France has lost some 1,400,000 men killed outright in the war, and there are many crippled in But amongst the civil population Die war has also proved disastrous, for the births, which numbered (504,811 in 1913, dropped to 313,310 in 1017. These were the totals in the 77 uninvaded departments. In 1!)15 the deaths amongst non-combatants exceeded the births by 267,340, in 1916 they were 292,655 in excess, and iu 1917 269,338 in excess, and in the four years IM4-17 inclusive the deaths exceeded the birtlis by 883,0Q0,
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 May 1919, Page 10
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88Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 Taranaki Daily News, 24 May 1919, Page 10
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