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since August j, 1917, is more than A.
100000.
Against this destruction of ship
ping the Allies have combined their
shfpbuilding capacity. The actual
number of ton of shipping launched
and put into service has not been
published. Official announcements
have been made in the recent past,
however, to the effect that more
ships are being built than are being
sunk, On July 4, ninety vessels
were launched at American ship
yards.
Losses in Battle
The years fighting has entailed
great losses for most of the beliger-
ents. During the drive into Italy
last October and November the Teu-
tonic armies claimed the capture of
more than 10000 Italians. In the
German offensive in France this year
about 100, 900 French, British, Amer
lean and Portuguese were reported to
have been taken prisoners.
Added to these losses are the cas-
ualties in killed and wounded. No
definite figures have been reported
on what appears to be good author
ity hat in the fighting from March
81 till June IA, the Germans lost
more than 100000 men. The French
and British losses were considerably
smaller, as the Allies were fighting
from ~entrenched positions.
Financial Aspects
The United States has floated
three great Liberty Loans, The pro-
ceds of these loans have aggregated
S~10,78S.541,900 The total war cost
to the United States, according to
latest available figures, is $13,800,-
000, 600. Since the nation entered the
war it has extended credits to the al
lies a~ggregating $6,091,59O.0O0
The total cost of the war to Eng
land up to December Is, 1917, was
placed at 6%242Ooo0oo pounds sterling.
while French votes of credit are some
what smaller. At latest reports the
total Of the German war loans ap-
p~roximately $31, 000, 10000
Internal Disorders
There have been numerous reports
of disorders in countries engaged in
the war. Riots and bloodshed have
been reported in Germany and Aus
tria many times during the past
spring and summer and there is little
doubt that the Slavic races of Austria
are seething with discomfort.
ireland came to the center Of the
stage in this connection early in May,
when a pro-German plot was detect
ed but nipped in the bud with the
arrest of seventy-eight leaders Of the
Sim Fem.
Recently dissatisfaction was re
ported against the British in South
Africa, but it has apparently been
stamped out.
One Monarch Died
During the year one ruler Of a bel
igerent country died. The death Of
the sultan of Turkey was announced
in June, ~subseqent reports intimating
he had been murdered.
Assistance for Russia
Since the collapse of Russia, the
Allied nations have sought to find a
way to assist Che people who are be
ing exploited by the Germans. The
French, BRITISH and American forces
have been landed on the Thurman or
Kola peninsula, on the north coast.
The yhave not actively ~interyenel,
however, being there only to protect
Allied properly which had been land
ed at the Port Of Kola before Russia
withdrew frohh the Entente Alliance.
In Siberia shere is a %welldefined
anti-BolsheviR movement which has
been built up around Czecho-Slovak
prisoners of war who armed them
selves and inflicted defeats on the
Bolsheviki. A new government has
been set up there under General Hor-
vath. president Of the Chinese East
arn railroad. japanese, British and
American marines have been in the
city of Vladivostock for months.
NeutraIs
Countries which were not engaged
in the war have suffered during the
II months. Switzerland and Holland,
being adjacent to Germany, have been
threatened by the Central Powers. a
number of times in matters relative
to economic concessions. Holland,
especially. has been beset with diff
ficulties, and at present the Allies
are protesting against her exporting
supplies to Germany.
Norway has signed an agreement
with the United States BY which COM
mercfal relations may be carried on.
Sweden has been dealing openly
with Germany and has been threaten
ed with a virtual boycott by Great
Britain. Both nations have lost Sc
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