LOSSES AT SEA.
ALLIES.
Great Britain—Battleships, 13; Battle Cruisers, 3; Cruisers, 25; Monitors, 6; Destroyers, 64; Torpedo Boats, 10; Submarines, 50; Small Craft, 271. Total, 550,000 tons.
France—Battleships, 4; Cruisers, 5; Destroyers, 14; Torpedo Boats, 8; Submarines, 14; Small Craft, 9. Total 110,000 tons.
Italy—Battleships, 3; Cruisers, 2; Monitors, 1; Destroyers, 10; Torpedo Boats, 5; Submarines, 8. Total 76,000 tons.
Japan—Battleships, 1; Cruisers, 4; Destroyers, 3; Torpedo Boat, 1. Total, 50,000 tons.
United States—Cruiser, 1; Destroyers, 2; Submarine, 1. Total, 17,000 tons.
Total for all the Allies—803,000 tons.
ENEMY.
Germany—Battleship, 1; Battle Cruiser, 1; Cruisers, 24; Destroyers, 72; Torpedo Boats, 51; Submarines, 205. Total, 350,000 tons.
Austria-Hungary—Battleships, 3; Cruisers, 2; Monitors, 3; Destroyers, 5; Torpedo Boats, 4; Submarines, 8. Total, 65,000 tons. Total for the Central Powers—415,000 tons.
WAR HONOURS.
The list of war honours conferred for services in the field is a lengthy one. It comprises:—
BRITISH FORCES.
| Victoria Cross | 563 |
| Victoria Cross Bars | 2 |
| Distinguished Service Ord. | 8,435 |
| Distinguished Bars (1st) | 609 |
| Distinguished (2nd) | 52 |
| Distinguished (3rd) | 3 |
| Military Cross | 35,802 |
| Military Cross Bars (1st) | 2,401 |
| Military Cross (2nd) | 133 |
| Military Cross (3rd) | 14 |
| Royal Red Cross (1st Class) | 350 |
| Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) | 1,048 |
| Royal Red Cross (Bars) | 17 |
| Distinguished Conduct Medal | 22,800 |
| Distinguished Conduct Medal Bars (1st) | 392 |
| Distinguished Conduct Medal (2nd) | 6 |
| Military Medal | 91,721 |
| Military Medal Bars (1st) | 3,773 |
| Military Medal (2nd) | 98 |
FOREIGN DECORATIONS.
Orders and Decorations have been conferred on the British Armies by Allied Powers as follows:—Officers, 5,931. Other Ranks, 9,398.
COST OF WAR.
It is estimated that the total cost of the war to all the belligerents up to May 1st, 1919, was £35,000,000,000.
The public debt of the principal Allied countries is estimated at £21,000,000,000, and that of the Central Powers at £9,000,000,000.
Our war expenditure:
Total expenditure, August 4, 1914, to March 22, 1919 £9,600,000,000. Raised by War Loan, Bonds, and Treasury Bills £4,600,000,000: Borrowed from abroad—£1,300,000,000.
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