German Reichstag Elections Concluded

German Reichstag Elections Completed

Voting in elections for the German Reichstag was concluded, with the Socialists having the largest number of seats—100 out of 397, and the Radical and National Liberal parties having 44 and 47, for a total of 191, still short of a majority. Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg was able to find a new government.

Turkish Chamber of Deputies Dissolved

The Turkish Chamber of Deputies was dissolved, three days after a proposed constitutional amendment would have allowed Sultan Abdul Hamid II to dissolve Parliament in time of war. The proposal failed to receive more than 125 votes out of 188 that would have been necessary in the 376 member chamber.

French Census 1911

On this date, January 12, 1912, the results of the French Census of 1911 were released, showing 39,601,509 residents, and increase of 349,264 from the 1906 census of 39,252,245. The next census, including the formally lost provinces of  Alsace and Lorraine  included the forthcoming enumeration:  the total population of France according to the 1921 census would be 41,475,523. Taking into account  the deaths directly due to the war were estimated at about 1,750,000. 
The returns of the 1921 census were expected to show a corresponding decrease. 

From the 1912 boundaries, France may have had less deaths, however these deaths included territorials. For example 12,000 deaths were from Vietnam.