Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-12
CASUALTY LISTS SHOW
MANY KILLED IN ACTION
Names May Be Published Only
Weekly or Twice n Month
e in Future.
WOULD CONCEAL ALL LOSSES
Germany Closely Watches Papers, as
Revealed by Recent Bombing OF
Isolated French Village-Onc Oni-
Ger and T'hirty-Onc Mcn Dead.
tBy Associated Press

w
cussions to-day of the War Depart
ment'sS new policy OF announcing
: namess only in the casualty lists from
y France, it developed that department
( officials are considering adopting the
q European customs of publishing casual
s ties weekly or senlimonthly, instead of
daily.
This plan has been suggested on the
ground that It would effectually con-
4 ceal from the enemy the losses in
particular engagements or series of
engagements. Even If it is approved
by the general staff, however, final ac-
tion on the suggestion is expected to
ewait the return Of Secretary Baker
from Europe.
Lacking instructions to the contrary
from President Wilson, the depart
mcat probably will adhere strictly to
its decision to eliminate dates. desig-
nations OF units 10 which the men be-
longed and their home addresses in
;hs daily lists.
PERsHrNG BEST ABLE
81 TO DECIDE QUESTION
A!ajor-General March. acting chief
ot staff, and the officers Immediately
around. him are in agreement, it is un-
derstood. ;hat General FershinE's iudE-
nent must be accepted on all qucs-
tions OF this character. AS the man on
the ground he is regarded as best
fitted 10 gauge the results at the front.
Since relatives OF the men killed or
wounded are promptly informed II is
argued that no hardship is imposed by i
the new. order upon those most nearly
concerned The staff officers, there
fore. contend that IL there is the
slightest chance that the giving out
for publication OF any more than the
names Of the men being OF military
value to tho enemy. that practice could
uot be defended.
In this connection an incident was
disclosed to-day to throw light upon
the extent to which the enemy goes
in watching press reports. Several
months ago, in the course of an item
published in an American paper re-
cardinE the troops in France, the name
Of village at which some of the men
were quartcred was mentioned. 1t was
an unimportant point. There was no
military stores nor even any extensive
training camp there. The town had
never been visited by enemy aircraft,
nor had there been bombing raids in
chat section.
some time after the publication, raid
ers swooped down on the town three
;'mcs An succession during the same
night They did not attack any other
point in that vicinity. Many bombs
We're hurled at this one town, and
thorc were civilian casualties.
Two casualty lists were issued to-
day blythe department.. There was
Y none yesterday, and it was assumed
that the first list given out to-day
contained the names cabled by General
Pcrshing yesterday.
To-day's lists contained total OF
ninety names, six less than were con-
tanned in the two lists issued Satur-
day. They showed
One lieutenant and thirty-one men
= killed In action; five men severely
wounded; two licutcnants and twenty
six men slightly wounded; five men
dead from wounds; one lieutenant and
three men killed in accidents; thirteen
men dead from Diseases three men
previously listed as missing new re-
ported as prisoners in Germany
y casualty list issued tonight by
the War Department contains the
names OF Lieutenant John II. David
! and twenty-seven men killed in ac-
ton. Lieutenants Ralph ". Davenport
and stephen c. MArkoe and five men
slightly woundea and one private Sc
vcrely wounded
THREE MEN MISSING
KNOWN TO BE PRISONERS
The list also allowed one private
dead from wounds, three men killed in
accidents and five dead OF diseases
Three men previously listed as miss
Ing were reported prisoners in Ger
many.
The men killed in action were Cor
! porais Ralph r. Flora and Edward l..
Z sullivan, Privates George Adkins.
I Michael Ahern. Oscar Ammon, Thomas
g. Bragg, Patrick Britt. Joe y. Brake
field. Arthur Christfully. Frank T..
Cockroli. William Drain. Philip Finn.
Edwin L. Fitch, John J, Haspcl Arthur
v. HeEney George T. iiovcy. Edward
j. Kcarney, James Il. Kennedy, Peter
Laffey. Fred X. McGnl. Frank A.
AIoagher, Wilias 4. Hoylan James j..
Moasher, William 4. Iioylan. James +.
Sanders George s. Sanford and Robcr,
Snyder.
Private Hugh l. Hunt died o,
wounds and Corporal Marshall Jones
and Private Frederic T.. P.encr and
5ohn uhlianiuk were hillcl in accl-
Gculs.
Those dying OF diseases were pri-
yates Cari 6 Burgett. James G. Flow
rrs. John Is Horton, Clarence V. LEGAL
sand Abram Honeyman Philhowcr.
Private Herman y Gentry was Sc
erely wounded and the slightly
wounded were Corporals Charles
tarace and Frederick 9. Carter and
s5F'ri"n,cs John *. Ecnton. Gust T..
ADIaon ana John openshaw.