Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-28
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IlECIQNAIRES
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Forceful Facts Concerning the
Interests of Former Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines.

Pensioners of the war with
Spain total 2S,251.
Over 100000 American citizens
have some form of war records
The First Division spent 90 days
in active sectors during the war.
The Officers Reserve corps of
the United States army numbers
60, 900. ..r-.... gs III.
Maintenance of United States
troops in Germany costs $4,000
a day. .n.s
The United States has spent 1916
of its 145 years III wars OF one
kind or another. 1 -.E
AT the beginning of the war
there were less than three army
officers to every 100 men.
The strength of the national
guard throughout the United
states was 35,444 on January J.,
1920.
The World war debt of the
United States represents per
capita of $3.50 on each American
individual.
Twenty-four percent of the men
called under the draft law for
military service during the war
were illiterate.
The Order of Michael the Brave
was recently awarded to General
Pershing by King Ferdinand, of
Rumania.
Expenditures of the selective
service system for drafted men
amounted to $30,S47,914.24 during
the World war.
One in every four men who
served in the World war, or about
100000, have thus far Joined
the American Legion.
Ten thousand German army
helmets have been crushed into
the mud at Croydon, England, for
the base of roadway.
A special Chinese cemetery has
been constructed at Noyelles,
France, for the 1000 Coolie la
borers who died during the war
Members of families of eX-ma-
rines are given, without charge, a
brief history of the U. S. marine
corps in the World war.
The total casualties in Paris
caused by German long range
guns and airplane raids are OIL
persons killed and 1924 wounded.
More than 10000 applications
for the conversion of war risk |
policies into permanent forms
have already been received in
The greatest troop carrier OF
the way, under any flag, was the
I eyiathan. She took 94,969 Ianks
to France and brought 92,6O6
home.
Beans amounting to 13O,3SS,l62
hounds were consumed by the T.
s. army, according to the maj
report of the quartermaster gen.
eral.
w. w. Atterbury, vice president
Of the Pennsylvania railroad, Is
member of p. r, r. post, NO. Zof'
American Legion, in Philadelphia
Pa.
To strengthen the far outposts
IF the United States, 1t Is the III
antion of the war department TO
station a full division of soldiers
IN the Hawaiian Islands.
Bonuses, pensions or insurance
money received by veterans OF the
World war and other wars are 10
,e exempt from all litigation IN
New York state. III
Nearly IA per cent of the World
war veterans in the A. r. F. were
Il twenty-five years OF age, Whiie
2 per cent were between twenty
me and thirty.
In honor of the National Asso"
iation of War Mothers, a snip
q be christened the Gold Star
will be launched in August at the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding corpora
ion.
IT is a known fact by an army
committee at WASH
ngton, that the sale OF certain
lights in the Paris subway was
made by Sergeant Bender 10
Ill
Casualties suffered by alumni
nd undergraduates of the ohi-
ersity Of Pennsylvania in the war
POT killed, 166 wounded
nd II taken prisoners, HonorS
,ere awarded to 165.
Colonel John C. Groom, iorh-
rlv head of the American mn
nv police in France, recently
eceiyed his fourth decoration at
he hands of a foreign govern
,ent. Colonel Groom has peeh
onored by England, FRANCE
,ussia and the Esthonians.
A record comprising all the I'M