Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-04
YEARS WAR RECORD
OF UNITED STATES

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National Guard-in tho United states
for this week ending May 81 was i.So,
and for the week ending June = 4Ii
The death rate for disease only among
all troops in the United states for
the week ending June was BIG. which
is still lower than that of the proceed
ing week t3eD. which was then the
record low rate since that Of November
9. 1917.
Hospital accomm odations In France
and the United States and supplies
therefor: The bed capacity on June 3
IN all department hospitals in the
United States was .2.1TG. New con-
struction now under way will provide
for total OF S7,2ii beds. The num-
Der OF base and general hospitals in
this country has Increased from seven
20 seventy-two. and will be further in
creased Vast pital facilities have
been organized, and are being organ
ICED in France. providing beds num-
herring from per cent TO 10 per cent Of
the number OF men in the American ex-
pcd!t!onary force.
Psychological examinations. OF which
more than SOC. 600 have been made. re-
suit in wedding out OF about one
fourth Of per cent OF the men ex-
amined.
SURVEYS CAUSE CHANGE:
IN FEEDING RATIONS
Nutritional surveys IN go messes in
fifty camps have resulted in read
justmeEt OF rations and conservation
of food.
The number OF officers in the medi-
cal corps has increased from 900 to "a
900: the number OF enlisted men from
5000 10 $4,000 These figures. OF
course. are exclusive OF the sanitary
corps and the army nurses
Transportation IN France:
With the completion of organizat ton
OF five new regiments and nineteen bat
talions OF railway engineers there will
be over $1,000 Americans engaged in
railroad construction and operation in
France. Nine regiments of railway en-
Eineers have been in France since last
August.
There have been produced for the
railroad operations of the War De-
partment in France more than $4,000
standard-gauge and sixty sixty en-
freight cars, and more than 1000
standard gauge and sixty en-. locomo-
tivcs
In addition TO this. purchases of both
cars and locomotives have been made
abroad.
y double line Of railroad communi-
cation has been secured from France
by army engineers. extending from the
coast Of France to the battle front
including the construction of hundreds
of miles of trackage for yards and
necessary sidings. switches. etc.
3. Aircraft production Draining
planes. bombing planes. combat planes
and guns therefore and production of
Liberty engines:
Deliveries of elementary training
planes to June s, 4495
Deliveries of advance training planes
TO June S, 500.
The average weekly production OF
advanced training planes during April
was %: during May was 40; week end
ing Juno s, rs.
June 2S5 combat planes were de-
iivered. The weekly average of this
type of machine i'm April was 5; in
May, IS. and for the week ending June
was so. Six thousand eight hundred
and eighty elementary training en-
gines were delivered to June s. Two
| thousand ono hundred and thirty-thrce
advanced training engines were deliv-
cred to June 8.
More than 1000 Liberty engines have
been delivered to June S,
More than 1000 Liberty engines have
been delivered to the army and navy.
| The average weekly production in
April was 90; in May. 1i3. and in the
first week In juno, lis.
Thirty-seven machine guns were de-
! iivered for use of aeroplanes before
June =.
6. Rifles and ammunition: More
than 100000 rifles were produced In
America and delivered between the
declaration of war and Juno / OF this
year.
Deliveries Of new U. s. model 1917,