Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10
j. s. CASUALTIES TO
DATE TOTAL A,173;
10000 ARE MINOR
Injuries in Most Cases Were
Too Trivial to Report, but
General March Decides to
Announce Them.

WASHINGTON. Sept. American
army casualties to date stand at 4I'l1S.
These figures include lists published
I'D TO and including Sunday, and besides,
a hitherto unreported list OF 10000 mi
nor cases.
The 10000 slight casualties occurred
up 20 August 20, and because OF their
trivial nature had been withheld. Cen
eral Pershing felt less worry would be
caused il these were unreported. How
ever. some soldiers apparently wrote
home disturbing letters about cases that
involved only slight wounds and some
apprehension resulted because the case
was unlisted.
Hereafter General Pershing will re-
port major casualties-killed and MISS
ing-by cable, and will forward the
wounded cases and hospital records oy
bi-weekIy courier. The war department.
will publish all the wounded cases from
now on.
Coupled with revelation of the 90
OOo Fst. il became known that up to
A short time ago the marine headquar-
tiers estimated that about six thousand
marine casualties had not come through.
These. il is assumed, were minor cases,
but whether they are listed with the 20
600 was not made plain.
shins probably occurred mainly in the
Soissons-Rheims smash. To relieve the
minds of anxious relatives, 1t was eX-
plained that some of the cases were
slightly more than scratches; most OF
the men involved had gone back TO duty
quickly But under army regulations
a casualty is any case that takes man
out of the fight even though II may
scarcely be worth mentioning.
Undoubtedly a great many men, SAID
General March, have written home tell
ing about wounds that the doctor had
pronounced light and which General Per-
shing had listed as not being severe
when the letters might indicate to the
neopIe at home that they were severe.
Is Giving Pacts
$50 I have gotten report from GEN.
eral Pershing as to the number OF those
casualties. in addition to those which ne
has published, so as to be able to give
the facts to the American people.
Il am giving the facts to the people
because l know they will face any cas-
ualtv list with determination and cour-
age. whatever il is.
General March revealed today that
more than 90 per cent of the Americans
IN France are now in American sectors.
This means a practical end TO the Brit
ish and French brigading system, and
General March added that training IN
This country is now so increasingly thor
ough that not much is required abroad
in preparation for the front line.
Nassing of a mighty United States
force is deemed significant That It may
mean a distinctive American drive pre-
venting the German from massing re-
serves along the Hindenburg line Is
thought by some.
south and Southeast
As now located the Americans are
mainly south and southeast of the pres
emit battle area although General March
located the REIMBURSEMENT (New York
national guard division as taking part
IN the magnificent battling in Flanders.
The Ninety-second division was revealed
as in the NOsges.
The allied pincer system has Deen re-
sponsible for the retirement OF the Ger
mans in the past few days. This re-
treat, as noted by General MAI ch, has
been general over a 1O0-mile front from
the Arras-Cambrai sector to Rheims.
The pincer Jaws pressed hard at two
points-on the British front between Ar
ras and Peronne, and on the Franco
American sector on the scissors pla-
teau. This pressure caused the Teu-
ton TO haul out his battered columns
along the whole hundred miles, while
I further gains were made in Flanders
Inc enemy mas apparently VI SdiANSu
his defenses before Cambria on the line
/ Of the La Sensee marshes, northwest
/ of the city and the Canal du NOrd.
I However the terrain is sucn that there
I is little obstacle to a further advance
and Cambria. the British goal, is only
seven miles away.
British TO Resume
The relentless pushing of the dogged
/ Tommies can be expected to be resumed
4 the coming week in many military mems
/ opinion. and they doubt that the Boche
/ can stem the tide.
The French Noyon push, merged with
/ the British advance in the north, and
| with the French advance in the Sois-
\ sons region and along the Vesle, St.
l Quentin. keystone position in the pres
/ ent struggle. was only eight miles away
\ last night, while the Hindenburg line.
\ that vaunted barrier laid by the Boche.
\ was only ten miles distant at its far
| thest point The Franco-American push
l mad landed the allied forces across the
\ Vesle-A.sne ridge and up TO the Aisne
I on a ten-mile front to last night.
How tremendous is the blow struck
I the Boche since July may be CLEANED
! from March's announcement that PARIS
is sixty miles away from the German
line now, as against a menacing 40
miles in July.