Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
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I United States Army has increased in actual strength from 9,5N officers and 202,510 enlisted men to 123;80 officers and 1,52S,92 enlisted men. Strength of the Navy today is nearly 21,O00 officers and 1000 enlisted men; strength a year ago was 4,792 officers and 77,946 enlisted men. The total number of persons now in the Naval Establishment exceeds 425, 600. The first contingent of the ex- peditionary forces landed safely at a French port 8S days after war was de- clared. American troops went on the line for their baptism of fire 1S7 days after war was declared. Nearly T3,000 mechanics and other civilian employees are working at navy yards and stations. More than 700 privately owned ves- sels have been purchased or chartered by the Navy.
 Some 300 woolen mills are working on Army contracts.
 Over 2o,0oO.00O pairs of shoes have been ordered for the Army Treasury Department floated s6,- 6l6, ,5S2, 300 subscriptions to Liberty bonds.
 Loans to a total of ss,ss2, 300 900 had been made to cobelligerent nations to end of 1917.
 Total weight of steel thrown bv a single broadside from the Pennsyl- lvania to-day is F .508 pounds; maxi mum broadside of largest ship during Spanish American War was 5,660 poundes seT ! Two weeks after war was declared contracts had been made covering the requirements of an Army of 100000 men, this material comprising S,7oo.- 900 items.
 More than 11.OO0 manufacturers bid l for My Business. 4 Total deaths in the Army ,f4orn April 1 s, 1917, to March A, for all causes, was reported by The Adjutant Generals Office to be 1,191. Of this number, 1S2 were reported as killed. in action and ,237 died or were lost at sea The total number wounded in action was 404. Thirty-fTee men have been. re-
 ported as missing; 28 of them are said to have been captured. Cas-
 ualities in the Navy and Marine Corps from April $ to December 31, 1917. in clude naval officers and 139 enlisted men, killed or died from wounds No officers were reported as wounded in action, but 10 enlisted men were 50 re- ported. Government now operates 26o ,o0o
 miles of railway, employing 1,000,- 800 men and representing investment
 of $17, ,500, ,000 600. ] Bonds, certificates of indebtedness
 war savings certificates, and thrift stamps issued by the Treasury. up to
 March F totaled $S, 60,S02, ,052. .96. The United States Government had loaned to foreign Governments associa- ted in the war on. March F, 1918, S4,-
 456. .S2S, 7t50.
 To March F, the War-Risk- Isurance Bureau had issued policies fol a total of $f2,465. .116,5e0 to the armed forces
 Allotments and e.owances ts soldiers and sailors dependents pait
 by the Government in Februar1
 amounted to $19,976,543.
 i The Ordnance Department manufac- lures about 100000 items. One type parts, exclusive of accessories.
 For training troops in cantonment. L,000, ,000,00 rounds of ammunition have been bought:
 The Navy has developed an Ameri
 can mine believed to combine all tn.
 good points of various types of mines and is manufacturing them in quan
 titles.
 Army medical training schools hay, , been created with capacity Of 21 ,00
 officers and men-15, GOO enlisted me1 , and 5000 officers aready trained hat r graduated.
 Naval communication service op ? crates all radio service: 500 youth ? are studying autobiography at tw' naval schools.
 Medical officers numbering 1875 ar
 members of the Medical Departmen i. of the Navy. Navy maintains 12,0s hospital beds and 5000 are beinl
 added
 l Of 63,203 candidates for officers r commissions at two officers trainin sfcamps A 57s were successful; thfr
 series is now in progress with Il, ,06 3 attendance
 During the year the latest type 0 3 IHaYaI lR-inch znn Was cnfnrlefed fa