Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 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 government shipped overseas from this country 67,948 animals, which included 5,489 -cavalry horses, 33,396 draft horses, 28,068 draft mules, and 975 pack mules. The total number of animals lost en route overseas so far reported is 600 ■ horses and mules, or less than 1 per. cent of the total number of animals shipped.