Cheyenne record., 1918-04-11
FIRST YEAR OF 5
war REVIEWED
Achievements Of United States
Recounted in Official State
ments.
GREAT ARMY IN TRAINING
Land Forces Now Aggregate 12s,so1
ohlscers and 1,s2s,s24 snllsted
Men-Navy Personnel 10
Trlplsd.

Officers and 1,S2s,e24 Snllsted
Men-Navy Personnel 10
TrIpIsd.
The United States 10 now entering
upon its second year Of war. On the
FIRST anniversary Of the beginning Of
hostilitiss between this country and
Germany, the people are interested In
knowing what has been. done by the
United states In waginG and prepar-
Ing to wage war upon the forces of
Prussian autocraey. The committee
On public information Of the United
States government, In Q review Of the
nrst year Of the war. gives resume
sf the activities Of the various de-
tpaftmsnts Of the government as they
are concerned with prosecution OF the
war. The committee announces that
al statements made are authorized
by the war department, the navy de-
paftment. the United States shipping
board and the treasury department.
The outstanding feature Of the FIRST
year Of war, 1t 10 pointed out
In the review. has been the transfor-
nation Of the standing army and Ma
tional Guard. composed Of o624 ON
eefs and 2O2, $40 men into a fighting
force that now aggregates 12S,001 Of
feers and 1,b28,924 enlisted men.
A statement Of the adjutant general
shows that the regular army which in
April, 1917, comprised 5.791 oficers
and III ,707 men, now II made up Of
10.e9s officers and b08,142 men. The
National Guard In April, 1o17. ihclud-
ed S,783 ofticers and 78,718 men, while
now it comprises 16.S98 officers and
zS1, ,66S men. The reserve corps Ia
service one year ago included 4,0Oe
men. Now It includes 96.210 officers
and 77,3e0 men. The National army,
which did not exist one year ago, now
includes 51e,s89 men.
A substantial vanguard (military
sxpediency prohibiting publication Of
actual numbers) of this army u meet
Ing the enemy in France today o. 10 eo-
camped there awaiting the call to the
trenches; In 10 environments and 10
camps and on numerous aviation fields
and In q variety Of other schools In
all parts Of the United States the men
Of the remaining army are hardening
and training for their part m the great
contest overseas. .;.;. ..sss
Behind the activities ofthiA vast
force lies . great industry organized
10 produce in adeap4te supply VI mu-
nitions, .eqnipment Asnd pfoyi yisiona.
and to provide transportation to the
firing line, aimost every branch Of
essential industry OF the country hav-
ing been drawn upon to produce these
material requirements.
RxpsdItionary Forces.
Military necessity particularly for
bids a detailed review of the activities
Of the American e1peditionary forces.
General Pershing and his staff ar
rived in Paris on June IA, 1917, SO
days after the declaration Of war. The
first American troops arrived in
France on June 26. On July 4, in cell
ebration Of our natal day. and a new
fsht for liberty, American troops pa
raded the streets Of Paris and were
greeted as the forerunners Of great
American armies. and vast quantities
Of supplies and ammunitions.
On October 10, 1917, 1877 days after
the war was declared. American SOL
disrs went ON the firing line. In Jam
uary American soldiers took over per-
manently a part Of the line a. an
American sector, and this line u grad
ually lsnStheiihg.S.f' I :; tifF&
Behind the ;nghting, linz In France
the American forces Nave scientifically
prepared a groundwork Of camps, COM
munications, supply bases, and works
in anticipation of operations BY the
full force Of the army. They are
building and have built railroads, hos
pitals, ordnance bases, and docks In
France. They have constructed i'm
mense barracks, erected sawmills, re-
claimed agricultural lands. and car
risd forward many incidental enter
prisss.
The construction Of an ordnance
base in France, costing s25 5.0oo. 900, il
now well under way. Great quantities
sf material used in the foreign con-
struction work have been shipped from
the United States-from fabricated
ironwork for IN ordnance shop to nails
and crossties for railroads, and even
the piles to build docks.
All the while there has been fairly
even flow Of men and materials from
the United States to France. The men
in the trenches, back Of the lines, on
the construction projects, and in the
hospitals have been steadily supplied.
Our losses at sea, in men and mate
rials, have been gratifyingly small.
The greatest single loss occurred on
shsll-oap Cigar Llshtsr.
Capt. John Corrigan Of the nafnc