Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-02
Cost and Losses Of War in the East.

Cost and Losses Of War in the East.
Thare have been many estimates
varying much in character. as to the
cost and losses in the war between
Prussia and Japan whose first year mas
lust closed. Of course. the two gov
ernrents themselves are too busy to be
giving out information on this point.
and outside estimates cannot be "hoi-
~ reliable. Probably 10 newspaper
i, better qualified to speak on the sub
iect than the London Mail whose Tor
eign service is famed for its complete
ness ma accuracy. The Mail has care
fully compiled tables Of the cost ana
losses 10 date and these now published
in this country. are of much general
interest. The whole world is closely
watching the great struggle in the East
and these figures show something OF
the extent of the conflict.
According to the Mails tables the
total casualties on both sides have
been 40 nO0 Exclusive of those who
have died of disease, 10000 have been
killed. In the Manchurian campaign
$3.50 Japanese were killed or wound
cd. against 10000 Russians. the pris-
oncrs being estimated at 500 and 49,.
respectively. About Port Arthur the
japanese loss in killed and wounded
was -, 800. and the Russian II. 400. with
s...00J captured. In addition. 1.139
Japanese and 2.527 Russians were lost
at sea. II thus appears that the total
loss exclusive of disease in the year of
WIZ WAS 1910 by the Russians and
1853 by the Japanese.
How great the loss from disease on
the RUSSIAN side is not known. al
though scattered information indicates
that it is very great. 1t may be deemed
certain that the number Of deaths
from disease exceeds the number of
wounded able to return to the ranks.
If this is so the subtraction from the
Russian army has amounted to 10000.
which suggests. with the difficulty Of
working the Siberian Railroad. why
the Russian army las not grown large
enough successfully to attack the
japanese. ON the Japanese side. be-
cause pf the perfection Of her sanitary
arrangements. the disease loss has
been trivial. and allowing for the
wounded who are again in the ranks.
1t is not proba BILE that the net loss Of
the japanese army has been $1,000. or
less than half the Russian net loss.
These loss figures are larger than
has been expected by many who fol-
low the war news. In our Civil War,
Il conflict deemed most bloody. the
number Of union soldiers killed iii bat
tie in four years was 10000. The num-
hcr Of Russian and Japanese killed In
one Year, with the two armies C",u-
billed not IS numerous as the union
ARMIES. is at least half az great. and
probably more. If the war should
last for four years. and the number
engaged were TO equal that Of our war.
the losses in Manchuria would doubt
less DC us heavy as We endured. even
counting our appalling mortality from
disease. which carried off four men to
every one who fell in battle.
H. the way of materials it appears
that the russians have lost $40 guns,
seven battfeships. thirteen cruisers.
ami a quantity OF other vessels, of a
total value of $780, 10000. The Jap
ancsc hav" lost fifteen guns. one bat
tlcship. four protected cruisers. aud
two coast defense boats. Finally. the
total cost of the war so far has been
$500. OoO.oOo: s5Sa.ooO.ooO has been paid
by Russia and $o65. 900. 900 by Japan.