Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1918 — U. S. CASUALTIES TOTAL 236,117 [ARTICLE]

U. S. CASUALTIES TOTAL 236,117

53,160 Dead and 170,625 Wounded Up to Time of Armistice. Washington, Nov. 24. —Total casualties in the American expeditionary forces up to the signing of the armistice, Gen. March announced yesterday, were divided as follows: Killed and died of wounds. 36,154 Died of dsease 14,811 Died from other causes. . . 2,204 Wounded 179,625 Prisoners ............... 2,163 Missing 1,160 Total 236,117 (The casualty lists thus far announced have carried 85,000 names. Among them were about 31,000 fatalities. Many other names are pn fc the delayed lists. Gen. March recently announced that many casualties had not been reported as they were minor wounds. Unofficial Washington estimates have placed the dead, seriously wounded, prisoners, and missing at about 100,000.) Paris, November 24.—An official statement issued by the American headquarters today says that German troops captured only 209 American officers and 1,954/ privates, against 682 Gorman officers and 44,252 privates taken by the Yanks.