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Abscess ABSOLUTE NUMBERS-Continued acute admission to sick American Expeditionary Forces annexa Army including officers Artillery barracks base hospitals Broncho-pneumonia Camp Pike cantonments Causes of admission cent Chancroid civilian command commissioned complications death rate December dental depots discharge Division duty empyema enlisted epidemic equipment examination Fracture General's Office German measles Gonococcus Gonorrhea Harbor Incision increase infection infectious diseases July June 30 large number lars lieutenants lobar pneumonia Malarial fever Mean strength MEAN STRENGTH-Continued Medical Department medical officers meningitis ment military months Mumps National Army National Guard native troops November October operation organization Otitis media overseas Peritonitis personnel Philippine Pleurisy Porto posts purchase Quartermaster Corps Ratio Regu Regular Army Reserve Corps River Scarlet fever sick report soldiers Staff supply Surgeon Syphilis TABLE tion total Army including total number Total officers training camps transports TRAUMATISMS Tuberculosis United venereal diseases veterinary War Department White and colored Wounds
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Page 1155 - An Act to authorize the President to increase temporarily the Military establishment of the United States", approved May 18, 1917, or any.
Page 1102 - Bill through congress and declared that a state of war existed between the United States and the Central Powers: Force without stint or limit, force to the utmost.
Page 730 - Thomas W. Evans Museum and Dental Institute, School of Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania.
Page 1131 - When Congress shall have authorized the use of the armed land forces of the United States, for any purpose requiring the use of troops in excess of those of the Regular Army...
Page 1109 - ... under such appointment for any cause which, in the judgment of the President, would promote the public service; and the general commanding any division and higher tactical organization or territorial department is authorized to appoint from time to time military boards of not less than three nor more than five officers of the forces herein provided for to examine into and report upon the capacity, qualification, conduct, and efficiency of any commissioned officer within his command other than...
Page 77 - American units had held different divisional and corps sectors along the western front, there had not been up to this time, for obvious reasons, a distinct American sector; but, in view of the important parts the American forces were now to play, it was necessary to take over a permanent portion of the line. Accordingly, on August 30, the line beginning at Port sur Seille, east of the Moselle and extending to the west through St. Mihiel, thence north to a point opposite Verdun, was placed under my...
Page 80 - The Allied progress elsewhere cheered the efforts of our men in this crucial contest as the German command threw in more and more first-class troops to stop our advance. We made steady headway in the almost impenetrable and strongly held Argonne Forest, for, despite this reinforcement, it was our Army that was doing the driving. Our aircraft was increasing in skill and numbers and forcing the issue, and our Infantry and Artillery were improving rapidly with each new experience.
Page 81 - Corps. These four officers had been in France from the early days of the expedition and had learned their lessons in the school of practical warfare. Our constant pressure against the enemy brought day by day more prisoners, mostly survivors from machine-gun nests captured in fighting at close quarters. On October 18th there was very fierce fighting in the Caures Woods east of the Meuse and in the Ormont Woods.
Page 76 - ... fighting the First Division continued to advance until it had gained the heights above Soissons and captured the village of Berzy-lesec. The Second Division took Beau Repaire farm and Vierzy in a very rapid advance and reached a position in front of Tigny at the end of its second day. These two divisions captured 7,000 prisoners and over 100 pieces of artillery. The...
Page 714 - Physical reconstruction may be defined as the completest form of medical and surgical treatment carried to the point where maximum functional restoration, mental and physical, has been secured. To secure this result the use of work, mental and manual, will be required during the convalescent period. This therapeutic measure, in addition to aiding greatly in shortening the convalescent period, retains or arouses mental activities, preventing