The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-04
Hospital Accom- modations.

The bed capacity on June 8 IN all de-
partment hospitals in the United States
was 1857. New construction now un-
der way will provide for total of
s7.344 beds. The number of base and
general hospitals in this country has
increased from seven to eeventy-two and
will be further increased Vast hospital
facilities have been organized and are
being organized in France providing
beds numbering from per cent to 10
per cent. OF the number OF men in the
American Expeditionary Force.
Psychological examinations. of which
more than 100000 have been made. re-
suited in q wedding out of about one
fourth OF I per cent Of the men
examined.
Nutritional surveys in go messes in
fifty camps have resulted in a readjust-
ment OF ratlons and conservation OF
food.
The number Of officers in the Medical
Corps has increased from 500 to "a, 900
the number of enlisted men from 5000
to $4,000. These figures. of course, are
exclusive OF the Sanitary Corps and the
army nurses.
Transportation in France.
With tho completion Of the organiza-
ton Of five new regiments and nineteen
battalions Of railway engineers there
will DO over $4,000 Americans engaged
in railroad construction and operation
in France. Nine regiments OF railway
engineers have been in France since last
August
There have been produced for the rail-
road operations OF the War Department
In France more than $4,000 standard
gauge and sixty C. NJ freight cars and
more than 1000 standard gauge and G.
NJ. locomotives. In addition to this, pur-
chases Of both cars and locomotives have
been made abroad.
A double line Of railroad communica-
ton has been secured from the French
by army engineers. extending from the
coast Of France to the battle front. in
GLIDING the construction OF hundreds of
miles Of trackase for yards and the nee
essary sidings. switches. &C.
Aircraft Production.
Deliveries OF elementary training
planes to June s were 4.495.
Deliveries OF advance training planes
TO June =, $50.
The average weekly production OF ad-
vanced training planes during April was
%: during May As: week ended June
S. rs.
TO June s. cs5 combat planes were de-
livered. The weekly average OF this type
OF machine in April was 5; in May So
and for the week ended June s, so.
Six thousand eight hundred and eighty
training engines were delivered to
June 8.
Two thousand one hundred and thirty
three advanced training engines were de-
livered to same date.
More than 1000 Liberty engines nave
Ill.
The average weekly production in April
was 90; in May 143 and in the first week
in June 115.
Thirty-seven thousand two hundred
and fifty machine guns were delivered
for use on aeroplanes before June 8.
Rifles and Ammunition.
More than 100000 rifles were pro-
duced in America and delivered between
the declaration OF war and June 1 OF
this year.
Deliveries OF new United States model
1917, the so-called modified Enfield. have
passed the million mark. In the few
weeks preceding June more than Sc, 900
rifles were delivered Sufficient rifles
are being received to equip an army dlvi-
sion every three days.
Ordnance Supplies.
As 10 machine guns: Heavy Brown
ings for instruction purposes are In
every National Guard camp and Ma
tional Army Cantonment in this country
where troops are in training. During
May more than 800 of these heavy ma
chine guns were delivered.
More than 1900 light Browning ma
chine guns were delivered in May.
Probably the most difficult undertake
ing In the Quitting of an army is the
manufacture OF heavy artillery. Not
only are the forging and machine pro-
cesses extremely difficult but II has been
necessary to create manufacturing facili-
ties for vast proportion OF the pro-
gramme. Sixteen plants had to be pro-
vided for the manufacture OF mobile
! artillery. In practically all cases these
plants had to be retooled and In some
cases they wero built from the ground