On the Western frontier the encounters have been less sanguinary, but they have been marked by an all-round slight advance on the part of the French and British, which are both slowly bringing their reserves into line. No doubt the losses of the Allies are considerable, but it should not be forgotten that even if, man for man on, the German side is placed de combat, the rate of attrition must be enormous since they are fighting on three front.
Those losses were officially est: imated according to @ British statement this week, at 2} million, exclusive of the casualties in the recent terrific fighting in the East. and even assuming that 60 per cent. of their men recover—and that is the British percentage—sufficiently to rejoin and fight again, they have already lost one million men out of a total strength of five million. At the present time, moreover they now have pra: i the fighting li even France has plenty of reserves, while those of Russia are inexhaustible. and England has already three million men under arms.
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