The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-07-31

During tho year eleven hospital ships
have been sunk hy submarines. the at-
est and most fragrant ciiac of this VIM
latlon ot the Geneva convention being
thc destruction OF the British steamer
LlnudOvcgy castle carrying Canadian
nurses and doctors This took place on
june a. and only "a of the 25o persons
un board We're rescued.
The total shipping reported sunk
since August /, 1917. is move than 4
$4,000 tons
Against the destruction OF shipping
the allies have combined their ship
building caracify. The actual number
OF tons 81 shipping launched and put
into service has NOT been published
Official announcements have been
made M the recent past. however. TO
the effect that more ships were built
than were sunk ON July : ninety Vcs-
sells were launched 81 American ship
yards.
Losses in Battle
The years fighting has cntailed
great losses Tor most of the bciligefents.
puring the drive into ltaiy last October
Aai November the Tcutonlc armies
claimed the capture % more than So
200 Italians III the German offensive
IN France this year about 100000
French British. American ard l'uftu-
gucse were reported to have been tax q
ou prisoners.
Added TO these LOSSES are thu cusu-
alties iN Killed and wounded. No del
initc figures have been given out hy
Germany and austria but lf has hecn
reported on what appears a. hc good
authority tnHt n the fighting from
March 81 L. June ~ the Germans lost
more than sOV.uuu men. The French
and British LOSSES were considerably
smaller. as the allies were fighting
trum entrcuched positions.
Financial Aspects
The united States has fioatcd three
sgeAt Liberil loans The proceeds Of
these loans htye aggregated Siu.TsN, r
Atl poo. Tho total Wal cost 60 the
United states according 60 tnc latest
available Figures, rs Si5,NNN, 900 poV.
since the nation entered The wal 10 has
extended credits 90 the allies aBsregat-
ing SS.n9l $4,000.
The total cost uf the war % l.nglaud
up 10 December 3. ialI. WAS placed ai
e.2l2upu 0oo pounds sterling. while the
| French votes al credit are soineW bat
smaller AZ latest reports the total "
thf German wap loans appropriated
| SSl 600 zoe nnN.
Internal Disorders
There have hecn numerous reports of
disorders il the countries engaged il
| The war Riots snd h.9odshed haS.
ifin many times durirs the past spring
| and summer and there " httir doubt
that the Slavic races 81 Austria ian,
sgcfhiug with discomfort.
Ireland came 10 the center OF Tho
stage 40 this connection early la MaN
when "a pro German plot was detected
and uipped tn tho bud. with the arrest
| % - leaders Of the Sim feln.
| Recently disAffection WAS reported
against the British iu south Africa. bul
/ 10 has apparently been stamped out.
One Monarch Died
! During the year one ruler 81 a hcllg.
erVni country died The death of In,
sultan pf Turkey was announced h
iune. suhs,qucnt reports intimatlng p,
Had been murdered.
Rumania capitulates
with the greater part ~ her TERRITORY
occupied by The Germans, Austrian'
and talleariaus. with her goVcrnmen
ldriScn from Bucharest 10 .lAssy ans
with the Russian Bvlshcviid opcni,
hostile towards her. Kumania foun'
herself in 0ritlial situation human
ian troops durins February aud Marcl
advanced into BessaTahA, a part Of IN
new republic 81 Ukraine. but they wer
nemmed in by enemy forces and oh
liged 20 withdraw. Al last on MaN
kumania signed a treaty OF peace will
the Central Powers.
by this treaty. Rumania lost III
province II DobgudJa, on the south sid