Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1919 — 67,948 Animals Sent Overseas. [ARTICLE]

67,948 Animals Sent Overseas.

In a statement made by the war department it appears that since the United States entered the war and to January 11. 1919, this governmenf shipped overseas -from this country 67,948 animals, which included 5,489 cavalry horses, 33.396 draft horses, 28,088 draft mules, and 975 pack mules. The total number of animals lost en route overseas so far reported m 600 ’'horses and mules, or less than 1 per cent of the total number of animals shipped.