The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-01

Tho cost Of clothing soldier in
the United States army is $3.50
Canada has regular army OF 49,
92S men The reserve force numbers
II, 29&
Great BIZ tain has 100000 missing
dead soldiers OF the World War on
its honor roll.
The future strength of the French
army will be made up Of 81 divisions,
IL Of which are to be stationed along
/ the Rhine
England has SGT war cemeteries in
France and Belgium. Seven nurseries
with staff of S76 gardeners are
caring for the graves.
Chief officers Of the various diyis.
ions Of the United States army wear
gold hat cords Al other officers
wear gold and black.
Germany has $500 ex.soldiers liv.
ing in darkness as result Of having
lost their eyesight during the World
War This number is said to be
steadily mere ising
The Government Of British Column
Da proposes to give a silver cross
lung from a purple ribbon to every
mo'Aer in the province who lost a
son in the Word War.
More than 1000 Pennsylvania yetel
ans Of the World War. who were with
he 18th Division, are planning tC
revisit France and the old battlefelds
this summer
Civil War Veterans have started Z
movement for TIE celebration of the
'ixtieth anniversary of the Battle Of
Gettysburg with another great reun
on in that city in July, 1923.
The Carnegie Foundation has do
lated $4,000 toward the reconstrul
lion as a model of the town Of Farg
liers 80 miles from Paris which wa!
destroyed during the World War
4 Of The nine corps headquarters
amps and stations are connected b,
radio telephone net from Wash
n6tcn. A saving to the Government
o wire toll Of $4,000 year is ex
)ected
1t has been proposed in the Legis
Azure that a United States Aeronau
lea Academy he created in Wasl
nston to be such an Institution Il
he air service as West Potn is Il
the army and Annapolis is to tn
b nav.
Germany had 100000 men unde
I rms during the World Wor. Tn
( 1sses tota'ed, in dead, l,SOS,54S, an
y n wounded, 4.246.779. One man II
very seven was killed in battle.
The famous British war arts
frederic Vil.iers who died recently Il
london, began painting with the Rus
io-Turkish War of 1871. Sout'
tfrica Port Arthur, Tripoli, the Ba
an wars, and the World War wer
= covered by him.
Accord ne to the Belgian Govern
aent $50 pubic buildings are to b
stored In the devastated area dun
ng 1922. and it is hoped that privat
nterpr ses will be responsible 70
he re.erection Of between 10000 an
1000 dwelling houses.
The United States Treasury give
r he cost Of war to this country up t
: nd including December 81. 1921. a
22.5S9 $4,000 This includes $500
10000 lent to the Allies. Deductin
oans, the net cost OF the World Wa
. Jann0~v / may be placed at 81.
000,OO0,00O.
Only 200 Of re Sal seniors VIII
I'll be graduated from Annopils Y.
D al Academy this spring will be give
COMMISSIONS in the navy The other
. Ill receive bache or's degrees. thre
/. 1onths pay as midshipmen and ticl
, IS home. The commissioned gradua
IS will be selected through a combin
{ ion OF merit and their own wishes.
-Four United States army chaplain
ave been assigned 10 the Cemeteri.
ecticn of the Quartermaster's Corp
1r duty in the American Nation,
cemeteries in France. Representa-
our Of the larger religious denomin
'ons, t1ese chaplains will be on dut
tie permanent cemeteries to whic
he bodies of American soldiers ar
eing transferred
THE Pantheon of the War" a Il
nous painting which has arouse
reat interest in Paris is to be tran
orted to this country for exposition
he pa nting of the gigantic maste
iece Is the work Of more than so a
,sts, taking four years to finish. Th
auvas As feet high and 4O42 fe,
/ ing contains more than 5000 llfe-si2
ortraits displayed in national grour
With a vivid reproduction Of the et
! ire Western battlefront from Gala
D Nerdrn, as background.
In comparison between the Natio
YEA tn of the United States an
re number of coldiers now maintai
r d in the regular army each Amer
: an soldier is charged with atforGiu
| rDtppt ion mud patfnto1 yacprit,.