Show f 3 German Birth Rate Third Of Losses in m Man NIan Power With TUh an Active e Army of She is Losing at the Rate of Annually as Against Recruiting Recruiting Recruiting Recruit Recruit- ing of Ye Yearly Germany German at last has reached the turning point he her fighting I force is being depleted much more rapidly than it can be supplied with frith I new men and military observers belove believe be b be- be love lieve her entire reserves which cannot can can- cannot can I not possibly exceed will be completely exhausted within a n. very I few months Reduced to figures Germany Is losing men a aj i I month in killed incapacitated by wounds from Cram further service and I prisoners or a year ear Some I authorities place the number at dou- dou I dou-I I N s J ble those amounts She is gaining from new recruits fewer than a year This leaves a net loss of her army of men a year ear 5 a loss which cannot be replaced Already Alread Germany has called to the colors the class of 1917 1517 7 to furnish I stock for slaughter slaughter 1 fleisch meat for Cor cannon Bismarck used to call them I I Germanys Germany's population in 1910 was in 1900 It was I showing an increase of I In the 10 years cars This does not include a population of about 15 In the Uie German colonies in Africa and Asia which were Immediately immediately Imme imme- cut off on the beginning of or the war from being of oC an any use to I the mother country from the viewpoint viewpoint view view- point of military strength The colonies col col- co colonies 1 1 onies of or England France and Belgium Bel Del glum gium it ma may be mentioned have on the other hand been a source of ot I constantly increasing additions to the I military power Jower of oC those countries I Germanys Germany's average a increase in pop population pop I 1 for the 10 years ears mentioned was about There is a a slight light c excess cess of or male births births 1060 1 boys Lays to to over every 1000 girls This I would give an average increase of I males to females I IAn An estimated yearly yearly- addition of I 4 men to th the tha arm army out of I born is certainly a very ery lib Jib fl eral allowance i losses the German nerman official offs om- cial vial lists of ot casualties since the war war began up to June 1 g give ve dead nn and l 3 prisoners pr's pris- and missing a total of or 2924 for the 22 months months about about a month or a year This yearly gross loss Is four times as much as the annual addition to the army by the most liberal est est- mate that 40 per cent of ot the wounded return to the ranks would reduce the net loss to a year car against an annual recruitment of I I |