Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-01-01 | Page 6 | Rain Decreases Fatalities; Ally Somme Toll 520,017

I V o er 4 l V 4 4 II I 1 4 V VRain 4 1 I IRain Rain Decreases Fatalities Ie ol 4 Ally Somme Toll Ie 4 4 r 4 ol 4 LONDON Jan Tie The 1 The effect I. 4 4 of cessation of the Somme of of- p oJ- I. 4 with the tho advent of un- un j p 4 favorable weather conditions inA in- in p in-p A a. eluding rain ram and snow is shown J In those figures which give a o. o I. I 4 clail daily average of 1548 casualties 4 4 1 for tho tiro twenty four days clays covered I. I j 4 by the report In November the 4 or E Ii daily average was 2428 2423 and in in j J of I October The losses report report- V r. r ed d in December bring up the total 01 British c casualties since the beginning bo- bo boT o. o T J. J glnn ginning ng of tho offensive t. t J to a. a I 44 44 4 I