Grand Forks herald., 1916-09-01

thus far:
81. The central powers have nov
occupied the following enemy terri.
tory on European soil:
So. Mile.
Belgium (roundly) .......... 9.s6e
France (roundly) ..... 1000
Russia, (roundly) .......... s3.333
Serbia .roundly ,;::........ 2s'oee
Total .................
"The enemy has occupied:
So. Mile.
Alsace (roundly) ............ 33s
Galicia and Bukovina (roundly) 1000
Total troundly> .7.aaa
"At the end Of the first war year,
the central powers occupied $4,000
square miles Of hostile territory, com.
pared to the enemys 1855.
"2 The total numbers Of prisoner,
Of war at the end Of the second year
of war is as follows:
In Germany ..............1.6 4 .66S.7s4
In Austria Hungary ....... s42.4sS
In Bulgaria tabcut) ........ $4,000
In Turkey (about) ......... $4,000
"A year ago the total number Of
prisoners in Germany and Austria
Hungary was 1.6s5.400. OF Russian
prisoners there are:
Officers Men
In Germany ..... a.019 1.202,s72
In Austria-Hungary.. 4,242 777,1z4
In Bulgaria, e. Turkey 33 1,485
Totals ...........13,2s4 1,ss1,e31
"In German captivity are:
OFFICERS Men
French ........... S.947 34s,731
Russian .......... e.o1s 1,2o2,s72
belgian 900 fl,foI
English .........,. sf1 IS,So6
serbian ........... Z6,S14
Total; t. s. c.rm;a; 1sss' sss {c',ex;2s 1st7;;ss
milton and other vehicles 4.74s.03s
cartridges. 1.556.1a2 rifles and car
bines, $3.50 pistols and revolvers. and
$3.50 machine guns.
Some Used on Field.
"Only war booty transported to
Germany is herewith tabulated. There
is a number which cannot even he
approximately calculated. Of guns.
machine guns and rifles, with ammu-
milton. which. after capture. were at
once used in the field.
"a According to the latest statistics
9O.2 of all German wounded treated
in home hospitals in Germany have
been sufficiently healed to resume
service at the front. Only Ia died and
s.4 were either discharged as un1t or
given furloughs.
rs. In consequence of hygieric
measures. especially incubation. the
number of men taken i'll with typhus
has remained extremely limited.
There have never been anything en-
cept isolated cases. The army medical
authorities have never had to deal
with an epidemic"
Frederick William Vile, who for
many years was the correspondent Of
the Northcliffe papers in Berlin and
is recognized as an expert on matters
the Weekly Dispatch. the figures Civ.
en- out by the German general stan
and asks the following questions:
81. What has become Of the Ger
man colonial empire-a round 1.OOO.-
900 square miles in the China Seas.
the Malay Archipelago. i'll West At
rca. in Southwest Africa. in East At
rica- vast domain nearly five times
the area of the fatherland?
How Many Germans Taken.
"2. How many Germans. Austrlans:
Turks and Bulgars are in the hands OF
the Russians. French, English. Bel
gians and Serbians: Why is there no
tabulation Of these? Can their total.
like tho number Of captured enemy
guns now in German use. not even
be approximately calculated?
"s. How many Germanic. Turco and
Bulgar guns, cartridges ammunition
and other vehicles. rifles carbines.
pistols, revolvers and machine guns
are in the hands Of the enemy?
-. How does it como about that
since January. 1916, the Victorious
Germanic hosts have not advanced an
effective mile on any single front. east
or west?
IS. What has Germany's failure at
verdun cost in bloodshed and booty
lost?
"6. Why has the department OF the
general staff not furnished some aS-
ures about our total Casualties At the
end Of the second year Of war? Afe
these three. four or five million?
"7. Have our enemies moro men in
the field against us than two yeaxs
ago, and has the increase In our -.
sources in men and munitions kspa
pace with those Of France. EnSssne
and RussiA?"