Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-04-04
REVIEW OF WAR
LISTS ACHIEVEMENTS
ARMY AND NAVY

the Official Review of the First
Year of War, mad public by the con
lIaittee ON Public information:
Total estimated expense of the
. United States Government in the first
year of war, without loans to the
allies, is s12 ,067 ,27S,6 79.07.
During the first year CT war the
United States Army has Increased
in actual strength from 1924 off,
GERS and 202,510 enlisted mtn to
123,S01 officers and 1,52S,924 en-
listed men. Strength of the Navy
to-day is nearly 81 900 off csrs and
100000 enlisted men; strength a
year ago was 1892 officers and
II77,946 enlisted mmen. The total
number of persons now in the Naval
Establishment exceeds 1885, C0
The first contingent of the expedi--
tionary forces landed safely at a
French port SO days after war was
declared, American troops went on
the line for their baptism of fire
1877 days after war was dec AIRED.
Nearly $4,000 mechanics and other
civilian employers are WORKING at
navy yards and stations.
More than 700 privately owned
vessels have been purchased or char
tered by the Navy.
Some 800 wooden mills are workin
ON army contracts.
Over 20,O0o,0O0 ppairs o. shocs
have been ordered for the Army.
Treasury Department floated So
6,532,30C subscriptions to Liberty
bonds.
Loans to a total of sS,SS2 ,900,000
had been made to cobelligerent ma
tons to end Of 1917.
Total weight of steel thrown by
a single broadside from the Pennsyi-
vania to-day is 1865 pounds; maxi
mum broadside of largest ship DUR
ing Spanish-American War was !
) $50 pounds
Two weeks after the declaration
Of war contracts had been made
covering the requirements of AN Arm Z
Of 100000 men, this material com
,rising 100000 items.
More than II, 900 manufacturers bid
or Navy business.
Total deaths in the Army from
April 6, 1917, to March IA, for al r
auses, was reported by The Adju--
ant Generals Office tc be 1,191. Of
his number, 1872 were reported as
ill7d in action and 237 died or We're
,st at sea. The total number wound
d in action was 404. Thirty-five
len have been reported as miss
lg; 2S of them are said to have g;
cen captured. Casualties in the q,
'Gvy and Marine Corps from April s
to December 81, 1917, include n
avail officers and 100 enlisted men, Ell
He'd OF died from wounds. No Off in
9rs We're reported as wounded in in
,tion, but 10 enlisted men were so pl
sporteed G
Government now operates 1000 Z,
lies of railway, employing 1,O0O,- H
0 men and representing investment an
$17,500, 100000. an
Bonds, certificates of indebtedne SIS, T1
certificatesr and thrift an
amps issued by the Treasury up to D..
arch II totaled $3.50, 500, C5296. tn
The United States Governmc mt had re,
aned to foreign Governments as Co
ciated in the war on March IL, Sc
Is, s4,436, 329,75O. pa
To March IL the war Risk In of
rance Bureau had issued pol ciesto ed
total of $12, 465, 500 to the arm
forces. M
Allotments and allowances to SCI Sc
er's oand sailors depenGen's pad 5,
the Governmr mt in February, "a vii
united to 19,976,543. wa
The Ordinance Department manu- pul
lures about 100000 items. One in
y of gun with its carriage has \
80 parts, exclusive of accessories. the
Tor training troops in canton Ele
MISS 100000, coo rom S of ammuy in
ion have been bought. Cit
he Navy has developed an Amer Pa!
| mine believed to combine all the to
ID points of various types of mines. for
ISIS manufacturing them in guam pro
es. ma.
.rmy medical training schools tiff
g been created with capacity of en-
100 officerss and men-15 900 en- for
ed men and 5000 officers al Uni
dy trained and graduated. Dat
avail communication service OPP
ties all rradio service; 5000 youths
studying autobiography at
naval schools.
Iedical officers numbering 1,675 IF
memberss of the Medical De- are
tment of the Navy. Navy MAN, wise
s 1900 hospital beds and 5000 soo'
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