El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-09
OPINIONS OF MY OWN
sae BY Claudio Cap6. a
The Official Report show
AMERICAS EFFORT
By Claudio Cap6.

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aBg public at Washington It
is very interesting document of one hundred and fifty
pages profsely illustrated with maps and diagrams and
its compilation was made by Colone Ayres CneI OF the
Statistics Branch Of the General Staff in Washington
Nearly twenty-five billion dollars was the total cost OF
the Warsto America. The total number Of men in the
Army, when the amistice was signed IN IL as
was four millions with eight hundred thousand more IN
the Navy, Marine Corps and other branches.
Over two million American soldiers went to Europe
and Of these nearly million and four hundred thou
sand saw battle service The greatest operation under
taken by Pershings in France was the battle OF the
Meuse-Argonne and one million two hundred thousand
participated in it. The total casualties IN thus battle
or series of battles hundred and twenty thou
sand or temper cent of the forces engaged Deaths in
BATTLE during the entire war; amounted to fy thousand
while the total number of wounded was approximately
two hundred and thrtysix thousand and deaths from
desease more that fty-sx thousand, up to April 30.
The composition Of the Army, far it's territorial
origin goes shows that the largest nuber n Of men was
smallest number from the Philippines (255). Porto
Rico supped sixteen thousand just few less
than Utah Rhode Island and more than either the Dis
trict of Columbia, New Hampshire, New Mexico Wyom-
Alaska. Ala ~ -
y The huge army needed some two hundred thousand
officers only nine thousand of which in hand at the
Federal Service when the broke out; therefore It'll
became necessary before calling to the colors, to
instruct the needed officers in special training camps
Six months training at home supplemented by two more
months of intensive training In France England before
going into the battle line the time required to make
soldier out of a green civilian.
The transportation Of the expedtonary troops required
the cooperation of the powers associated with the United
States III the Fortynne per cent of the troops, or
one million men, were sent across in British bottoms;
three per cent Italian boats two per cent in French and
percent In Russian ships under British control The
balance fortyve per cent went in American vessels
Half Of the troops were landed directly in France and
the other half in England The main ports Of debarkation
were Brest (791,000) and Liverpool (844OO0).
Thee Quartermaster Department required, among many
other things 188O0OOO pairs of wool stockings 85oO0
600 undershrts 100000 drawers 307O0000 pairs of
shoes 100000 flannel shirts 81 100000 Blankets 900
600 Woolcoats and 100000 overcoats All this sup
piled between April 1917 and May 81 1918 From that
information idea may be had of the tremendous
problem solved by the Department
The gun production another herculean task
facedby the Nation. When declared, only 600-
900 rifles were available but at the time of the arisce
2500O90 more had been made Machine guns, field guns
and heavier pieces in in the huge proportion
Americas effort indeed has been great but mmensur
ably greater will the benefits which will come to her for
the splendid Victory which could had been achieved
without cooperation Great is the debt of the whole
world America which, by the way although matera
listc according the opinion Of few critics with
out gfaatter in their heads is perhaps the only nation
that came out from the struggle with clean hands and
clear conscience.