White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
THIS WORLDS WAR
100000 KILLED
CASUALTIES OF THE ALLIES OUT.
NUMBER TEUToNs BY TWO
TO ONE.
RUSSIA is HEAVIEST LOSER
Cars Total Is os4,2oo-EneIand
Suffers Less Than France-Semi.
Official Reports Received at
Washington, D. c.

Neutrality-suspicious. than 100000
men are recorded as killed, wounded
captured or missing in the European
war in the first complete tabulation
of official and authenticated semi-of-
fetal reports of the various bellig-
erents received here.
Among the military proper, 4,441,-
200 are reported dead; 2,59S,5OO men
wounded, and 2,564,5OO captured and
missing. Among civilians, especial
ly on the Russian and Balkan fronts
and in Armenia, another 100000 are
| figured as eithed dead or wounded
through the war.
These figures are admittedly only
approximate and in some instances
necessarily several weeks old. They
are not called exact in any sense, but
are known to be SO nearly so as to
give a fairly reliable picture of the
wars results. They depend for their
accuracy, first, on the official reports
Of the belligerents, which are GER
tainly minimum figures, and then on
a careful rechecking with all avail
able authentic information.
Entente Losses Reported Greater.
The entente's dead total $780,
400, against 1,550,000 for the central
empress the entente's wounded to-
tai 1,676,5OO, against $4,000 for their
enemies; and their captured and miss
ing 1,652,500, against $4,000 for the
central empires. The assumption is
that in Germany 80 per cent of the
total wounded return to the front and
80 per cent in all other countries.
Russia Suffered Most
Russias grand total loss is 3,084,200
men. In the Mazurian lakes disaster
and the two retreats from the Car
pathians prisoners were taken by the
tens of thousands. Moreover, lack of
communications and hostile facili-
ties has made the death rate in Rus
STA extraordinarily high. Their dead
total 100000, their wounded 784,200
and their prisoners and missing $780,
O0O
| Frances suffered casualties total
1,810,S00, tragedy because of the early
retreat to the Marine and the terrific
losses in the battle of Verdun. Her
dead total $4,000; her wounded $40
800 and her missing and captured
100000.
EngIand's Half Million.
England's total comes to Sis, 400,
with 205,400 dead; 102,500 wounded
and 107,500 captured and missing.
Rumania has lost half million
men through her fatal attempt to
cross into Pennsylvania when the
central powers were outflanking her
through Dobrudja. Her dead are CIV
en- as 100000; her wounded as $780,
900, and her captured and missing at
about 100000.
Italy has been saved from extreme
casualties through the impossibility
of open operations on her mountain
Gus frontiers. Her total reaches 2O9,-
900; including 100000 dead, $4,000
wounded and $4,000 captured and
missing.
Belgium and Serbia have both lost
very heavily in proportion to popu-
lation. Belgium's casualties come to
10000, with $4,000 dead, $4,000
wounded and 10000 captured and
missing. Serbias dead come to 10000,
her wounded to 28,000 making total
of $4,000, with the number of miss
ing and captured large but unknown
German Casualties Over a Million.
Germany's total casualties are L.
$4,000, or 225,000 less than Frances.
Her dead come to $4,000, which is
slightly higher than Frances, while
her wounded are set at 100000 and
her captured and missing 245,OOO. pro-
portionately the lowest of the nations.
Germanys offensives have led her in
to heavy losses in dead. Nearly one
third of her losses are estimated to
have been suffered around Verdun.
Austrias is 1,469,1OO. Her dead
number 523,1OO and her wounded 1885,
900. Her captured and missing run
up to 451,000, owing to the heavy loss
es of prisoners in the two retreats
before the Russians.
Turkey Hit Hard.
Turkey also has been a heavy loser.
having a wide sweep of front from
Gallipoli through Syria, Arabia, Me-
sopotamia and Armenia, with serious
pressure from British, Russian and
native armies. Her total is given as
100000, with $4,000 dead. 10000
wounded and 10000 captured and
missing
Bulgaria is the smallest loser, with
2O,5OO. Her dead total 1900, and her
wounded 1000, and captured and miss
ing 5000.
Engineers Form Academy.
Observation-Disclosures of an Am
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