Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
Strength.

Strength.
"There are in Europe altogether, In
GLIDING a regiment and some sanitary
units with the Italian army and the or
CARNATIONS at Murmansk, also includ-
ing those en- route from the states.
approximately 2,053,347 men. less our
losses :. OF this total there are in
France 1.33S.169 combatant troops.
Forty divisions, have arrived, of which
the infantry personnel of ten have
been used as requirements, leaving
thirty divisions now in France organ
lied into three armies of three corps
each. -
-ssArffer 1ossess or TIE @Amerfcans up to
November Is are: Killed and wounded.
36.145; died of disease, 1851; deaths
unclassified. 1904: wounded, 1859;
prisoners. 2,163: missing. 1,16o. We
and 1,4O0 guns, howitzers and trench
mortarS.
Commentator.
tsrhe duties of the general stan, n.
well as those of the Army and corps
STATS, have been very ably performed.
Especially is this true when we con-
slider the new and difficult problems
with which they have been con-
frOnted. This body Of officers. both ms
individuals and ms an organization,
have, L believe. no superfOrs in pro-
fessional ability, I'm efficiency or i'm
loyalty.
.Nothfns that we have In France
better reflects the efficiency and de-
votfon to duty of Americana In gen
eral than the service of supply, whose
personnel is thoroughly imbued with
n patriotic desire to do Its full duty.
They have at all times fully appre-
cintcd their responsibility to the rest
of the Army and the results produced
have been most gratifying.
Our Medical Corps is especially en-
titled to praise for the general eftee-
tiyeness of it's work, both in hospital
and at the front. Embracing men OF
high professional attainments. and
splendid women devoted to their call
ing and untiring in their efforts. this
department has made new record
for medical and sanitary proficiency.
1.-THE quartermaster department mas
had, difficult and various tasks. but 1t
has more than met all demands that
have been made upon it. It's manage
ment and it's personnel have been .ex-
ceptionally efficient and deserve every
possible commentator.
LAS to the more technical services.
the able personnel Of the ordnance
department in France has splendidly
fiilfi1ied its functions both in procure
rfenE and in forwarding the immense
qualities of ordnance required. The
officers and men and the young wom-
en- Of the Signal Corps have performed
their duties with a large conception
of the problem and with a devoted
and patriotic spirit to whlch the per
testify. While the Engineer Corps
has been referred to in another part
of this report. it should be further
stated that the work has required
large vision and high pr3 5,s tbair
personnel for the high proficiency
that they have constantly maintained.
.'Our aviators have no equals in OAR
ing or in.fighting ability and have teft
a record of courageous DEEDS ina. WI
annals of our Army While the Tank
Germs has had limited opportunities,
its personnel has responded gallantl!
on every possible occasion and has
shown, courage of the highest order.
.sThe adjutant generals department
has been directed with a systematic
thoroughness and excellence that sur
passed any previous work or lts KIND
The inspector generals department
has risen to the highest standards
and throughout has ably assisted
commanders in the enforcement: OF
discinline. The able personnel or the
Judge advocate generafs department
has solved with judement and WISDOM
the multitude of difficult legal prob
ian,s MANY of them involving QueS-
lions of great international fmpor-
lance. ..,..
ra';,minarv report to do justice to
the personnel Of all ,,, the different Ts;sS
7 snail cover in detail in later re-
port. - ,.. So,
at ali times most cordially aided the,
Army. and II is most gratifying to
report; that there has never before
heen such perfect cooperation be-
tween these two branches of the
service.
the military service. 1t is the greatest
pleasure to say that both In Official
natriotic and loyal. and have been
invariably sympathetic and helpful to
.FinaIiy, I pay the supreme tribute
to our oficers and soldicrs Of the line.
when I think OF their heroism, their
r.fIenee under hardshipx. their nm
fiinching spirit of offensive action, I
am filled with emotion which ann
unnbIe 10 express. Their deeds are
memorial and they have earned the