Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 21 | British Toll of Killed is Half Million

TOLLs TOLL s OF KILLED IS HALF MILLION Four Times That Number r Wounded or Missing l b br in Last Four Foul Years Years' r J I 1 New e York lug Aug 3 Gre Great Great Britain's contribution r ont to the success of or the the theal alOS al- al OS llos was made public hero here to today l on the eve e of or tho the fourth anniversary ersary tomorrow to tomorrow to- to morrow morrow orrow Of ot the United Kingdoms Kingdom's lom's en- en tranco anto Into war maar w r br bt the tho British h bureau oi of Information of ot the British war mis- mis Ion elon st Staggering tl figures that tell an clo clo- quent q story of ot sacrifices heroic de determination de- de termination lon and a accomplishment are e b by the the- bureau which points hut 0 out that Great Britain and her colonies have have e raised soldiers of ot whom have ha been slain plain and two Uon are wounded or missing England I herself C. C It Is said has s furnished fiO GO p per percent per r Cent of or the fighters and suffered 7 77 per percent font cent nt of ot the casualties it has been heen estimated the bureau seven seven- s s that Britain has fought on se en teen tech fronts during the past four Cour years carl Including Belgium France Ilal Italy Serbia Sert Ser Ser- bi bia 1 Greece Russia Palestine t tamia foals China an and North East and West Vest Africa K It Is stated plated that the expenditure of or rifle 1 ammunition per week Is now ty fire times greater than tho average expenditure during the first ten months of or the struggle Machine gun output Is thirty times great great- reat- reat I er r. r The Tile ministry of or munitions now J handles articles a I. I week weel and andIn In addition to more than ninety arsenals arsenals arse arse- I arse-I nals ls Great GreM Britain now has government gov- gov K controlled factories all nil workIng work work- work work-I In Ing night and da day on munitions and Ii The British navy has trebled Its personnel personnel per per- and doubled the tho fighting arma arma- armament ment since entering the conflict It and ind tho merchant marine has hns transported transported trans trans- ported over o seas men 2000 00 horses and mules cannon gun un carriages es and other vehicles 23 25 1 OOOO tons tong of explosives tons of or oil and and fuel Cuel and tons of oC food rood and other stores tt Jt a Q