Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-12-11
ENGLISH LOSSES
! DURING THE WAR
The Casualties, Including All Thea
p tres of Activities TOtaled 81
!, O49,991 81
MORE THAN TWO MILLION
= WERE WOUNDED
The Total of British Losses i'm Killed
ON All Fronts During War was
n 65S, ,665.


ties during the war, including all the
theatres of activities, totaled 3,049,-
991, it was announced in the house
Hof. commons by James Ian Mcpherson
parliamentary secretary for the war
office OF this number the officers
killed, wounded, or missing aggra-
gated 142.6S4 and the men 1907
S57.
p The total of British losses in kill
led on all fronts during the war was
B5S,665, the secretary said. Of these
S7,S36 were officers and 62O,S29
were men. .
e Wounded More than 100000.
4 The total British wounded in the
war was more than 100000, the
parliamentary secretary's figures
showing the aggregate to be 2,032,-
22l.. The losses in missing, including
prisoners, totaled 359,145. y
OF the wounded 92,644 were Off
Gers and 1899, AIS were men.
OF the missing, including prison
ers, 1904 were officers and 347,051
were men.
The figures given include troops
from India and the dominions.
2,719,652 i'm France.
The total casualties in France and
Belgium were 2,719,652. OF this
total S2.769 officers were killed and
died of wounds or other causes and
526,S43 men. The wounded totaled
1,s33,345, comprising S3,142 Off
GERS and 1,750,203 men. The missing
Including prisoners, totaled S26, ,695,
aapriprising lo,S46 officers and s15.-
S4s men.
/ In italy the British losses totaled
6,73S. Of these SO officers and Gal
men We're killed, 334 officers and A.
612 men were wounded. Of the 765
missing 3S were officers, 727 men.
The Dardanells expedition cost the
British 1929 casualties. OF this
number 1,7S5 officers were killed or
died and 31,737 others. The wound
ed were 3,010 officers and 75,50S
others. The missing, including pris-
oners, were 25S officers and 7,43t
others.
2s.3iS Lost at Saloniki.
On the Slaloniki front the losses
We're 27,31S. OF these the killed 285
officers and 1880 others, the wound
ed SIS officers and 16,058 others, the
missing ia officers and 2,713
others.
The total British losses in the Me-
sopotamian campaigns were 97,579,
according to Mr.. MacPherson's figur-
es. OF these the fatalities were 81.
109 comprising 1,340 officers and
29,769 men. ss
The wounded totaled 51,115, COM
prising .2.429 officers and 4S,6S6
men. The missing and prisoners
totaled 1886, comprising 566 Off
GERS and 14,7S9 men.
In Egypt the total losses were ST.
S5S. Those killed or died of wounds
were 1892, comprising 1,09S Off
GERS and 14,794 men. The wounded
totaled 3S,O73, comprising 2,311 Of
ficers and 35,762 men. The missing
and prisoners totaled S,S8S, COM
prising 1873 officers and 3.705 men.
East African Campaign.
In the east African campaign the
total casualties were 1885. or this
total 9,104 were killed or died, COM
prising $50 officers and S,724 men.
A total of 1854 were wounded, COM
prising ATS officers and 1926 men.
the missing and prisoners totaled
967, comprising 3S officers and 929
men.
In other theatres the total casual
ties were 3s297. OF this number 13S
officers and 500 men were killed, 142
officers and 1873 men were wounded
and 81 officers and 90S men were
or prisoners.
In addition to the grand total of
deaths there We're 10000 deaths
from various causes among troops
Aat forning-anx-part of the ex-
peaSN@ary force. '."''ss-~-s.
Can yoNs beat it," asks the Burl-
ington Gazette Mr.. McAdoo resign
ed as secretary 6sSthe treasury be-
causes he coald not make a. living,
and Mr.. Baruch\ is reluctant abopt
taking tha ioh hAsa lis.. he hos too