Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-01
YEAR OF WAR Is
OVER TODAY; NO
END YET IN SIGHT

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at 10000 Along the battlefleids from
Arras, in northwestern France. 10 the
Belgian coast, whole fields have been
covered with oorpses, and at the time
OF the German attempt 10 reach the Eng
fish channel. the User canal was ohoked
with the dead. According TO official Brit
ish statistics. the British army alone has
been losing Of late in killed. wounded and
missing. 1000 day. on June Premier
Asqulth announced that British casual
ties since the beginning OF the war lex
eluding naval losses OF 1254s up 10 May
SD amounted 20 25S00O or which the total
Of killed was 5Osl2 Later however. on
July q. Mr.. Asquith issued a statement
saying that the naval casualties up 10
July 20 were e,106. Apparently Mr.. As
ouiths first statement was based on mis-
information. which he has subsequently
corrected.
The losses of Germany. France and
Russia. by reason of their larger armies.
have been far greater The Heer ind
Politik Of Berlin early in June estimated
that more than 100000 soldiers Of the
countries at war with Germany and It's
allies have been killed, wounded or cap
tured.
Hailsiro Belloo. the English military
writer, said that Germany's potential
manhood for actual fighting probably
had diminished from all causes by nearly
one-half In tho first year Of the war, and
asserted a conservative estimate was that
Germany had much nearer 100000 than
100000 men permanently out OF the field.
Estimates OF the total casualties run
from 100000 to 10000. with the former
figure probably conservative.
Cost of war In Money.
The cost in money runs to q similarly
huge total. Great Britain is now spend
ing about si5.0oO.0o0 n day on the war.
according to Premier Asauith. Abort
Metin. general budget reporter OF the
French Chamber OF Deputies. calculates
the war is costing France $1,000 a min
ute. or sil, 10000 day. william Michae-
lis recently estimated the daily cost to
Germany at ss.250ooo. saying forty days
OF this war cost as much as the whole
Franco-Prussian war OF 1s70-u. In
March DR.. Karl Helfferlch. secretary of
tho imperial treasury OF Germany, said
the war was costing all belllgerents tSiS.-
0o0.0O0 = week.
on the basis OF DR.. Helfferich's estl-
mate. the first year OF the war cost the
stupendous sum OF sii.6OO, 10000. Mr..
Michaelis puts the figure at $4,000 600.
not including Itaiys expenditures, a sum
more than 20 per cent greater than the
gold production Of the world during the
last 600 years. other estimates run stiil
hisher. to S3.ooo.oo.oOo or more
Much Property Destroyed.
In addition TO the money expended
directly on the war. the loss In destruo-
ton OF property on land and sea has run
high into the millions. Great losses arr
being occasioned by the cessation or our
tailment OF many forms OF productive In
dustry. The energies OF the world have
been largely diverted 10 making war.
Factories OF all sorts have been turned
over TO the making OF war munitions
men taken from mill and field, to be
replaced by women. old men and chill
dren. Economists assert that for genera
tions TO come the world will feel the sf-
feet OF the huge Losses. In the burden of
taxation and otherwise and sociologists
mako conflicting predictions al 20 its
moral. physical and psychological effect
on generations Twins and to cons.
NeutFals as well as belllgerents have
been affected. The financial stringency
which followed tho outbreak Of the war
was worldwide The United States In
common with other neutrals, has been
confronted with the threatened abridge-
ment Of It's rights. particularly at sea.
and has sent notes OF rcmonatfance 70
England and Germany, the complications
with the latter country following the
sinking OF the Lusitania. giving especial
aonoern.
some Unusual Features.
The war has been attended with many
unexpected features. one OF which "a It's
protractioa- II had been believed that
suen struggle would be OF COMPARE
lively short duration, on account OF the
cost and loss Of life Il would entail. At
the outset II was commonly said that
within less than q year the nations In
Folved would be compelled 20 seek peace
through financial exhaustion. II for no
other reason. While each side has won
It's victoriess no final results have been
reached In any Of the campaigns with
Few minor exceptions OF tho lesser
operations IA distant colonies over the
greater part Of tho Franco Belgian front
tbs opposing millions are facing each
other Ia the same positions a. last sep
tember. Movements on the eastern front
hAyo been wider but with no signs OF an
approaching deoiaion.
The German plan Il generally assumed
% have been % deal first with France,
IN the early weeks OF the war bsfors the
Russian army, slower 70 mobilize, vac
able 70 present . sorfous menaos, ana
men 70 turn on RusAA The fircs resist
an1e a Belgium and tho unexpectedly
quick mobilization OF both the French
ana Russian armies. prevented the fun
Tuition % this plan Nevertheless Ger
many hAs BEEN able 10 hold It's own on
both ne eastern and western fronts
Ia reAnC the struggie Of the eleven ma
uon1 = divided tnto a number Of separate
NefA rslatod 20 each other In only q
Ssneral way. Tho whole field Of military