Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
ALLIES LOSSES
IN THE MILLIONS
Estimate Made by German
Military Critic.
SACRIFICES ON THE sORME
Gen. Won L!msingen Alone inflicted
Losses OF Over 62O00-Ninety
Divisions On the Somme
Front Annihiiated.

Berlin (by wireless to Sayv1I1eJ.-
British ana French divisions with q
Total Of more than one million men
nave 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 to Oc
lober were about one million men.
Tho 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 a total
of considerably more than one million
men. There are about 10000 men in
French division and $4,000 in a British
division.)
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These divisions disappeared COM
pletely from battle. FiIty-dve 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 3, lost be-
tween $4,000 to $4,000 men before
Bubnov. The Tenth Siberian Rife
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
7 900 men near Szelov, and the Second
Rifle Division in three days lost at the
same place between 1000 and 5000
men.
From the beginning of the offensive
17S 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
Russian casualties from June i TO &C.
tober 2 at $4,000 officers and 922,50O
Of other ranks, or 100000 in round
figures. These gigantic figures are
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 a responsible authority
1t $4,000 to $4,000. These figures
are below the actual losses.
Corresponding reports or given from
he army sector of Gen. Won Boehm-
1rmolli by war correspondent There
t was ascertained that the Siberian
,orps, which are the best in the Rus
zion army, were simply annihilated.
Among the prisoners from one corps,
which was still called Siberian, Is per |
,ent. were Southern Russians and Is |
'er cent. Tartars. Jews, or others. |
Some non-commissioned officers de- |
,lared that nearly all the Siberian |
egiments had lost not only their
.ctive strength, but their reserves"