The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-07
BIG ARMY NEEDED
b FOR AIR SERVICE
FORTY TO FIFTY MEN REQUIRED
FOR EACH ACTIVE PLANE AT
THE FIGHTING FRONT.
FIGURES BY HOWARD COFFIN
Veterinary Corps and Remeunt serV.
Ice Growing RapidIy-Infornation
Abeut the Pay Received by Uncle
Sans Enlisted Men.

oamS EhiiSteu men.
(From Committee on Public 1nformatiou.)
! Washington.-In statement issued
by Howard e. Coffin, chairman Of the
aircraft production board, is the fol-
lowing: 't
"In discussing the accomplishments
OF the air service In the consummation
Of the army program, 1t will be well to
point out the impossibility Of certain
proposals enthusiastically and persist
emily put forward by word Of mouth
and In the press. We have seen and
heard much Of the proposed 100000
airplanes to be provided by the United
States within the next year. In a coun-
try where one great industry produces
100000 motorcars per year, the fab
rication Of 100000 planes might seem
easy, but actual figures based upon
three years of practical experience in
the war shows that there are now be-
tween 40 and so men of the auxiliary
services required for each active ma!
chine at the front. II this same ratio
should be adhered to in our service, IL
would mean that some 100000 men
would be required in our aeronautlcal
department on foreign soil between
our ports Of debarkation and the fight
ing front. H'fl 'a'f"
"Even though this number OF men
could be reduced by so per cent by In
creased efficiency and standardization,
the number required is still stagger-
ing. Consider, also, the overseas
transportation problem as related to
material only and without reference
to personnel and its maintenance. The
transportation of finished planes, prop
<riy Grated, with the necessary spares,
accessories, and equipment is in itself
q serious problem, in view Of the stu
ation In ship tonnage"
When war was declared the strength
Of the United States army In animals
was IS, 145; 1t Is now 1000. The
remount service April 6 consisted Of
one officer and four clerks In Washing
ton, i've remount depots where horses
were received, and a personnel and
purchasing organization In the field in
proportion. The veterinary corps, re-
&ponsible for the treatment of animals,
consisted of "a officers and no enlisted
personnel when the United States en-
tered the war.
The veterinary corps faced the job
of building an organization Of about
1000 officers and 1900 men. The
1000 officers have been secured and
enlisted men are being transferred at
rate which will soon bring 1t up to
its full authorized strength.
The rennount service had a similar
task In securing personnel. It's pres
ent strength is about 300 officers and
'l11,000 enlisted men. In place Of 5
remount depots 1t has "a, for which
plans had to be drawn, sites chosen,
and construction of shelter, hospitals,
storage buildings, and unloading IA
cilities In short time.
The greater proportion OF deaths of
nimals in the army results from infiu-
MA, popularity known as shipping
wer,' and its complications. British
sses on horses purchased in the
aited States during the. war have
;en about 10 per cent, counting only
aths occurring In this country.
ench and Italian losses have been
her.
he rank or commissioned officers Of
United States army is shown by
ynia on the shoulder loops.
ne shoulder loops of a general bear
coat OF arms of the United States
two silver stars; lieutenant gen.
one large and two small silver
major general, two silver stars
Tier general, one silver star;
silver spread-eagle; lieutenant,
silver leaf; major, gold leaf !;
two silver bars; first lieuten-
20 silver bar; second lieutenant,
E..
shoulder loop of a chaplain
Latin cross.
1t comparison of health re-
itroops in the United States
xpeditt0nary forces shows the
rate to hospitals to be great
the men in France.
,ns to hospitals in one week
+ dictionary forces, figured on
1000 men, were ASP; in the
t. ties the rate was 1877 per
in In the overseas forces the
rate (the total number Of
as. "a from duty for any injury
whether or not ordered to
led as SAL per 1000 men; in
lay. the United States It was
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