Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-15
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DICTIONARIES
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Forccful Facts Concerning the In
lCrCSts of Former, Soldiers
Sailors and Marines,

Georgia has 1O1 American legion
posts.
France will maintain an army OF
100000 men.
The average age of the survivors
of the civil war is given at 10.
American aViators brought down
1855 enemy planes in the recent war
1t takes fifteen or more eX-serv-
ice men to organize an American
legion post.
In New York City, the Veterans
of Foreign Wars have a "Belleau
Wood Post"
The Prince of Wales is the only
imperial liaisou officer in the Brit
ish army.
Illinois has a paid-rp member
ship of more than $4,000 of the
American legion
In various parts Of England, dis
abled soldiers are being employed
in homework.
one thousand six hundred dogs
laid down their lives in gas eXper-
iments for the A. f. f.
To supply American soldiers with
literature, approximately 100000
books were sent to France.
An Overall Brigade" has been
organized by the Great War Vete-
rams associations in Canada.
More than four hundred Harvard
men are members of the Universi-
ty chapter of the American legion.
The cities of Bethune, Lens, Ar
ras and Bapaume have been decor
ated with the Legion of Honor
medal
The first anti-aircraft guns were
made by the Krupps, fifty years
ago. during the Franco-Prussian
war.
The first ship to sail out of the
United States with the members of
the A. +. f. was the "Orduna" on
May s, 1917,
Some $4,000 men now in the
army are actually taking one form
or another of educational or vo-
cational training.
There were $4,000 Johnsons in
the United States service during
the war. Smiths followed with a
total of 51,95O.
Twelve foreign nations which
were neutral during the war have
signified their intentions to join the
league of nations.
There were more than $4,000
mules engaged with the L. S. army
overseas and more than 10000
with troops in this country.
Estimated by the treasury de-
the total cost of the war
to the United States was approx
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Nearly 10000 foreign decorations
We're awarded to about $4,000 Of
ficers and men of the American
army during the world war.
Officers in the Mexican army do
not resign. In fact, they have no
time for any such lengthy and
drawn out process. They just quit.
Members of the officers reserve
corps have specially designed
lapel button which has been APP
proved by the war department.
The French government has
agreed to sanction the removal at
once of the bodies of the 5S,O46
Americans buried in the zone of.
the armies.
Under orders recently issued by
the secretary OF war, OFFICERS ana
men of the U. S. army may raise
heir hats or caps in greeting their
friends.
OF the 4S9 generals, lieutenant
generals, major generals and brig
adler generals who served during
the war, fifty-one were citizens of
Pennsylvania.
The American navy is to have
he largest dirigibles in the world.
One is now being built in England
md will attempt a flight across the
Atlantic next fall.
The American Expeditionary
'orce in the world war totalles
three armies, first, second and
bird, and had a number equivalent
o another army in the s. o. S.
Erich Hecht. a member of a