The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-03
One Years War Activities
Seven Thousand Soldiers Sent to France Daily
and 215 Million Dollars Was Saved in
Munitions Buying.

and 215 Million Dollars Was Saved in
Munitions Buying.
There has just been issued by the War
Cabinet, according to Answers. London
weekly, a general survey Of the war activ-
tiles Of last year. Some OF the astonishing
details it makes clear are reduced to a line
Britain lent $3.50 million dollars to her allies
up to December. 1917, and S75 million dollars to
the Domnons
The manufacture of beer has been reduced
from 36 million barrels to IA million.
It is estimated that the present system Of coal
distribution will save the equivalent Of 700 mil
lion tons being carried one mile
The war cabinet held three hundred meetings
There are 1-2 million men in the British
armies.
only one ship in 200 Of conveyed vessels has
The German submarine has a surface speed
up to Is knots, and submerged speed of 10 to
IL knots. She carries from Is to 20 torpedoes;
she can travel 100 miles completely submerged;
and she can remain under water. resting on the
bottom. up to 4S hours.
The range of a German torpedo is five miles
Half Gorn1apYe U-Boats DESTROYED.
Since the beginning of the war the admiralty
believes that between 40 and so per cent of
German submarines operating in British waters
have been captured, sunk, or otherwise de-
stroyed.
ers In home waters steamed more than one mil
lion miles while auxiliary patrol services steam
ed more than six million miles.
Great Britain has 1900 miles Of coast line to
defend.
The Royal Naval Air service numbers $4,000
men, 176 airships and kite balloons and more
than $500 seaplanes and ariplanes. These fig
ures are constantly increasing.
In one week the aircraft patrol round the
British Isles flies $4,000 miles.
OF 13 million men transported oversee, only
about $500 have been lost.
Up to last August 25 million tons Of explosives
and army supplies and 81 million tons of coal
and oil had been shipped overseas.
Seven thousand men and $4,000 tons Of sup
plies are sent daily to France.
About SGT steamers continually supplied
in carrying troops and army supplies.
There are 100000 men in the navy.
During 1917 we took on all fronts 600 pris-
oners and 7S1 guns.
Military hospitals in the United Kingdom
number 1000.
More than II, 900 women are employed as mill
tary nurses and $4,000 others are employed in
various work at military hospitals.
Moonlight Aide Airpianes.
In the brightest moonlight It is almost mpos-
Bible to see an airplane dying at 10000 to $4,000
There are 100000 men and 7O4 900 women
engaged on munitions.
Since the beginning Of 1917 the output OF high
explosives has more than met our own demands
enabled us to build up large stocks and supply
our allies
Some 5000 tractors and tractor plows have
been ordered in America.
The number Of articles handled each week by
the central stores branch Of the ministry Of n1u-
nitiOns exceeds so million
If we had paid the same price for gun ann
munition In 1917 as In 1916 the increase in cost
would have been 215 million dollars
Excluding officers. non commissioned officers
and invaiide. there are In this country some
10000 enemy prisoners, All but 400 Of whom are
at work.
Only $4,000 tons of paper reached England
1ne1s17. as- aTcatnst ], 79sy 600 tons IN 1914,