Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-09


their speed equalling the fastest de-
stroyers.
Germany and Austria
Air personnel increased from 65 Off
GERS and 1920 men to 100 times than
number in the first year of war. Eleven
kinds of schools have been installed.
Two powder plants to cost $4,000
900 each are under construction.
Prompt repairs of 100 interned Ger
man ships, partially wrecked by their
crews, added more than 10000 tons TO
our available naval and merchant ton
mage.
During the year nearly $4,000 letters,
many including detailed plans we've re-
ceived from the inventive genius of the
country by the naval consulting board
concerning methods for combating the
German U-boats.
War prisoners and alien enemies
numbering 2,G40 are now confined n
three barracks in Georgia and Utah.
Psychological examinations of 10000
officers and men have been made.
To February 90, director general Of
military railways had placed orders for
railway supplies valued at $142,OOO,OOO
and with an aggregate weight of 754.-
900 long tons; the general engineer de-
pot, to February /. issued $500 orders
for material valued at $202,000,O0O.
For training troops in environments
ooo ono ooG rounds of ammunition have
been bought.
The navy has developed an Ameri-
can mine believed to combine all the
good points of various types of mines,
and is manufacturing them in quanti-
ties.
Army medical training schools have
been created with capacity of $1,000
officers and men, $1,000 enlisted men,
and 5000 officers already trained and
graduated.
Naval communication service oper-
ates all radio service; 5000 youths are
studying Autobiography at two naval
schools.
Medical officers numbering 1915 are
members of the Medical Department of
the navy. Navy maintains $4,000 hos
pital beds an $4,000 are being added.
OF 62,2Os candidates for officers;
commissions at two officers training
camps, 44,578 were successful; third
series is now in progress with $4,000
attendance.
During the year the latest type of
naval 16-inch gun was completed for
our new battleships; it throws a pro-
jectile weighing 2,100 pounds.
Young Mems Christian Association.
Young Women's Christian Association,
and knights of Columbus huts are fix
lures in the life of every soldier and
sailor; hostess houses have been built
in go cantonments and camps; 16 lib
erty theaters are running in army
camps and Is are ordered constructed;
all camps have athletic fields. one hav-
ing &c gridirons.
APPROPRIATIONS available for expendi-
ture for the naval service for the f1s-
cal year ending June 80, 1918, total
S1,741, 109, 401.90.
Navy has in it's possession now a
stock of supplies sufficient for the
average requirements for at least one
year.
Average monthly disbursements by
Ordnance Department of the army dur
ing the first year of war were over
s69,0O0,000.
About $1,000 officers and men are en-
gagged in coast patrol work of the
navy.
Several hundred submarine chasers,
hull e,sV loJi
cred to the navy by 81 private con-
Germs and six navy yards; many of
these boats have crossed the Atlantic,
some in severe weather.
The Signal corps has sent thousands
of trained pigeons to France.
The Ordnance department manufac-
lures about 100000 items. One type of
gun with it's carriage has 1880 parts,
exclusive of accessories.
Through a card catalogue system
100, 4S7 men have been transferred out
of army divisions into technical units
to function according to individual edu-
cational. occupational, and similar quail
ifcations.
Ouartermaster expended or obligated
$50, 96O,S57 for construction and repair
of hospitals.
Present average daily mail handled
by the adjutant general is approximate
ly $4,000 pieces.
over twenty large companies are
manufacturing airplanes, fifteen are
producing engines, and more than 400
are producing spare parts, accessories,
and supplies.
Naval training camps have capacity
of 100000 in summer, $4,000 men in
winter.
In sixteen environments 65o,oo0,00O
feet of lumber were used.
Some 800 wooden mills are working
on army contracts.
over 20, 10000 pairs of shoes have
been ordered for the army.
Treasury department fioated $6,616,-
$4,000 subscriptions to Liberty oonos'
Loans TO a total of $3.50, 100000 had
been made to cobelligerent nations 10
end of 1917.
Government now operates 100000
miles of railway, employing l'OoO'oOO
men and repre- senting investment Oh
s17, 500, 900, oc0.
Bonds, certificates of Indebtedness
War savings certificates and Ihrlrt