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Show WAR LOSSES REACH TOTAL OFH398,000 FRENCH MINISTRY GIVES OUT FIGURES COVERING HOSTILITIES HOSTIL-ITIES IT TO MAY 81. According to a report given Wednesday Wed-nesday at Paris, the losses of Europe in the war up to May 31, as compiled by the French Ministry of War, are as follows: Killed France, 4 60,000; England, 181,000; Belgium, 49,000; Russia, 1,250,000; Germany, 1.630,000; Austria, Aus-tria, 1,160,000; Turkey, 110,000; total, 5,290,000. Wounded France, 660,000; England, Eng-land, 200,000; Belgium, 49,000; Russia, Rus-sia, 850.000; Germany, 1,880,000; Austria, 1,865,000; Turkey, 144,000; total, 6,478,000. Prisoners France, 180,000; England, Eng-land, 90,000; Belgium, 15,000; Russia, Rus-sia, 850,000; Germany, 490,000; Austria, 910,000; Turkey, 95,000; total, 2,630,000. Total France, 1,300,000; England, Eng-land, 471,000; Belgium, 113,000; Russia, 3,780,000; Germany, 4,000,-000; 4,000,-000; Austria, 4,385,000; Turkey, 349.000; total 14,398,000. This table was prepared for publication publi-cation early in June, but was withheld with-held because the French authorities feared the enormity of the flgmres might have a bad moral effect on the people. |