Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-25
GERMAN LOSSES
To JULY | ARE
NEAR 1000. 900
Fearful Toll of Men Paid TO
War god Described Iu Re-
puted Accurate Statement
From English Source,

London. Aus "a l5.85 p boz l--A
statement from "a British authoritative
source un German & sifcnsth In men
and her l0nses was wHde public here
f0dal The settlement asserts that
about July 30. the Germans had De-
N.eu0 men on the western battle
front and 1900 900 on the eastern
'front.' total OF 100000 men 600 the
actual fighting line. while there also
wore i10,pNa Austrians opposed tu
tire Russians There were besides
larger number of German troops OF
various classes iu EarrIf9ua. iortid+
cations and on lines af communiea-
tinn lu addition to conrllcseentg ln-
talids and others.
"ft b impossible 20 say the staie-
mcut declares. how far The reserve
troops have been ARMED ana equipped.
but The fact Chat the total number oil
men uu tho iWu fronts ia ouiy "a 200.
600 appears % show that This s about
abe largest number the Germans are
able 90 put fully equipped into the
fighting llnc
Truops Are ~ High Quality.
"The Germans from date shortly
after tine uuthreak Of the war supplied
Inc LOSSES in their First line and fe-
serve troops from tine second, and
safe 90 regard an the German troops
in tho fighting line AH much of thel
same quality as in the first few months
Of the WHr.
10 Is calculated that the first line
troops lost about 90 per cent iu cas-
nnlilce and the Reserves about 2b per
cent, their places being taken bv re-
rruits from thu 1913 class and from
other chtrEofics and reformed units,
including the 1915 class OF recruits.
Since then they have agnm lost
about 90 pcf cent n casualties. ao
probably there remains onlp about 25l
per cent 20 the original first i linol
troops 60 which must be added the
men slightly wounded who have re-
turned % the fighting line
The German CASUALTIES ia Killed. /
wounded and missing reported % june
30, totnllcd igT2.aA4 men. ~ whom
a0b. 1928 were killed, t5.g0s died of dis /
easu and l40,i2a either are missing
or prisoners on are go seriously wound |
GO ns - put them ont Of action for
the remainder % the war Since juno
30 there has been heavy fighting. /
probably bringing tho total loss an
- 2 1000 GOO for the year
Assuming that half million men
were only slightly wounded and re- 4
covered, the directive loss is assumed I
to amount 20 1900 600 Nm addition TO I
which probably half million menI
are wounded who are absent from the
front on leaves IN hospitals Thist
makes the total net loss Tor the year 1
100000, Of whom 100000 10 f50. 1000
men were killed
The Germans. u 81 calculated at
the beEinning of tho war Ind 5000. 4
GOO men available Tor military service /
ana that number might be increased
~ million or "a million and q halfl
IT every man Of military age gave hia
service The only reasonable sugpes- /
ton, therefore Tor the faq that the
oeimnns have only a200, 600 men IN
The fighting line BE- that they are un- /
able 90 supply more than thar number
with equipment From the total cd
from S000,0 00 70 . 000. 900 men must
% deducted the i.b0n. 900 net ioas for
the year aud the same number OF men
required Tor making arms and ammu. /
milton