Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-29

Of tons Of shipping launched and put
into service has not been pubilsneo-
Oficial announcements have been made
in the recent past, however to the ef1ecs
that more ships are being built than
are being sunk. On July T. 80 vesseis
were launched at American shipyards.
Losses in Battle
The wears lighting has entailed great
losses for most Of the belligerents Dur
ing the drive into Italy last october
and November the Teutonic armies
claimed the capture of more than $4,000
Italians In the German offensive IN
France this year about 10000 French.
British, American and Portuguese were
reported to have been taken prisoners.
Added to these losses are the casual
ties 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 lighting from March q till June
Il the Germans lost more than $4,000
men. The French and British losses
were considerably smaller. as the Allies
were fighting from entrenched posi-
lions.
Financial Aspects
The United States has fioaced three
great Liberty Loans. The proceeds of
these loans have aggregated S1o,7SS. ST.
500. The total war cost to the United
States, according to latest available fig
ures, is S13 800, 100000. Since the nation
entered the war it has extended credits
to the Allies aggregating s6,os1, $50, ooo
The total cost of the war to England
up to December Is. 1917. was placed at
G6,22, 100000. while French votes Of
credit are somewhat smaller. At latest
reports the total OF the German war
loans approximated S31 900, eco, ooo.
Internal Disorders
There have been numerous reports OF
disorders in countries engaged in the
war. Riots and bloodshed have been
reported 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 the
stage in this connection early in May
when a pro-German plot was detected
but nipped in the bud. with the arrest
OF rs leaders of the Sim Fen.
Recently disafecton was reported
against the British in South Africa. but
it has apparently been stamped out.
One Monarch Died
During the year one ruler OF bellg-
erent country died. The death of the
Sultan of Turkey was announced in
June. subsequent reports intima ting
he had been murdered.
Assistance For Russia
Since the collapse OF Russia, the Al
lied nations have sought to find way
to assist the people VINO are being ex-
plotted by the Germans. French Brit
ish and American forces have been
landed on the Thurman or Kola PENN
sula, on the north coast They have
not actively interviewed, however, being
there only to protect Allied property
which had been landed At the port o.
Kola before Russia withdrew from the
Entente Alliance.
In Siberia there is a wet-defned anti
Bolshevik movement which has been
built up around Czecho-Slovak prison
ers Of war who armed themselves and
inflicted defeats on the Bolshevk Al
new government has been set up there
under General Morvath, president OF the
Chinese Eastern Railroad Japanese.
British and American marines have
been in the city OF vladivostock for
months
Neutra!s
Countries which are not enca eed IN
the war have suffered during the I,
months. Switzerland ard Holland he
ing adjacent to GERMANY. have been
threatened by the Central Powers
number of times in matters relative TO
economic concessions Holland esrec-
tally has been beset with difficulties
and at present the Allies are protesting
against her exporting supplies to Ger
many
Norway has signed an agreement with
the United States by which comrercia,
relations may be carried on. Sweden
has been dealing openly with GERMANY
and has been threatened with a virtual
boycott BY Great Britain Both ma atoms
have lost severely through the depreda-
tons Of German submarines
Denmark is in a serious p1iehs also
and 1t his been reported that there Il |
great suffering among the people ~
that country.
New Be!l;oere,+s
Three new countries have decIa >el
var on Germany during the year They |
re Costa Rica, Guatemala and HayN. |
The Argentine. although near A break |
BECAUSE OF the Vaccinations o. 70, |
Lrxhurg. the German ambassador AZ !
Rrenos Avres. has taken no stem IN
that direction. Mexico has remained |
neutral