The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-16
] ] BRlTllN!s ARMY
u Lassst Oneial Information OBJ
tsinabls About ~ Strength
ana Composition.
g I'M -
= rercsntage of tho Recruits
London and Mauufao-
Igga suring Oentsrs
S1nntsrs Lads A. ~ Five
OH oevsunsAs * shs Rs0ruits RsinE
Sss Uaasr ~ Years.

K1rnracrox, Juns l~4.-Fourseors statis-
fSsal tablss issued By the British war Az
hIId6rttios eivs Ne latest Information about
~ strength and composition Of the British
asnr, = far a such facts and figures can
AGolt d.
N ID on y army, the enlisted strength
1SIAIfiss i little from month TO month. a.
1Innrr1tinae u r~soruiting and discharges. but
III nv ayerass strength Tor 1891 was 209.69as
40 Sp u follows. Officers. 7,6l4; war
80 efacsss, $50; ssrReants. etc., lS,ls9;
sunpeters. drummers, etc.. S.S6Si rank
nd nls. 164.68G. Dividing il according TO
nations 10 and that 104. $50 are kept in
NJ British Isles. q, 2sS8 in India, ana ga
1tl Ia 1he colonies and Egypt.
me point OF Inherent 10 our army 70 the
1Ioolosure Ia regard othe territorial systsm
" recrEitin0. or tho 3t,346 recruits dur
aug shs ysar 28.863 were enlisted u EnR-
Ind, sat IN Ireland, and S.0S6 in SCOT
land. London alone furnished b,0S1
meu, The London Army and Navy
Gaxstts, which collects the figures for
various recruiting districts, considers that
the plan Of territorial recruiting simply
ssereatcs an unnecessary amount OF con-
fuauioa." II docs mot deny that there are
souas~ advantages in such : system for some
countriss, but questions it's value for the
sBritish army, which ID . foreign service
army recruited from . country where the
railway system has bean brought to the
highest perfsction." Its argument 10 that
N~sl,~.--a $3.50 -, thoR ~,,ort,or ~
me popslAsl.., = s...s..s-
q when yields sololefss N ~ u1iAseso3y
ShaS II 10 best to take the recruits without
reference 20 territorial divisions and as
.s---.n.. "Th.Iv.,v distrists.., il holds.
n In'ss,s aa.h. i, a.,st -.
AZ Wnasn couusv Ioo.1nk ouk1s w
S \ in wnicn sns Pnules. ~ : .i.hnnmh
at11slAsm ~ aast.ss.. $500 - ~ 49,
nanniaotnfiaE oenss,s 70 anv an; - ~ n
cellens asc.S..i n ~. 49, -
1tons are more e less .ov..s.
Inls y ~ " snS ~ hs.. !. tharS h.s
sntefessang ~ 49, ~ - ist. J. = who.ha,
oeen sono o.1ou.s.oI = .nt 4. ~. ".;n
!nsguE I.My sss s....;s;n. III r ii Sn.1astaI
y !ocal'.anH noniS hab;tr. liz gat r.
Saes y 1sRl.'sns ssa;an srS n Sis
xectulss AsoM yH0 $1,000 .a;rS~S~shan
4!om Z V.sn 49, M'-orlS c;vs sa.srtsra.
81 49, :O~ass 80 annrds.h;r -htch
- 1sansAncc Ins Ia n na,,S .,sa
W9 Z 80 z u 1870 ~. .nt.asasn..
ssly e ks's..k ~ wnniJ ~ las ian.
wess AAUWI N.Y. = Nam .1.a X ! 49, :.
~ysI - -.--s. =. >on-.~;un.
loost lEl1e - le9.. .,.n % In1s.o
oIul:e1 o~spassa0t To-. 800 ha.. 1911;
see Isss W. ysal. s1s ~ ~ ss,5 e e sps0ix
sH0E.s = uns.ko ;As - ~ ~. =
ang AE0aa wy ~. 49, = ~ sa0 NIFTY
0Ioa.s ~ ~. AuSo ~ 49,. onrI5 10 na. -.
Mea .Sous wISu -.nua ~. .ss.'
~, ~ wno Mou.u pf ~ nr;.;.s lasnJ.
- sApos,sncc :. = !. ~ uoes
~ oons IA !. 1; sn ~ 'aoU.ys y I = ~ :. ush ~
9u09sG. ~, ! y IN u. 4hn :. : un
~ 49, .p0AIn .HaA - onA.p -
49, ss.la. x sss'eA4 uA1aiJ pays 1of We
t1a N !. s.vsS. - .,
-. .at'.U. =, p.i.;ah ~ snaS o 1n
.ko.. y. 100, Ses.s - = eo1 1,-oo
Soa n1" N nn az - ys1 Ia os0, q o 8 NY 10 90
yoaIss 1S az Suuo. . Sea.s; o;9oo unaeI ~
Hsa.ss ;o9es oe Gsr ~ ahu 20 years. IN
sn.. poAn' '"s uaAe'se 'ninAS ni's'"Ae ~
A1a -
vunsauc,!nk sne sges : Wnlou cousln-
sn.a. solulese onseI upoH sne.s lnall.aiy
Ms:nlan ynsIe - mucn ~ Unose figures
M Mhaca : III. nl. ~ saApayet nas = uep!o1e.
: : otaoso wn.onwe oukns " saAe
oosni Z unnecessarily out = W a
9a4D-S- y - "oSs -
\ - vo..ot ~ Ivy uo"n : a.o sua' E mHaill
be paid az q man and a boy as a bow? Men
might then be attracted in greater numbers
2 boys WOULD JON IN the hope OF altl-
WAR no d.aH d;..;aae;an "nso. a a