The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-06

sian siege artillery alone consisted, 10 seems, of
nearly one thousand pieces OF heavy ordnance, WIN
ARTILLERY numbered 1900 guns and munition for
100000 shots Not less than 900 pieces OF ordnance
ana munitiol for two million shots remained AZ
home In tie German fortressea. inc total or cart
fd.e3 distributed 10 the infantry and cavalry Is esti.
mated az l9ooo0'O3 o. For the transportation OF
ms vast inunition eleven companies o. one hundred
men eaeh aud twenty-'our munlrlon trains each Of
ioiy lout,horse teams, were required. Tho
Three South German States and also Saxony
ana Hesse have even exceeded their quota
o. men ana materials. The total force brought on
the fields by Germany was I,lz8 ~ men, zJs SAT
horses ana 2 o5o lcld guns. Including the garrison
Dattalions tue aggregate n,,muer Of men was over
oner I7s NORTH German 10 ayarsp Ie r Raen
Is Prussian and Saxon batalons; also "a Prusalan
cavalry Regiments, and 81 North German reserve
guns T enormoas force su encsea n wa wSle s
Napoleon l. LED against Russia IN 1912 by at least
total array OF the ales,l 1913 by 100 and 40
guns. The entire French force during tue var must
though 10000 Of their troops were u4drlhed Ma
tional Guafus. TIC aggregate OF comyatants on
both sides was between $4,000 and i'so,ooc
number engaged in the liberty wars, and a hgure
winch since the time q The Asiatic nlgratlons has
never been reached. Tic greatest levy IN he Ame-
iican secession war, az me end Of 1893 ana oegin-
ming OF 1864, was 10000, though only tWo-thifda
Of n number ay % sIpnoisa 20 nave u oren IN q,
largo scale win break out again IN Europe for
years to come, unle - there should be general con-
AN firoRT.Nr cuANGE IN RUSSIA,
where The l4th day OF March Of the present year,
the last yesuge OF se.ldom was abrogated ana ne
Intention nov prevails ~ Introduce general Iia-
blty To military service similar to that 81 Prussia
II Is sald thar the system Tor that realm WIN
lopuiat OF seventy millions, IS already Ia pfepl-
ralioo; in which case ava with the completion Of
her railway net Russia might dispose over almost
oolOlc The force 81 anj Other European Power
just before the outbreak u the Paris nsnfrectt0n
Generals f1iuherhe ana Chanzy nad drafted new
not less than 500 infantry regiments. England ana
LAZY, II Is known. are likewise occupied with the
reorganization oi their armies, which, In other
words, means
INCREASE OF MiLir RY ESTABLISHMENTS,
so natural u reaction resulting nom the last war.
Preparations 10 that eject nave been made by
RUSSIA Tor several years past ana it is not dilcuir
to show the enormous Increase oI military esiab-
listments since tha Cinean war, period 81 ilftetn
casian forces, had lO3 AMI AT present. she nas loj
Infantry regiments; Austria had slxty-tWo, az
present she has eGhty iLiantry regiments; Prussia
had iorty-AVc, Whe now, exclusive OF the
North German forces she mas ninety-seven IN
1antry regiments. HanceiOrth Inc regular estab-
lishmeut OF Germany VA, comprise from
$50 TO l55 infantry regiments only France has de-
creased her military stentta since The Cfimean
war b. two regimen a--lroIa ~ 10 100. England
established III loj2 JN ent} lei INT now Infantry feSi-
ments unt,l 1852 tue PRINCIPAL state OF Italy
Pelmont--hld tnirtY-two IN anry regiments, While
II has cigiityeiN, including The reserves. Even
puny sweden, wiicd heretofore nainta'hei only
5000 troops 81 tile lac, Is Gra"n INTO THIS 1oitex Or
augmented war expenditures. Barely nave mo
graves closed over hundreds OF thousands or SIAM
till we see unlimited military rivalry, aud all pre-
lninary arrangements lor enacting a. the iirst con.
yenent occasion sitnllar II not greater deeds o.
such legIoni IN aris needs no comment Inelf eul-
pioymen ut nome in the absence OF u foreign war
was ilustmted'n Prussia IN March lcls, anu -
benz illustrated IN France Just now, 10 the utter
oDuscation oil eyca 50 clear politician as M. liners,
kith ana kan. could cAciaim, ''Ihey have reached
tie height OF their mission !"