Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-12
4,441,2OO Dead

200 are reported dead; 2,59s,5OO are
wounded and 2.564.5O0 captured and
missing. Among the civilians. espe-
cially on the Russian and Balkan
fronts, and in Armenia. another 400,
900 are figured as either dead or
wounded through the war.
These figures are admittedly only
approximate, but are known to be suf-
fciently exact to give a fairly reliable
picture Of the wars results
Comparison Of Losses
The Entente's losses are given as g.
3lS400 as against 1884 500 for the Cen
trail Empires. One reason for the great
discrepancy between the Two is believ-
ed TO be the relative appropriateness of
the Entente. the disastrous retreats in
France at the beginning of the war, in
Russia from the Mazuran lakes and
tho Carpathans and in Rumania.
The Entente's dead total 1880. 400
against 1.55O. 500 for the Central EN-
pires: the Entent's wounded total L.
C7G,5o0 against 1000 for their enemies:
and their captured and missing 1862 500
against $4,000 for the Central EN-
pires.
These losses are based upon the as
SUMPTION that In Germany 80 per cent
" tho total wounded return to the
front and so per cent. in all the other
countries
Russia is infinitely the heaviest loser
So far. with = grand total of 3,OS4 200
men. The bulk of these losses occurred
in tho Mazuriar lakes disaster and the
two retreats from the Carpathians.
when prisoners were taken by the tens
~ thCusanGS. Moreover. lack Of com
municatiors has made the death rate
i1 Russia extraordinarily high. The
load total 15oc 600 their wounded
80 200 and their prisoners and missing
100000 which is said to be much lower
than the probable number
French Losses
france has suffered the second high
est casualty with a total of 1.SlOSOO.
largely he' ause of the early retreat to
The Marine and the terrific losses in the
defense Of We're IN. Her dead total so. :
0lo. her wounded 80 500 and her miss
ing and captured 400. 0O0 though this
last figure j. clieved here 10 be i'm
probably high.
England total falls far below. being
about ouc-thrd Frances and one-sixth
Russia $. owing. of course, to her late
sending "f continental army. From now
on. however. her losses are expected 20
keep fairly close to those of the French,
who have seriously felt the drain on man
power Englands total comes to Ais.
with 2oi.ioo dead, To-, SEQ wounded and 1O7,
~ captured and missing.
lsumania. though entering the war only
last summer has lost half a million men
through her fatal attempt to cross into
Pennsylvania when the Central Powers
were outfankinG her through the Do
Nrudja. Her dead are given as 10000,
her wounded AZ 10000 and her captured
ana missing about 250.o0o.
Italy has been saved from extreme cas-
Udu"s through the impossibilty of open
operations on her mountainous frontiers
Her total reaches 2o9.Ooo, including 1O5,cOJ
dead. l9000 wounded and $500 captured
and missing
Belgium and Serbia. the two small
states overrun by the human machine
after desperate resistance. have both
lost very heavily in proportion to popu-
dton. Belgium's casualties come to H.
600 with $4,000 dead, 22.Oo0 wounded and
4a"" captured and missing. Serbia's dead
come to 5000 and her wounded to 5000,
making a total Of $780, with the number
OF missing and captured large but I'M
known
Germany, among the Central Empires.
given as by far the largest loser.
'er total casualties being 1.5SS,2oo or.
ahout 225.o00 less than those of France.
her dead come to $4,000. which is
slightly higher than the French death
ron. while her wounded are set at 45o,-
"oo and her captured and missing 245,-
200, proportionately the lowest of the
nations. Germany. because of her
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