Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-04
YEARS WAR RECORD
Of UNITED STATES
Secretary Baker Files Report
With House Military AT
fairs Committee.
RAISED ARMY OF 100000
One Million Men Are Now in
France Ready to Battle
Prussianism.
RAISED ARMY OF 100000


report OF Secretary Baker OF what
has been done by the war De
partment I'm the fourteen months or
Americas participation in the war.
The report was sent to the House
Military Affairs Committee to-day.
Secretary Baker tells in - most COM
prohcnsivc way how the arnv has been
raised to more than 100000 enlisted
men. how they have been armed and
equipped and how the 100000 now
in France have been supplied with
everything essential to max" :, great
army effective. lie reviews the pro-
duction OF aircraft. machine guns.
heavy artillery and ammunition. and
reports satisfactory progress ia all
these branches Of the War Depart
mcnt's work.
The decrease in intoXication among
the men IN the raining camps and in
Franco, the high morale of tho men
at tho frcnt and their cagcrncss to b.
In the thick ~ the fighting al. all
told Of ir :hc report. The secretary
relates how IL was found rcccssary
10 change the name Of the zone Sc
hind the lines from the service OF the
rear I" service Of supply" because
none IF the men was willing to serve
Tn any region where safety was rn-
piled Ly the term rear" He also
tells how the American soldiers have
changed tho t:tic of mo man'S Land"
to Yankee lard"
Among important features cf SEC
rotary Bakers review OF the War De
par,m"nt's accomplishments are the
following
The army has increased Ia strcngt,
nan
cd mon OF whom practically 1000, 600
arc in France.
Aircraft production is progressing
ductiou of advanced training planes
having increased during June TO s..v-
cntY-cishs. Combat planes arc bcIns
produced at approximately the same
rate. More than l.3oo.0 600 rifles were
produced In America I'm rhe fourteen
months. and deliveries Of tho nlodih d
Enfield rife have. passed :he l,ope. 900
marx.
The number OF machine guns FOR use
on airplanes delivered before Juno 3
was $3.50. More than $500 light
Browning guns were delivered in May.
MORALE OF SOLDIERS
Is ABOVE RFPUOArII
You may travel FOR weeks in Franco
without seeing an intoxicated soldier"
is Secretary Bakers comment upon the
army morale.
Secretary Bakers report was sent TO
the committee in Response 10 a request
from Chairman Dent who suggested
that as the anniversary OF the nrst
landing of troops mad arrived. II would
interest the committee to know what
the War Department has accomplished.
The report made by Secretary BaHer
Is as follows:
War Department.
Washington. II. g. June IS. 1918.
My Dear Air Dcnt---i have received
your letter Of June -. reminding ;nc
that jIst "a year has elapsed since the
first American troops were landed il
France and suggesting that I furnish
the Committee of Military AGairs OF
the House a summary OF The develop
ments OF the military establishment
in the fifteen months since Congress
declared war against The imperial Ger
man government Any such report
might go into almost limited detail
am happy. however. to have an op-
porturity to comply with your re-
quest. ana viii do so as fully as Ia"
composed of Il letter will cermit.
/. Since April c. 1917. the regular
army has increased from 5.7ol officers
and l2l.7o7 enlisted men to 1855 Of
icers and 5l4314 enlisted men: the
National Guard in Federal service.
from 3,T23 officers and 1918 enlist ed
men 10 1870 officers and ii7.4ii en-
listed men: the reserve corps in actual
service has increased from 1000 en-
listed men to i3l.96S officers and 1S!-
SEQ men: the National Army has been
created with an enlisted force of APP
proximatcly 100000 men.
The army has increased in fourteen
months from 9.524 officers and 202,"1n
enlisted men to approximately 10000
officers and 100000 enlisted men.
MILLION MEN ARE
NOW OVER OR EN ROUTE
The number of men in France or
en- route to France. including CON
batants. medical service. service for
supply and all the units which go 70
make up an entire army. Is. on July l.
practically l.0006 600 men.
9. Supplies for soldcrs-Thc size OF
this undertaking may best be- seen by
these typical purchases by the quar-
termaster corps from the beginning OF
the war to June Is. 1918:
Hardware and mctalS--lIammcrs. p
$4,000: axes. 5.l2l.72o; files. i0.S7o.Soo.
Vehicles and harncss--Halters. i.7oo.-
900; escort wagons. $4,000; combat
wagons. 26.oOo.
Animals-TIorscs and mules, each.
3aa.5?3
Clothing and material for clothing
Shoes 27.249.000; boots. rubber hip.
2,340.oo0 pairs; overshocs. arctics. T.
100000: cotton undershtrts, 43.922.o00
denim cloth. lo3.02S000 yards: stock
ings, vooi. i.333,00O pairs.
HEALTH OF SOLDIERS
SHOWS GREAT IMPROVEMENT
3. Health of men in cantonments--
The deaths per 1000 from all causes
I'm the regular army of the United
States has been as follows: 1898. 2.14:
1900. 7.7S: 1901 800; 1916. 5.13.
The death rate per 1000 among n!
troops--rcgulars, National Army and
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