The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-02-07
BIG ARMY NEEDED
FOR AIR SERVICE
FORTY TO FIFTY MEN REQUIRED
FOR EACH ACTIVE PLANE AT
The FIGHTING FRONT.
FIGURES BY HOWARD COFFIN
veterinary Corps and Remount serv.
zee Growing Rapidly-lnformation
About the Pay Received by Uncle
Sans Enlisted Men.

SrTom Committee on Public Information
NuShlhgton.-ln Il statement ISSUED
oy howard E. Coffin chairman of the
aircraft production board, is The fol
lowing:
In discussing the accomplishments
OF the alr service In the conSllmmation
OF the army program, 1t will be wcll to
point out the ImpossDility OF certain
proposals enthusiastically and persist
emily put forward by word of mouth
ana IN the press. We have seen and
hehrd much Of the proposed 100000
airplanes to- be provided by the United
states within the next year. In coun-
Try "here one great industry produces
A,ooO,00O motorcnrs per year, the fab
rcation OF 100000 planes might seem
easy hut actual figures based upon
three years Of practical experience In
the war shows that there are now be-
tween 4o ana 80 men OF the auxiliary
services required for each active ma
cnlfe Mt the front. If this YInr ratio
hho'id be adhered to- in ouF service. 1t
would moan that some ..4'0OO0OO men
woulG be required in }5tlr ncrornntical
department on f"rXGgn soil between
our our no"s Of d"b"Zgnr;"" ind Ill" h&ht-
Even thonN This number Of men
'""'n ho r"d1fccd by 80 per cont by in
'''hS"d e1lIN1rncy and standardization.
the nnmlhr required is S,il S,aggcv-
ing CDMSidcr, nlS", the overseas
transportation problem rs related to
n"'eYlal only and without reference
10 Wrsonncl and its maintenance. The
transportation of finished planes. prop
+ erly Grated, with the necessary spares
accessories and equipment is in itself
serious problem, in view Of ihc stu
alton In ship tonnage"
When war was declared the strength
or the United States army in animals
was G6, li5 1t Is now $4,000. The
remount service April g consisted Of
one officer and four clerks In Washing
ton, five rcmount dcpots where horses
were received. and Il personnel and
purchasing organization in tho field in
proportion. The veterinary corps, re-
sponshle for the treatment Of animals.
consisted Of 81 officers and no enlist cd
personnel when the United States en-.
tered the war.
The veterinary corps faced the job
or building an organization of about
900 officers and 10000 men. The
1000 officers have been secured and
enlisted men are being transferred at
rate which will soon bring II up to
Its full authorized strength.
The remount service had n simtlnr
task In securing personnel It's pres
ant Cfr4, y,
1000 enlisted men. In place OF :
remount depots 1t has 80. for which
plans had to be drawn, sites chosen,
and construction OF shelter. hospitals.
storage buildings, and unloading IA
ciiticS In short time.
The greater proportion of deaths of
animals In the army results from innu-
cnZa popularity Known rs "shipping
fever and It's complications. British
losses on horses purchased In the
United states during the war have
been about 10 per cent. counting only
deaths occurring in this country
higher
The rank Of commissioned officers Of
the United States army Is shown by
insignia on the shoulder loops.
The shoulder loops Of general bear
the coat OF arms Of the United States
and two silver stars lieutenant gen
eral, one large and two small silve,
stars; major general, two silver stars
brigadier general, one silver star
colonel, silver spread-eagle; lieutenant
colonel, silver leaf; major, gold leaf
captain, two silver bars; first lIeuten
ant, one silver bar; second lieutenant
gold bar.
The shoulder loop OF n chaplain
bears n Latin cross.
A recent comparison Of health re
ports from troops in the United Statct
and the expeditionary forces shows tn,
admission rate to hospitals to be great
er among the men in France.
Admissions to hospitals in one weel
in the expeditiOnary forces. figured ol
basis Of 900 men. were 45.2: In tn
United States the rate was 337 pc
1000 men. In the overseas forces tn
noneffectivc rate che total number O
men excused from duty FOR any lniur
VI VI iipl bINtltu I
hospitaD was 5l.1 per 1000 men; I
the troops in the United States IT WA
AR.A
The sale Of "smIlagc" books contain
ing coupons good for admission to the
aters and entertainment tents in al
army camps and environments, Is han
died in the smaller cities and town
throughout the country by chautnu
qua and lyceum organizations.
The books come in two sizes, for sal
mt 81 and $5. When sent to q maj
ia camp smilage book carries tn