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TEN MILLION CASUALTIES. LOSSES OF ENTENTE ALMOST DOUBLE CENTRAL POWERS. French Casualties 1,810,800; England's One-third of France's; Kouinania 500,000. Washington. March 11.?More than 10,000,000 men are recorded as killed, wounded, captured or missing in the European war, in the first complete tabulation of official and authenticated semi-official reports ot the various belligerents received here. Among the military proper 4,441,200 are reported dead: 2,59S,500 wounded, and 2,567,500 captured, and missing. Among civilian, especially on the Russian and Balkan fronts and in Armenia, another 400,000 are figured as either dead or wounded through the war. These figures are admittedly only approximate and in some instances necessarily several weeks old. They are not called exact in any sense, but are known to be so nearly correct as to give a fairly reliable picture of the war's results. The figures are certainly minimum figures, and then on a careful rechecking with all available authentic information. Losses on Each Side. The entente's losses are given as 6,318,400, as against 3,384,800 for the central empires. One reason for the great discrepancy between the two is believed to be the relative unpreparedness of the entente, the disastrous retreats in France in the beginning of the war, in Russia, from the Mazurian lakes, and the Carpathians and Roumania. The entente's dead total, 2,890,* " " * ? ? f\ OA A -C 4uu, against i,oou,suu iur mo central empires; the entente's wounded total, 1,676,500, against 922,000 for their enemies; and their captured and missing 1,652,500, against 912,OOo for the central empires. These losses are based upon the assumption that in Germany 90 per cent, of the total wounded return to the front and 80 per cent, in all the other countries. Russia Heaviest Loser. Russia is infinitely the heaviest loser so far, jvith a grand total of 3,084,200 men. The bulk of these losses occurred in the Mazurian lake disaster and the two retreats from the Carpathians. Moreover, lack of communications and hospital facilities has made the death rate in Russia extraordinarily high. Their dead total, 1,500,000, their wounded, 784,200, and their prisoners and missing, 800,000, which is said to be much lower than the probable number. France has suffered the second highest casualties with a total of 1,810,800, largely because of the early retreat to the Marne and the terrific losses in the defense of Verdun. Her dead total 870,000; her wounded,, 540,800, and her missing and cap tured, 400,000, though this last figure is believed here to be improbably high. England's Tottal. England's total falls far below, being about one-third France's and one-sixth Russia's, owing, of course, to her late sending of a continental army. From now on, however, her losses are expected to keep fairly close to those of the French, who have seriously felt the drain on man power. England's total comes to 515,400, with 205,400 dead; 102,500 wounded, and 107,500 captured and missing. Roumania, though entering the war only last summer, has lost half a million men through her fatal attempt to cross into Transylvania when the central powers were outflanking her through the Dobrudja. Her dead are given as 100,000; her wounded as 150,000 and her captured and missing about 250,000. Italy has been saved from extreme casualties through the impossibility of open operations of her mountainous frontiers. Her total reaches 209,000, including 105,000 dead, 49,000 wounded and 55,000 captured and missing. Belgium and Serbia. Belgium and Serbia, the only two small States overrun by the German machine after desperate resistance, have lost 'very heavily in proportion to population. "Belgium's casualties come to 112,000 with 50,000 dead, 22,000 wounded and 40,000 captured j : J J ~ ctuu misbiug. oeruia s ueau coixie tu 60,000 and her wounded to 28,000, making a total of SS,000, with the number of missing and captured large, but unknown. Germany, among the central empires, is given as by far the largest loser. Her total casualties are 1.585,200, or 225,000 less than France's. Her dead come to S93,200, which is slightly higher than France's, while her wounded are set at 450,000 and her captured and missing 245,000, proportionately the lowest of the nations. Germany, because of her fighting on interior lines without having suffered a LIEBKXFKLS MFX CONVICTED. i Federal Court Jury at Florence Returns Verdict in XX Minutes. Florence, March 9.?A trial which has attracted international attention was concluded here this afternoon when eight officers of the German freight steamer Liebenfels were convicted by a jury in the United States court of sinking their ship in Charleston harbor, in the channel of the Cooper river, on January 31, last. The verdict was returned by the juryafter deliberation of only thirtythree minutes. The jury added a recommendation of mercy to the verdict. The defendants were found not *,J? J yviU irk/linfm Anf guniy unusr auuiuct luuivtmcuii charging conspiracy to sink the Liebenfels, which had been in Charleston harbor since August 4, 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the European war. They were tried under both indictments at the same time. Judge H. A. M. Smith, presiding, after ordering the defendants before the bar for sentence, decided that he would defer pronouncing sentence until tomorrow morning. The district attorney asked that the court make an example in this case, while counsel for the defense made a plea for leniency. The Penalty Provided. The penalty provided by the United States statute is a fine of from $500 to $2,500 or imprisonment from thirty days to one year, or both, in the discretion of the court. Judge Smith stated that he would make the punishment sufficient to be felt by the convicted men and expressed the opinion that adequate punishment in this case might act as a deterrent upon others. The defendants are: John Lubken, chief officer; George Sunkel, third officer; Jonas Edward Jansen, chief /engineer; Heinrich Watternburg, assistant engineer; Johann Wilhelm Buse, second assistant engineer; Meritz Von Thulen, third assistant engineer; August Neuse, fourth assistant engineer; William Schwarting, machinist. All of these are Germans except Jansen, who is a Dane. The time consumed in the trial was much shorter than was expected, less than nine hours of the court's actual working time. It was begun yesterday afternoon. The defense did not offer any testimony, to the disappointment of the spectators, many of whom were banking on hearing what the defendants might have to say in their own behalf. The government used only ten witnesses, although a number of others were on hand to testify if needed. Prison Terms Given. .Florence, March 10.?When the United States district court was convened this morning the eight officers of the German steamer Liebenfels, who were convicted yesterday of sinking their ship in Charleston harbor, January 31, last, were brought before Judge Henry A. M. Smith, and wprn spntPn/>Pfl tn nav a fin a nf Srififl each and costs, and to serve one year each in the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga. Owns Treasure Island. John T. McCutcheon, with his bride, is on his way to Treasure Isand, which he owns, and we trust an earthquake won't destroy it before they get there and that a hurricane won't destroy them atfer they arrive. McCutcheon is one of the few man in the world's history to own an island. Most islands in the United States (found usually in boundary rivers) are used for the comfort of blind tigers.?Montgomery Advertiser. Small pockets for valuables, intended to be fastened to linings of shoes, have been patented. bloody retreat, and with a highly efficient medical service, has lost very few in captured and wounded, but her offensives have led her into heavy losses in dead. Nearly onethird of her losses are estimated to have been suffered around Verdun. Austria's Losses. Austria is only slightly less heavy a loser than Germany with a total of 1,469,100. Her dead, however, only number 523,100 and her wounded 355,000. Her captured and missing run up to 591,000, owing to the heavy losses of prisoners in the two retreats before the Russians. Turkey also has been a heavy loser, having a wide sweep of front from Gallipoli through Syria, Araoia Mesopotamia and Armenia with serious pressure from British, Russian and native armies. Her total is given as 307,000, with 127,000 dead, 110,000 wounded, and 70,000 captured and missing. Bulgaria is the smallest loser, with the meagre total of 20.300, largely because the Serbian campaign was won merely by the threat of her entrance into the war. Her dead total, 7,500; her wounded. 7,000, and her captured and missing, 6,000. iSomething fierce-? *8* IYou'll never get a repair bill ,Ag ^ j ^P, from us that w*^ give you "i* ?* & -III I1 a "sinkin= spell." We do .!? iv^ / ?nl*V wkat is necessar>" when "ji 2 w? tackle your auto, and ?9p A IA . / \\ \ orarvtli ir? <r n-o ^ rv mvoc fn_ Ak I \ ^ * V ? \/A f?\? 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