White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
ENORMOUS LOSSES
IN THE ALLIED ARMY
GERMANS NOW CLAIM BRITISH
AND FRENCH LOST 100000 IN
BATTLE OF soMME
RUSSIANS SUFFER THE MOST
Siberian Corps, Pick of Cars Army.
Said to Have Been Heavy Suffer-
ers-Thousands of Jews Are
Among the Lost.

Berlin, Oct. 14.-British and French
divisions, with total of more than
100000 men( have been virtually
annihilated in the Somme battle. saws
a military critic.
According to figures from Swiss
sources the Russian losses from June
l, to October 2 were about 100000
men,
Over 90 Divisions Swept Away.
The Overseas news agency's mill
tary critic writes:
1.-THE heavy sacrifices suffered by
the British and French for the re-
capture of each squard yard on the
Somme is proved by the fact that in
three and one-half months about 80
fresh divisions were virtually ami
hilated, so that it was necessary to
withdraw them forever"
(Ninety divisions represent a to-
tai of considerably more than 1,O00,-
in French division and $4,000 in a
Br1t1sh d1V1S1on.o
"These divisions disappeared COM
pletely from battle. Fifty-five divi-
sions in consequence of their great
losses were able to engage in COM
bat only twice, Is divisions three
times, and only one was able to en-
gage in combat four times. Four
divisions had suffered SO severely
after their second engagement that
it was necessary to send them to
quiet sectors, but on critical days
they were again thrown in"
Russians Enormous Losses.
Turning the the eastern front the
critic writes:
"The Fourth Siberian corps from
August 81 to September 3 lost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 men from
Bubnov. The Tenth Siberian rifle
division, which was attached to the
Fourth corps, lost between 5000 and
5000 men near Korytniza. The Fourth
rifle division between August 81 and
September 20 lost between 5000 and
5000 men near Szelov, and the Sec
ond rifle division in three days lost
at the same place between 1000 and
5000 men.
From the beginning of the often
sive 178 divisions, partly new and
partly brought up to strength re-
Gently, were launched against the
German positions on the Somme,"
the critic continues.
Losses Over 100000.
Referring to the total losses of the
Russians he says:
"a Russian official at Kiev, &C.
cording to a Swiss paper, numbers
the Russian casualties from June /
to Oceober 2 at 10000 officers and
922,500 Of other ranks, or 100000
in round figures.
"These gigantic figures are COM
prehensible only If the great Rus
sian losses before sectors on our
front are considered. Thus the army
group of General Won Linsingen.
which holds one-sixth of the eastern
front inflicted losses in September
on the Russians which are calculat-
ed by responsible authority at g.
900 to $4,000. These figures probably
are below the actual losses.
Corresponding reports are given
from the army sector Of General Won
Boehm-Ermolli by war correspond
ent. There it was ascertained that
the Siberian corps, which are the
best in the Russian army, we're sim
ply annihilated.
Among the prisoners from one
corps called Siberian rs per cent
were southern Russians and rs per
cent Tartars, Jews or others. Some
noncommissioned officers declared
that nearly all the Siberian regi-
ments had not lost only their active
strength, but their deserves"