March 6--French Press Bureau estimates the total German losses since the beginning of the war, in killed, wounded, sick, and prisoners, at 3,000,000. March 10--Foreign Office issues report on treatment of French civilian prisoners by the Germans, charging many instances of cruelty. March 11--Eight thousand German and Austrian houses have been sequestered to date; bill introduced into Chamber of Deputies provides for burning of soldiers' bodies as a precaution against possible epidemic of disease; Mi-Carême festivities omitted because of the war. March 12--Fine of $100,000, to be paid before March 20, is imposed on inhabitants of Lille, in hands of the Germans, because of a demonstration over a group of French prisoners of war brought into the city. March 14--Copenhagen report states that there has been a revolt in Lille. March 25--War Ministry denies General von Bernhardi's charge that France and England had an arrangement for violation of the neutrality of Belgium. March 28--A cannon is mentioned in the orders of the day for gallantry in action; General Joffre decorates thirty men for gallantry in action in the Champagne district. March 31--Intense indignation is expressed by the French press over sinking of British passenger steamer Falaba by German submarine. GERMANY. March 5--Interned French civilians are sent to Switzerland for exchange for German civilians held by the French. March 6--Government asks the United States to care for German diplomatic interests in Constantinople if Allies occupy the Turkish capital; two British prisoners of war are punished for refusing to obey their own officers. March 7--Copenhagen reports that men up to 55 have been called out; it is stated that there are now 781,000 war prisoners interned in Germany. March 8--British charge that German dumdum bullets were found after a recent battle in Egypt. March 10--Reichstag is informed that the budget is $3,250,000,000--four times greater than any estimates ever before presented; a further war credit is asked of $2,500,000,000, to insure financing the war until the late Autumn; Landsturm classes of 1869-1873 are summoned to the colors in the Rhine provinces. March 15--Prussian losses to date (excluding Bavarian, Württemberg, Saxon, and naval losses) are 1,050,029 in killed, wounded, and missing. March 16--German committee is planning to send Americans to the United States as propagandists to lay German case before the American people; 20,000 high school boys have volunteered for service.