The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-07-04

u Every IO0 American Soldiers and
Sailors Who Took Part, Two Were
Killed or Died Of Dlsease-The
Total Battle Deaths of All BelIIRer-
ents 7,45o,s0O Of Which $4,000
Americans.
The War Department made public
statistical summary Of the largest
step N the military preparation and
action Of the United States IN the war
With Germany. containing the most
complete picture yet presented of the
American Army in that conflict.
The report. which vas prepared By
Col. Leonard P. Ayres, chief of the
statistics branch of the General STAN
Of the Army. contains some interest
| Ing data relative TO the two divisions
IN which the Maryland draft and
National Guard troops were brigaded
tho 18th, which vas trained II
Camp Meade. and the 18th, which sas
trained at Camp Mcclellan. The re-
port shows that Maryland ranked
lhirtieth among the states in the
number OF men furnished. Mary
Land furnished 47,054 men, or 1.26
per cent. of the total.
The 2eth Division i shown to have
been organized In July, 1917. to have
arrived in France IN June, 1918; to
have entered the line in July, 1913,
and 70 have begun IL service as N
active combat division in October.
! 1918. The 10Th Division was organ
lied IN August. 1917. vent 70 France
IN july. 1915. entered the line N
j September lasI and began IIs service
~ an active combat division the same
month. The division was IN quiet
sectors 50 days and spent . days N
active sectors.
| The 18th Division spent 3 days n
quiet md II days IN active sectors.
The division making the faELhest ad-
vance against the enemy was the 77th.
of NeH York. which made an ad-
vance Of IA miles. the 18Th
ranked nineteenth IN miles Of ad-
vance against The enemy, having ady
Yanced 1914 miles. The 10Th ranked
twenty=fffih md advanced seven
miles against the enemy.
! The Total prisoners captured b.
the American Army numbered 63,079.
Of these 2,is7 OF al per cent, were
captured by he 10Th Division, and
] f.077 Here captured by the 79Ih.
This Has IL per cent. of he total
prisoners taken by he Americans.
/ The 10Th suffered heavier IN battle
T IN deaths and wounded than he 2gth.
f The =H4h Hua4atnaH 2 ia haEHI.
casualties. OF which .3q6 we're battle
deatha and 6.iaI were battle wounded.
! The 9TH suffered g.I5e battle eaa-
aaltiea. OF which 30 were battle
! deaths md SD were battle wounded.
! American casualties during the
H7-daY Meuze-Argonne offensive
aggregate 10000 men. or 10 per cent.
Of the total d 200 DO engaged. ar
egrdinK 10 = statistical summary Of
the ~ with Germany" prepared b
Col. Leonard 7. Ayrea, chief OF the
statistical branch OF the general stan.
and published by the War Depart
mehL
"Of every 90 American soldiers
md sailors who took part IN tho waT
Nth Germany The report sald
= TWO Z8Ih HH#HHa Ut Aftu u ulbHAHH
during tho period Of hosiIIities. N
the Northern Army during he CT
T War ne number as about -
Among the oEher great nations n
xhis Har between - and : IN eael
100 called 70 the eoIors we're killed
Of died
Bet information obiainabIe by tha
general BtafT places he total battle
deaths for al belliEerents II 7,4b1..
900, divided - follows:
Russia. .710 900 Germany. i.6d0..
400. France. $50 .a01. Great Britain
900 .000. Austria. s00. 00o. Italy. az.
400: Turkey. 20 900: Serbia md Mon.
tencgro. $4,000. belgium. 10000
RumanIa. 100000. Bulgaria. 100 000.
United States. $4,000. Greece. 1000
Portugal. 2.ooo.
: American participation Is summar.
lzed IN the report n the following
table: Total armed forcea. including
Army. Navy. Marine Corps. 300. o0o
Total men n the Army. 1000. 0oo
Men mo went overseas. 2.1s5, 900.
Men Who fought IN France. l.39o..
900.
Tons OF supplies shipped from
America to France. 800 ,00o
TolaI registered In draft. 1924 a.
|. Total draft InduotIons. $50 .296.
Coat of war % April 80. 1919. ~.
$50. ON 900.
Battles fought by American troops
thirteen.
DAYS Of battle. 200.
Day If duration of Meuae= Argonn.
battle. 7.
American hattie deaths IN war
10000.
! American wounded IN war. 1861
American deaths from disease 81.
oe1.
: Total deaths in the Army. t12.42a.
: Under the head OF Sources OF tha
Army The report shows thai 10 Pc
rent came fr0m the Regular Army
! 10 per cent from the National Guar
and II per cent from the drafted.
! A concise history If the military
operations in which American troops
! took part is EIven IN ! chapter head
ID Two Hundred Days Of Battle
Attention wa called to the fact thai
two Of every three American soldiers
Hho reached France took part Il
battle. BY Louis Garthe.