Evening journal., 1918-10-02


declared that what has been done has
been a marvel Of achievement, un-
cqualed in history"
Figures were presented by Mr.. Lunn
showing the monthly American produc-
ton Of arms and ammunition in August,
1917. as compared with the monthly
output for August, 1918, as follows:
1917. 1918.
Artillery, guns com
plete with carriage .. t6i
Artillery ammunition
types in France).. ...... t,9i5,425
Shell ............. .... i,i63,2i5
Shrapnel ......... 49,. 1928
Machine guns ....... $50 3o,44l
RlueS ......-......... 15,OOO Soo,5o5
Pistols and revolvers 6,90S 1000
Small arms ammuni-
lion trounds) 100000 33I, 1000
Propellants and eX-
ploslves (rounds).. ..... 52,S90OOO
Tractors .... .... 48l
I'VE had in the regular army Of the
United States in April, 1917, i27,5SS
men," said Mr.. Lunn. IF the nation
at that time had said to the War De-
partment: We shall expect you TO take
your regular army Of i27,5SS men and,
in effect, divide them into companies
OF ten each, and, by September, 1913
we shall expect each Of these COM
panies TO be recruited up TO full
strength of 2jO men, giving us an army
Of 100000 men; and, further, we shall
expect these men to be thoroughly
equipped with rifles and other muni-
tions, thoroughly trained as fighting
forces. well clothed, sufficient food pro
vided. shelter, In the form of great can
arrangements for medical
service. with hospital accommodations
for thousands; the development OF an
air service; the development OF ocean
that we may send hun
ireds OF thousands Of troops to France;
/ say that il such an order had been
given 10 the War Department at the
declaration Of hostilties II would have
seemed an impossible task. But the
nation went further, saying, in effect, |
10 the War Department:
"'We shall expect you TO have a
lighting force Of 100000 men by Sep !
.ember, 1918; and between April, 1917, |
md August. 1918, we shall expect you /
% furnish the following articles: Shoes, /
marching and field, 27,276,0OO; coats, /
cotton and wood, total, 1857, 600;
,reeches. cotton and wool. total, 90
90 900; shirts, cotton and flannel, total, I
=. $4,000 undershirts, cotton and /
Winter, total, 3,91i000; drawers, cot
on and Winter, total. s30i20O0; stock
ngs. cotton and wool, total, i56,612, 600;
lais. service, 7,7790O0, and blankets,
4 OO5 600. We shall expect you TO
urnish between April, 1917, and Sep
ember. 1918. the following quantities
+ six staple food articles: Bacon
1 65i gro pounds; flour, 5.i6t 1872
ounds: dry beans, i02,S9i7i3 pounds
lee. 3s.42l,256 pounds; tomatoes, r.
1i 500 cans; sugar, is6,5S2, ,3l6 pounds. +.
fe shall expect you 20 purchase 1900
bling kitchens to properly. prepare
his food. !
1--WE shall expect you to purchase
O6i .25i tons of hay and 592,7i9 tons Of /,
ais. We shall expect you to purchase
4. 1872 horses and .9i7 mules. As a
acessity for the transportation OF ma =
,rials and men by land we expect you =.
, provide 100000 motor trucks, i0,T00 !
assenrer cars, $1,000 motorcycles, II, 500
lcNclcs anu AoivuN Nuheo "He ee'AAN !
'ailers.
In the air service we shall expect ;
OH TO increase your officers from 60 N
7,l65. we shall expect an enlargement ,
Z your enlisted force from 1920 to !
4. .i3i Instead Of your three small !
Walton fields we shall expect you to !,
rovIde twenty-nine flying fields, thor
ughly equipped for the training OF !
merica's flying forces. This will be ,
addition 10 the American airdromes ,
nd assembly fields in France and Eng , :
nd. We shall expect you, by Septem-
er. 1918. 10 produce 6,93i training /.
lanes. i.4i0 De Haviland planes, 1911 !
liberty motors, and 1850 training en-
ines. BY September. 1918. we shall ,
xpect YOU TO have 5000 aviators train I.
* in the United States, besides 1000 ;
assignment TO ground schools, :
nd that out OF the total registration up (,
} September 4, 1918. we shall expect !
ne fighting forces under arms TO num-
er 100000 men,
III the nation had called upon the :
Var Department at the declaration of :
var TO meet this colossal program it
yould have seemed too staggering for
and yet it has been done. !
III the nation had said 10 the War |
department in April, 1917, we shall ex- !
ect you to transport more than $780, /,
% troops for foreign service by Octo-
er 4, 1918. II would have sounded like 4.
he weird tale of the impossible. and /,
ct IL has been done.
The figures have given are not the 4,
cures OF estimates. but the figures OF
accomplishment. The most tremendous
r0gram in the history OF mankind has
cen successfully carried ont b,- fba !