The Washington herald., 1918-03-06

NC-N 10 LII ANS-A S-'S
taught particularly to learn distin-
gushing gas projectfIss from others
and in donnng their masks with light
ning speed.
Test Atmosphere.
Special officers are assigned to test
the atmosphere constantly. Phosgene
chlorine has the odor OF dead fish,
while the mustard" gas has a SICK
sningIy sweet smell. 1t is estimated
that five minutes of inhaling the chlo-
rine results in sure death. Breathing
in but n few whiffs Of il makes man
a case for the stretCher bearer, as
we king after inhaling these fumes Is
virtually impossible. since they affect
the heart and any physical exertiOn
agEravates the victims condition.
PhCsgene. however, has a slow heart
action, sometimes killing men many
hours after they 'have taken in the
FIST bTeaths of it. without any symp-
toms showing before the victims con-
dttiOn becomes critical. PhOsgene
chlorine iS comparatively painless. but
the mustard gas produces agony to the
eyes. 1t makes the surface Of the
body Wet and swCaty, and results m
con- iierahle swelling.
The bON-TeSpIratO masks used by
the British have been adopted by the
AElc ~icans They are particularly et-
EcaciOus AGAINST OsgenechlOrine
L&ck OF rubber has forced the Ger
mans to Use leather masks. The new
gases used by the allies penetrate
leather, rubber alone being imperyious
70 the fumes. Green troops suffer
most from the effects of gas because
only those who have once gone
through the effects are sure whether
they are iuhaling gas. Thus fresh
troops often do not know that they
NaSc gIsSed until they keel over.
Latest L. $. Casualties.
Gen. PSrshing last night reported the
deaths Of one officer and three en-
listed men in the engagement between
the American expeditionary forces and
ire German shock troops northwest
o. TOU1 on March !.
Five enlisted men severely wounded
in the same fight also were reported
by Gen. Pershing.
The casualties in the March bat
tie now stand: Three officers and
nineteen men killed: two officers and
nineteen men severely wounded and
fifteen men slightly wOundcd-a total
OF frty-eiEht casualties.
Stewart w Hoover was the cap.
tain of infantry referred to in new.
dispatches of the engagement Ol
March !, according to deductions
made by the Committee on Public
Informa ton. The dispatches said
the first member of the West Point
class of 1917 to lose his life fell in
this battle after gallant fighting.
Gen. PoTshing's report showed that
First Lieut.. Hoover was killed War
Department records reveal that
Hoover recently was designated as
a temporary captain, with perma-
nent commission yet TO be issued
The same records also indicated
that Hoover was the only captain
graduated from West Point in the
class OF 1917. who participated in
the March l fight.
The death in action of one officer.
three men severely wounded and
eight men slightly wounded on other
dates were included in the War De-
partment's casualty list.
Six deaths from disease. one from
gunshot wounds and one victim OF
an airplane accident completed Gen.
Pershing's report. First Lieut.. Davis
K Summers. Infantry Medical de-
tachment, was the additional officer
reported killed on March I. His ad-
dress was given as Jonesboro, Ga
The enlisted men added to the list
OF March l casualties were:
Private Knute Olson, Infantry
StouSbtol. Mass
40 mo sflokowski. Infan-
I'D W. Spetz, Infantry;
k1LAL L.|1t (. John Flenniken. In
fantry. was Killed in action on Feb
rusry q. His address was Lynn
Mass.