HER FIRST YEAR OF WAR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 247, 6 July 1918, Page 10

HER FIRST YEAR OF WAR

WHAT THE UNITED STATES HAS ACCOMPLISHED. In view of the anniversary of America's entry into the war, th"o following figures, fiiioving wb.at sho has accomplished in the year, are significant:— Dollars. Expenses of Government ... 12,067,278,079 Leans to Allies 11,882,900,000 Raised by Liberty Bonds... G,01G,532,:i00 Tho strength of the Navy has increased from -i7H2 officers and 77,016 men to 21,000 officers and .'130.000 .men. That of the Army from 9521 officers and 202,510 men to 123,801 officers and 1,528,921 men. Within 28 days of the declaration of war American destroyers arrived at a British port (o assist in patrolling. The first American troops came under lire. 187 days after war was declared, and permanently took over a, sector of tho firing-line in January. Twenty-throe million hand grenades have been purchased, 23,000,000 heavy shells, 210,000 machine-guns, and 2,-181,000 rilles. The air personnel has increased from 55 officers and .1120 men to 100 times that number. Six new battleships of 41,500 tons—the largest in the world—have been designed. Over 20 firms are making aeroplanes and 400 are producing spare parts. Machine-guns are being produced at a rate of. OS Ml -i yonv, and Ittin. guns at a rale of 15,000 a year. Anion? Hi-? purchases of the Quarter-master-General are 75,000,000 yards of ol've drab c'ntli. m 1,1,,,,. kn-. and sn.OOfI.MHI pairs of stockings. The repair of 100 German ships, nnrlially wrecked by the crews, has added 700.000 ton= to the available tonnage. During the year the l:\tesl type of naval 16in. gun. was completed.