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ARMY RESERVI
THE GERMAN LOSSES.
CASUALTY LISTS ANALYSED.
War,
CUR CARDINAL PLAN.
finds that
BY THE TIMES MILITARY COREBONDENT]
When a ustion, an matter how deter (Military Bervice Act. 1916.) 6 Whereas by a Proclamation dated the mined to persevere to the and in a great 4th August, 1014. His Majesty in exercise of powers conferred on him by the Reservo
is exhausting its supply Foron Act, 1882 ordared (The Right insa, and can no longer maintain its Honourable Herliert Henry Asquith) on strengths in the field against enemies more of His Majesty's Principal Scoretaries fortunately circumstanced, it is driven to of State, from time to time to give, and, when given, to revoko og vary such dires. make penco on the best terms that it can tions, as might seen necessary or proper got, knowing that if it delays until for calling out the Army Reserve or all strengths are worn away it must awept any or any of the men helonging thereto.
And Whereas under the provisions of terms, no matter how onerous, the Military Service Act, 1010, certain persong will, on the 2nd March, 1916, bo deemed to have been duly enlisted in His Majesty's Regular Farces for geteral service with the Colours or in the Reserve for the period of the War, and to have been forthwith transferred to the Reserve, And Whereas such Reservists have been assigned to Clasess according to the year of their birth,
The question of German numbers and casualties has therefore interested us all deeply from the first. But few of us have hen in accord on this subject. We are not all agreed about the number of men that German can find to fight, and we are over more divided about German losses, ⠀⠀⠀ The Germans have all the elements necesary for exact calenlation, but we do not completely possess them. For the Germans it is a prob Now therefore I Fiold-Marshal thefem of simple mathematics. It is not se Right Honourabe Earl Kitchener, K.G. for us. There is a wide margin for conjec K.P, one of His Majesty's Principal ture and supposition in our calculations Secretaries of State, do hereby direct Wo find ourselves in the normal atmosphero of war, which one of uncertainty, and we Every Reservist under the Provisions have to pick our way through the din of the Mary Service Act, 1916, who twilight as best we can. Here come in tem- belongs to any of the Classes mautioned in the subjoined Schedule is, unless an aphe wildest estimates are given without
perament, prejudice, and partisanship. plication for a certificate of exemption. has been made and has not been finally one of as being able explictly to centratio disposed of hereby required to report himself for the purpose of joining the Colours on such date and at such plaos, as way hereafter be notified, on, if on or before the 17th day of March, 1910, he has not received any such notice, to re port hiusaf to the Commander of the Recruiting Sub Area at the Recruiting Office nearest to his usual place of resi donce on the aforesaid 17th day of March 1916.
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SPAIN AND THE WAR
COMBATTING DISTRESS.
It has been assumed beyond the Pyrenees
are statistics scattered through German Parish Magazines and the reports of Trades Union and other societies Lastly, there are Cho German official casualty returns, which, on the whole, though not entirely to be trusted, are worthy of respect. Concerning. those lists there has been a great deal of unnecessary ignorance and mystification, that the neutrality which Spain has go hơn. They are published in the Reichsanzeiger surably observed on every side has pre- or Official Gazette and are numbered conserved her from the distress and interfal secutively in Aungchen, or editions. The difficulties which have fallen heavily on lists for Prussia, including those of the minor States, and for Bavaria, Saxony, other countries. Nothing could be further and Wurtemberg, have each the'r own num from the truth, and it is in the desire to bring, but not appear 10 show how courageously and how successful- the supplements mentioned. lists are exceedingly voluminous Somely the Guvernment and the nation have lazy foreign correspondents add up the met and resisted the strain that the follow- Prussion lists by multiplying the numbering notes are put on record. of pages which they fill by the average bumber of names in each page but this leads to considerable divergence from the truth since there are always long lists of corrections,
1914
These
Totals.
0,213. 125,423 279,757 -.235,285 201,952
In the first few weelvi of the war somo 40.000 families of the working class camo pouring into the country across the Fronch frontior. They had been employed in A carefully-compiled addition of these casualtios gives the following totals of France in different industries, and thou- killed, died, wounded, and missing report-auds lnd set up their permanent homea
there. ed during each month:
They returned as destitute as the Belgian, French, or Polish refugete, for, although spared the actual horrors of warfare, they had in most cases lost every- thing they possessed. Spain is not one of the worlthiest countries in Europe, and the eirenmstances were such that thoro could be no thought of aid, from foreign sympathizers. The State rose to the emer-- gency, provided the large suas required to procure food, clothing, and shelter for these families, and-pesisted of course by privato hexovolence--in a abortor time than seemed possible organized their repatriation in the places of their hitth, always the ideal of happiness to the passionately home-loving Spanish peasant,
August September October November December
Jannary February Morch April
.451,630
1015.
Totals, .:163,801 06.241 135,834
135,202
∙May
107,034
·Juno'
182,780
July
150,077
August
146,103
Wo
September October November December
..170,081 184,000
100,802 66,435
Total
January
1916,
1,730,455
For these reasons most of us have not been able to attach more than relative' value to this figures presented to us, think that we know the number of males of military age which Germany possessed at the outbreak of war. We can even sp- proximately distribute them amongst the various trades, professions and occupa tions But the maximum numbers which Foach trade can afford for purposes of wor A Reservist who fails without reasons a matter of estimation for us; we are able cause or excuse to comply with these not quite sure how many soon have been
30,000 approximately. directions will ba guity of an offence taken above and below the military age; This list shows a total of 2,827,085 casual. under the Rasive Forces Act, 1862 | we are not sure how many Germans liable ties for the whole of Germany and for all and 46 Vio, Cap, 46),
to serve were abroad at the declaration of fronts, from the first day of the war till the war and are still unable to return home, nd of January of this year, Mr. Tennant and, in fact, our basis of calculation is not gave the figures up to December 21st, 1915, as firm as we could wish, Then, though at 2,535,768, which is nearly the same allow we have the German casualty lists which ing for the difference in dates, but the lists few people have seen, and fower still under-are so intricate and bully that probably stand, we are not positive that they are no two calculations will be exactly in agree accurate, and in any case they do not tell went. Mr. Tennant also showed that, of us the temporary sad permanent losses the total casualties there were 568,986 from stekness, while the number of wound- killed, 24,060 died, 1,560,549 wound ed who actually return to the fighting line ed, and 356,152 missing and prisoners.
BCHEDULE.
Class A Date on which Second Class, Men-horn in 1896) the Classes Third Class
1895 will commen: 1804 ce to be called
FINANCE AND WAR.
ENEMIES GROWING STRAITS Swing reports confirm the rumours, pro vidualy circulated, that the Austrian Tres sury had decided to issue coinage in iron, thus following the example of Germany, In the first instance, the Austrian Glover ment approved the proposal to issue smal back-notes of the value of ten and twenty heller. Now it is settled that iron coins of twenty heler each are to be struck. The Austrian heller is the one-hundredth port of the erown.
The difficulties of the Reichebank are on the increase, notwithstanding the stiffening by order of German and Austrian paper in Switzerland and elsewhere. The Ger man public is beginning to hoard Imperial bank-notes in the place of gold, which has vanished from German territory. As a conse quence of this practice the Reichsbank was compelled to smie for circulation during last December upwards of £30,280,000 in
ROUMANIA'S POSITION.
can
to
Hardly was this first flood of refugees pro- vided for, when fresh contingentu begate to arrivo from other countries, although in less numbers. But by this time the organ- ization was complete, and their needs were provided for without any further appeal to the national charity, which, indeed, was now fully engaged in attending to thou- Paids of families within Spain's own borders, cruelly afflicted by the paralysia of almost all industries, ...
GERMANY, AND THE CORK TRADE,
districts by difficulties experienced in the Great distress has been caused in certain export of cork, oranges, grapes, raisins, almonds, olives, and other perishable pro- ducts which constitute a great part of the industry of Southern and South-Western Spain Gormasy had lost monopolized the cork trade, having to successfully developed the export of cork in sheets as to have very seriously injured the formerly flourishing trade with England in the manufactured article. For some title past the position of the bottle-cork factories has is again a matter of conjecture Thus we see that no one here can speak re cathedra
Can we trust these casualty lista? Up in consequence been on the down grade, and the war seems to have given the whole in- on this subject, and that the best estimate pant we probably can, They are
since much of the export of cork in sheets only be an approximation to the truth. often belated, but so are ours. They constry the finishing touch of depression,
tain many errors which are subsequently
been rendered impossible by our MAXIMUM NUMBERS AVAILABLE
rectified, but so do ours. They only con blockade of the German ports, To the out- When wo endeavour to come to closer tain the names of some men who have died ward eye it seems as though England might grips with this problem w trail Asle of geness probably in the army gone, and have done much to remedy these difficultiog. ourselves now many men. Germany possesses min nitogether as veus, tad Annks of not only winent injury Run Wadrom fit to serve and what proportion of man, then invalided, and the floating population age to herself. But, as a Spaniard deeply in each of the grand divisions of occupa of hospitals and sanatoria. There are some versed in the financing affairs of his nation tions can be taken for the Army. Wo then who distrust these lists profoundly because said to me." The neutrality of our Govern see that Germany had a little over dead found by us often cannot be traced ment renders it impossible for those in 13,000,000 men between the ages of 18 and in the returns, and because the previously authority to make anything like an official 15 when the war began, and we proceed to wounded amongst our prisoners have no appeal for attention to the crisis caused distribute these as best we can according mention, sometimes, in the lists There are in our country by Britain's command of to the information at our disposal for the elements for a charge of wilful decep- the seas. One minor but very road griev example, something under two and a halftion, but on the whole, considering the inance in this connection should be remedied. millions to agriculture, the same number to mense difficulty of rendering accurate This is the prohibition of the import of mining and metal working, and so on statistics, the charge is not made out. We Spanish almonds by England, while that of through all the various trades, not forget-must remember that whole unite occasionally dried raisins is permitted. ting the railways, posts, and telegraphs, disappear with their records, and that in So far, we are on fairly sure ground Germany gaps at the front are filled up in
But when it becomes a question how any of these men can be taken from each grand division we are reduced to estima tion. We cannot allow such help to the German Army from the half million or more
This figure of 2,027,085 casualties for 18 men employed upon railways, posts, nad telegraphs, and so most of these people may months gives us a monthly average of near
the quickest way, regardless of the terri- torial system and in a few cases without regard even to State limits
NET PERMANENT LOSS.
It may seem
a small matter to England, where money. is reckoned by millions, but it spells ruin for many a home in Southern and South- by what appears to be a purely arbitrary Western Spain, and sero fedling is created
distinction.
Senor Urzaiz, the Minister of Finance in the new Liberal Cabinet, has removed st a stroke all bars placed upon exports and imports, on the ground that Spain needs
homely phraseology, telle traders "to buy and sell whatever they have a market for "although of course reserving the right of restriction in particular cases should circumstances arise to make this necessary. in the interests of the country. Senor Urzaiz is spoken of evon by his bitterest political opponente as one of the most straight- forward and longest-headed financiers in the country, and it should not be long before Spanish trade revives under his energetic direction--Times.
there may stil be 2,000,000 men liable to be brought forward to reinforce the armies in the field, and that the strength of these armies will not begin to fail until the sup- ply is exhausted, be
new notes to make good the growing scar. t once be written off, useful though theyly 146,000 easualties, bus in order to arrive the trade she can get." He, therefore, city. If the recognised proportion between Are at their own business to the Army. We at the not waste we have to deduce the notes issued and god held in roserve was probably should not take more than half wounded who, return to the front, and to honestly maintained, this widition to the the men who ate employed upon industries add the men invalided and the floating fiduciary circulation in the empire would which support the railways and the teleopulation of hospitals and sanatoria Hero ba equivalent to the withdrawal from the graphs while from miners metal workers, again we are in the region of estimate and Reichsbank of over £8,650,000 of gold the textile trades, leather workers, and conjecture, The German Medical Service seraped together with the greatest difficulty provision merchants we should be generous boast that they return to the ranks a very and pressure in all parts of Germany, and if we attributed to the Army much over high percentage of the wounded, claiming now sadly reduced by payments abroad. 20 per cent of the whole. From agriculture this figure in some cases to be 34 per cent. If the real and not the assumed amount of we might expoch from 70 to 80 per cent, of hut assuredly many of these are only fit for gold at the Imperial Bank be considered. the hand, to be withdrawn and perbups service in the interior at the best, and it is the printing of over thirty million pounds the figure may be higher on account of the probably fair to suppose that 25 per cent. worth of new paper currency in addition prisoners employed in the fields and the of the wounded are permanently out of to the quantity already issued in banks xtension of female labour. From the action. If we assume that 50 per cent. of notes, reaching a točal of probably building, quarrying, and allied trades we the whole number of wounded return to the £600.000.000, 38 a matter of consequence might assume that over 75 per cent, may be front, we have to reduce the total casual The entput of eval in Germany is diminish withdrawn, and the same figure is fair for ties by 790.000, and the monthly net wast ing, notwithstanding the employment on a the fishermen for men of independent age from 146,000 to 102,000. To this figure large scale of prisoners of war in the coal means, and for the very poor. On this we have per contra to add the invalided pits. The production of coal in the mincestimation we arrive at the figure of a bile non, the number of whom my amount to belonging to the Rhenish Westphalian Syn over 8,000,000 as the maximum number 35,000 a month, or may be more or less; and When will this moment come! Tho dicate has fallen from 205,000 tons daily which can be caled upon or retained with we have to bear in mind that floating popu- answer is that it depends entirely upon the last summer to 180.000 tons daily last the colours. The latter category may prolation of the sick in hospitals, which may rate of casiskies which in its turn depends December.
vide 200,000 men of those not yet called up, be 150,000, or again more or less. All things upon the efforts of the Allica. Lest spring but they would have little military value considered, the net permanent loss of the wo had a French semi-official statemen As for the young contingents, the class of German Army during the past 18 months that the German reserves would be exhaust 1916 is already incorporated, Tha, of 1917 of war may be approximately estimated at cd in 1915, but this statement was based less volunteers, gives about 350,000 men at 2,627,085 total casualties, minus 790,000 upon the rate of German losses in 1014, and the depot, while the class of 1918, when wounded returned to the front, and plus this rate has not been maintained. If the called up, will be about the same These 30,000 invalided and 150,000 mck in hos Germans lose 250,000 mens month in the young contingents are included in the pitu's, or on the whole estimate a net loss months ahend of us they will exhaust their 6,000,000 men above mentioned,
of nearly 2,600,000 in round figures, and power of reinforcement by September sext, an average monthly loss of a little over but if the raid of loss is 160,000 144,000 men These are at all events the a month, then obviously the field minimum losses and if we care to make a armies can go on till February, 1917, and. moderate addition for omissions and errors only after that date will begin to foll we can approximately place the monthly away. Finally, of we dispose of no mora casualties at 150,090 and the total net losses
Germans per month than we did during the month which has just elapsed-namely, 38,000-there is no particular reason, on the basis of numbers alone, why we should set any particular terus upon the war
If we insist upon fighting Turks and Bulgars and what not instead of Germans we make a great mistake, We have only one enemy that counts, and whose fall will bring his confederates down with him We reserve and in Ger- should, therefore, concentrate upon him, many. Not all these can be added to set against hir offensively with all our the armies in the field, for there are lines might recall all useless detachments, of communication to be guarded the coast liquidate all foolish adventures which waste and neutral frontiers to be watched gorri- our armies whi'e causing the Gerang 10 sons to be found, prisoners to be guarded, be, and act defensively with the least and all carts of other services to be per posable numbers in every theatre other formed. But, even if we add 300,000 for than the principal. This should be the man over 45 and leave 400,000 in the cardinal plan of the war, and victory is interior, we must in prudence admit that assured if it is pursued relentlessly.
KAISER'S THREAT,
It is reported from Bucharest that all the independent Romanian newspapers re produce significant declarations which, according to reliable information, the
THE FIELD ARMIES.
divisions in the field. There, with the There are at present some 170 Germau cavalry, Army troops, and an unusually high proportion of artillery and technical
Kaiser made to King Ferdmand and M. Radoslavoff, in the presence of several Bulgarian political and military notabi lities on the occasion of the recent meeting
Nish.
at 2,700,000 out of action for good. We services, have a normal establishment of
600,000 or thereabouts when units are up
to strength. This has rarely born the case WHEN WILL DRAFTS PAIL in the past, except at the opening of the war and we have usually found German companies to average 175 men instead of 50. But recently componies 300 strong have been reported in the West, and it is always best to assume that strengths are complete so as to spare ourselves disappoint ments. We can take 3,600,000 as approxi- mately the aggregate establishment, at all events of the German Armies
Now if wo add 3,600,000 of the field armies to the 2,700,000 of the casualties we have the figure of 6,300,000, which we must deduct from the 9,000,000 represent ing the maximum number available for ser vice. This gives us 2,700,000 men still
in available
If Roumania does not realise what Bel gium has suffered, because she is too far away. I believe she has seen the sufferings af Serbia," said the Kaiser." If this lesson has not been suficient, we, ourselves, the Bulgarian, and the Turks, have an any strong enough to cross the Danube I have heard it said that it is only mixby kilometres from the Danube to Bucharest
The Journal of the Balkans expresses Roumanian political and military opinion of this utterance as follows
"If it is true that the Kaiser har mada There are many ways of estimating and this interesting geographicalculation, checking the German casualtice. There he seems to have forgotten that along theag, are estimates made by Allied commanders sixty kilometres he would have to meet in the field, which are to put it mildly, 600,000 bayonets and a few cannotis," rarely under the mark. There is the ana Central News.
logy of the losses of the Allies and there