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Show LOSSES IN THE WORLD WAR. While the world war was on if was impassible to get an accurate state ment of the losses, as both sides to the conflict concealed their punishment. punish-ment. Lately official casualties have been made public. Oermany's killed in battle totaled 1,-808,545 1,-808,545 and wounded 4,246,779. It is estimated the soldier and civilian losses, directly and Indirectly by the war, were 12,000,000. There were 13,000,000 men under arms In Oermany during the war. This ie more than three nrne the number I drawn into service by the United States and gives some idea r how ex tenslvely Germany called on its man power. Oue in eVl rj live of the popu lalion was involved At 'hat ratio the I'nlted Slates would have placed 2'-, 000,000 men in the held ami ogder would have sent over Timid nien to war. At the ratio of loss, Ogden would 'have had 1000 dead and 2300 wounded, and the total deaths caused by the conflict would have bee) 0500. Let us be thankful thai we suffered suf-fered so slightly from the horrors of the war. |