Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-24

the American army in France at first
glance appeared to be almost double
| the total estimated by officers here.
as probable, analysis of the table, il
was pointed out, shows that among
the l70.0 900 wounded are included the
names of thousands of men whose in
! iuries were so trivial that they were
never admitted to hospitals and the
record of their injury was kept only
| In company or sregimental dressing
stations, The final total of killed,
| died of wounds or disease. or on the
unclassfled list, the seriously wound
ed and the prisoners and missing, Of
ficers believe, will work out not III
excess of 1926. 900.
The official figures show also near
~ double the number of deaths from
disease that have been made public to
date. No explanation has been for
warded by General Pershing, but II
is assumed that the unexpected In
crease is due to the wide distribution
of American and allied hospitals TO
which the men were sent, making 1t
a slow process to assemble the data.
Very Few Prisoners.
The number of Americans taken
prisoner hysathe Gcrmans--littles more
than 2,uU5--is etrikinglS low In view
of General March's announcement
that total ain round numbers" OF
$4,000 Germans had been captured by
the Americans. The fact that the
lAmerican armies have been moving
forward continuously since II entered
the battle doubtless accounts for the
great difference. The 1.i60 men re.
ported as missing probably includa
others who will he found to have been
/ captured some whose bodies never
will be recovered, and other who may
have become lost in the ranks of the
French or British forces The classi-
fication also covers the unidentified
, dead always to he expected when
! great bodies of troops are engaged.
, General March said no report on
, the organization of the army of oc-
cupationJ had been received but that
the divisions designated by General
pershing for return were among those
, he could spare Immediately. The
order in which they will return has
not been established but the chief &C
staff pointed out that 1t would take
considerable time to bring that NUM-
Der Of men home. He also gave as
suranees that the war department had
no intention of allowing the veterans
of the battle fields of France and
v Belgium to fsneak into the country"
: unnotlced. but that timely announce
ment would be made so that adequate
receptions could be planned.
Secretary Baker supplemented Gen.
eral March's outline of rehabilitation
nlans later by stating that General
Pershing was reducing his army to a
strength of thirty divisions and would
further reduce it as conditions justify.
AT an average strength of 10000 men
to a division, which would cover all
necessary auxiliary forces. this would
4 mean that General Pershlng would
retain 200 600 men in France from,
which the actual army of occupation
y and It's reserves would be organized
to provide against any possible
emergency.
General March showed that virtual
" all of the supplemental army corps
A. and army troops are to be withdrawn
~ He said he already had authorized
al General Pershing to send back rail-
re road artillery, coast artillery, gas
], troops and tank corps units in add
II. ton to the divisional organizations
a Some of the divisions DESIGNATED by
70 General Pershing are replacement
Ilf units which have been skeletonizee
by withdrawal of drafts to recruit di
a visions in the line.
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