Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1918 — 28 AMERICAN SOLDIERS KILLED [ARTICLE]

28 AMERICAN SOLDIERS KILLED

Two Casualties Lists Given Out by the War Department. Washington, April 12.—Two casualty lists from the American expeditionary forces issued by the war department contained the names of 234 men killed, wounded or missing in actiop and dead from wounds, accidents and diseases. The first made public had 124 names, and the second, given out late in the day, had 110 names, including those of 22 men killed in action, the largest number so far reported at one time by General Pershing. Eighteen officers were named in the two lists. Three lieutenants were killed In action, a major died from wounds, two captains and two lieutenants are missing in, action, a lieutenant and two cadets died from accidents, a lieutenant died from disease, another lieutenant was wounded severely, and a lieutenant colonel, a captain and three lieutenants were wounded slightly.