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PROF. GUESSING SAYS 100, O,OOO ITALIAN SOLDIERS HAVE FALLEN
 BEFORE ALLIED TUETONlC ARMIES
Civil Population Germany Ordered Meat
 Two Days Bach Week to Conserve Supplies:

That 1oO.0eO Italian soldiers have fallen already in the great war and the civil population of. France de- creased by 5S,327 persons is the statement made by Prof. Carl Dues ing Of Medeburg. Germany. in a let ter to Dr. Herman Duesing, 1169 East Main street, this city. The letter which was dated Novem Der 21. was received in this city on CI1ristnnas eve. The delay in the transmission of the letter was occasioned when an English cruiser stopped at sea the ship carrying the letter and after ex- arnining all mall took from the vessel 30 pouches containing first class mail
 Prof. Duesingss letter follows:
 We have made rapid progress in Serbia during the last two weeks Eleven fortresses of Serbia had been taken before November 16.z The Ser bians have transf ormed every, city into a fortress. Ont~ November 20, the Austrians captured the fortress NoWo Varos and Raska- Serbia has lost all her heavy artillery and the greater portion of her lighter field guns. Up to November 19, the Serbian army has lost 100, 900 men as prisoners, killed and wounded.
 seThe French Relief Corps was not able to unite with the southern Ser bian army, but was forced to retreat. We expect to occupy all Serbia by December l.
 .aThe Austrian army had extremely good luck in the two days from Octo- ber to October s. They suffered very small losses, when they crossed the Danube at night and captured next day the Serbian capital, Belgrade. Their total casualty list for these two days was 12 officers and 1900 men. wounded included. The German loss during the same action has not been published yet, but our war office claims the German casualties are not large.
 .Belgrade had 1so,ooo inhabitants before the war. Last summer 40, 900 people were in the ancient capital; 20.- 900 of these left, when the Austrians advanced on the city. The poor peo- pie in Serbia, who are very indignant about the failure of the English re lief expedition, have made the follow Ing proverb, The English areI always late, because they have to shave three times before they get ready for ac- tion.'
 entered Nish. they found the whole city decorated with flags for the re- ception of the English and French troops. who never arrived.
 fsThe Bulgarian nation is not of SIavish, but. of Mongolian origin. like the IurkS ana the f1unSaf1anS. The word Bulgar comes from Wo1gar, be- cause their ancestors lived on the banks of the river Wolgar in Russia As the Bulgarfans have lived for cen turies in southern Russia, they be- came Slavish in language, religion and morals. The modern Bu1gariaps are Yankees of the Balkan.
 t.In October there have been cap tured at the Russian and Serbian front by the German armies: PA of fcers, 4O,9449 men, 23 cannon and so machine guns. Captured by the Aus trian armies, 26.142 Russians, e.e20 l Serbians, B cannon, 53 machine guns and three aeroplanes.
 ] "The Italians have started their fourth great offensive against the Aus trian lines near Gorizia. The latter city was bonbarded by the heavy ar tfnery. About 100000 Italian soldiers have been killed since the Italian gov! i ernment declared war six months ago. and they are still at the Isonzo! The Austrians found in the pockets of 8 dead Italian officer an army order of Cadorna, the chief of the general staff. This order tells every Italian soldier