Evening journal., 1918-03-14
34S HEd Killed IN
lCTON n llTE
tVa-VH ~
Deaths on Field for the En-
tire War With Spain
Were Only $50
CASUALTIES TOTAL
LIST IS ONLY I,I76

WASHINGTON. March is.-Mlhoush
American participation in ihe military
operations abroad scarcely has begun
the United states army has already LOST
considerably more men killed in action
ihan during the entire war with spain.
Counting ihe Tuscania victims as men
Killed in action, ihc War Department
records show a casualty list OF 3is mp
30 and including yesterday. The total
number killed IN aclion during The war
with spain was 2S0 OF these % oiii-
cecs and 23s enlisted men fen IN Cuba,
three enlisted men ion Porto Rico' and
~ In lhe Philippines.
Tho records 10 date for ihe present
war show i39 killed ih action in France
and 200 lost when The Tuscani1 was
sunk by o submarine The total number
OF casualties 20 date including men
who died 0f wounds. disease. etc. is
fi76. This, however. does not include
any'dealhs which have occurred In the
Unifed states since The beginning of The
war
The figures for The Spanish war show
that four officers and siXty-0nc men
died of wounds and eighty officers and
e.iS5 enlisted men died of disease, etc.
plakng o total of 29i0 deaths out of a
total force OF 21i.7i7 officers and men
engaged in the army, or a loss or 1859
per cent
The heaviest casualty list SO far was
reported by General pershing on
March n. when ihirty-lwo were killed
800 action on March 9 nineteen men
wore reported killed in action and
Twelve were killed in action in the re-
Port Of March a.
Army officers warn tho country, how
c1pr that these figures must not he
taken as a criterion OF what may he eX-
pccled when fighting begins in carnest
so far there has not been anything re-
sembling a serious action involving The
American troops. There have been no
infantry attacks by the enemy and mo-
attempts on The part of pershing's men
10 really drive 0ui thc Germans from
their positions.
The encounters TO date have been In
the nature OF small raids executed for
rcoonnoiierlng purposes without any
attempt 90 DO more lhan obtain infor-
nation. affect the morale OF the enemy
OF bring back a few prisoners
Protest against lhe publication of
casualty lists in thdir present form
without addresses or other means OF
ideuliAcaii0n are pouring into Wash
ineiou from al parts Of lhc country
The committee 0n public information
and the White House arc getting many
OF thesc Dg Senators and Representa-
tiyes also ara being bombarded will
kilograms ever, day from constituent
who. fearful that some slight mistak
has been made ia transmission OF ih
names want ihe lawmakers 10 20 a
once 90 NE War department and as
certain for them IL their boys are stIl
safe. This has added 10 the war burdel
of ihe legislators snd Is putting then
in no gentle frame of mind.
telegram read in the senate by
senator Mcclellan Tom from con
sliuenis IN Memphis is typical II
reads "rhc ruling of lhe War Depart
mcni about not giving ont the home ad
dresses Of killed soldiers is an oulrag.
and is hreakne me hearts Of lot oI
fathers and mothers IN Memphis
Tho military authorities so far have
shown no indication of bending before
the storm of criticism That is bcins
raised ~ developed today that lhD
rNluN 'FiAoNlr NNN HNhNA lNI TT fNNlNI
cnce this week with the House Military
Affairs Committee and purpose 10 de-
fend before the committee the order o
Major General March IN leaving ont adj
dresses This had The effect today o
holdine up sheaf of bills which Rep
resentatives were preparing TO intro
ducc demanding That the War Depart
meni change is ruling
N the military authorities stick o.
their guns 30 will probably be up TO th
President 90 decide whether or not ih
best interests pg the country deman
That the addresses be given.
Tho President has before him now
memorandum prepared by George Cree
on the subject citing reasons why /
his opinion a is bad policy for On
country TO Withhold The addresses.
Is understood that the President ha
asked The War Department 90 give d
reasons for considering such inform.
ton useful 20 the enemy and also
show 10 what way these address,
could be sent over 20 Germany IN TIM
to be OF use IN a military way Upo
me War Departments ability 10 answ.
these questions satisfactorily viii d
pend very largely The Presidents nn
action IN the matter.
There Is siill reason Co. believe ih
neither the French government no
General psrshmg went So FAR as ~
order Issued hy Major General Marc
hut objected merely 90 the publicatir
0f units and the dates 10 aciion