Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-22
Austria, Servia, Belgium.

Austria, Servia, Belgium.
The .AuStr!;lns have lost over l,o00,-
GOO men. of whom it is estimated that
10000 have been killed. \ recent dis
patch said that twenty seven divisions
on the Austrian side had been reduced
to seventeen in order to bring the
units up to almost full strength
Russia is said TO have 100000 Aus
TRAN prisoners and Servia 100000,
while great MASSES of Austrian and
Hungarian troops have crossed the
border into Roumania and are interned
there
Servia's casualties have been ap-
claims to have 10000 Servian prison
erS.
Belgium has lost 10000 in killed.
$4,000 in wounded and $4,000 prison
ers. and. in addition. $4,000 Belgians
are interned in Holland. Il grand total
of $4,000. by far the highest proper
ton Of losses by any army.
Cost of the War In Money.
The only definite clew to the cost OF
the present war was given the other
day by Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lloyd George when he stated that il
was costing Great Britain 1925 100000
a month. Premier Asquith had pre-
viously announced in the house of
commons when asking for an addition
al vote Of credit Of SLIPS 100000 that
the outlay was between $4.5OO,O0O and
$5.CoO.O0O day: hence Mr.. Lloyd
Georges increased estimate caused
some surprise.
But even his figure presumably does
not include the whole cost Of the war
/. is impossible as yet to calculate
what Great Britain is losing in trade
and industry. Britain is f225 100000
(S1. 1925, O0O,OOO) poorer by the war to
date. Her expenditures seem largely
out Of proportion to the number Of
men she has in the field. but that is
accounted for by the heavier outgoings
on her navy and the expenditure of
her greatly increased army. which now
numbers 2.00O,OOO. and also that, un
like the continental powers. she Is
carrying on extensive operations. either
offensive or defensive. practically all
over the world
The French financial experts state
that the war is costing France $780,
100000 month: therefore her outlay
has been $1.5O0.00O.0OO.
But the French financial loss from
the results of the war are vastly great
er than Great Britain's because all her
industries except those Immediately
dependent upon war requirements have
been destroyed for the time being. For
instance. IT is estimated that In Lille.
Roubaix and Ypres alone machinery
worth $9O.OO0.OOO has been destroyed
or damaged by the Germans. and. Of
course. there il further loss by the
stopping Of all production in the occu.
pied region. which industrially is per
haps the most important In France.
Drain Upon Russia.
Financial experts say Russia cannot
be keeping her vast armies in Poland
and the Caucasus at less cost than
$3.50 100000 month and that to make
good her losses In material she mus;
incur an increasing charge as war pro-
ceeds.
But Russia has not suffered anything
like the Industrial losses Of France.
and her business Is going on pretty
much as usual outside the war zone
Still the war cannot have cost her
much under $2.OOO.OOO.OOO in the first
Eve months
Germany's war expenditure has not
been officially indicated. but 1t is cal
culated to be approximately the same
as that Of France-$30O. OOO.OOU II
month. including her payments to Tur
key.
But the cost of waging war Is be-
coming progressively greater to Ger
many. owing to the increased values
of all war munitions as well as OF
provisions. and she suffers from the
same paralysis OF production as France
In tine first five months Germany
has spent. according to such data as
are available, more than 81 5OO.OO0.OGU
on the fighting. apart from her losses
in trade.
Austrtas affairs are in such utter
confusion that even her finance min
lister could not give any reliable IN
formation concerning her expenditures.
which may be estimated at $l.0O0OO0.-
600 at least
Holland. Italy, Switzerland. Bulgaria
and Roumania are all mourning heavy
liabilities in connection with the com
plete or partial mobilization Of their
armies. so that the actual outlay by
warning countries does not complete
the tale Of financial woe arising from
this unprecedented struggle.
viva ITALIA ushers In New Year.
A unique way OF celebrating the en-
try OF the new year took place In
Rome. Usually the event has been Gel
ebrateh by the explosion Of fireworks
and the firing of guns. but rs this was
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