The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-03-15
TEN MILLION CASUALTIES.
LOSSES OF ENTENTE ALMOST
DOUBLE CENTRAL POWERS.
French Casualties 1,S1O,SOO; Eng
lands One-third OF Frances;
Roumania 100000.

Washington, March 1i.-Mol
than 100000 men are recorded as
killed, wounded, captured or missing
in the European war, in the first COM
plete tabulation of official and au-
thenticated semi-oficial reports OF
the various belligerents received
here.
Among the military proper 4,44l,-
zoe are reported dead; 2,39S,oOO
wounded, and 2,567,50O captured,
and missing. Among civilian, es-
pecially on the Russian and Balkan
fronts and in Armenia, another 4OO,-
900 are figured as either dead or
wounded through the war. These
figures are admittedly only approxi-
mate and in some instances neces-
sarily several weeks old. They are
not called exact in any sense, but are
known to be so nearly correct as to
give a fairly reliable picture of the
wars results. The figures are GER
tainly minimum figures, and then on
a careful rechecking with all avail
able authentic information.
Losses on Each Side.
The entente's losses are given as
6,31S,4OO, as against 3,3S4,S0O for
the central empires. One reason for
the great discrepancy between the
two is believed to be the relative un-
preparedness of the entente, the dis
astrous retreats in France in the
beginning of the war, in Russia, from
the Mazurian lakes, and the Car
pathians and Roumania.
The entente's dead total, $780,
400, against 1,55O,S00 for the CEN
trail empires; the entente's wounded
total, 1,676,500, against $4,000 for
their enemies; and their captured
and missing 1,652,500, against 912,-
00O for the central empires. These
losses are based upon the assump-
ton that in Germany 80 per cent. of
the total wounded return to the front
and 80 per cent. in all the other
countries.
Russia Heaviest Loser.
Russia is infinitely the heaviest
loser so far, with grand total of
3,OS4,20O men. The bulk of these
losses occurred in the Mazurian lake
disaster and the two retreats from
the Carpathians. Moreover, lack of
communications and hospital facili-
ties has made the death rate in Rus
sia extraordinarily high. Their dead
total, 100000, their wounded,
7S4,200, and their prisoners and
missing, 100000, which is said to
be much lower than the probable
number.
France has suffered the second
highest casualties with a total of L.
S10,S00, largely because of the early
retreat to the Marine and the terrific
losses in the defense of Verdun. Her
dead total $4,000; her wounded,
540,S00, and her missing and cap
tured, 100000, though this last fig
ure is believed here to be improbably
high.
England's Total.
England's total falls far below, be-
ing about one-third Frances and
one-sixth Russia's, owing, of course,
to her late sending of a continental
army. From now on, however, her
losses are expected to keep fairly
close to those of the French, who
have seriously felt the drain on man
power. England's total comes to
515,400, with 205,400 dead; 1O2,500
wounded, and 107,500 captured and
missing.
Roumania, though entering the
war only last summer, has lost half
a million men through her fatal at
tempt to cross into Transylvania
when the central powers were out
flanking her through the Dobrudja.
Her dead are given as 100000; her
wounded as 10000 and her cap
tured and missing about 250,00G.
Italy has been saved from extreme
casualties through the impossibility
of open operations of her mountain
Gus frontiers. Her total reaches
20s,O00, including 100000 dead,
$4,000 wounded and $4,000 cap
tured and missing.
Belgium and Serbia.
Belgium and Serbia, the only two
small States overrun by the German
machine after desperate resistance,
have lost very heavily in proportion
to population. 'Belgium's casualties
come to 10000 with $4,000 dead,
$4,000 wounded and 10000 captured
and missing. Serbia's dead come to
10000 and her wounded to $4,000,