GERMANY'S WAR STRENGTH.
During the hearing of the claims by the Crown for the comlemna Uoii of four Scandinavian vessels ami their cargoes In the British Prize Court on August J, the Solicitor-(General read an affidavit sworn by Major Dillon, of the War Office, which contained German statistics of gieat interest. Major Dillon gave an estimate of the number of persons who could not be regarded, in the view of the Crown, as “civilian population” because of their dependence on direct support from the German Government. He put forward the following figures :
Men. tinder arms both fronts 4,000,000 In training ... ... 750,000 On the railways ... 500,000 Employed in Krupp’s and other munition factories ... ... 750,000 Engaged in coal mines and in clothing and other factories ... 2,000,000 Total ... ... S ,000,000 Major Dillon computes the casualties of the German Army, “including constant temporary wastage,” at 2,000,000 men. On these figures and on those showing the number of separation allowances, the Solicitor General came to the conclusion that about 20,000,000 people are, or may become, dependent in the last resort on rations from the State.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1449, 21 September 1915, Page 2
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180GERMANY'S WAR STRENGTH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1449, 21 September 1915, Page 2
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