The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 15, 1917, Page 3, Image 3
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,*
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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each and costs, and to serve one year
each in the federal prison at Atlanta,
Ga.
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an earthquake won't destroy it before
they get there and that a hurricane
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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.
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