Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-15
GREAT WARS TOLL
IS1|0,ooo,0o0 MEN
Of These 4,441,200 Are Dead
Entente's Losses Exceeds
Central Powers.

ten million men are recorded as killed,
wounded. captured or missing In the
European war In tho frat complete
tapuIation of official and authenticated
semi -official reports OF the various
bclligerents received here.
Among the military proper, 4.441,200
arc reported dead: 2,59S,500 wounded;
and 2,564,5O0 captured and missing.
Among civilians especially on the Rus
sian and Balkan fronts and In Ar
mena another 100000 are figured as
either dead or wounded through the
war. -... b.
These figures are admittedly only
approximate and in some instances
necessarily several weeks old. They
arc not called exact in any sense. but
arc 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 various belligcrents, which are
certainly minimum figures, and then
on careful rc-checking with all.
available authentic information. '.
ENTENTEs LOSS GREATER.
The cntentc's losses are given as e.
$500 as against 3,3S4.S00 for the
central empires. One reason for the
great discrepancy between the two is
believed to be the relative unprepared-
ness of the entente. the disastrous re-
treats in France at the beginning OF
the war. in Russia from the Mazurian
lakes and the Carpathians. and in Rou-
mania .-....
The entente's dead total 2Ss0,400
against 1,550,S0O for the central en-
pires: the entente's wounded total l.
676.50O against $4,000 for their en-
emies and their captured and missing
1,652,50O against 912,000 for the cen
trail empires. These losses are based
upon the assumption that in Germany
ninety per cent. Of the total wounded
return to the front and eighty per cent
in all the other countries.
RUSSIA HEAVIEST LOSER.
Russia is infinitely the heaviest
loser SO far, with grand total of 81
os4,2o0 men. Lack of communications
and hospital facilities has made the
death rate in Russia extraordinarily
high. Their dead total 100000. their
wounded 7S4,20O, and their prisoners
and missing 500, 900. which is said to
be much lower than the probable num-
Der.
FRENCH CASUALTIES $4,000.
France has suffered the second highest
casualties with a total Of 800. largely
because of the early retreat to the Marine
and the terrific losses in the defense OF
Verdun. Her dead total S1O,O; her
wounded $4,000, and her missing and cap
tured 100000.
Engand's total falls far below, being
about one-third Frances and one-slxth
Russia's, owing of course to her late
sending Of a. continental army. From now
on, however, her losses arc expected to
keep fairly close to those Of the French.
who have seriously felt the drain on man
power. England's total comes to 5l5, AOo,
with Zoe, 400 dead; ZOO wounded and lO',-
500 captured and missing.
Rounaria, though entering the war only
last summer has lost half million men.
Her dead are given as 10000. her wounded
as 10000 and her captured and missing
about 10000.
Italy has been saved from extreme
casualties through the impossibilty of
open operations on her mountainous
frontiers. Her total reaches 10000: includ-
ing 105 900 dead; 1900 wounded, and 5000
captured and missing.
Belgium and Serbia have both lost very
heavily in proportion to population. Bel
GUMS. casualties come to 1l2'W. with
$1,000 dead, 20, 900 wounded. and 10000 cap.
turcd and missing. Serbia's dead come to
$1,000 and her wounded to 5000, making
a total of 5000. with the number of miss
ing and captured large but unknown.
GERMAN CASUALTIES 1856. 30.
Germany. among the central empires
is given as by far the larger loser. Her
total casualties are 15S5,30. Her dead
come to S8.30o. while her wounded are set
at $4,000 and her captured and missing
o45.000, proportionateiy the lowest OF the
nations. Germany, because Of her fight
ing on interior lines without having sui.
fered d bloody retreat. and with a high
ly efficient medical service has lost very
few in captured and wounded but hei
offensives have led her into heavy losses
in. dead Nearly onc-third of her losses
are estimated to have been suffered
around Verdun.
AUSTRIA LOSES !, 1921
Austria is only slightly less heavy g
loser than Germany with total of 1.469.
10O Her dead. however. only number 62S.
100 and her wounded 355. 600. Her captured
and missing run up to 691 900.
Turkey also. has been a heavy loser
Her total is given as 100000: with 1890
dead; 10000 wounded and seventy thou
sand captured and missing.
Bulgaria is the smallest loser with tn,
meagrc total Of 20.5OO. Her dead tota
800: her wounded I. 100 and her captured
and missing 5000.