Germany.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 256, 8 April 1915, Page 5

Germany.

ENORMOUS PRUSSIAN LOSSES

THE BISMARCK CENTENARY.

London, April 6.

Prussian losses announced total 1,133,000, excluding 167 Bavarian, 128 Saxon, 148 W 7 urtemburg, and 24 naval casualty lists. The Kaiser, in a message regsetting his absence from the Bismarck Centenary celebrations, said: "My business remains in the field in the hot battle. That we shall succeed is assured by God's mercy, by our unanimous will for victory, and by the pledge of every sacrifice for the Fatherland. The reward will be a flourishing national life, enabling the German people to develop in freedom and strength, that will be the crown to the proud structure of which Bismarck laid the foundation." (The population of Prussia is 40 millions, and that of the whole of Germany (i 5 millions. Assuming the loss has been equally spread, the total casualties would amount to 1,841,000. Adding the lnttes from disease it is clear that Germany has lost at least two millions of her best troops. Many of these, however, will be patched up and return to the front.)

ESTIMATED CASUALTIES AMONG OFFICERS.

FORTY-THREE GENERALS KILLED.

Received April 7, 10.50 p.m. London, April 7

Rcuter's Paris correspondent states: Oflieial estimates show that Germany-to March 15 had lost 21,270 officers, of whom 0925 were killed, including fortythree generals.

" PRUSSIAN TERRITORY " IN

POLAND.

Received .April 8, 12.30 a.m. Paris, April 7.

A German wireless message states that twenty thousand square miles of Prussian territory are now held in Central Poland.