The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-04-12

IDc OouleS OF I4f SOlulerS, en- route 10
France have been found and 55 others
were still missing on March l6.
TO secure an adequate number Of
competent officers 10 lead the new
armies various plans were devised
Two classes at West Point were grad
| uatcd in advance OF the usual grndu-
auns dates and special examinations
| were held in various parts OF the coun.
| try for appointments from civil life.
| Three series of officers training camps
! have been held. or 63.203 candidates
| In the first two series " camps 44.51S
| qualified and were awarded commits
slons In the third series OF camps,
| opened January 5, 1918. about $4,000
candidates. consisting largely Of en-
listed men. have been In attendance.
Corps Of Engineers.
At the beginning OF the war the en-
| gineer troops consisted OF three regi-
ments of pioneer engineers. with
gineer detachment at West Point. The
aggregate strength was approximate
ly 4125 officers and enlisted men. At
| present the aggregate authorized
strength Is over 10000, with an act
ual strength Of approximately 10000.
or the special engineer units re-
| cruited for service on railways and In
the maintenance Of lines Of communi-
cation. many are already in France
and others are awaiting recruitment
TO full strength in order to he ready
for overseas service. The first en-
gineer troops, LOO strong, to be sent
abroad, arrived In France about three
months after war was declared. Since
that time the number has been greatly
augmented. These troops have been
constantly engaged In general en-
gincering work including the con-
struction of railways, docks. wharves,
cantonments. and hospitals for the use
Of the American eXpedltionary forces.
They have. In some instances. In the
performance OF their duties, engaged
In active combat with the enemy.
Ordnance Department.
Since the outbreak Of war the
commissioned personnel Of the ord
nance department has expanded from
97 officers, operating with yearly ap
propriations Of about Sl4.OO0,0O0 and
with manufacture largely confined to
government arsenals, to 5000 officers
in this country and abroad transactlne
an unprecedented war program for the
supply OF ordnance, the total direct
appropriations and contract authorize
tions for one year having been 81,
156, SOB, 1S5.
While building the foundation fo
greater production, the ordnance de
partment has provided 100000 rifles
has brought the rate Of rife production
M to $1,000 per week. sufficient tt
. equip three army divisions: secured
deliveries on more than 1900 ma
chine guns; brought the rate OF pro
duction of machine guns from 2O,OV
10 DOR. 900 per year; increased the rat
; of production Of 3lh Inch to 9-inch call
Der guns from 1900 to $1,000 per year
and has arranged for the manufactur
, of some $4,000 motOrtruckS and trac
tors for hauling heavy guns and am
munition, which are being Delivers
. almost as fast as they can be shipped
One billion rounds of ammunitio
has been purchased for the trainin
of troops In the cantonments alone.
An idea of the extent of the ORD
nance program may be gained fror
the following few items OF purchase
Twenty-three million hand grenade'
725, 900 automatic pistols, 25O,0OO re
= volvers, 23,000,000 projectiles for a
: calibers of heavy artillery 427 ,246,OO
pounds Of explosives, 24O,OOO machin
guns, and 2,4S4 900 rifles.
Quartermaster Corps.
- The magnitude of the work of tn
ouartermaster corps is indicated b
q the operation Of the subsistence div
:, sion. which is charged with the r.
. sponsibility Of seeing that food SUI
plies for the army are available at a
:. stations from the Philippines TO Lo
-, raiue. Purchases recently made II
cluded 100000 pounds dried bean
:. l16OOO,OOO cans baked beans Of III
- 1911 crop, 65,1S44 475 cans Of tomatoe
A. 81, ,OO0.OOO cans Of condensed milk, an
20, ,sST 900 pounds Of prunes.
"a The establishment of the subSistenC
Iv division centralized the purchases {
n. foodstuffs for the army, previous
e which such products were distribute
10 through the depot Quartermaster. E
re fedive January 1. the central contr
9. system has resulted In greater eff
In cheney and big saving. In Januar
n. for instance, 100000 was saved und'
o. this system as compared with q
r. prices obtained by depot quarterma
r. tes. and In February saving
S3s,74O was made on potatoes alon
ce Tie central control system is still b
Is ins perfected.
es Production Of 10000 new automobl
N trucks is In progress for the army.
m addition to purchases Of $500 passe
ed ge' cars. 6l26 motorcycles. and so
lis bicycles. with appropriate repair al
en- re,lacement equipment
n three months the cantonment {
.ly vision Of the Quartermaster genera
,m de,artment built 16 cantOnments. ca
en- on. practically small city, cOmpr
on ine about I 400 separate buildings al
he pr.viding quarters for 47.0OO men.
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