Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-03-15
LOSSO OF 10 MILLION
MEN IN THE WAR
Up T0PRESENT
FIGURES COMPILED AUTHENTIC
AND NOT ACCURATE BUT SAFE
LY RELIABLE JUST THE SAME
RUSSIANS HEAVIEST LOSERS
John Bull Gets off the Lightest Of Big
Powers-Central Powers Lose
Third Of Total


ten million men are recorded as killed,
wounded, captured or missing in the
European war in the first complete
tabulation of official and authenticated
semi official reports of the various
belligerents received here.
Among the military proper, 4,44l 200
are reported dead; 2,59S,500 wounded;
and 2,564500 captured and missing.
Among civilians, especially on the
Russian and Balkan fronts, and in
Armenia, another 100000 are figured
as either 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
fairly reliable picture of the war re-
suits. They depended for their accu-
racy, first, on the official reports of
the various belligerents, which are
certainly minimum figures, and then on
a careful rechecking with all available
authentic information.
The entente's losses are given as
6,3lS,400 as against 3,3S4,s0O for the
central empires One reason for the
great discrepancy between the two is
believed to be the relative unprepared
ness of the entent at the disastrous re-
treats in France at the beginning of the
war, in Russia from the Mazurian lakes
and the Carpathians and in Rumania.
The entente's dead total 1880, 400
against 1850, 800 for the central en-
pires; the entente's wounded total
l,676,5OO against $4,000 for their
enemies; and their captured and mis-
sing 1852, 800 against $4,000 for the
central empires. These losses are based
upon the assumption that in Germany
90 per cent of the total wounded return
to the front and eighty per cent in all
other countries.
Russia is infinitely the heaviest loser
so far, with a grand total of 1904, zoo
men. The bulk of these losses occurred
in the Mazurian lakes disaster and the
two retreats from the Carpathians when
prisoners were taken by the tens OF
thousands. Moreover, lack of communi
cations and hospital facilities has made
the death rate in Russia extraordinarily
high. Their dead total 100000, theil
wounded 1900 and their prisoners ant
missing 100000 which is said to be muei
lower than the probable number.
France has suffered the second high
est casualties, with a total of 1,Sl0,S0O
largely because of the early retreat :,
the Marine and the terrific losses in the
battle of Verdun. Her dead total $40,
O00 her wounded 540,S00 and her mis-
sing and captured 100000, though this
last figure is believed here to be prob
ably high.
England s total falls far below, being
about one third of Frances and on,
te 90 tf
her late sending of continental army
expected to keep fairly close to thos,
of the Franch, who have seriously fell
the drain on man power. England =
total comes to 515,400, with 205, 40t
dead; 02,500 wounded, and l07,50(
captured and missing.
Rumania, though entering the wa
only last summer, has lost half mil
lion men through her fatal attempt t.
cross into Pennsylvania when the cen
trail powers were outflanking he
through Dobrudja. Her dead are givei
as 100000; her wounded as 100000 anC
her captured and missing about ESQ., 900
Italy has been saved from extrem
casualties through the impossibility O.
open operations on her mountain from
tiers. Her total reaches 100000; in
Guiding 100000 dead; 10000 wounde,
and $4,000 captured and missing.
Belgium and Serbia, the two small
states overrun by the German machin
after desperate resistance, have bot
lost very heavily in proportion t
population, Belgium s casualties com
to 10000 with $4,000 dead; 2o,10
wounded and 10000 captured and mis-
sing. Serbia dead come to 10000, he
wounded to $4,000, making total o
$4,000 with the number of missing an
captured large but unknown.
Germany among the central empire
is given as by far the largest lose
her total casualties being l,5s5, 200, O
225,000 less than France s. Her dea
come to 1920, which is slightly higl
er than France s while her wounded al
set at 100000 and her captured an
missing 245,000, proportionately low
est of the nations Germany, becau:
of her fighting on interior lines, wit
out having suffered a bloody retrea
and with highly efficient medical sc
vice, has lost very few in captured ar
missing. Nearly one third of her loss
are estimated to have been suffert
around Verdum.
Austria is only slightly less heaNv
loser than Germany, with total
l,469, 100. Her dead, however, on
number $4,000, and her wounded IS!
900. Her captured and missing run
to 451 100 owing to the heavy losses
prisoners in the two retreats before 4
Russians.
Turkey also has been heavy lost
having wide sweep of front fro
Gallipoli through Syria, Arabia, NJ
sopotamia and Armenia with serio
pressure from British, Russian, al
native armies. Her total is given
$4,000; with $4,000 dead; IL
900 wounded and 10000 captured al
missing.
Bulgaria is the smallest loser, wi
meager total of 20,500, largely /
cause the Serbian campaign was w
merely by the threat of her entrance