Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-12
CASUALTY LIST. MAY BE ISSUED. SENI-NONTHLY.
Department Officials Consider Adopting European Custom of Giving Names of Men Killed in Action.
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WASHINGTON. March 1I.-In dis cuss.ons today Of the war departments new policy of announcing names only in the casualty lists from France. it developed that department officials are considering adopting the E1INpean custom of publishing casualties Week iy or semi-monthly instead of daily
 This plan has been suggested on the ground that it would effectually con ceal from the enemy the losses in par ticIiar engagements or series of en- agreements. Even if it is approved by the general staff, however, final action on the suggestion is expected to await the return of Secretary Baker from Europe.
 To Eliminate Dates
 Lacking instructions to the contrary from President Wilson. the depart ment will adhere strictly to its decis- ion to eliminate dates. designations of units to which the men belonged ard their home addresses ir the daily lists
 Major General March. acting chief of staff. and the officers immediately around him are in agreement but it is understood that General Pershing's judgment must be accepted on all ques tiOns of this character.
 As the man on the ground, he is re- garded as best fitted to gauge the re- suits at the front Since relatives of the men killed or wounded are prompt ly informed. it is argued that no hard ship is imposed by the new order upon those most nearly concerned. The staff officers. therefore, contend that if there is the slightest chance that the giving out for publication more than the names of the men being of military value to the enemy that prac- tice could not be defended.
 Huns Got Information
 In this connection an incident was disclosed today to throw light on the extent to which the enemy goes in watching press reports. Several months ago, in the course of an item published in an Amerigan paper re- Sardins the troops in France, the name of a village at which some of the men are quartered was mentioned. It was an unimportant point. There were no military stores CT even any extensive training camp there. The town had never been visited by enemy aircraft nor had there been bombing raids in that section. Some time after the pub licatioh. raiders swooped down on the town three times in succession during the same night.
 They did not attack any other point in that vicinity. Many bombs were hurled at this one town and there were civilian sacualties.
 Two Lists Issued
 Two casualty lists were issued today by the war department. There was none yesterday and it was assumed that the first list given out today con- tained the names cabled by General Pershing yesterday.
 The lists contained a total of ninety names, six less than were contained in the two lists issued Saturday. They showed.
 One lieutenant and thirty-one men killed in action; five men severely wounded; two lieutenants and twenty six men slightly wounded; five men dead from wounds; one lieutenant and three men killed in accidents; thirteen men dead from disease; three men previously listed as missing reported as prisoners in Germany.
 The second list issued today showed twenty-eight men killed in action. The largest number ever reported by Gen eral Pershing in a single day.