Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1918 — INCREASE IN ARMY MORE THAN 1,500 PER CENT. [ARTICLE]

INCREASE IN ARMY MORE THAN 1,500 PER CENT.

One of the interesting developments of the war, according to a .statement authorized by the War Department, is the raiffd expansion of the various bureaus of the War Department. At the outbreak of the w r ar there were less than 3,000 employees on duty. ■* The number now is approximately 25,000, an increase of 800 per cent. While this represents a tremendous expension, the increase in the Army itself has been more than 1,500 per cent. Only 4 out of every 100 officers in the service were in the army at the time the war began. The increase in personnel at the administrative end of the war thus has not kept pace with the growth of the military establishment.