The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-19
Yanks and
legionaires
Foreefpli Facts Concerning the In
terests Of Former Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines,

Data collected for French pub:
tication, describing more than 300
battles OF the World war. lists TO-.
600 French soldiers killed by their
own artillery through defective
%iiaison.
Because Of the shortage Of funds
for purchase Of required fuel, tbs
annual manoeuvres OF the Atlantic
and Pacific fleets, which were to
have been held In Panama Bay in
February and March have beea.
abandoned.
Aerial Photography las been de.
.veltoped by the Army Air Service.
to q point where the 3,026, 709
square miles comprising the Con.
.tinental United States could be.
photographed In a comparatively
short time with the use Of special
.ly developed cameras.
Winter training for the Ameri.
can forces in. Germany is planned
for at least three hours daily mill.
.tary exercises for officers and men,
in addition to. schools for instruc.
ton. One course Of intruction ts.
in a school Of languages for the
study Of either French or German.
a detachment from the American
army on the Rhine, with General.
Allen in command, will take partsint
"a ceremony in Rome, January IS.
where the Congressional Medal Of
Honor will be. presented to the ur.
known. soldier Of Italy. A repre-.
sentative of the United States navy
will also be present.
Officers OF the United States
army are adopting a new headgear,
known as the "Pershing cap Il.
will be the same in color and ma.
terial as the style now in use, but
different in size and shape. The
visor is longer and extends farther
from the forehead, with a. ;slopeSoEy
IS degrees from the vertical
Five retired regular army Off
GERS. one National Guard officer,
and seven members OF the Officers
Reserve Corps were recently se.
lected for nomination to be briga.
der generals in the Officers Re.
serve Corps. All saw active, mill.
.tary service during the World war
and nine received the Distinguished
Service Medal for. exceptionally
meritorious service.
The penalty for d~esersion from
the United States navy ia trial by
court,martial and In case Of con-,
Yiction, a sentence of from six
months to three years. generally.
and dishonorable discharge at the
expiration Of sentence. Few serve
full terms, however, but are re.
stored to duty and pay and their
good name" The circumstances
of each case determine tue sen
tence.
Since the inauguration of tho ma.
tion.wide Cleanup" campaign,
14S,650 e~x.service men have been
interviewed individually by the
United States Veterans Bureau
The cleanup squads orc visiting
every principal city in every stata
In their efforts to establish cor;
tact with disabled veterans whI
have not made application for gov.
eminent compensation, vocational
training or insurance.
France loads all other countries
with 1,500.000 soldiers crippled OF
otherwise permanently injured as
a result Of the World war. Ger.
many Is second with 100000:
Great Britain has 100000 in the
army OF disabled; Italy. $40 1000.
the United States, 100000. CzechG:
Sloyikia, $4,000; Jugo-Slavia, 100.
600; Poland, 10000; Canada, So.
600; Rpmaiia; $4,000; Belgium, 40,
Rcd for yalor. white for purity,
and blue for Justice are the colo!
symbols OF the Stars and Stripes.
The present number Of officers In.
theh! army Is three times
as great as before the World war.
United States naval aud marine
airmen in the last fiscal year GOV.
cred 2,511,000 miles in atrplane
flights.
Ninety per cent. OF the 100, 900.
disabled veterans OF the United.
States army, now In training, re.
.celve s100sa month each.
More than 100000 has been
spent by the u. s. government for
the Nexpense of returning bodies OF.
the soldier dead to this country.
Approximately 145 men are held
In Federal penjtentiaries in this
country. on convictions Of violating
the Espionage act and other war,
laws
A memorial tablet was. recently
dedicated In Portland, Me-, for Sef-
.geant Harold 4. Adams, the first
soldier from that state killed In the,
World war.
During the past month, 367 off.
GERS OF the Mexican national army
We're placed on thegretiredS list. For
tySfive generals We're among tie
number relieved from duty.
II Is proposed IN England tore
duce the size of the Life Guard.
regiments which are maintained at
Buckingham Palace as persopal,
protectors. Of the King and Queen.
Citizens Of the state of Illinois
win vote In NpVember, 1922. on q.
proposal to pay ex.seryiee mon OF
that state asbonnB ofgSf5 TOT seach.
month OF service, with afmaxiuf1mi