Show I BRITISH CASUALTIES IN OCTOBER 1 Daily A Average Average Loss in Fighting Fight t tin in ing on All Fronts Less Than in September I London Oct 31 British British casual casualties les reported In October In all war areas are Officers men 1070 October Jos losses es of oC bring up the total British casualties for the four tour m th of oC the tho Somme offensive to HIO HI- HI O The dally average loss for Cor October October October Octo Octo- ber Is The British figures e- e especial In Interest Interest interest In- In terest on account of or their bearing en n the controversy eu between London and Berlin BellIn regarding the losses of ot the allies allieson on the Somme Several Se of ot the statements statements state state- ments in October from the German war office dwelt on the sacrifices of ot the British and French to obtain a n. comparatively comparatively small amount of or territory Unofficial advices from British sources stated state the losses of ot the allies relative e to those of ot tho the Germans and to the operations undertaken were de decreasing decreasing decreasing de- de creasing to a marked marlell extent on account of ot increased efficiency of ot the artillery and aerial services ices So far tar as Is shown n h by tho the London figures figures fig fig- I I ures ure which of ot course tal take e no account of oC the French casualties tho the losses Josses of ot tho the British have been decreasing since August The total reported for Cor September September Sep Sep- was 49 or a dally daily average of more than In n August the total was a dally daily average elage of or In Jul July however the casualties reported were only |