Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1919 — BAKER’S FIGURES REVEAL YANKEE DEMOBILIZATION [ARTICLE]

BAKER’S FIGURES REVEAL YANKEE DEMOBILIZATION

Washington, Feb. 12.—From the signing of the armistice to Feb. 8, 287,332 American troops in France and Great Britain had embarked for the United States, while up to Beb. 10, 67,454 officers and 1,069,116 emn had ‘been demobilized in this country. Total arrivals of overseas troops up to Feb. 7, were 215, <49. These figures were made pubhc today by Secretory Baker together with others relating to the number of sick and wounded now in France and the number returned home. Men in France being treated for disease on February 1 totalled 62,561 ■and those suffering from wounds were 24,484. The aggregate of 87,045 was 4,688 less than in the preceding week and 106,403 less than the number in hospitals overseas on November 14. Since the ending of hostilities 53,042 sick and wounded have arrived in this country, bringing the total since the beginning of the war to 63,160. On February 1, the <ycupied beds in hospitals in the United States numbered 60.777 while there were 47,048 beds available for returning cases.