Word: rateness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...wounded were shot, 31.49% gassed, .26% bayonetted. Artillery fire caused 70% of the gunshot wounds (compared to artillery's 10% in the Civil War, when small arms caused 90% of wounds). As in all armies, the infantry in the World War had the highest casualty rate; aviation along with ordnance the lowest (only 8% of Air Corps personnel are pilots...
Calling the infantry rate 100, Colonel Love arrived at the following index of losses for other services: machine gunners (now in the infantry) 70.12; signal corps 16.46; tank corps 15.85; artillery 11.58; engineers 9.15; medical 8.54; cavalry and quartermaster department 3.05 each; aviation and ordnance 1.83. In the World War the ratio of losses for every 1,000 infantrymen in combat was as high as 349.6 killed & wounded in one day of intense attack, more often was no to 150. Guessing for the next war, the U. S. Medical Corps expects 150 daily casualties (24 killed, 96 shot & wounded...
...visitors, led by veteran coach Dr. Walter L. Carlss, have juggled their lineup repeatedly this spring and finally seem to have struck a winning combination. At present, they rate fourth in the League with four victories and three setbacks...
...leader . . . First we were given Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, then Paul Whiteman and his Swing Wing, then Paul Whiteman and his Swing Strings. this week uncovers the Sax Sockette and the Bouncing Brass. Seems to me the latter should have been called the Soothing Sliphorns, but at any rate the sides have more of the excellent dance time that the others did, with some trick double time measures. . . Merry Macs in "Chinatown" show themselves to be still the best vocal ensemble group around...
...improved Varsity tennis squad matches shots with the Elis at New Haven tomorrow afternoon in a ten man affair. The Barnabymen rate as slight favorites to defeat the Blue netmen on their own courts...