The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-24
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ForeefuI Facts Concerning the inter.
eSts Of Former Soldiers
Sailors and Marines.

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A total of 52,245 men entered the
service from Maryland.
More than $4,000 American men
bear the scars OF the World.
Germans are prohibited from enter
ing India for period OF five years.
The war strength of an infantry
company in the French army is $50
men. III
| The pay of an admiral in command
OF fleet in the U. S. Navy. is &c.,
600 year.
Canadian ex-service men are ask
ing for bonus ranging from $1,000 to
$500
Claims exceeding $1,000, 1000 900 for
war losses are filed against Germany
by American citizens.
There are no less than twenty
peace" wars raging throughout the
world at the present time.
With the British and French forces
more than 100000 Chinese coolies
were employed as laborers.
Up to January /, $161, 2.64s. AZ
was contributed by the public to the
Y. NJ. G. A. for war work.
American men, between the Civil
War and the World War, decreased
one-tenth of an inch in height.
The largest American Legion Post
in Philadelphia, Pa, is Naval Post
No. 1877, with membership OF $500.
The total number of mon registered
in the selective draft throughout the
United States was 23,9SS,576.
One-third of the men of draft age
in the United States are engaged in
agriculture and allied occupations.
There were approximately 1900 reg
ular officers holding temporary ranks
at the signing of the armistice.
The total strength of the American
Army on March 80, commissioned Of
ficers and enlisted men was 229 $50.
Over 3S,000,000 words were sent by
cable and radio by the War Depart
ment during the war at n cost of ST.
210,9O0.
Annual taxes to the extent of ap-
proximately $4,000 100000 are being
paid by the American people to wipe
out the war debt.
OF the 2,20,527 colored men who
registered during the selective draft
in the United States, Beorgia furnish
ed the largest number.
Lieutenant A. F. Beliamy and his
three sons of Hill Crest. near Ply
mouth, England won as war decora-
lions in the British army.
The U. s. Army will not enlist a
married man unless he is able to
prove his ability to support his fam
lily without Government aid
In the French Chamber of Deputies.
there is group of twenty eight mem
bers, each of whom has lost part of
his body in the war.
The British armies used half mil
lion cats during the war as gas detec-
tors. Their spare time was taken up
in hunting trench rats.
One hundred and twenty-eight thou
sand special war medals were given
to soldiers, sailors and marines by
the State OF Missouri.
OF the 24,299 men from Pennsyl-
vania. who served in the world war,
5517 were killed. Battle deaths aver
aged IL out every 1000.
There are more than sixty wartime
laws still in force, twenty of which
are considered of maior Importance
TO the everyday life of the American
people.
Members of the L. s. S. antilles
Post OF the Veterans of Foreign Wars
in New York city, are represented by
every rang from private to lieutenant
general.
Chauteau-Thierry is to receive the
Legion of Honor 1t was at this city
that the American marines in June.
1918, halted the Germans in their
march on Paris.
AT the Standing Rock Reservation,
Bismark, n. D., one hundred and forty
Indians who served in the World
War have formed their own post of
the American Legion.
Adopted in commemoration of the
victory hour of the wars end Brook
Ign, N. Y, has a newly-chartered
American Legion PoHt under the name
OF the "II-II-u Post"
The United States OF America and
China are now the only two govern
/ ments OF any consequence in the
world, eligible in the League of Ma:
tions, which have failed to join.
will be used by the U. S. Army next
year. Placed at the average cost OF
$3.50 a pair, S5,500,00Q will be ex-
pended by the War Department for
this purpose.
| Outside of the United States. the
American Legion is represented by
{ eight posts in Cuba, three in France,
three in the Philippines, rpe IL Cana
da, one in England, one in Mexico and
one in Panama
Under an old lew, the city of Phila-
delphia, Ia, annually arpropriatcs
S25, 900 for tho burial of soldiers, sail
ors and marines or widows OF these
men. A maxiaII1n allowance of SIS
is given for each person.
| After four yeare under the colors OF
France, america aud Poland, Major
Joseph c. Stehiin 23-year old ayia-
tor of Brooklyn. H.. Y, has gene to
Riga to enlist uriier the Ltes:ish flag
II 500 'wIr against The RUSSIAN Boil
shevih
In addition TO more than 1900
American soldiers ra:coI;;ng the Rhine
territory in Germany, twenty-five YES
sells OF the q. $. Navy. with n yer
sonnel OF more than 20eo laen are per-
manently assigned 20 duty in Euro
peGn waters.
A bronze tablet to the memory of
horses, dogs and other animals that
served in tho World War was recently
unveiled at the Stale House at Ros-
| ton, Mass. This Is tho first time flint