Be the war of short or long duration, France accepts it. The country is summoning its genius and changing its methods. Each French soldier before the enemy repeats the words of Joan of Arc, "You can enchain me, but you cannot enchain the fortunes of France." PAUL DESCHANEL, _President of French Chamber of Deputies._ [Illustration] "_BEFORE THE FALL_" [Illustration] _Europe_: "_Am I not yet sufficiently civilised?_" * * * * * _Direct Losses of Human Life During Two Years of War_ Dead Wounded Dead and Invalids Wounded Austria-H'gry 718,000 1,777,000 2,495,000 533,000 Belgium 50,000 110,000 160,000 33,000 Bulgaria 25,000 60,000 85,000 18,000 England 205,000 512,000 717,000 154,300 France 885,000 2,115,000 3,000,000 634,000 Germany 885,500 2,116,300 3,001,800 634,900 Italy 105,000 245,000 350,000 73,500 Russia 1,498,000 3,820,000 5,318,000 1,146,000 Serbia 110,000 140,000 250,000 42,000 Turkey 150,000 350,000 500,000 105,000 --------- ---------- ---------- --------- Total 4,631,500 11,245,300 15,876,800 3,373,700 _From a Danish Estimate published by the War Study Society of Copenhagen._ [Illustration]