Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-07
least PRUSSIA SUFFERS
FROM ITS TWO |NVAs|ONs.
Detailed Estimates Surpass Even
Gucsscs That Were Thought to
BE Wild and Sensational.
NOT ALL DUE T0 RUSSIANS
Part OF II Chargenble to Inevitable
Kavages Of War-TOtal Damage,
Legitimate and by Devastation. Is
Estimated at S375,OOO, 900.

BERLIN. February 6-Dct,iIoa os,i-
mates OF what East Prussia has SUI
fcrcd by the WARMTH its two iuva-
sions by the Russians-havc hcen con-
piled. ana they surpass oyer ,he
SucSH"S that, earlier. wer" thou.ht In
be Wild and sensational and were dis
counted even by the East prussi,ne
themselves.
In the bricfcst form. the East Prus
| sian damage ana loss is quoted from
the German statistics as follows:
Ecntirely or partly observation-disclosures
~ four cities, 500 villages, 400 esto,es
$4,000 buildings.
Plundcrcd-10O. 900 residence
Killed or seriously lnjured-2. 900
civilians. -'''0
Carried off To Russia-l0.7oo persona
fuGitives who had TO leave home
$50. geo 100000
Killed or carried OF bv Russlan,-
,"s.oc" horses 100000 cattle, zoe, 900
hogs 10000 sheep. 10000 goats. coo
900 chickens, $4,000 geese
The investigators who have com
piicd these statistics make Il perfect
~ cicar that only n portion Of this
damage may be laid directly to tho
-, "s y, Eandaiisin' and that a part
OF IL rs chnrEeablc to the inevitable
faVaRcs OF war. This is particularly
'fue OF mat portion of East Prussia
which was the scene OF tho FIRST in
Nagion. ."
Practically all arc agreed that IN.
a.ufsian forccs during the first invasion
were soldicrly and ORDERLY. and tbat
most OF the acts OF violence plunder
!hE' murder and willful arson nnd d,.
strnction came in the second ana lonver
invasion. 'e''
The Russians. il is said, NAV on THAR
irat invasion have been conrdcnt NJ
eventual success and NAV thcrorore
nave desired TO spare territory which
,neF ultimately expected to apnry
ne ne" and relatively inexperienced
a"ops taxing part In tho second in
'"sioh may have been responsible. An
ger ana disappointment at setback,
may nave instilled a spirit OF blind ro
'ehSe. or, lastly, the Russians rnxy
nave thought to instill fear into the
German forces by their dcpredations
ana violence.
TOTAL DAMAGE PLACED
AT ABOUT s3T5 100000
me t"ta! damage caused, both Ivy
legitimate war losses and by dcvas,a
Iioil, me statistic!ans estimate at s3i5
100000 They place this as the loves,
figure. and be!!cvc tina. nvcntu,iI,. -
VIII have TO be revised inward The
lcoooo.J0o voted by the Prussiun Die,
TOT the relief OF the province +, moi,
'HE away fast. and the work Of re.
,'"p'iiSaion has really only just begun.
III "duition To this sum. IN Nnev I'm l,rr
quantities has been raised tx v,rj,,,,
communities throughout GERMANY 10,
corresponding East prussian dis, ricts
winch rs being eaten into rapidlv.
Reconstruction work, in so far Nc
buildings are concerned can. for ,hc
INN" being, 20 ahead practicable ON,
III 'he moro westerly portions Of tll.
province. In the parts along the Dor.
DER me ~ VIII probably he necessary
20 wait until after tho war before
kind. " '''''
IN" province has been divided INFO
S'N'ccn districts. presided over by ~
MAN head architects with numerous
assistants, who are striving to attain
inc proper combination Of ,astc rnd
hti'It!, and are meeting with every
co operation from the inhabi,auts
me latter have won th. warm m.
proval or tho authorities by their al
most universal willingness to proceed
win the agricultural rehabilitation Of
IN" province. and its rcstocking with
cattle, before they attack the problcn,
or permanent homes for themselves
Ihcy may come later.
TO meet the lack OF farm animal.
with which to carry out this aEricul-
tn'al rehabilitation, oxen have been
imported and captured Russian horses
not available for military uses. ana
German military horses unflt for
further service. are being used. Par
t"llarlv are efforts being made to re-
store tn" thoroughbred horse breeding
industry 70 lis former high standard.