The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-08
NAVAL EXPERT
 GIVES FIGURES
 ON WAR LOSSES
Dr. Duesing Says Number of German Casualties Has
 Been Exaggerated.

A letter received today from Dr. I Karl Duesing, professor of mathemat- dcs at Kiel University, Germany, by his brother, Dr. Hermann Deusing of this city, would indicate that German losses, repulses and conditions are not nearly as serious as reports from time to time in cable despatches from out side sources indicate.
 That the Germans have captured many prisoners and lost but few men in, the total engagements is shown by official figures made public at the war office in Berlin up to and including Sept. 15, which shows that the total prisoners taken from the allies number 26O, ,360, while total German deaths, wounded and injured soldiery, as we'll as those unaccounted for number but 1901
 These reports, if authentic, place the Germans in a far better position than generally credited in press despatches and greatly minimize the death-roH that has been entertained.
 The conditions of the war as made public to the Germans is contained in the following interesting chronology of the war from September to 16 in c1usfve:
 September 9-Newspapers from Ant werp received in Germany are noted to contain editorials calculated to in cite the people to commit atrocities for which Belgium towns had already been chastised.
 From Paris reports are received to the effect that 8sOooO civilians had left the city.
 , The German reserve force of slesia captured 1000 of the best Russian soldiery called the "Elite Guard corps'' or the flower of the Czar's body guard.
 September 1o-One thousand five hun dred servians enter Hungary and are captured by the Austrians.
 On this day it was generally report ed outside of Germany that a, German retreat was begun near Paris, which had developed into a rout. That the retreat was most orderly and in re- ality not a retreat in the general sense of the word, is bulletiued in Germany when announcement was made that at Meaux, 5000 French had been captur- ed during the withdrawal from the advanced German position.
 Prince Joachim, one of the Imperial family, was seriously wounded in the left side by shrapnel.
 September 11-In the eastern theater of the war Servians are reported as bombording the open city of Semlin. This is criticised because of war rules prohibiting such warfare where fort resses or military opposition is not shown.
 September 12-In revenge Aor thei
 
 bardment of the city and fortress of Belgrade. The Austrians were later reported as having raized the city to the ground in retaliation
 To this date in the prison camps the official reports show that the captured
 French, eso officers, ss.7oo pri- yates.
 Rissians- sso officers. s1.4oo pr1- yates.
 Belgians-44o officers. so.o4o pri- yates.
 Bnglish-1so officers. 7.51O pri-
 En route to prison camp. 40, ,ooo French captured at Maubeuge. Sept 1s-victory of Germans over Russians near Lyck, East Prussia 30, 900 Russian captured and 150 field guns taken.
 The official casualty list as publish ed in Berlin including 6 p. m. Sept. 15, contradicts the reports broadcast ed in other countries. The figures are:
 Dead Officers 2s4; privates, 2,7s7. Total 3.021.
 Unaccounted .for-Officers 3s; pri- yates s,475. Total s,614. Seriously wounded-Oficers 33o; prtvates 8,061 Total S,391
 Injured-Omcers 1s1; privates A. O61. Total 4,242.
 This makes total of losses and in jured: Officers 7s4; privates 1S,3S4; or a grand total of 19,16s.
 Paris newspapers received in Ger many are noted to praise the daring l courage of German aviators. September 13-The Austrians gain victory over the Russians near Gro- deck. near Lemberg in which 10000 l Russians are captured. 1 September 15-Sma1 German cruis- err s"EIela" was sunk by English tor pedoes. September 16-News- from switzer- land tells of two French army corps which had entered; A1sace were de- feated with a loss of 20, 900 captured.
 Tn the battle of the river Marne, 1 the French attempted to break through German lines and were re- | pulsed.
 A Japanese torpedo boat near Kia Chau reported blown up by German l mil