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scale, with its deadly charges, min
ing operations and extensive use o
artillery and hand grenades, has con
tributed to this end. Whereas in the
past it has been calculated that the
proportion of killed to total casual
ties runs l TO or to 10, the proper
ton in trench warfare. as indicated
by official British statistics, is about
to s.
The battles on the plains of Elan
ders, on the Warsaw front, in the Aus
tro German advance through Galicia
and in the Carpathians, were attend
ed by frightful slaughter. Russian
losses in the Carpathians alone were
estimated unofficially at 100000
Along the battlehelds from Arras, in
Northwestern France. to the Belgian
coast whole fields have been covered
with corpses. and al the time of the
German attempt to reach the Eng
fish channel the User canal was
choked with the dead. According to
official British statistics, the British
army alone has been losing Of late, in
killed, wounded and missing, 1000 a
day. on June 9 Premier Asquith an
nounced that British casualties since
the beginning Of the war (excluding
naval losses og i3,549 up to May az
aggregated 25S. 069. of which the total
OF killed was 5O,S42.
The losses OF Germany, France and
Russia, by reason Of thelrlarger ar
mics have been far greater. The
Heer und Politik of Berlin early in
June estimated that more than 5000
600 soldiers OF the countries at war
with Germany and her allies have been
killed, wounded or captured. Hail
aire Belloc, the English military writ
or. said Germanys potential man.
hood for actual fighting probably had
diminished from all causes by nearly
one.half in the first year of the war
and asserted a conservative estimate
was that Germany had much nearer
4 900, 900 than 100000 men perma-
nently out of the field Estimates of
the total casualties run from 100000
10 100000 with the former figure
probably conservative.
Huge Total in Money
The cost in money runs to simi
larly huge total Great Britain is now
spending about $15.O00,00O a day on
the war. according to Premier As
quith. Albert Martin, general budget
reporter OF the French chamber OF
deputies, calculates the war is cost
ing France $4,000 minute. or $l4,
400. 600 day. William Michaelis re
Gently estimated the daily cost to Ger
many at $s,250.O00 saying forty days
OF this war cost as much as the whole
Franco Prussian war OF 1901 In
March DR.. Karl Helfferich, secretary
Of the imperial treasury OF Germany
said the war was costing all bellig
erents S375,OO0,OOO week.
On the basis Of DR.. Helfferich's es
innate, the first year of the war cos
the stupendous sum of $ll.5O0 100000
Mr.. Michaells puts the figures at Il
billions of dollars. not including TIT
expenditures OF Italy, sum NOR
than 50 per cent greater than the gol'
production of the world during tn
last 500 years, Other estimates rui
still higher to 20 billion dollars o
more.
In addition TO the money expende
directly on the war. the lose IN dc
struction of property on land and Sc
has run high into the millions. Grea
losses are being oecasioned by tn
cessation OF curtailment OF man
forms of productive industry The Ell
ergies of the world have been largel
diverted TO making war. Faetorie
of all sorts have been turned over !
the making of war munitions, me
taken from mill and field, to be r.
placed by women, old men and chi
dren. Economists assert that for gel
erations to come the world VIII te'
the effect OF the huge losses, In u
burden OF taxation and otherwise an
sociologists make conflicting predi
tons AS TO its moral, physical an
psychological effect on generation
living and to come.
Neutrals Also Affected
Neutrals as well as belligeren
nave been affected. The hnane'
stsingency which followed the on
break Of the war was worldwide III
United states. in common with o'n
ueutreis. has been threatened WI
The Arrangement of its rights part
ulary nj sea, and has sent notes
remonstrance 10 England ana H'
many. the complications with the
ter country involving the sinking
the Lusitania giving especial eoneel
The war has been attended WI
many unexpected features. one
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