The number of black officers increased even more - from only 5 to 7,000.
The total number of officers working in the bureau was 768.
From this point a number of officers and men were sent away sick.
About 400 men, including a large number of officers, were killed.
The number of officers in the army had increased to 164,255 by November 1918.
The total number of officers has increased from 25,465 to 28,700 in the last two and a half years.
And police officials are still trying to increase the number of officers on the street.
The council's action would raise the number of officers to 7,500.
Over the same period, the number of officers rose 31 percent, to 1,578 from 1,201.
The Administration's move to increase the number of officers and judges should help.