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Show oo WHAT ARE THE LOSSES? A French officer, just from the fight- ing front, places the German losses be tween Montdidier and Noyon, in the late offensive, at 80,000. Other authorities have given the German casualties since March 21, exclusive ex-clusive of the last attacks, at 660.-000. 660.-000. If these figures are approximately approximate-ly correct. Hindcnburg has lost one-third one-third of his effectives. But estimates of the losses of the enemy always are guesses, based on statements made by prisoners or the withdrarwal of divisions from the battle bat-tle line. This we do know, that the British lost not less than 250,000 in the Pic-axdy Pic-axdy and Flanders drives. How many British prisoners were taken, no one seems to know. The I Germans claimed over 160,000. But often the Teutons add all the civil population of military age, and their totals are unreliable. If the Germans have had 740,000 ! casualties, the fighting since the first day of spring should not be other than heartening to the Allies. oo |