The midland journal., 1916-10-20
ALLIES LOSSES
IN THE MILLIONS
Estimate Made by German
Military Critic.
SACRIFICES ON THE sOMME
Gen. Won Linsingen Alone inflicted
Losses OF over ooo-Ninety
Divisions On the Somme
Front Annihilated.

Berlin (by wireless to Sayville).-
British and French divisions with a
total of more than one million men
have been virtually annihilated in the
Somme battle, says. the military critic
of the Overseas News Agency.
According to figures from Swiss
sources, as given by the news agency,
the Russian losses from June l to Oc-
tober were about one million men.
The news agency's military critic
writes:
THE heavy sacrifices made by the
British and French for the recapture
of each square yard on the Somme is
proved by the fact that in three and
one-half months about ninety fresh
divisions were virtually annihilated, SO
that it was necessary to withdraw
them forever
Ninety divisions represents total
of considerably more than one million
men. There are about 10000 men in a
French division and $4,000 in a British
oivision)
Disappeared Completely.
These divisions disappeared COM
pletely from battle. Fifty-five divis-
ions in consequence Of their great
losses were able to engage in combat
only twice, Is divisions three times,
and only one was able to engage in
combat four times. -Four divisions
had suffered so severely after their
second engagement that it was neces-
sary to send them to quiet sectors, but
on critical days they were again
thrown In"
Turning to the eastern front. the
critic writes:
THE Fourth Siberian corps, from
August 81 to September 8, lost, be-
tween 1900 to $4,000 men before
Bubnov. The Tenth Siberian Rifle
Division, which was attached to the
Fourth Corps, lost between 5000 and
5000 men, near Korytniza. The Fourth
Rife Division, between August 81, and
September 20 lost between 5000 and
1000 men near Szelov, and the Second
Rife Division in three days lost at the
same place between 1900 and 5000
men. a
From the beginning of the offensive
178 divisions, partly new and partly
brought up to strength recently, were
launched against the German positions
on the Somme," the critic continues.
Russian Total Losses.
Referring to the total losses of the
Russians, he says:
"A Russian official at Kiev, accord
ing to q Swiss paper, numbers the
Russian casualties from June / to Oc-
tober 2 at 10000 officers and 922,500
of other ranks, or 100000 in round
figures. These gigantic figures are
comprehensive only if the great Rus
sian losses before separate 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 the month OF
September on the Russians which are
calculated by responsible authority
at $4,000 to $4,000. These figures
probably are below the actual losses.
| Corresponding reports or given from
| the army sector of Gen. Won Boehm-
Ermolli by war correspondent. There
1t was ascertained that the Siberian
corps, which are the best in the Rus
| sion army, were simply annihilated.
| Among the prisoners from one corps,
which was still called Siberian, rs per
cent were Southern Russians and rs
per cent. Tartars, Jews, or others.
Some non-commissioned oficers de-
clared that nearly. all the Siberian
regiments: had lost not only their
active strength, but their reserves"