The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27

lOSL WnlIe carrying troops GO Europe
was the Fuscania, which was tor
pedoed off the north coast of Ireland
on February 5 with a loss of 212 men,
Hospital Ships Sunk
During the year eleven hospital
ships have been sunk by submarines.
the latest and most fragrant case of
this violation of the Geneva conven-
ton being the destruction of the Brit
ish steamer Llandoyery Castle. carry
ing Canadian n-'rses and doctors. This
took place on June IT. only twenty
four of the 25s persons on board be-
ing rescued.
The total shipping reported sunk
since August I, 1917. is more than
1880, 900 tons.
Against this destruction OF shipping
the allies have combined their ship
building capacity TIE actual number
of tons of shipping launched and put
into service has not been ublished
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 Amer
lean shipyards.
Losses in Battle.
The years fighting has entailed
great losses for most of the belliger-
ents. During the drive into Italy last
October and November the Teutone
armies claimed the capture of more
than 10000 Italians. In the German
offensives in France this year about
10000 French, British, American 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 issued by
Germany and Austria, but it has been
reported on what appears to be good
authority that in the fighting from
March 81 till June II the Germans
lost more than 100000 men. The
French and British losses were con-
siderably smaller, as the allies were
fighting from entrenched positions.
Financial Aspects.
l. The United States has Hoated three
great liberty loans. The proceeds OF
these loans have aggregated s1e,7ss.-
81. 500 The total war cost to the
available figures, is s1s,soo.o 900. 600.
Since the nation entered the war it
has extended credits to the allies az
gregating s6,0e1, $4,000.
The total cost of the war to England
up to December Is, 1917, was placed
I or credit are somewhat smaller. At
latest reports the total of the German
war loans Appropriated s31, 900, eo0,-
900.
Internal Disorders.
There have been numerous reports
of disorders in countries engaged in
the war. Riots and bIoodshed have
been exported from Germany and
Austria 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 tbs
stage in this connection early in May
when a pro-Germsn plot was detected
| but nipped in the bud, with the arrest
of seventy-eight leaders of the Sinr
Fein.
Recently disaffection was reported
! against the British in South Africa
! but 1t has apparently been stamped
/ out
One Monarch Died.
During the year one ruler of a bel.
| Hgerent country died. The death Of
the sultan of Turkey was announced
| in June. subsequent reports intimatfns
he had been murdered.
| Assistance for Russia.
| Since the collapse of Russia, the al
| lied nations have sought to find 6
| way to assist the people who are be
| ing exploited by the Germans. French
British and American forces hav,
been larded> on the Thurman or Kols
| peninsula, on the north coast The,
Ao@ oSeA'ciS iHset Neiieu, hoWeNcA
/ being there only to protect allied prop
| erty which had been landed at thu
port of Ko1a before Russia Withdrew
from the entente alliance
In Serbia there is a well defined
antf-Bolshevik movement which ha
| been built up around Czecho-Sloval
/ prisoners of war who armed them
J selves and inflicted defeats on TIL
Bolshevikf. A new government hai
been set up there under General Hor
! vath, president of the Chinese Easter
railroad japanese. British and Aneri
can marines have been in the city o
| Vladivostok for months.
Neutrals- =
Countries<which are not engaged il
the war have erred during tn
twelve months. Switzerland and Hol
land, being adjacent to Germany