The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-06

7fee, 10bs returned and Re dmed
their college courses.
The 1afkeBt staionIty crane IN
the world - located at the Navy
Yard ii PhIIadeIbh ta, It's capacity
Is 35Q gross tons.
General Won Htndenburs and
Won LudendorR, two foremost war
leaders Ia Germany, arc now max
ing a living by writing.
The Australian government
paid its soldiefs the best salaries
during the World War; the United
States was second on the list.
The cost of a modern battle
ship OF the United States Navy is
about $32,000,000. OF this
amount s21 100000 is for maehtn-
Nearly sixty per cent of all bod
les OF American officers and en-
listed men buried in French soil
will be returned to the United
States.
since November II, 1913. ap-
pfoximately 3,4a1,206 former Off
GERS aud men OF the United States
army have been absorbed in the ma
TONS Industries.
a special Japanese military mis-
sion recently completed a study OF
the German War Office, and the
details of the one time powerful
war machine.
Belgium is. preparing to follow
the example of England and
France, by entombing In some ma
tional shrine the body OF an IN
known Belgian soldier.
Pay OF fine officers OF the Nat
ional Guard in the United States is
as follows: Captain $794.s8; First
Lieutenant $462.72;' and Second
Lieutenant. S375.96.
Tho total World War costs of all
nations were about $3.50. 100000
600, OF which the Allies and the
United States spent two-thirds and
the enemy one-thtrd.
According to official figures the
strength OF the French Army in
1921 will be 3S.473 officers and
$4,000 men. The cost of the new
army Establishment Is given at
8,O0O,547,00O francs,
New York State has the largest
National Guard organization, 8843
men, and Texas is next with ahout
5000 men. Pennsylvania is third
with $500, and Wisconsin fourth,
with 52T0.
Women nurses with the Ameri-
can Army on the Rhine, who hGve
been granted rights Of officers
rank, wear bars Of first and sec
ond lieutenants on their shoulders,
and also Sam Browne" belts.
The former German Emperor
has wfiten a book, the closing pa
ges OF which arc devoted to de-
fence OF his own course, and plac-
ing the blcme for the World War
upon Great Britain.
AS form OF hazing, "plebes" at
the United States Naval Academy
ut Annapolis who arc unable to
guess the daily dessert are forced to
eat their meals sitting on the floor
under the table.
More than 1000 Distinguished
Service Orders OF the British Army
are awaiting delivery to recipients
with whom the War Office cannot
get in touch. Most Of the bcnef.
oiaries are officers Of the World
War.
Total appropriations for the
War Department from April 6,
1917, to June 80. 1929, were APP
proxlmately $25,500, 900, 700, of
wrich s946, 100000 900 was ex.
pended and $7,800.0O0, 00e turned
baclI to the treasury.
In France the American Army
conduct headquarters Mt Rue
Tilsitt, in Paris, with staff Of Is
officers About 5000 claims re-
main to be settled, mostly small
amounts, bills from French civil
ians for services or supplies.
Officers of the German army
have been hard hit by the war;
Mnnyspf the $4,000 commissioned
men, discharged since the signing
OF the armistice, have Joined the
great army of unemployed, and a
few have gone to work at hard
labor.
1t, costs more to maintain the
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