,0O0 pairs of shoes
have been ordered for the Army.
Treasury Department floated
S6,616,532,3OO subscriptions to
Liberty bonds.
Loans to a total of S3,882,900,-
900 had been made to co-belliger-
ent nations to end of 1917.
Total weight of steel thrown by
single broadside from the Penn
sylvania today is 1868 pounds;
maximum broadside of largest ship
during Spanish-American War was
$500 pounds.
Two weeks after war was de-
clared contracts had been made
covering the requirements of an
Army of 100000 men, this ma
terial comprising 100000 items.
More than II 900 manufacturers
bid for Navy business.
Total deaths in the Army from
April 6, 1917, to March IA, for all
causes, was reported by The Ad-
jutant Generals Office to be 1,19l,
Of this number, 1872 were reported
) as killed in action and 237 died or
were lost at sea. The total num-
Der wounded in action was 404
Thirty-fve men have been reported
: as missing; % of them are said to
have been captured. Casualties in
| the Navy and Marine Corps from
April to December 81, 1917, in
clude' naval officers and 139 en-.
t listed men, killed or died from
2 wounds. No officers were reported
: as wounded in action, but 10 en-.
S listed men were so reported.
Government now operates 260,
: 600 miles of railway, employing
100000 men and representing in
vestment of SIT, 100000.
Bonds, certificates of indebted
e mess, war-savings certificates, ant
= thrift stamps issued by the Treas
S ury up to March II totaled $500,
Y 8O2,052.96.
The United States Government
had loaned to foreign Governments
associated in the war on March II
1918, 436,329,75O.
To March IL the War-Risk In
surance Bureau had issue dpolicie
for total of S12,465, 116,500 to tn
armed forces.
Allotments and allowances t.
soldiers and sailors dependent
paid by the Government in Feb
ruary amounted to $19,976,543.
The Ordance Department manu-
features about 100000 items. On
type of gun with it's carriage ha
1890 parts exclusive Of acces
sories.
For training troops in canton
ments 1,000,000,000 rounds of am
munition have been bought.
, The Navy has developed an An
erican mine believed to combine a,
the good points of various types o
, mines, and is manufacturing ther
in quantities.
Army medical training school
have been created with capacity O
900 officers and men-15,O0O en-
listed men and 5000 officers a.
: ready trained and graduated.
Naval communication servic
| operates all radio service; 500
: youths are studying radiotelegra
ply at two naval schools.
| Medical officers numberin | ct