The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-01
9,204 A|RPLANESIN ], 5.
1858 IN Commission

inc air service reports net de-
crease in strength to August of 81
per cent On November II there were
total OF l94.023 cadets, officers and
enlisted men in this branch OF the
service, while on August 7 this num-
Der had been decreased to 1891
according TO a statement Just issued
by Major chas. II, Carson, publicity
officer for the army for this state.
According to this statement of the
ioto4o commissioned officers dis
charged from the air service 1888 fIy.
ing and l.524 non-fiying officers have
entered the reserve. a total of 90 per
cent OF the number discharged. En-
iiStments for the air service have been
discontinued, said Major Carson. but
two important branches have again
been reopened for enlistmenH. that
Of the infantry and signal corps for
service with the American expedition
airy forces in Europe.
Since April !. 1919, nearly 10000
hours, not chargeable to training,
nave been flown at United States fiyr
ing heids. with thirty-seven fatalities
rms shows high fatality rate of ESQ
hours per fatality as compared with
g. 40 hours per fatality for all flying
during the last 1--we months of the
war. The air service reports a total
OF s,2o4 planes in the United States.
s5s or nine per cent of which. are in
com mtssion. Of this number of
planes 1859 or eighty per cent of
them are in reserve; 977 or eleven
per cent of them are out of commits
sion while SIS or nine per cent of
them are in commission.
Up TO August 20. 1919. enlistments
for service in Sibaria had passed every
other station out of the United States
with the exception Of the American
expediuonary force in Europe. Up
TO that date 12.75i had enlisted for
/ the A. +. +. in Europe. 3,42S for the
A. f. F.. in Siberia: s,o4t for the
Philippines department: $40 for the
Panama Canal department.: 2.066 for
the Hawaiian department and Els for
the Alaska department
Including officers, men, army field
clerks and nurses. but not including
553 Marines remaining with the ex-
pediuonary forces. the strength OF the
army on August 10. 1919, was as fol-
lows, Europe, 76,i81; Siberia. SAN:
at sea. EN- route to Europe, 2s5. at
sea. en- routa to the United States,
3s,1s7; United States, 3i1.s6S, and q.
IS possessions. 20, 342, making 4 total
strength lestimated) of 46l,39o. The
net decrease in strength since Noyem-
Der IL, 1919, has been 81 per cent,
The strength of men in Europe and
en- route to Europe on November IL,
l9lsa was 1,971,ha1 q, which has heeu
decreased to August 10, 1919 to 1885,
eSs. or a decrease OF So per cert
total of i,S63.0s3 officers and en-
listed men have sailed from Europe
since November II. 1919.
The approximate strength of the
American forces in Germany on Sep
TENDER 80, 1919, will be POI officers
and S.2of mon. composing the fol-
lowing units; Eighth infantry.
Seventh machine gun battalion /,
Second battalion: Sixth field artillery,
Thirty-fifth field signal battalion !:
First supply train: First Mobile ord l.
nance repair shop: Company A, First
engineers; field hospital No. 13 and
ambulance company No. IS.
AS was anticipated. the embarka-
tions from Europe have fallen of
RI tidly during August. Only 27,s13
persons were embarked during the
first ten days OF the month. 1t is
probable that tho total sailings for the
month will be about 100000 com
pared with 235, 900 in July and 1884,
600 In June. There are now In OPP
GRAFTON in the transatlantic fleet S43,-
900 lightweight tons OF troops trans
ports and $4,000 tons OF cargo and
refrigerator boats This Is rcduc-
ton of 70 per cent from the TONNAGE
In the fleet December /.