Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1919-02-07
MAJOR CASUALTIES
IN ARMY 56,592
Report Shows 10000 Men Yet UnaccOunted
For. Missing and Captured Total l7,762
in Official Report. 2,7S5AePisORers

Washington, Feb. 3.-Official ia
bles of the major battle casualties Of
the American forces in France, made
public today by Gen. March, chief of
staff, show that approximately 49,,
900 men remain wholly unaccounted
for nearly three months after the
ending of hostilities The deaths.
missing and known prisoners are tab
ulated up to Jan. 10 for each of the
80 combatalt divisions of Gen. Per-
shing's army. The total is 56,592,
of whom 17,434 are classified as
missing or captured, Ar appended
statement showing approximately 20
American prisoners were believed to
be still in Germany on Jan. %, and
that 1890 prisoners had been check.
ed up as returned end 118 died in
captivity.
Some portion of the great body
of missing men may be located as
the return of the army thins out the
American force in France. Indica-
lions are, however, that the majority
of the 10000 finally will be added
to the roll of honor shown in the ia
bles of those killed or died of wounds,
now recorded as 39,158 men.
To that figure, also, must be
added i ,551 men of the marine bri-
gade, figures for which, not carried
in the tables, were obtained from
official sources. This brings the
grand aggregate of deaths from bat
tie up to 40,7O9 on returns estimated
officially to be 95 per cent complete.
As figures on missing and prisoners
of the marines are lacking, the num-
Der of unaccounted for which finally
will be added to the roll of the dead
cannot be accurately estimated.
The army tables, however, give a
total of 1859 men missing in action
and 2,785 know prisoners, making up
the 17,434 missing or captured. The
appended statement shows that the
army rolls record 4,918 American
military prisoners accounted for
Admittedly there are many possibili-
ties of error, but the statement says
it is anticipated that the indicated
unaccounted for list of 1856 will
be brought down to less than 10000
The tables do not furnish any data
as to the wounded or deaths other
than those resulting directly from
battle. A new estimate of the com
plete figures on American casualties
is therefore possible. 1t is evident
however, that up to tonight the Wal
Department has published the names
of 1882 men killed or died Of
wounds, as against 39,458 shown il
the 95 per cent tables. The differ
ence is made up by additional re
turns since the tables were closed or
Jan. 10.
On Nov. 27, Gen, Pershing esti
mated that his total killed and dice
from wounds would be 40,455. Pre-
sumably publication of the lists Of
these known deaths and exclusive Of
the unaccounted for is nearly com
pleted, having exceeded the estimate
by more than 5000, due in part tc
additional deaths from wounds anc
to the listing as dead of men for
merly reported as missing.
The names of 149,418 wounded
had been published up to tonight
compared with a November estimated
total of 1896. Of those missing
in action, 1876 have been publish.
ed against the estimated 14,26O to-
tai, and compared with the 17,4S4
missing and prisoners shown in to-
days tables.