Huge German Losses

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 January 1916, Page 3

Huge German Losses

Saw \orkj Nov. i. Mr. Horace Green, the special corres poiident ol the .New iork Evening I'oßt, is revisiting Germany after nearly a. year's absence, and in a letter dated October o ho deals with the changing spirits of the Germans, tliue mainly to their tremendous losses. He writes The German casualties lor the single week ended October 1 were (31,955. m other 'words, 61,905 German citizens, more than 8,850 a day, have been killed, wounded, or taken prisoner during the last seven days of Russian warfare. Since it takes a week or more to compile reports from the front, these figures can have no connection with thi< great fight of this week along the Western fiont, ■wherelluring the renewed English and French offensive it is Saidi the losses were three times greater than dining any similar period of the war.

The seven days from September 23 to •Sl> inclusive were not above the average of the past two months. In each column of the lists were 120 names. September 30 there were 72 columns of names, making a total of 8640 losses. On September 29 there were 60 columns giving 7200 names, and the losses for other days of the week 11 g ured in the same way as follows--

Septciriber 28, 9000; September 27, 8625; September 26, no list posted; September 25 11,080; September 24, 8810; September 23, 8700.

By far the greatest number of losses wore sustained by the Prussians. It is reported that the Prussians alone havo lost more than 2.000.000 men up tc this date. In all cases the Prussian, Saxon and Bavarian losses were grouped separately. in certain instances companies, and even entire regiments Avere wipedi out.