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Show JUflT as Russia is plunging into a war with Turkey, France has footed up her bill of damages for making war on Germany, as follows: The claim which have been paid to private parties for lueaea. sustained during the German invasion amouot to n--.rly JSO. 000,000, and another $100,000,000 tiaa been absorbed by the requisitions maue by the German armies on cities ($40,000,000 on Pans alone), tbo expense of providing for the German army of occupation, and other damages. This is but a part, of course, of the total expense of the Gorman .war to France. It doubled hnr national dobt, rairing it to the frightful sum ol $4,500,000,000, or two and one fourth times as much aa that of tho United Suites. The annual interest charge ol Franco is $200, UOO,-000, UOO,-000, or more than twice as much as that of the United States. |