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Show AMERICAN CASUALTIES. The estimate of casualties in the American army in foreign service has been raised to 105,000. Immediately following the signing of the armistice the total was placod at 100,000. As many men who were wounded early last month and takon to base hospitals have writton home, telling of their misfortune, misfor-tune, the fact that the relatives have not been officially notified is proof of the fact that the casualty lists, as printed from day to day, are still several sev-eral weeks behind. The fighting along the Meuse was the most desperate in which the American troops engaged, for breaking through at this point meant overwhelming disaster to the Germans and they fought w-ith desperation. The Americans fiually crossed the Meuse on j pontoon bridges in the face of tremendous tremen-dous artillery fire, and their losses at this point must have been very great. j But tho battle raged for many days and not an inch of ground was yielded by tho enemy without a struggle. Had the war not stopped at the time it did wc undoubtedly would have been compelled com-pelled to sacrifice many thousand livo3 before the closing down of winter and an almost unlimited number in tin spring, provided the Germans could hold out that long. With our object accomplished accom-plished we oro very well satisfied that the struggle is ended, for nothing would bo pained by useless slaughter. As regards re-gards the latest casualty estimate, we fear that it has been placed at too low a figure and that when an accurate count has been made wo shall experience experi-ence somewhat of a disagreeable surprise sur-prise if the British lists may be taken as an example. Still, we hope for the best. |