Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1919 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Conntry. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings In the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Mapy Places. FIGURES OF WAR DEPARTMENT More Than .500,000 Soldiers Have Returned Home From Overseas. Washington, March 25. —The total number of the members of the American expeditionary forces returned to the United States has passed the half million mark. The war, department announced Saturday that the actu. l figure on March 20 was 5 ,034, including 27,940 officers, 2,146 purses, 3,683 civilians i 1 448,24 V men of the army, 13,550 navy perso-nel and 4,474 marines. The strength of the expeditionary forces on March 20 was 1,410,676. This Included 24,199 men of the navy comprising hospital units, big gun crews and similar auxiliary forces serving in connection with the army’s work In France. The marine contingent onthat date had been reduced to 23,502' including the brigade attached to the 2d d' -tpion and various marline regiments assig_<sd to duty at the embarkation camps and other army centers in France. On Febr .ry 28, the total strength of the forces in France and those en route home was placed at 1,677,024.* Deaths reported this numbered 2,339 while the tWops landing in this country and embarking from France from February 28 to March 20 numbered $04,,009.