Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-27
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Eorcefui Facts Concerning the In
tcrcsts of Former Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines

France has 400. 900 war orphans.
Germany lost 1.S5O,OOO men in
the world war.
The official proportion for an
American flag is 10 by 10.
England has a National union Of
eX-seryice men and women.
The state of Illinois lost 1890
soldiers in the world war.
There are 5000 American legion
posts throughout the United States.
Eighty per cent of the battle
fields of France are now under cui-
tivation.
Originated by Napoleon, the pic
turesque red trousers of the French
army are to be abolished.
War less by Great Britain in the
world war is estimated between
100000 TO $4,000 killed.
The United States government
has preparations ready for the
roundup 1891 draft evaders.
Fines paid in court martial trials
of the United States army go to-
ward the support of national SOL
diers homes.
The national convention of the
American legion will be held Sep
TENDER q. 2S and 20 at Cleveland,
Ohio.
active duty of 10000 naval reserv-
lists for a period of one year to
eighteen months has been issued.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles and Gen.
S. B. NJ, Young are the only men
in the United States army bearing
the rank of lieutenant general.
The British government has al
ready expended more than ten mil
lion dollars to get former soldiers
back to the farming land of Aus
tralia.
Seven hundred West Point ca
diets will pass the summer at Camp
Dix, n. j., in field maneuvers and
other war activities.
Twenty-four secretaries of the
Y. M. C. A. have been accorded
the degree of officer de pAcad-
emie by France for service dur
ing the world war.
Besides 100000 worth of
surplus war material sold abroad
by the war department, SOFA
900, 900 worth was returned to the
United States.
Since the beginning Of the world
war in 1914, the United States has
rolled up a trade balance of APP
$4,000, 100000 against
the world.
The first victory medal struck Off |
in commemoration of the world !
war was presented to President
Wilson as commander-in- chief OF
the army and navy.
The original document dated
April, 1896, was recently exhib-
tied in Paris, attributing the dis
covery of asphyxiating gas to a |
Swiss lieutenant for the French |
army.
The world war began six years
ago when a shot was fired June |
Francis Ferdinand, heir apparent
to the throne of Austria Hungary.
The Royal Medical corps of the
British army, which consisted OF
500 officers and 5000 other rank
in July, 1914, developed to 10000
officers and 10000 other rank
in 1919.
In the United States army, 1t is
shown that the biggest cheste5
soldiers are from the Western
states. while the smallest chested
men are found in the eastern de-
partment.
In single file, with an allowance
Of space of two feet between the
,362,S72 French soldiers killed
IN the world war, they would have
formed a column more than eight
hundred miles long.
Plans are being drawn for the
worlds largest club house in New
Z ork City to cost 100000 that
will be a memorial to the COM
nissioned officers who died in the
.wo branches of the service.
The bureau of war risk insur-
lnce at Washington thus far has
,aid to former service men and
heir benefciaries the sum of
Payments on ac-
.ount of death totaled $15,914,-
$3.50.
A new model machine gun, OPP
rating by centrifugal force and
sing no explosive, is being Sc
reilly tested by the war depart
nent. The weapon is said to
ave a capacity of 1900 shots
minute. against 500 or 600 of the
resent types of explosive gun.
King George of England gave
garden party to 800 heroes,
rearers of the Victoria cross, the
tile bronze Maltese cross simply
lscribed "For Valor," which is
ecognized the world over as Brit
ms highest badge of supreme
ersonal courage ana self-sacri- (
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