Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1918 — 1,391 Deaths Out of 900,000 Men In Training. [ARTICLE]

1,391 Deaths Out of 900,000 Men In Training.

Figures compiled at the office of Surgeon-General Gorgas and made public shows that with more than 900,000 soldiers in training in, this country from September 21 to December 14, there were only 1,391 deaths from all causes, an average of less than two per 1,000. The record shows that the average strength of the army during the period was 916,722 men. Among the 202,909 regulars there were 144 deaths; there were 494 deaths in the 387,233 National Army and 753 deaths in the '327,480 National Guardsmen. ‘ ’