Armistice for thirty days, asked for by the Germans and granted by the Allies, became effective at 11 o’clock, a. m., Paris time, Nov. 11, 1918. SBBS 580.2
Dec. 14, 1918, the armistice was renewed at the request of the Germans, until 5 o’clock a. m., Jan. 17, 1919.—United States Government Official Bulletin. SBBS 580.3
War, Casualties of the Nations.—In this table, showing the men in arms, the lives lost, and the total casualties of the leading nations involved in the war, the list of killed follows, in general, figures gathered by the New York Evening Post. The other lists follow the compilation of a writer in the New York Tribune, and both lists have been corrected by official reports issued since the original estimates were made. All the totals, except those of the United States, Great Britain, Italy, and Germany, are unofficial: SBBS 581.1
| Total | |||
| Men in Arms | Lives Lost | Casualties | |
| United States | 3,764,700 | 58,478 | 262,723 |
| Great Britain | 7,500,000 | 658,665 | 3,049,991 |
| France | 6,000,000 | 1,100,000 | 4,000,000 |
| Italy | 5,000,000 | 500,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Russia | 14,000,000 | 3,500,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Belgium | 350,000 | 50,000 | 300,000 |
| Serbia | 300,000 | 150,000 | 200,000 |
| Rumania | 600,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 |
| Germany | 11,000,000 | 1,580,000 | 4,000,000 |
| Austria-Hungary | 7,500,000 | 2,000,000 | 4,500,000 |
| Turkey | 1,500,000 | 250,000 | 750,000 |
| Bulgaria | 1,000,000 | 50,000 | 200,000 |
| Totals | 58,514,700 | 10,097,143 | 24,562,714 |
-Literary Digest, Dec. 7, 1918. SBBS 581.2