The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28
MORE PRISONERS
NOW THAN USED
TO BE In ARMIES
Kiel Professor, In Letter to
Brother, Gives
Statistics.
GERMANY BENEFITS
BY SCIENTIFIC FARMS
Germans Claim Formidable
Was Sunk BY Torpedo,
Not BY Mine.

germany is the natural ally OF
the United States against Japan" Is
the slogan Gewmans cry, according TO
q letter received today by DR.. Her
man Guessing, from his brother. Karl
Guessing, Professor of the Royal Ma
val college, KEEL
Quoting an anonymous article from
the japanese Colonial Gazette, re-
printed in the ssKiel Latest News the
eminent professor at Kie1 offers proof
that the United States must become
involved in a future conflict with Ja-
pan. over the. Chinese dominiops.
The article in question in substance
states that Japan is ready now TO Jake
the whole empire of China. 1t de-
sires even at this time to send its d.
plomats into that country to direct
the diplomatic and military affalrs
Of China. with a view towards 1ntro
ducing the Japanese Language into
China and eventually to forming one
large joint empire that can control
the far east.
Among quotations taken from the
Japanese article. which, though anon
ymous is undoubtedly officially 1nsplr-
ed are the following:
Japan is today ready. to fight a
war with any nation for the upkeep5
of the Integrity of China
mot only has Japan already fought
for the entity Of Korea, but IS ready
United States to keep their fingers
out OF the Chinese cake
In commenting from the German
viewpoint, DR. Duesing says, Ger
2 many is the natural ally of the United
States against Japan.
The startling cost of the present
war IN the maintenance and keep of
prisoners of war is shown clearly IN
the figures given by DR.. Duesing OF
date Jan 1. There were at this time,
he says, in the military prison camps
of Germany s577.87 officers and men.
WHEN ii is considered that these are
the German figures alone and that In
each Of the prison camps Of the al
lies there IS also a considsraDle num-
ber3 the total maintenance viii be
readily be appreciated The Austrians
are credited with having captured
zoo, 600 unwounded Russian soldiers
The grand total OF captured and
wounded to- date is considered even a
greater number of men than ever IN
volved in actual warfare before.
The figures given are: in Germany:
Men Officers
Eng e. 1920 4s2
Beig s6.s52 1912 8 gens.)
Russ sOs.2s4 s,57s (1s gems
IT is asserted that from November
II when the Germans began the of
fensive, in Russian Poland to jan i,
they had captured 1861 unwound-
ed prisoners, 100 cannon and 300 ma
Z chine guns. AS some of these cap
tured Russians had not been received
in the German prison camps at the
time these figures were compiled they
have naturally been increased since
Dr. Duesing wrote his letter.
A peculiar paradox IN the Russlan
official announcement of prisoners Is
also pointed out by DIR. Duesing, who
S states that Russia's announcement of
134,700 captured does not fully con-
yey the truth, as only 10000 war
prisoners are included. the balance
being civil prisoners, detained at the
beginning of the war
Another interesting feature of the
Christmas day engagements is that at
Featubert, between Belgium and
France, not far from Eppes there
was a defeat of the English 1t is re-
ported the Germans took SO prison
ers., IA machine guns and II mine
throwers. 1t is reported 3, 900 Eng
1ish lay dead upon the battlefield
after the close of the fierce engage
ment. A truce of 6 hours was re-
uuested and granted the British to
bury their dead.
The British a3rsElip raid on Cuxha-
ven is admitted but that damages was
done is denied in Germany
The Germans claim the sinking OF
the Observation-Disclosures Formi dab1e
was executed by a. submarine, and
not by a mine, as carried, in previous
newsdespatches.
That, Germany does not suffer from
lack of food is asserted in all sec
: tons and borne out by the market
prices of Dec. 20, at KieI stock yards
Dr. Duesing gives prices as follows:
Beef live weight per 10 pounds
Marks 81 TO SO. "a German Mark is
equivalent to 20 cents at this mo-
menf) Lamb Marks AZ to so (same
weight1; Mutton BAH Marks; Pork
$3.50 Marks. Figuring out the price
of beef it swou1d readily be- seen thai
on the hoof in Germany beef is worth
but about Z IL cents per pound
hardly to be considered war figures
in this country. Commenting upor
this situation DIR. Duesing. says in his
accounts: 1.-THE English claim thai
they will be able to starve German
out OF waFif this statement is true
they must then certainly be blind a.
to actual internal conditions in Ger
many, which are capable of produe
ing everything needed for her people
owing to the practice of scientific and
intensive cultivation