Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 246, Hammond, Lake County, 16 April 1918 — Page 1
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BUY A BOND
VOL. XII, XO 2 Hi.
HAMMOND, INDIANA.
TUESDAY, APML 10, 1918.
"Delivered by" TIMES carriers, 30o pet month; on streets and at newsstands, 2 per copy; back number" 3o par copy.
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MORE BRITISH SOLDIERS BURIED T
HAN U. S. S
ENDS
EFFECTIVES i BRITISH
ARMY FEWER
Death Wounds and Age Gut; Down England's Army from
7 Million to 3,100,000
GERMANY VS. UNITED STATES In Germany the government takes all the farmers produce and pays them an arbitrary price in government bonds. Tn American the government guarantees a minimum price for staples, assuring the farmer an encouraging profit, then asks him to lend money to the cause by buying Liberty Bonds. Yet tl'.ere are farmers in Indiana who have not awakened to a realization that with holding their money at this time means an endorsement of the German system For if Germany wins she will not borrow the farmer s money or crops she will steal them. Just as she has stolen everything she can lay hands on. in Belgium and France. Farmers should buy Liberty bonds same as they buy any other insurance.
East Chicago
Total
By P- 'W. Wilson, American Correspondent of the Iiondon Daily News.) NEW YORK, April 16. I have discussed the battle of Picardy with scores of Americans, and a dozen times a day I am asked tc explain the mystery of man powei on the western front. Where art the British and French reserves? Where is the army maneuver? In the British empire, 7.0OO.00C able-bodied men, most of them young men have been enrolled foi military service. That number is more than the entire population oi New York. Casualtv List Terrible.
These 7.000,000 men Have aufferei; more than 2,000,000 casualties, ons-thlrd, or 700,003 at least, of .these casualties are dead or missing and this means that Britain has buried more men than, aV present, America has transported to j Europe, though the comparison Is rapid-; ly becomlnsr obselete. Trance has burled j more men than Britain, -while Russia !
has hurled more men than Prance, Britain and Italy put together.
Loss of Effectives. ! i Pub'ract ing 700 r-on dd and missing;; f".,'-.i the 2.C0!ifni British casualties, we ftr" left with 1.3M).K" wounded. I will j ntj:,,, that R'.tO.Of'i) of these have been d's harped f:om hospitals and that 75. j.-r cent, of then remain In the army. This rreans that 200.000 are back in civil! jjf. The vest of 'the 500,000 wounded: sre still unde'- treatment, which means I
that the loss or ritecuves uirmn.i wound would be 700.000 In all. Add this to the 700.000 dead and missing and ! hae a loss through casualties of 3. it'f'.OOO up to date. Many Needed in Industries. tt is probable that :00.0"0 men have r.n returned to essential industries. Adding this figure, to the above 1.400.000 wo arrive a 1 600.000 to be. subtracted from 7 fiOO'O". This leaves 5.400,000 r en to hi accounted for. "We will allow Z rcr cent, for sickness, rr 170.000 a'- any gneit time, which t-rings u to u.l30,:ri. Of these T shall i e-i on that the forces in Mesopotamia. 1 n. Africa. Salonika and Italy with r'STVs absorb 1.3n'"'.,",0O men, rinsing down the. army of the western front to 4.11(1.100 men.
Earl7 in 1316, our war omce aimea ; .yh fra 1 at a recruitta? of 30,000 a week or 1,500,- j sur,seribcd.
COO a year, Z "will assume that we nave not enlisted more than 300,000 men in
FOUR MILLION NOW LAKE GO.
BONO TOTAL
EIGHTH DAY OF BIG DRIVE
$1,436,000
Gary (city sales only) Hammond
969,454 900,000
Whiting- 400,000
Crown Point lowell Hob art Dyer Griffith Highland Munster East Gary Black Oak
121,000 100,000 75,000 31,000 8.650 7,100 6.250 1,500 1,500
4,037j,754
LAKE CO. MUST HAVE SITU
Nine Soldier Boys Are Coming Home Stricken With Tuberculosis and County
Must Provide Their Care '
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SrEciAL To The Times. CROWN rOlNT. Ind, April 16. A epecial met;ng of the Lake County Council of T'efense was held on Monday at Crown Toint. the object being primarily, to meet with the newly appointed chairman of the township councils and give instructions aa to the organization of these councils and other duties. The ton nshio councils are
to consist c seven members, two of '
whom shall be women: they will meet on the last Monday of the" month and a report of such meeting wiil be given at the regular meetintr of the County Council which Is held on the first Monday in the' month. The object of these community councils is to aid In war work and to counsel with the tountv council and assist
them in the vari"'.: movements so :tal , at this time. The chairman of th (
township coi -.ils arc: We-at Creel: ;eois;. Ba'.Icy. Kasle CieeU Forrest Gornely. Cedar i ': ,-f, I"r. Mdins. " i 'enter J. V. Ferry. Xorth Pav'.d Boone. 'alumet ' '. M. Balv", vVinfleld James I.oif. Hanover Emil Huge. St. John A. J. Stommel. Herbert K. Graham of the Antl-turer-eulosis Society appeared before the
A big American gun on way to the front. This close-up view of one of the 155 M. M. gur-.s built for the American artillerymen by the French government shows it tr.velling to the front on a large war trurk, where it will give a good account of itself in tho hands of the"" well-trained Yankee gunners.
Kinfienburg Drives Dangerous Wedge Between Ypres and LaBasse Ganals.
II AIRCRAFT
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DESTROYED
ACTOR E
BRITISH SINK 10 GERMAN BOATS !'"N"!TED PP.KSS "'ABI E5P.iMLONDON. April 16. Ten German trawlers were sunk by British warships in the Cattegat yesterday, the British admiralty announced todJ. "The Cattegat was swept yesterday." the statement said. "Ten German trawlers were sunk by gun fire. The crews were saved by British warships. There were no British casualties. BT T A MBF.RTT BOND lul'll
OF WAR HERE
TAUIS, April 16. Tho material losses GERMAN PRISONERS
n the Mre which destroyed, the. aircraft factories at Friedrichshav en, Germany, Saturday night vcre enormous, Includ"S thirty squadrons of airplanes reserved for use against the American air
Br T'xiTiri rr.Essl AX ATLANTIC FORT, Arril 16 The first German prisoners of war arrived in tho United States today. They are
million dollars;
.Continued on pace two.)
U. S. AGENTS VISIT MANY GARY MOTHERS
Lake county Is now a
to the grood. V.'iih the whole county anxiously awaiting reports from Gary steel workers and the big steel companies as tr what they are going to do in the Liberty Loan Lake county's work for the third loan Is bng Kept up In most communi
ties although the county is now safelyj . over the top. Ilobarfs Kreat meeting, . , . . , , last night jumped Its total to 75.000 1 AlIlDridge FirSt DlStHCt tO
within $5,000 of Us over-the-top mark.
Gary Figures Today f
Tn the last loan the steel corporation
and Its employes took $1,500,000 worth of bonds. Vhat they will do this time is tsill a matter not revealed although figures were expected today. j Gary City rigrnres.
fieet, it was announced here today. One members of the crew of the submarine hundred and forty persons were killed' u-58 which wa3 8,ink by an American , . j-, destrojer. The prisoners are to be lnand :00 injured. " t.erned.
BVT A LIHERIT BOND TO DA I I ,
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IT GIVES THE NEWS.
THE TIMES' bulletin boarc began its spring drive this morning and Hammond people by the hundred flocked to it to get the news of the German drive and the great allied air raid in Germany. When you drive to Hammond stop at THE TIMES board to get the very latesl news. All our Lake county readers and friends are welcome.
WHITING MAN IS
is believed there were i
DEAD AT HOME
Be Surveyed by Child Welfare Experts.
City sales dr. ision of Gary, headed by A. M. Fisher, which takes in clearing; house, city sales and small industries up to last night had sold to 9.033
I persons a total of s?; ..1 o'J. city saics.
exclusive of those in big industries, alone nearly n.ake up Garj's quota or $1,021,000. It is thought Gary will ha from twice to thre times her quota. Dyer Makes Report. County Chairman H. G. Hay, jr., today
got a report irom uyer, population oi".
0 subscriptions and JSl.So')"
The federal government's study lnt" conditions of Gary children under the age of se' on vears is well und"r way and four airents under the direction of Field Chief Esther llug-hes, who is soon to have twelve more aides, are work ins; in the Ambridse district interviewing mothers. Gary's survey th first of a s'r.n'ar probe to be conducted in America and later a nation-wide survey will lie
rit'-iAi. To The Times "WHITING. I.U, April 16 John Beavens. age 2 years, passed away at his home. 5 "9 0!i er street, on Sunday morning at D o'clock after a very brief iilnoss. Mr. Beacns. who -was a member of the K. of P.. had moved to Whiting with 1 is family about five yarn ago from Ohio. Services were preached at the family home on Oliver street at 7 p. m.
I last evening by Kov. S. C. Rogers of the j M. r:. church. At 10 p. m. the remains i left So. Chicago ia Ffn Handle Tt. It. i for New Straitsville. ., where intcr- ! Hunt will take place.
The deceased i--i survived by his widow, two daughters, Mamie and Helen Deavens find four ons. ta id. James, Frank and Harry Heavens. BIT A L! Br. RTT BOM TOTiT U. S. AVIATOR KILLED.
j number, but it I abut twenty.
' BIT A I.iEr.BTT CM TODAY fHUN WOUNDED
POUNDING IN rT'NtTrn Press Cibifgram"! "WASHINGTON, Ami 16. Tho Ger-
I man wounded are pouring back from 'the western front, to tho hospitals be
hind the lines, according to state department messages today. Hospital trains constantly pass through Aachen where school houses and public buildings are filled beyond capacity. Medical supplies are short and tho suffering of the wounded is accentuated by the lack of morphine. The morale of the German troops is not" pood except among the newer units and the very young, the state department announced. - BT T A IJBERTT BOND TOTAT
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GETS HONOR FUG
777 Subscriptions for $50.00 Turned in at the Co. Seat.
I made. Revelations In 111" examinations showed that j fects could have ben cur
hood. It is the government's
the last six inonths. These men are stlU ;
1 data and later hold conference
No reports came from Last Chicago in;, v,Fn children well is a big part and Hammond. Un6ff!cial information t!ie WOrk.
i:;?t arairi ( Rt T " n t t f r Press ) many !- LONG REACH. Cal . April 15. Lawd in child-! rrn'-e Reel. CI. was killed and his inI st ructor perhaps fatally injured In an
to get aviation accident on the b"ach here Keep- today. They-wore, making a practice
flight.
a:ro
is that Whiting turned the $400,000
In tralntner, or ou?ht to be, and it Is oaly ! m;lTi ast night.
pressure of events that rashes lour- BCT A libikti bond iodat
month recruits into the trenches. Let as
allow 30O.CO men for training reduc
the active forces rfom 4,000,000 to 700.COO.
Ten Thousand Men to the Mile. . Britain holds mora than 100 miles of; western front. Two years agfo an aver-!
3 HURT HOLDS BIG
PATRIOTIC MEETING
grr a iminTT B"sd totai THIS WILL PROBABLY
BE II LESSON TO J
-BCT A
IBEKTt BOp TOtAT
IFIRE IN BIG STOCK-
YARDS AT TORONTO
age cf 5.000 msn a mils might have been (Continued on page five.) REPORTS MICHIGAN CinSTILL MOIST Rumored Saloons There Are Not Selling Soft Drinks Exclusively.
HOBART, IND.. April 16. This town j last night held a patriotic rally In which J ! 2.000 persons took part, parading and , afterward attending a meeting where I $10,000 in liberty bonds were sold. j Company K, the militia unit, lodges, J ) the Red Cross, l'oy Scouts, Camp Fire
Girls, merchants, and other organizations headed by Grand Marshal Calvin Shearer, paraded in the main streets. Afterwards lr. Linton of Indiana university, delivered a patriotic address in the high school j ard. BI T A IIFETT BOM ToriT
Refuses to Testify Against Man Arrested for Attacking Her.
TORONTO. Ont. April 16 The Are which started late last night on load-
ing platform of the Harris Abattoir
Company's plant at the union stockyards Is still burning. Fully threequarters of the big phint has been destroyed and the flames have reached the local vats in the cooling depart-
FIND BOMBS IN MILWAUKEE l!tr rxiTKo rn ess
I MILWAUKEE, Wis. April 1. Two bombs were found on either side of j District Attorney ZabeTs home here toidny. The bombs resembled one which blew up Central police station here j last year, killing elev en persons. The find is believed to be connected with
label's activity against eleven Italians recently sentenced for rioting. BIT A LIBERTY FnSD TOfAT BRITISH SINK 4 HUN DESTROYERS n'vTTKn Press Cablegram 1
COPENHAGEN", April IS British destroyers sank four armed destroyers In the vicinity of Kullen Monday mornling' according to advices from Gothenherg todav. One trawler escaped.
fSrECHt, To Tub Time? 1
CROWN POINT, IND.. April 15. j Crown Tcint district, nl'h a quota ofi
$120,000 in the Third Liberty Loan, went over the top last night, without calling upon banks and industrial concerns. The total amount subscribed is 5121.100 by 1.130 subscribers. The largest sugscrlp1.190 subscribers. The largest subscripts give $12,000. The balance was in amounts from $30 to $T00. Seven hundred and seventy-seven subscriptions were for $30 each. Fopuiation of the district, is 4.000. Claude "W. Allman. chairman of the loan, is exceedingly gratified at the fine results and is determined not to stop with this winning of the honor flag. BCT A 1.1BEBTT BOND TODAT ANDERSON ADOS GOLOR TO COURT SCENE TODAY
Br 1'xited Fbi;ss NEW YORK, April 16. Hindenburg has won his most important victory in the Flanders drive through the capture of Bailleul and the abandonment of Wulverghem As he drove his wedge westward between the Ypres-Comines and LaBassee canals, Bailleul became the key to the Messines ridge ar.c the Ypres salient on the north and to Hazebrouck on the west . Bailleul lies midway between Armec tieres and Hazebrcck on a sharp bend in tho railway between those two cities. The Messines ridffe which is the strongest defensive position in Tlaadera runs westward from the village of Messines for about three miles. Thl3 ridg-e Is practically impregnable from the east and only less difficult from tho south or north. One of Hindenbury's main objectives ia the rianders drive has been to work around to the west of this rlde and assault the British position from the rear. The baaaenment cf Wulvorg'hcm, which is dominated by the Messine-: ridge and probably, rendered uninhabitable by British artillery front that heig-ht gives Hiadenbnrg- a hold ia '.hi foothills of the ridg-e. Wulverghesx i-, foul and a half miles east and slightly north cf BaiUenl. In the event of the fall of Messines ridg-e only a miracle cf British grit would save Tpres which has never been in Oeraian hands. The fall of BaiUoul also opens the westward road to Hazebrouck, the mist Important vail-vay and highway center in rianders. The Germans already hava reached three towns on a north and south lire, a mile and a half apart. In addition to the fall of Bailleul Half reported fighting- In the neighborhood of Wytschaete and southwest of VleuxBertiuin. BUY A LIBEKTr B.V'O TOTAY United Fbess Cablegram. HUNS BRING NEW MEN IN. LONDON, April 16. Bailleul the most important strategic poinl in the north portion of the Flanders' front, has been captured by the Germans, Field Marshal Hai; reported. "We have fallen bad through the north of Bailleul Wulverghem and Bailleul are in thj hands of the enemies." "Presh German attacks In the neighborhood cf Wytschaete and southwest of Vieux-Bei-quin (four miles southwest of Baillsul) were repulsed this morning," Htlc said. "A number of Ger- . s (Continued on rage two
F.rports persist in coming from Michigan City that the dry law has not affected the. salon business In that city, the reports being that business Is just as brisk as ever, but of course the saloonkeepers are net paying any license fees.
Laporte believes these reports should j jast niKht.
be investigated- A law enforcement I They did not
league was recently organ. zed in Laport county, though Michigan iCtvhas no' b"cn very strong in getting into this league, and it looks as tho' there is already some work ahead for the league. The reports are that In almost any saloon there all you have to do is to call for what you want and you ran g"t If. If thene reports n re true it should ho made known, so that Michisran City can set right in the oj es of the world, but if it is true that liquor is bmg soli in any of -the old1 saloons the offenders should be punishor nrd th" officials should nlso hear from the people f,,r letting this prae- ),,. continue. There is r.o reason wlyy Laport" county should be wet and part dr--. where there is a law making a"! cf It dry. BfT A 1..-SZBTT BOND lOTAT
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GAR! LYNGHIIMGS
"Well, the city cf Whiting must ree, greatly relieved to learn that Mr. and i Mrs. John Kvans and Mrs. Lvans'
mother. Mrs. Jane Pherwitz. have settled' their differences out of court. j It was- tho first of March that Mrs j Sherwitz. who is T2 years of age. had' Evans, 4S. arrested on a most serious charge. Before City Judge Green the two women testified that Evans had attacked the aged wonnn and Evans pleaded that he had been drunk. Evans was up for trial before Judga Relter in the superior court this morn-
ment. There i litUe hope of saving any part of th plant. The loss probably will exceed S.Oml.Of'il. BIT A 11DS1RTT BOND TODAT STRIKE THREATNES BETHLEHEM STEEL BETHLEHEM. Fa. April 1?. Efforts nre being mad'" to avert a threatened r'rike among the thosnands of machinists and other employes at the IJethlehem Steel Company's local plant. Today Is the time when the men in No. 4 machine shop were to begin the ten hour and twenty-five minute schedule in place of eight hours. The longer schedule is in response, to th govern-
BCT A tlTERTT BOND TOOAT SHORTAGE IN STEEL.
"Receiving Inquiries about pro-German lynched in Gary, Saturday. Did
( they?" wired the Chicago Herald to Gary
BCT A 11BISTT BOND TODAT CHARLIE! HIT KAISER IN EYE WITH A PIE
ing and his wife and mother-in-law pre- ment's call to hurry up war contracts, sented themselves at the courthouse.' but a i.ibetitt bond todat Attorney Charles S. Persel. prosecutor at JJOTHER BOY Whiting, was prepared to assist iepur Frosecutor Thomas in the case against: JCJ JJ,T FRANCE Evans. ! But Evans was never called to trial. received this morning of
Mrs. Sherwitz informed trie prosecutor j that John was a pretty good boy and sha
I IBr VvtTEP Fress. I WASHIXGTOIX. April 1. Faced
! with an admittedly serious sl-.ortatre !
In fabricated steel, officials of the U. S. shipping beard started today to inves-j tig-ate transportation and milling which ! I:; hold responsible for the delay in j
Mnlding. ln shipping board made it known that it must have steel at once' or the ship yards will be closed because of materia! shortage. Chairman Hurley went directly to President Wilson in an effort to end delays in shipbuilding at once. He called at the white house shortly before the cabinet meeting. BIT A 1.1 BERTT BOND TODAT PROVIDES FOR DEATH.
Attorney Faul P. Glaser of Gary drew
the fire of Judge Albert B. Anderson to- j day In the federal ciKirt at Hammond; when the former, appearing as a witness: for a Kussian socking naturalization,!
admitted lie was a socialist. Judge Anderson said that the socialists had not only betrayed P.ussia to the Germans but had betrayed France and England as well, and that as far as ti
was concerned a socialist had bettor stayj out of his courtroom. Glazer interrupt-1 ed the Judge to say that he was willing
i to listen to a man who knew more than, he did but wouldn't listen to any ona
wno knew Ios than he did. , "Don't, ever worry," the Judge told; him, "you'll always have plenty of1 leaders." j The business of the April term of the.; federal court was transacted this forenoon. There were no cases set for trial and only ten petitions for second papers to hea. .Seven of the applicants to full citizenship were naturalized and three denied because of incompetent witnesses. There are seventy-five petitions of Ger-'
mans and Austrlans which can not be acted upon until after the war. BCT A I.IBIBTT BOND TOTAT
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I.OS ANGELES, Cut.. April 1. Cbnrlte t bsplin. motion picture romrdlan, hii been drafted and epects his rail In June. It vtn announced nt bis studio todny. AltboiiKh 111 Is an rntllihman, Charlie hn waived rlehtu nnd epecf to near l nolo Sam' khaki In n short time. Chaplin In tourtnfc the country aclllng Liberty Tlonds. BCT A L1BEBTT BONO TO DA T
didn't have anything against him. In fact she didn't propose to get on th
i stand and testify so he would have to
go jail and Mrs. Evans felt the samo w ay. BfT A LlBtBIT BOND TODAT
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AT EAST CHICAGO
CRT T'n-tted Press. J WASHINGTON'. April 16. The death penalty for spies and persons interfering with the army and navy is provid-
the safe arrival of another Hammond , ed in a bill introduced today by Senboy in Franc . Henry Robinson. 104 . ator Chamberlain. The bill also pro--i:ntnr. c!,-o..f the recipient of a let-'vidrs that any such persons shall bo
. . ;v.. 7Kv here tried bv military court marshal , a ! 1 'a hh ".
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SERGT. JIMMY CLABBY OH RECRUITING DUTY
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East Chicago has a new holding concern for real estnte. the Liberty company, capital $10,000. Directors are: Newton A. Hembroff, Charles P.. Tyer and Charles M. Reed. BIT A Li BE FT T BITT) T0tT
over there, stating that he is enjoying the many interesting sights and the best of health. BCT A LIDIBTT BOND TOE'AT IS NOW IN THE AUTO BUSINESS
of civil courts.
ELT A 1.1 BE RTT BOND TODAT
DAN SHEA RELEASED. TBt Vnitep Press. LEAVENWORTH, Kans., April 1!. Daniel Shea, serving a five year term in the pen here for election frauds in Terre Haute. Ind., w-ill be released r.eM
Otto rr nuflke. former citv treasurer Thursday on a parole granted by the
closed a deal today in which be will take over the agency of the Elgin automobile in this district. He will have his salesrooms in the old Gem theatre building on "West State street. "Work on remodeling the buildint was started today.
attorney general, according to a rcpoi!
here today. FTT A TlflF-llTr Sovp T-FAT They're crucifying soldier. Stop the Hun by buying Bonds. In Bond there Is safety.
SYDNEY. N. ?. W., April 15. Jimmy
who at one time In his ring
! career registered from Hammond. Ind .
V. S. A., is using his widely advertised sporting nam and personality to a'd recruiting. He has been promoted to sergeant and is stationed in the country districts of New South Wales. Jimmy is a member of the groundhog crushers infantry, but hope3 before long to be moved up. bit a i.i nr RTT BONO ToriT I'vited Press t 7a pi.E'5 rt a m . J FAEI5, April 16. One woman waa killed and three persons injured when Ion? racfe bombardment of Paris wa resumed today. BI T A tlBEBTT BOND TOTA T -
fUN-iTED Press Cablegram. PARIS, April 16. Successful Preach raids in the Chemin des Dames and Xoul sectors (where American troops aro fighting-) were reported 17 the war office today. "Preach patrols took prisoners in th9 Corbeny sector (Chemin des Dames) in the Champagne near Seichprey (Toul sector) and In the Vosges,' the statement said. "There was artillery firingnorth of Montdidier. The Trench progressed slightly at Noyon. Along- tho Oise canal there were Prench reconnaissances. West of Pierremande a Prench reconnaissance crossed the canal and brought back ten prisoners." TBt T'vited Press WASHINGTON", April 16 Secretary of War Baker returned to this country from his inspection tour in Prance, landing' this morning- at an Atlantic port. Baker notified officials here by long distance phone of his safe return. Ha plana to return to Washington soon. 'United Press Cablegram COPENHAGEN, April 16. Count CzernJn who resigned as Austrian foreign minister, has received command of an Austrian "brigade on the Italian front.
f Bt United Fpess WASHINGTON, April 16 Total cas. ualties among' the American expeditionary forces abroad to date are 3,559. Tbsy are divided as follows: Killed in action, 246; killed or prisoner, 15; killed "by accident, 139; died of disease, 891; lost at sea, 237; died of wounds, 79; gassed, snicides and causes unknown, 45. Civilians killed, 7; wounded, 1,783; captured, 45; missing, 37 There ia one other unaccounted for. BCT A LIBEBTT BONO TOPAT