The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-06

Preparation
have crossed the Atlantic, some in Sc
we're weather.
The signal corps has sent thousands
Of trained pigeons to France
Medical officers numbering LOTS are
members of the medical department or
the navy The navy maintains 1900
hospital beds and 5000 are being added,
OF 63.e0S candidates for officers
commissions at two officers training
camps, 44.57S were successful; a third
series is now in progress with $4,000
attendance.
During the year the latest tyne of
naval 16-inch gun was completed for
our new battleships: 1t throws a pro-
jectile weighing 2,100 pounds
Young Mems Christian association.
Young Woman's Christian association.
and Knights of Columbus huts are fix
lures in the life OF. every soldier and
sailor: hostess houses have been built
In 81 cantonments and camps; 1S Lib
erty theaters are running in army
camps and Is are ordered constructed;
all camps have athletic fields, one hay
ing IS gridirons.
Two powder plants to cost $4,000, 600
each are under construction,
Prompt repairs of 1903 interned Ger
man ships, partially wrecked by their
crews added more than 100000 tons to
our available naval and merchant ton
mage.
| During the year nearly 10000 letters,
many including detailed plans, were
received from the inventive genius of
| the country by the naval consulting
board concerning methods for combat
| ing the German U-boats.
War prisoners and alien enemies
numbering 2,O40 are now confined In
three barracks in Georgia and Utah.
| For training troops in environments
1000, 100000 rounds of ammunition
have been bought
The navy has developed an American
mine believed to combine all the good
points Of various types Of mines, and is
manufacturing them In quantities.
| Government now operates go, 900
miles OF railway. employing 1000, 600
men and representing investment of
ST, SOC. 100000
| The United States government had
leaned to foreign governments associ.
ated in the war on March Il, 1918,
4,436.3 2S, 75O
| To March IL the War Risk Insurance
bureau had issued policies for a total
| OF $l2.465. 1850 to armed forces.
| Allotments and allowances to sol.
diers' and sailors dependents paid by
the government in February amounted
, 10 $1S,97G,54S.
! Congress has authorized $o,034, O00,-
900. of which sum 81 100000 900 has
been appropriated. for the United
States shipping board and emergency
! fleet corporations: on March l. 1884,
2t7.9a5.37 of this sum had been ey-
pended.
over 20 large companies are manu-
featuring airplanes, Is are producing
engines. and more than 400 are pro-
| dGcing spare parts, accessories and
supplies.
Naval training camps have a capa-
! city of 10000 in summer, $4,000 men in
winter.
The emergency fleet corporation had
reauisitioned March /, 425 steel ves-
sells and contracted for 720 steel yes
sells. making total of 1.l45 steel ships.
o. an aggregate lightweight tonnage
OF S.164,50S tons: it had let contracts
for 40 wooden vessels, aggregating
approximately l.715,o00 dead weight
tons; it had repaired and put in oper-
alton 7ss,0Oo dead-weight tonnage
seized from Germany and Austria.
Total deaths in the army from April
Is. 1917. to March Il, for all causes.
was reported by the adjutant generals
office to be l.l91. OF this number, l3o
We're reported as killed in action and
e37 died or We're lost at sea. The total
number wounded In action was 4O4.
Thirty five men have been reported as
missing: IS of them are said to have
been captured.
Casualties in the navy and marine
corps from April 6 to December 81.
1917, include five naval officers and la9
enlisted men, killed or died from
wounds. No officers We're reported as
wounded in action. but 10 enlisted men
were so reported.
YAWNiN0 FISHES.