The Centre reporter. (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, November 28, 1918, Image 2

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    50,000 DEAD AND
March Gives Figures on
ican Casualties.
Losses Sustained by the Amer
icans in the War—Where Var-
ious Units Are located.
Washington
American expeditionary
ready
homeward sick
be hastened by the
date of eig divisions
-Demobilization of the
forces,
and wounded, will
return at an early
of National
of
i
and two
This an
Artillery
Artillery.
made by
staff,
General
Coast
Field
Was
regiments of
brigades of
neuncement Gener:
March hief
digpatches
Total American
vember 11,
were 236,117.
March said, kill
died of diseas
wounded, pri
The
eaid
Pershing to return as soon as the sick
and
United States,
National Guard
bama and Florida)
lowa, South
38th (In«
Virginia)
bppi ar
of on i
Persh
casualties to
tilities
Includes,
from
No
when ho ceased,
General
wounds,
March
been designated by General
divisions
have
wounded have been m
ale
11st (Georgia, Alas
{Nebraskan
Sota
follows:
Killed
Died of
Deaths, unt
Wounded
Prisoners
Total ‘ i : .
The Statsment Analyzed.
While the total uffere
the Americ
glance ap
the i
IORBeR ¥
an army in I
be
to almost
¥
tie
rog
Deared
estimated DY « ers
of the
tota
probable analysis table
pointed out, shows that
among the 179
included the names
injuries
never
000 wounded are
of men whose
that they
thousands
were so trivial
admitted to
The seriously
oners and missing
work out not in excess of 125
The official
double the number
disease that have
to date. No explanation for
warded General Pershing, but it is
assumed th he unclassified cases are
due to the wide distribution of Amer
fcan and Allied hospitals the
men making it
ess to date
The Americans
prisoners by Httle
than strikingly low
in view
ment that a
of 44.000
by the Americans
American
continuously sin
tle doubtless
differences
Bringing the Boys Home,
1.100 men reported as missing
include others will
found to have been captured, some
whose bodies will recovered
and others who may have become lost
fn the ranks French or British
forces. The classification. also covers
the unidentified dead always to be ex
pected when great bodies of troops are
engaged
General March sald no report on the
organization of the Army of Occupa-
tion had been received, but that the
divisions designated by General Persh-
fing for return were among those he
could spare immediately. The order in
which they will return has not yet
of
Wore
hospitals
wounded and the pris
officers believe, will
fH)
so nearly
from
public
show
of
been
figures
deaths
made
has been
to which
were sent a slow proc
assemble
number
the
of
Germans
taker
the more
and-—is
March s
otal in round
had
The
been
two th
of General Announce
iE tT
mans
been captured
fact that the
forwarded
bat
great
(rel
armies have
it entered the
for the
ce
paeconnts
The
probably who be
never be
of the
that it would take con-
giderable time to bring that number
of men home... He also gave assur
ances that the War Department had
no intention of allowing the veterans
of the battlefields of France and Bel.
glum “to sneak into the country” un.
noticed, but that timely announcement
would be made so that adequate recep-
tions could be planned
Thirty Divisions to Stay.
Secretary Baker supplemented Geis
eral March's outline of demobilization
plans later by stating that General
Pershing was reducing his army to a
pointed out
cf
reduce it ne
30 divisions, and woul
further
At
to a
conditions ju
an average strength of 40.000
division,
which
auxiliary forces, this would
hat General
Pershing would re
from
200,600 in France
pation and jts
be organized to provide
AFAaInst any
March sl
© isn leery - ®’TrY
upplementary arn
in LOT %
possible emergent
General wowed that
withdraws
iad authorized Gen
'} railway
ang
is
isions designated
e replacemen
skeletonlzed
to recruit di
Yankees’ Brilliant Record.
Christmas Gifts For All
nn thi
Manchur
PACKARES,
ia
sometim
en being sent
radicall)
reports « ,
ted In the
in France
tuation is
Several
were without
March said
recs ived
oon
General
reports from
dis
does no
have been
No
1
General Pershing as to any such
asters and the casualty list t
reveal such isfortune Genera
March
any
denied
Officers
m
tically
degraded
losses
rumors
that have been bee
cause of these alleged heavy
About
enlisted
30.0060 so-called seven-year”
men in the Army will serve
terms
teers who enlisted for the
out their but the 700.000 volun
period of the
emergency will be released in the near
future if they so desire
TO RETIRE GORGAS AGAIN.
Will
Aside Deceranber 1.
Surgeon-General Step
Major4«
Surgeoneneral
hington neral William
forme
be
I
December 1,
When he
will eturned to
announced reached
of retirement several weeks
ago, General Gorkas was recalled to
a special Invest]
pertaining the
and his
Secretary
duty to make
into matters
the army
active
gation to
of report
now before Baker
SHIPPING LOSSES 93,000 TONS.
7,500,000 Tons.
London.--Allied and neutral ship
tong, the British Admiralty announces
The British losses amounted £4,
000 tone, Sailings of steamships ex
fo
Kingdom and overseas ports,
ing cross.channel traffic, exceeded
500,000 tone in October,
LE
OUGHT TO BRING HER HERE.
U-boat That Raided Off American
Coast Given Up.
Among the German sub
Harwich Fri
London
marines surrendered at
American coast. According to the
statement of the sub-Heutenant in com
mand, this submarine sank 120,000
tons of American shipping. She is a
big powerful boat and carried 42 mines
land 22 torpedoes.
WILLIAM. ADO
QUIS CABINE
Resigns Post as Director Gen-
eral of Rallroads.
WILL RESUME LAW PRACTICE
Will Leave Treasury Upon
Appoint
ment Of Successor, And Railroad
Administration On J
Next,
alr
uary 1,
pondents
# En before )
because
As 3
FIGHTERS ASSURED OF JOBS
Railroads Will
Their
To its
Rights,
Restore Men
Seniority
Issued
McAdoo
order
over
Director Gens
the
eral principl will
“A~In
eatablishe
govern
ing i
gsenion
as practicable and wher h iploye
is physically qualified, he re
stored to suc
“B--In the
not have seniority
ing
be
seniority rights
1
case of emploves who do
under
effort
employment
out of
rights
consistent
exist.
will
for
military
praclices, a
made to
them when
service”
provide
mustered
MAILING TIME EXTINDED.
| Parcels For Soldiers In France May
Be Sent Up To Nov. 30.
|
Washington
tices of the Allies may be mailed from
{this country up to No ember 30 with.
lout the need of an « sport license, un-
der an order by the Postoffice Depart.
ment. November 20 had been desig.
inated as the final date of mailing, but
this rule was amended to correspond
with a 10 days’ extension of time for
[accepting Christmas parcels for the
| American Expeditionary Forces In
France.
i
{
i
i
i
{
HER GREAT FLEET
NEXT YEAR
and 50 Destroyers.
AMERICAN SQUADRON THERE
Among The
Escort Surrendered Fleet Taken
into Firth Of Forth By
Admiral Beatty.
L.ondon The German fleet, as
ified in th
Germany,
lies. The
it
“The
Be
wilh
Al
statement read
terms of the armistice
surrendered to the
Admiralty
Wig
Commander-in-Chief of
has reported that
first
man
and main
¥ by
Higa
ring for
renae
WAR CONGHRE
$30.298,000,000
precedentec
Wa Lip
EAGER TO GO ABROAD.
fore Than 100,000 Have Applied Since
Fighting Stopped.
New
sons h
was
York
ive
More than 100.000
lied the armistice
EO
officials
Enea 107 per 10 \O
FORD TO BECOME PUBLISHER.
Gives Up Active Management Of Motor
Company.
Henry Ford an
nounced his
Detroit :
retirement from active ipation in
the of tl
complete control of the Ford
in company taken
hig son Edsel. In making thie
announcement, Mr. Ford in.
tended to undertake the publication of
newspaper, dividing
publication and
management
Company
interests the fo bx
over by
gald he
a national weekly
time between the
hig tractor industry
his
WAR-TIME DRY BILL PASSED.
Wilson This Week.
Washington. Final legislative ac.
tion was taken by the Senate om the
National War Time Prohibition Bill, ef.
fective July 1 next and continuing
demobilization. The measure
will go to President Wilson this week
for his approval, confidently expected
by prohibition advocates
The Senate struck out the Wash
ington rent profiteering rider, which
had held up the bill, and without a
rollcall adopted the conference report!
on the remainder of the provisions,
which the House already has ap
proved.
Billion in Securites
WAR SAVINGS A BIG HELP
Issues Committee Likely Te
Be Continued To Keep Check On
Questionable Or Highly Specu-
lative Securities.
Washington
members of the Capital
Secretary
and L
ee have agreed that
continue ing
functions [ supervising
bonds
anda
eas
Ano!
financ
Bor Meus
movement compen
’
how wis}
eli
have short
McAdoo
meant from
geven or eof { Vears In
be
and probably
additio
gemaller the
be
sues will than in
i pas’
marketed
will morse
continuously
War savings
ott the country
the Mr
direct manner
loan campaigns
quarter per
by the last two
Bonds may be
terms of
throug
orgamzations
will
McAdoo
than in
The
interest ra
assist In
plac
bonds, said, in
other Li
four and on«
e borne
feaues Liber!
changed, depending
the securities
cent
of
introduces Mouse Measures
Appropriating $100,000.
Washington
ing the erection
~-A resolution authoriz
of a statue to Mas
priating $100,000 for the purpose was
introduced in the House by Represen
tative Sinnott, of Oregon.
* -
COLONEL HOUSE HAS “FLU.”
in
The President's Representative
Paris Confined To Home,
Paris. Col, EB. M. House, the spec
representative of the United State
Government, ix confined to his hom
here with influenza. He bas cancells
DDDrSEVNG
RY AL PE
on
—
PROUD CLOCK.
“F's sald the
“Tick ticktock,”
Ing-room clock, not far off, *
tell me what funny?
pecullar thing for a clock
funny’ for no reason at all.”
“But 1
hall
“That's all right, then,” said
ing-room clock,
funns hall
suid
clock,
the
will
It's a
say
tock, Hv
you
most
‘It's
in
to
have a reason,” sald the
clock
the liv-
“You apologize, do you?’ asked
hall clock
“Well, no, not
ing room clock
“What
the hall clock,
i 1
time,
elock
self”
“Why
the hall
“For
feel 1
silly and
the
exactly Hv
the
do
you
1
HK
ic
137
ha,
—r >
br
“Oh, Dear, |
Wish
they talk
“Wel
clock
tick and
“That “
hall clock
time for
“14
ing room
terruntine
terTU] n
lve
was In
to the
rene nued the
tn
thing about
dowr
good,
ran
14
Ys
il8 8
down
and get out
long time to
“One wonld
lock, “thi
trained
It takes such a
again
of order,
get
3
fixed
ink.” sa
room «
or a
that, instead of being
“Why? asked t}
“Well, that chatter gettin
run and out of order,” said the
ing-room ike
per-
al
down
clock. “s
octor or a trained
hear the
in
1 clock.
a clock
1 what
Nese
spenk
strikes me
“Oi ng room
clock don't
want to end off talki a
thing different from what
with
ROME.
started
“Well, it ouldn’t h attered
much If we had finished it right
and then gone on to talk of something
elee We finished the first thing
we were talking about.” said the hall
clock
“It strikes me as being very funny
when 1 hear the people talk about
their figures, It seems that per
son has one figure, and a figure means
a person's shape A little girl will
come In and say: "Oh, dear, I wish 1
weren't so fat. I'd like to be thinner.
“And a grown-up lady will say: 7T
My
®O
away
have
each
“It strikes me as being very funny,”
son only has one figure whereas we
have figures all over our faces. 1 have
“Yes, it does seem funny to hear
people talk about their one figure
when a clock has so many figures and
never has to worry about any of them
at all! It make# me feel very proud
Indeed !™
————————
Sammie Knew,
“Sammie,” sald the visitor, “do you
know why people use the expression,
Blue Monday?"
“Sure,” sald Sammie, “that was the
day I spilled the blulng on ma's lace
curtalos when the lady came to wash*