The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-07-29

not rallied from their defeat in a
final frenzy of determination, If Bel
gium had not sacrificed herself rath-
er than her honor. then there would
have been no structure for America
to stand on and deliver the final
thrust. The Allies built wall
to keep the savages out. 1t wasn't
quite tall enough and the Americans
supplied the top layer. An extra push
was needed to send the machine over
Admiral Schley said after the battle
of Santiago, There is glory enough
for us alli'"
Happily, the general staff of the
United States army has made public
the figures that show just what was
our part in the war and how our part
compared with that of our Allies Af-
ter studying these figures. the Rock
Island Union declares:
According to the latest statistics
available the world-war was terrible
in the loss of life and expense in
Cured. While the United States was
in the contest but short time it sus-
tanned 2 large mortality list at ter
rible cost in treasure. American par
ticipation is summarized by Col.
Leonard II. Ayres, chief OF the sta
tistical branch OF the general staff, as
follows:
Total armed force, including
army, navy, marine corps. 4,S0O.0OO.
Men who went overseas, 2.OS6,-
600.
Men who fought in France. l.
100000.
Total registered in draft, 24.2Si.-
O21.
Total draft inductions. 2,S10.29i.
Cost of war to April 30. 1919,
$21,S5O. 100000.
Battles fought by American
troops. 13
Days of battle 200.
Days oG duration Of Meuse-Ar-
gonne battle IL.
american battlc-dcaths in war.
4S,9OO.
American wounded in war. 236.-
600.
American deaths from disease,
56,991.
Total deaths in the army, ll2,-
422.
Under the head of Sources of the
Army the report shows that 13 per
cent came from the regular army. 10
per cent from the National Guard
and II per cent from the draft.
From the same source facts are
given that the total battle-deaths for
the belligerents totalcd 1850, 900, di-
vided as follows:
Russia 100000.
Germany. 100000.
France. l.3S5.000.
Great Britain. 1000.
Austria. 500. 900.
Italy, 800. 900.
Turkey. 25O.OOO.
Serbia and Montenegro. 125,OOO.
Belgium. 1O2. 900.
"ROumania, 10000.
bulgaria. 100000.
United States. 4S,9OO.
Greece, 1000.
Portugal. > 900.
The largest loss sustained by the
Americans was in the forty
battle in the Meusc-Argonnc often
sive, wher" 10 per cent of the men
engaged were either killed or wound
ed.
Among his own comments upon tho
statistics he submits We find Colone'
Ayres' assertion that the war cos;
the United States somewhat more
than $1.O0O.OOO an hour for more
than two years" while he further rn
marks that expenditures by the
United States in this war would have
carried on the Revolutionary Wal
continuOusly-wit day and nigh
shifts and double-pay for overtime
W. w. wy '''"''"' E'"'9' !
would still be in its infancy" Bu
Colonel Ayres is far from claiminl
that America "won the war" an,
President Wilson in his tenth of Jul,
address avoided any such extraYa
CANT assertion. and said only:
The hopes of the nations allieC
against the Central Powers were at
very low ebb when our soldiers begaI
TO pour across the sea. There wa
everywhere among them. except il
their stouteSt spirits, a somber fore