THE RECKONING.
7,000.000 GERMAN CASUALTIES. j fP» C»"!« P:mm .A ««•!'!» uon —Copyriciit.) i .'Au»tr.i:i»" nr.'! X.Z. Cable /iwsorlstircn.) j LONDON, .laminry 0. ; In. fnsnrcrl (iotmnn casualty lists j ,hoTv tho ti'THian during the rar }o have a.s follows -- j ARMY. K.illr<i • l,7lJj,<Jt«> Wounded ... 4,22-1,107 Prisoners and missing ... 1,07.1,019 Total ... 7,015,J>72 NAVY. Killed 24,112 Wounded ... 20,8-10 Prisoners rnd missing ... 11,654 | Total ... t>5f,DQ R EPA RATIO .V TO FH ANCE. Hditet'i Te!o(rr*m«.) PARIS, .January 4. The Minister of Finnnco, spanking in Chamber of "Deputies, stated that Franco was already able, thanks to Germany, to pay 1/5,000,000,000 francs for military pensions, and 10,000,000.000 frnnrs for the benefit of tho occupied districts. NTTW TfiAR THOUGHTS. ("Th« Times.") LONDON". January G. Now Year messages addressed to the fk-rman troops contrast strikingly with tho unveiled bitterness of tho reactionary naval officers. Tho president of tho National Soldiers' League advises members not to harbour thoughts of revenge, but to concentrate on working out democratic institutions.
Dr. Karl von Helfferich savs: "Our motto must be 'Work, llopc, Fight!' " Admiral von Meurcr, wlio commanded tho Baltic Squadron, issued nn order of the day describing as a "glorious deed," tho scuttling of the fleet at Scapa Flow, and declaring that tho ships wero "handed over through a disgraceful breach of contract."
SCAPA FLOW. ("The Timea.") LONDON 1 , January 6. Admiralty salvage ships have carried out extensive soundings at Scapa Flow. They have reported to the Allied Commission, which, guided by tho results of tho soundings, has decided to blow tin tho Gorman ships.
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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16727, 9 January 1920, Page 7
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