The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-27

Armies claimed the capture of more than 18o,000 Italians. In the Ger man oronsives in France this year about 10000 French, British, Amagz- can and Portuguese were reported to have been taken prisoners.
 Added to these losses are tha ca.- sualties in killed and wounded. No definite figures have been issued by Germany and Austria but 1t has been reported on what appears to be good authority that in the fighting from March21 till June 24 the Germans lost more than 500,000 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 proceeds of these loans have aggregated $10,- 788,542,90O. The total cost to the United States, according to latest available figures, is $13,S00, 000, 900. Since the the nation entered the war it has extended credits to the Allies az gregating $6.O9I, ,59O.O0O.
 The total cost of the war to Eng land up to December 15, 1917,- was placed at f6.242, 900, 900, while French votes of credit are somewhat smaller. At latest reports the total of the Ger man war loans approximated $81, ,e6o1- 900, ,000.
 Internal Disorders.
 There have been numerous reports of disorders in countries engaged in the. war. Riots and bloodshed have been reported from 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 discontent. Ireland came to the center of the stage in this connection early in May, when pro-German plot was detected but nipped in the bud, with the arrest of seventy eight leaders of the Sim Fein.
 Recently disaffection was reported against the British in South Africa. but it has apparently been stamped out One Monarch Died. During the year one ruler of bel | iigerent country died. The death of the Sultan of Turkey was announced | in June. subsequent reports intimat- | ing he had been murdered
 Assistance for Russa.
 Since the collapse of Russia the AL lied nations have sought to find a way to assist the people who are being exploited by the Germans. Trench l landed on the Murman or Kola penir- British and American forces have been sula, on the north. They have not actively intervened, however, being there only to protect Allied property which hda been landed at the port of Kola before Russia withdrew from the Entente Alliance. In Siberia there is well-defined an- i ti-Bolsheviki movement which has been built up around Czecho- -Slovak prisoners of war who armed them selves and inflicted defeats on the Bol- sheviki. A new government has been set up there under General Horvath, president of the Chinese Eastern rail- road. Japanese, British and Ameri- l can marines have been, in the city of Vladivostock for months.
 NeutraIs.
 Countries which are not engaged in the war have suffered during the IF 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 culties, and at present the Allies are protesting against her exporting sup ! plies to Germany.
 Norway has signed an agreement with the United States by which com mercial relations may be carried on. Sweden has been dealing openly with Germany and has been threatened in. Both nations have lost severely through the depredations of German submarines.
 Denmark is in a serious plight also and it has been reported that there is great suffering among the people of that country.
 New BiTigerents. '.-
 Three new countries have declared war on Germany during the year. They are Costa Rica, Guatemala and Hay ti. The Argentine, although near a break because of the machinations Of von Luxburg, the German ambassa der at Buenos Ayres, has taken no step in that direction. Mexico has remained neutral. --.-.7