First, to the fact that in the early part of the war most actions were German victories, and the Germans could not care for French wounded as well as they did for their own;
Secondly to lack of sanitary skill on the part of the French in taking care of their wounded.)
| Austrian, | 2 deaths to 7 casualties. |
| British, | 2 deaths to 11 casualties. |
(The low rate of mortality among the British is due to the great number of motor ambulances which they possess, to the smallness of their army, to the efficiency with which they care for their wounded, and to the short distance which separates their forces from their home country.)
The numbers of prisoners held on February 1st:
| IN GERMANY: | British | 18,000 |
| Belgian | 39,000 | |
| Russian | 350,000 | |
| French | 245,000 | |
| IN AUSTRIA: | Russian | 250,000 |
| IN ENGLAND: | German | 15,000 |
| IN FRANCE: | German, approximately | 50,000 |