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Show WHAT ARE THE LOSSES? On a day last week, the German OBBefl in killed and disabled were placed at over five million men by one of the big news services of the coun try. Either that estimate is very high or the following table compiled by a member of the Utah council of defense is too low: Estimated casualties up to August. 1917: Killed Disabled England 307,500 231,000 France 1, 282,500 951,000 j Russia 2.250,000 1,719,000 I Italy 157.000 110,000 ! Belgium 75.000 49.000 Serbia 165,000 63.ooo ; Rumania 100.000 60.00" 'Entente 4.337.00 3.183,000 Germany 1.327.500 953.000 Austria-Hungary ..1,077.000 799.000 Turkey 225.000 157.000 : Bulgaria 37.500 27,000 Teutonic 2 667,000 1.936,000 Grand total 7.004.000 5.119,000 Since August, last year, the casual ties have been increased by eight months' of heavy fighting. If Germany has lost not more than 2.500.000. and Austria Hungary not to BXCi ad 2,000.000, then the central powers pow-ers can continue the war almost indefinitely. in-definitely. On the west front the French and British have fought Germans and their combined losses should not be greater than the Germans who have faced French. British. Belgians, Serbs, Italians Ital-ians and Russians. The figures, if fairly accurate, are not encouraging Russia, up to August. 1917. is cred- j ited with having suffered more than one-half of all the losses inflicted on the entente. The Standard is of 1he opinion that the Germans on the west front have had greater casualties than both the , British and French forces. To those figures must be added heavy losses on the Russian front. |