Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 318, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1920 — 35 Executions in Army During War [ARTICLE]

35 Executions in Army During War

Ten Pitt to Death in France; Twenty-Five in the U. S.

The annual report of Maj. Gen. Enoch Crowder, judge advocate general of the army, was given out a short time ago, and with it there was made public for the first time an ofiicial summary of the “capital" cases occurring in the army since April 5, 1917, the beginning of thp war period. Death penalties were adjudged in 145 cases from that date to June 30, 1919, and execution was consummated In 35 cases —ten in France .and 25 in the United States. Murder was charged in two of these cases, murders and mutiny in 19. assault in 11, and assault and murder in three. “In no case,” according to the report, “was a ca pi tai sentence for a purely military offense carried into execution.” - General Crowder made no specific reference to the attack upon Ms administration by former Brigadier* General Ansell, but in an appendix gave detailed statistics covering military courts martial. /