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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1918

Page

8

Rapid Navy Expansion Shown in War Report

Washington, D. C. Dec. 7. A Navy expansion report shows the fleet growing to 1201 ships by July 1, 1920 including 4 battleships and 329 destroyers. The table traces wartime gains from 364 ships at declaration to 1, with many ships contracted but only 61 of the vessels to be completed.

Navy construction and ship orders amid postwar delays

The report notes that only one ship will be added by July 1 1920 while six others are sold or under construction. Contracts for 29 ships remain to be placed including two battleships twelve destroyers ten submarines two destroyer tenders a repair ship a transport and a submarine tanker. Work on five authorized battle cruisers has not begun and major craft delays follow destroyer demand in the wartime period.

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Wounded British and Indian Troops Treated in UK War Period

The Irish Bureau of Information reports 2,301,380 wounded from British and Indian troops and German prisoners across war theatres. It notes swift transport by hospital ships and ambulance trains, with 41,519 allied officers and men among those treated in the United Kingdom since 1914 and various regional totals.

Tress New York Great Tain Ireland Irish Bureau of Information United Kingdom Brisigh England Caire France Mediterranean Italy Persian Gulf

Enteric Ills Decline Among British Forces Says Medical Officers

AP dispatch from London notes British army health improvements during the great war with only 4000 typhoid fever cases in four years. Sanitation inoculation and vaccination are credited with reducing illness across forces in France and in South Africa earlier, with officers receiving sanitation training and vaccines used to combat diseases.

Associated Press London France

May End Tariffs In South American Trade Pact Drive

Argentina seeks regional free trade to reduce tariff walls among South American nations. The plan proposes a treaty framework to swap goods with no internal barriers, aiming for commercial independence from Europe and North America. The draft law signals a shift from relying on customs duties to broader regional economic integration.

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