The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01
CASUALTIES FOR
35TH GIVEN OUT
BY STAFF Chief.
Major Casualties Total 1,733
for the Army Division.
sos Are Missing, 112 Prisoners,
217 Died of Wounds.
596 OF The MEN KILLED
Is Divisions Lost More Men
Than the 35th.
Rainbow Is Up Toward Top OF
the List.
596 OF THE men KILLED
Is Divisions Lost More Men
Than the 35th.
Rainbow Is Up Toward Top OF
the List.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Major casual
ties of the 35th division (Missouri and
Kansas national guard), practically
complete, General March announced
today, were 1873 men, divided as fol-
ows: Killed sos, died of wounds PIT,
Kissing in action sos. prisoners 112.
General March said complete cas-
atty statistics on all divisions would
e given out later in the day, but be-
luse the casualties of the 35th di-
ision had been recently subject OF
REGULATION. he would announce those
Immediately. AS to other reported
leayv casualties. General March said.
fifteen divisions in France had sus-
tanned losses greater than those OF the
35th. In that list the 92nd (nat1onai
army negroes) division. also reported
to have suffered severely stooo
twenty-eighth and the 93rd DIVISION
stood twenty-fifth-
While General March did not an
nounce the order of losses Tor lne en-
tire list il may be stated that tne ISL
and 2nd regular divisions. the first TO
get into action and the longest to serve
a the front and the 18TH tNeW Eng
land national guard) and 42nd (Raln-
bow) divisions will stand close TO the
top of the list.
to such a point that general OFFICERS
are being discharged from the war
organization. General March an
nounced the honorable discharge OF
thirty-three generals, all except lour
of them being regulars who return 10
their rank in the regular establish
ment z
the million mark during the last week
with 61,237 officers and 9oz,4lI men
actually discharged.
OF the officers mustered out. 2,444
were on duty in Washington.
Officers Are Out.
Three national guard officers or
dered mustered out are Brig. Gems.
Charles " Zimmerman, who COM
manded the 73rd infantry brigade
Row Hoffman, who was Temporarily
in command of the 93rd division, and
Leroy S Sw:etzer. Brig. Gen. John A.
Johnston, :. former regular appointed
from civil life. is the fourth other
thr1 the regulars to be discharged.
The total number of men ordered
for early discharge has reached 1896
900. including $4,000 returning from
overseas.
All Casualties Given.
An official tabulation of casualties
by divisions for the American eXpedi-
tionary forces. 95 per cent complete to
da.e was made public today by the
war department.
The totals for all divisions, exclusive
of the two regiments of marines in the
2nd division, are: Killed IN action
27762 died of wounds, 1896; miss
ing in action. 4,649: prisoners, 2,785.
Grand total CT major casualties. &c.
o92.
Casualties by Divisions.
The figures for each of the thirty
combat divisions included show the
following totals of major casualties:
tllT- T--l
2,965; 3rd (regulars) ,3,617; 4th regu-
lars), 2,9S6; 5th (regulars). 2,504; 9Th
Cregulars), 122; 7th (regulars), 326;
26th (New England national guard)
2,SG4; 27th New York national
Euard), 2.194: 2Sth pennsylvania ma
tional guard), $3.50: 29th (New Jer--
sey. Virginia Maryland, Delaware and
District of Columbia national suard)
1-I17; 3Oth Tennessee, North Caro-
lima and South Carolina national
guard), 1,772; 32nd (Michigan and
Wisconsin national Guard), S,21S; 3Srd
and South Dakota national guard)
III: S5th (Missouri and Kansas ma
tionaI guard), 1,7SS: S6th (TeXas and
oklahoma national guard), 1,25O; 42no
(Rainbow), 1850; nth New York
Metropolitan national army, 2,692i
18th (New York and Northern Penn
sylvania national army, 1925
18th Southern Pennsylvania nationa
army, 2.3S9; SQth (New Jersey, Vir-
ginia, Maryland, Delaware and Dis
trict of Columbia national army
1855: SIst Tennessee, North Caroline
and South Carolina national army
$40: S2nd Georgia, Alabama anC
Florida national army. 1882; SSH
minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, NORTH
and South Dakota national army, Sc
seth (Kansas. Missouri and Colorad:
national army, 1925: goth (Texas
Arizona. New Mexico and Oklahoma
national army. 1,5S5: 91st Washing
ten. Oregon, California. Nevada, Utah
Idaho. Montana and Wyoming), 1902
92nd (national army negroes). 211
93rd national army negroes). 4S9.
First Regulars Lost Most.
In killed in action. the LIST regular
division leads the list with 2.303. 9th
er divisions with more than 1000 mer
killed in action stand in the followin.
order:
Third, 1901; 42nd. 1902: s2nd
1894; 2Sth, 1.544; 4th, 1900; 26th
1855; End. 1888; 27th, 1902; 77th
1875: 3Oth. 1.OS4
The only division to lose more thai
1000 men died of wounds was the 1st
with 1860. Only three divisions ha,
more than 1000 missing in action. tn
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