Show SLEVEN MILLION ARE SLAIN fearful toll of life as re result suit of world war london the number of men killed in ill the war thus far was estimated at seven million by aith arthur ur henderson enderson II member b er of tile war council in un in address addres saturday at lU climond ue uc estimated the total casualties of the war to be in ex excess cess of the population of oc the united kingdom tile the population of the united kingdom according accor dins t to the ceci census u of 1911 was 15 mr said that after lie nearly arly three years of military effort which was unprecedented there was no immediate prope prospect ct of cessation 0 of filos hostilities tili ties the bevele character of the war and it t d its pi elongation prolongation tempted sol some no persons to ask why peace should not be attempted by other means ille aus lie ic would tell thern them lie he said it was because the challenge thrown down by germany lit in 1911 1914 1 still hold held good the lust hist of itoi world id dominion which dictated the policy of aggressive military action on oil the pait pai t of germany continued to bo be supported by the goiman eni emperor geror and ins his Pru druian prussian Ian advisers until tit tin great let act of liberation had been fully achieved the allies cou could id not falter |