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the war-that is, up to November, 1916
he places the number Of casualties at
18.600. 900, which include killed. wound
ed. missing and prisoners. OF that total.
he states that "a per cent were IA
talities. This makes monthly average
Of casualties. but not necessarily IA
talities, of 711,000. or weekly average
of $4,000. These figures cover prac-
tfcally every country engaged, and are
divided as follows: Allies. 100000;
Germany and Austria, 5000. 600; small
er participants. 100000. Individually.
the losses are divided: France. 100000;
Russia. 5,750.000; Great Britain. 1.f00.-
900: Italy. 100000; Germany. 100000,
and Austria, 100000.
Comparing this war with the civil
war. Mai Porter said:
Figures compiled by Edward Bunnel
Phelps give the number Of men in the
states, 11o.07o were killed or died of
wounds. Many others died Of disease.
an enemy practically eliminated in the
present conflict. The large number of
men killed, about one out of eight, may
be accounted for by the fact that they
were all combatants. while in the pres
ent war large numbers are used far
back Of the line in various duties. and.
while wearing the uniforms. encounter
practically no risk"
the percentage of disease among the
armies abroad Ia almost negligible.
while. In addition. the remarkably small
number Of fatalities is due to the almost
perfect system of medical attention
which has been built up.
In the Spanish-American war 1t was
proved that for every man who died
from wounds six died from disease.
Figures compiled relative to the Cana
every man who died from disease or In
fectiop twenty died from wounds.
One medical authority In Washington.
in discussing tho situation. said that
things: F'irst;$ the system by which 1t
has been made possible to get attention
for the wounded men almost Immediate
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tales Of slaughter. From the many hos
pitfalls Of France come stories Of the lines
Of wounded brought in each day for treat
ment. To the women who heed only these
messages Of horror. the time OF waiting
will be frought with deep despair.
But even as the shells burst. as the
swfft monsters of the air hurl down de-
struction. there are men miles away who
are playing a vital part in this world con-
fict They are men to whom a soldier
is but a mark on a paper; an entire regi-
ment but a unit. They are men for whom
the sentimental side nnds no appeal, for
theirs is a science Of figures. Yet to the
waiting women Of America they are send
ing a great message of hope. for they arc
the mathematicians who arc reducing to
figures the vital question Of the war-the
chances a man has Of returning from the
front.
OF the many conclusions reached by
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opposite the British. eighty-one oppo-
site the French.
"a German division holds an aver
age of 4 kilometers 700 meters;
meters 500 meters; that is to say. one
sixth more.
The strength in men now present In
the zone of the armies alone shows
the maximum figure reached during
the war. This figure, which amounts
TO little less than 100000 men, ex-
ceeds by over a million the number Of
men actually i'll the said zone at the
beginning"
::
Statistics compiled by Marine Corps
officials deal with the losses of the
principal armies engaged and not with
the French forces alone. The conclu-
sions show that an average of one
man in fifteen is killed. a percentage
much higher than that set by NJ. Tar
dieu. but yet low enough to hold out
hope of ones soldier man returning
safely.
These figures were compiled under
Maj. w. H. Porter, U. s. N. c., retired.
in charge of the recruiting publicity
bureau OF the Marine Corps. who said:
I'm making the computation of the
number of men killed out of the num-
Der wearing the uniforms of the coun-
tries taken as a basis for these figures.
the bureau has had to deal with figures
by no means certain, but according to
the best information we can gather,
namely. the number of men actually
called to the colors. Strictly speaking.
this is the one unknown equation. The
number of men actually under arms
in the early part of 1916. among these
countries. according to various author
tiles, is divided as follows: English.
100000 German. 100000; French.
7,000.000 Out of this total (23,000.00
men) over a million and q half were
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ly: secondly. the largo number of spe-
cia1 surgical corps. which made It pos
sible to secure the proper treatment
under 8 surgeon best suited to render
it. within a relatively short space Of
time; and, lastly. the discovery where
by IL was possible to eradicate all In
fectfon-the Carrel method.
In previous wars. he said. the wound
ed were forced to wait hours perhaps
before treatment could be given them.
Today, 30 perfectly Is the system estab-
1fshed. that units are stationed 50 near
most instantaneous care. Years ago.
for instance. abdominal wounds wero
regarded as too dangerous to operate
upon. the best method being, 1t was be-
lieved, TO let nature heal the wound.
TO-DAY surgeons especially skilled In
work Of this nature are within reach
Of all tho wounded.
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THE RULING PASSION.

eS power power sss's,sss sssa ted By the man ami.
q NAL In my time. boys" remarked
the Old Captain. but the most wonder
full case of the power Of mind over
matter 1 think I ever heard OF happen
ed in Olongapo, Philippine Islands. In
1909.
"At that time there was a largo gar
rison of marines at the naval station
at that place, partially for the purpose
Of keeping the very unruly and turbu-
lent mountain people In that part OF
Luzon quiet by q show Of force.
Among the officers Of the garrison
to look after the health Of the COM
mand. and although the Medical Corps
always lent Whatever aid they coulu
to the nearby natives. this duty. except
very competent hospital steward.
"One afternoon the steward came In
haste to the quarters Of Surgeon Ely
and asked him to como over to tho hos
rived, who had certainly been carved
up by q bolo in more than ordinary
'On arrival Ely found q rather
parently not very much the worse for
wear, but upon inspection It was dis
covered that he had no less than TWEEN.
ty-one bolo cuts on different parts OF
his body. The principal wounds. how.
ever; were the loss ofy two s NJ fingers ger ,.,t o.
side Of the head. which had ewlped on
q section Of the skull. and q swpe
across the abdomen. Either Of these
two latter wounds would have brought
a white man down in his tracks.
The man said his name was Antonio
Perex-that he had been wounded at
place about seventeen kiionaeters feleven
miles) up In the mountains. and. to
the utter astonishment of tho surgeon.
that he had walked the entire distance
to the hospital.
Antonio was at once placed upon tho
operating table, refused to take anes.
thetics. and. with only n request for an
American cigarette, was ready Tor re-
pairs.
"Quickly as possible tho surgeon and
his assistants worked On Antonio. who.
during tho operation. gave NO sign
that he suffered any pain and continued
calmly smoking his cigarette.
when all had been done for him that
science and circumstances would per.
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cape by way Of Bourne and Woods
Hole. and back again to the north shore.
to Barnstable. where we 1unched. 1t
was q grand day and the first of others
Just as happy. After that every aft
ernoon when the store closed I picked
up the Lowells and then Polly. and we
sought adventures. Sometimes we
journeyed no farther than the base ball
park, but as a rule 1 drove them to
some inn for dinner, where later. II
there were music, we danced; II not,
we returned slowly through the pine
woods and SO homo by the longest pos
sible route. The next Saturday 1 In
vited them to Boston. We started early.
dined at the Touraine and went on to
musical comedy. whore 1 had re-
served seats in the front row. This
nearly led to my undoing. Late in the
first act a very merry party Of young
people who had come up from Newport
and Narragansett to the Coates-Islip
wedding filled the stage boxes. and at
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chasing more postal cards. But Miss
Briggs was not deceived. Nor apparent
ly was any one else. The Bedford Mer-
curry had told how. the previous eve
ming. Frederick Fitzgibbon. an automo-
bile salesman from New York. had been
knocked out by an automobile while
saving Miss Polly Briggs from a SINH
lar fate: and Mr.. Hatchardson and all
the old ladies who were in the book
store making purchases congratulated
me. It was evident that in Miss Briggs
they took much more than a perfume
tory interest. They were very fond of
her. She was an institution: and could
sec that as such to visitors she would
new bronze statute Of the Whaleman-
In courthouse square. Nor did they
cease discussing her until they had
made It quite clear to me that in being
knocked out in her service I was a
very lucky man. I did not need to he
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Dr. Alexis Carrel, inventor OF the
Carroll method OF irrigation. n method
Of treating wounds which eliminates
all infection, IL half American. half
French. At the beginning of the war
he hastened to France. at that time be.
ing connected with the Rockefeller In
stitute in this country. The incessane
eradicate the Infections which wsree
Killing 30 many OF the wounded showed
him tho great need Of q perfect disin-
feotant This resulted In the now Ia
moua Carrel treatment DR.. Carrel'o
wife. who 10 q trained nurse and hie
constant assistant in all his work. In
speakfnG of the work being done at the
Carol hospital at Compiegne. France,
said that not q single man had died OF
wounds. and that. in addition. prao.
ticaiiy mono of the wounded left tha
hospital cripples.
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the springboard of the swimming pool,
departing on excursions in the motor
cars that at the moment in front of the
garage were being sponged and polish
ed so that they flashed like mirrors
And 1 thought also Of the 2,000-ton
yacht and to what far countries to
what wonderful adventures 1t might
carry me.
But all Of these pictures lacked one
feature. In none of them did Polly
Briggs appear. For. as I very well
knew, that was something the ambi-
tions Of Mrs. Farrell would not permit.
That lady wanted me as a son only be-
cause she thought was a social asset.
BY the same reasoning. as a daughter
in-1aw. she would not want a shopgirl,
especially not one who as a shopgirl
was known to all New Bedford. My
golden glories of Harbor Castle and
walked to New Bedford was thoughtful
j had telegraphed my servant to
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Now, this IS the tale that was told to me
By rollicking. roaring son of the sea.

mit and he was resting on a cot, Sur.
eeon Ely, believing that 1t was only
. question Of a short time before Ans
tonic died. and being anxious to nnd
out how he had received his injuries,
asked him in Spanish:
"swho cut you up In this way, An-
tonic? to which the patient replied
My friend. Juan Senior Well said
the doctor, I must tell you that you
will In all probability die from your
injuries
"'Oh, no. Senior smiled Antonio. Z
will no. die until have had the pleas
ure OF again seeing my friend Juan.
In two weeks. 7 rather regretted said
DR.. Eiy, in telling this tale, that
was about that time ordered to Cavite.
for really had considerable curiosity
In q purely professional way. Of course.
to see what friend Juan would look
like after his second meeting with Ans
tonic"
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Friends in Need.
n ovrRNoR THOMAS =. cAlPBE

- ovERNoR THOMAS q. cAAPBMxs
Va in an argument In favor OF aa sxs
cess profit tax. said in Phoenix:
.rhese fellows are great friends -
the governmsnt, but whom It comes -
being taxed, why, thsn-thsn they'ro
like Murphy.
"Cheer up. manr said Murphy to
Dooiey. 'Yss look - u yes didn't hsvo
q frind In the whole Wurrld.'
"Oi haven't. naythsr.' Doolsy groans
ed.
.xswanr cried Murphy. heartily. II
it Amt money yes want to bofFy, Ofm
- good . frind ~ ever yss had"
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What Is a Keat2

eEN. BURKE said severely to q rss
VI porter at Leavenworth:
Your question shows q complete is-
norance OF matters military. You ara
a. bad ~ the debutante at the dinner
party.
"a bswitching debutante said to
xrixsled old professor who was feast-
ing at her side:
sand what, professor. are you gos
ing to lecture on next weekF
81 4m going to lecture on ksaes
.sbe gave him o radiant smile.
How lovelyi But she added. what
IA n keat7
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% :? IL; 4: :: .,'.':. ,.. see. ma. ,,..: .s:
far away, haR-stunned
look: You will find it in the eyes Of the
roman who sits in the brightly lighted
cafe with her uniformed husband or
Sweetheart You will fnd it in the eyes
o. the woman walking beside him. and.
especially. you will find 1t in the eyes Of
the woman who has sent her man
across"
II Is the visible sign OF the eternal
query Of today. the query Of the women
mothers, wives. sweethearts or sisters
Of the men who have gone to Europe to
fight with the allies or are training with
the forces to be sent abroad. 1t is the
vital question Of the time-win he re-
urn?
From out the war zone como each day
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admitted by their several countries to
be killed. This was when the war was
raging at it's height. and when the
losses were said to be greater than at
any time subsequent.
The number Of men yet to be called to
the colors. with the entrance OF the United
States into the war, many OF whom may
not see service, and will. therefore, have
no risk of life, the number taken prisoners
and those discharged for physical dis
ability, lower the risk element OF those
actually taking an active part.
"OfTicial figures of the French govern
ment, compiled December l. 1915. give
the following hospital report: Wounded
but At for almost immediate return to the
front. $3.50 per cent: wounded and stiil IN
hospitals. 17.40 per cent: wounded and on
leave Of absence, 245o per cent wounded
and died OF wounds. 3.4S per cent !;
wounded and permanently disabled for
further service, LAC per cent.
I'm only 1872 cases had II been necessary
70 amputate one or more limbs Of British
soldiers admitted to French hospitals up
to July 6, 1915, according to Harold J.
Tennant, parliamentary under secretary
OF war. who made that statement in the
house Of commons shortly after that date.
It is estimated that but one man In 500
loses q limb.
1.-The Canadian official report shows that
1896 men were killed outright or died Of
wounds out Of a total list Of 10000 up to
May II. 1915. At that time tho Canadians
were said to have close to 100000 men In
uniform.
A special point brought out by Maj.
Porter was that during the recent hos
tilities in Haiti the losses Of the Marine
Corps were less than one per cent. These
were received while covering wide front
and under conditions similar to those en-
countered abroad at the present time.
Yet another conclusion reached as re-.
CARDS the mortality rate 10 that OF
Frank II. Simonds. = recognised au-
thority on war statistics In this coun.
try. For the first twenty-six months OF
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tho scores of men who have reduced
tho mortality rate of the war to bare
figures. two are OF special interest.
One, which shows that but one out Of
fifteen men called to the colors Is kill
ed taking as a basis for computation
the armies of all tho larger countries
at war, comes from the Marine Corps.
The other. setting the average rate of
mortality at eleven per 1000 casual
ties, IL based upon figures given out by
II. Andre Tardieu, high commissioner
Of the French republic to this country.
which figures deal solely with the
French army.
Not only II there a considerable DIFF
ference in these conclusions. but the
angles from which the problem was
approached are totally different Never
theless, the results obtained are SUM-
ciently encouraging to boar out the as
dealing with the question of war NOR
tality that the man who enters the
war today has . good chonce of return
ing homo. And In both these computa-
tions there are factors which tend to
lower the average set.
Statistics resulting in the mortality
rate of eleven per 1000 were based
upon a compilation OF the number OF
fatalities in relation to casualties on
the western front at time When they
ed strength. which. according to NJ.
fardieu. is the high water mark IN the
entire war to the present time. TAX
ing his figures. together with the de-
ductions of several American authorE
ties on the subject, the rate of eleven
fatalities per 1000 casualties was
reached.
M. Tardieu recently wrote to Secre-
tary Of War Baker. outlining conoi-
tions in France. lie said:
"Our strength in men by reason of
better command. and Of better meth
DDS Of construction. has shown since
tho beginning Of the war. constantly
decreasing definitive casualties tkilled'
'sThe following figures substantiate
this:
Per cent Of casualties In proportion to mob
lined strength- go
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-07-26
Too Big . Compliment.

Miss Henrietta was not & sy1ph by any means, but she prided her self upon the neatness of her well rounded figure, and when she ap- peared on the hotel veranda one summer day with cluster of white OK eye daisies pinned against the crisp freshness of her green linen frock gallant old Colonel Floyd was moved to make her pretty speech.
 "What charming posies" he re- marked, with a Chesterfeldian bow. "They suit you exactly. You look like Virginia hillside"
 He was mystified at the frigidity with which Miss Henrietta received his bit of homage.-Youth's Com panion.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-07-26
United States New Monetary System Able to Meet Post War
 Financial Problems
By l. F. LOREE, President Delaware and
 Hudson Railroad

E forced to ask ourselves what with high w standard of its short eu of labor and its restrictions
 upon peed output and efficiency it's labor union domination legislatures and public compete successfully with Europe purged by fire of tending necncy and courageous resolved what has been destroyed and the industrial position which temporary folly has mperiled.
 INVITED ECONOMIC STRUGGLE UNLESS HIGHEST AMERICAN STATES SHOULD FEARLEssEY DEVOTED OF DOMESTIC INDUSTRY FROM ITS sHAcKLEs.
 The peril sudden unemployment of capital and labor when demand industries enumerated partially by the devotion of this country to the strengthening it's deenses.
 chief financial problem of the aftermath will be the necessity of continuing obligation of absorbing foreign oans causing intensified world demands capital and making difficult the meet ing and increasing domestic needs for
 fortunate the face of such financial problems that the tem that has created the federal board with broad and lofty prestige potent investigate and to conve e1peden and remedies ready to legislators and leaders of nance so EQUIPPED WITH THE GARMENTS OF REASON AND THE VOICE OF AUTHORITY FLAT IFS ADVICE LIKELY TO BE HEEDED
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-07-26
SLEEP AND GOOD HEALTH.
Proper Rest 10 Essential to Bodily and
 Mental Vigor.

mentai Nleor.
 High strung nerves, stomach trou- ble, headaches and general ill health may all result from sleeping under poor hygienic conditions. It makes little difference upon what you sleep provided you are accustomed to that kind of bed and awake the next day refreshed and fit But if you would rest we'll and get most out of your sleep the body should have some preparation before retiring.
 Too many people tumble into bed, with body truly filthy and a skin, very little more active than rawhitie. The waxy materials from the skin. glands become mixed with sweat and dust during the day, and when this mixture becomes dry the pores are closed up and become diseased and inactive.
 Good health cannot continue in definitely under these conditions. and if the wastes are not properly got rid of the sleep will be restless and ftful. A bath of some kind will we'll repay the trouble not only at the time, but in helping to keep the internal organs healthy, be- cause an active skin will do its share in clearing up the debris of the day just past.
 If you must keep all the other windows closed tight, for goodness sake open the windows of the bed room. Night air is dangerous :? One would think all air was danger ous the way most folks shut it out of the house.
 There is every reason why you should keep the bedroom windows open, and, except in rare instances, there is no reason why they should be closed, even in the eoldest win ter. If drafts from openl windows are objectionable the location of the bed should be changed.
 Unfortunately houses have not been built for comfortable living. Get your windows down from the top in the bedrooms and nail them down so that they cannot be closed. If you cannot live in the fresh air this world is not the place for you. After you have learned to sleep in the pure air you will have fewer bodily ailments. The great sacrifice of useful lives to tuberculosis would not occur if the sleeping rooms had the sash entirely removed instead of being closed tightlv--Dr. Julian Clarke III Farm and Home.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-07-26
Good Actiona.

Every good act is charity. Giving water to the thirsty is charity. Re- moving stones and thorns from the road is charity. Exhorting your fel- low men to virtuous deeds is charity. Smiling in your brothers face is charity. Putting a wanderer in the right path is charity. A mans true wealth is the good he does in this world. When he dies mortals will ask what property has he left be- hind him, but angels will inquire, "What good deeds hast thou sent before thee ?"-Mohammed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-07-26
Laughter.

Laughter, while it lasts, slackens and unbraces the mind, weakens the faculties and causes kind of re- missness and dissolution in all the powers of the soul, and thus far it may be looked upon as a weakness in the composition of human nature. But if We consider the frequent re- iefs we receive from it and how often it breaks the gloom which is apt to depress the mind and damp our spirits with transient unexpect- ed gleams of joy one would take care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life.-Addison.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-07-26
Eskln,os of Alaska Self Supporting and Independent Race By WALTER SHIELDS Superintendent of the Bureau of Edu-
 caton Alaska

THE the Eskimo by his inherent
 qualities and because of his geographical position is fit and able to
 claim that by system of education for him making him only fit but that he will be vital factor in the development of northern Alaska
 The Eskimo dependent On the contrary he is his eon real and vital factor in the wealth of the received ration from the He support himself of the that have fed the Eskimo We proud of him a man because he feeds himself.
 The keynote of school system for the Eskimo its direct relation village life Thus the school republic becomes the village council the school becomes the village garden the cooking class be- bread baking class the village cleanup the school ground becomes the village cleanup the bench work for the boys class becomes the boat and sled building center for the village
 STRIKING scHooLRoY SENT TO THE REINDEER AS AN APPRENTICE COMES TRAINED HERoER, SUPPORTER FAMILY FUTURE LEADER
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-07-26
Improved Methods of Business Assure
 Continuation of Prosperity

THE and business of this country awake and
 improve their business conditions by cooperating
 and by adopting of accounting and efficient methods manufacturing This fundamental and essential and enable condition that develop Our has broadened. We doing things large scale.
 WHERE VIE FORMERLY THOUGHT AND WORKED IN PRovih NOW WORKING AND THINKING NATIONALLY INTERNATIONALLY
 We have been poperop. It estimated that only of the goods manufactured in this tontry munitions
 With and desiring work employed with most fa vorabe prospects of almost every factory running night and day with the total value of building permits the largest history with railroads and shipping the highest mark with bank the country carrying exceptionally surplus that they de- srous of oanng to business feel that this country will not only continue to be prosperous but the end of the will be called apon supply money and material FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL EXTEND OUR PROSPERITY FOR MANY YEARS.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-07-26

Have your watch repaired at George Cowan's, opposite the Wrangell hotel bar.