The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16
Armies Of the World.

being indulged in oil over the world and
the great probability that some Of the
great nations would clash before long,
makes information regarding the war
strength of each, particularly interest.
ing at this time, though Of course the
outcome of war is not decided upon the
relative strength. Of the combating
nations a. was observed in the late dis.
agreement between China and Japan.
British Empire-Regular army, 7,490
commissioned officers, 1,027 warrant of.
ficers, 1899 sergeants, 1878 musicians,
127,162 rank and file; Reserves, regular,
first and second classes, 84,450 officers
and men, militia, 140,506, yeomanry,
11,79O, volunteers 262,52O; total home
and colonial forces, 644,575; regular
forces on Indian service, 1925; grand
total, III, 700 officers and men, of whom
665,5O6, were classed as effective.
China-The Eight Banners, 323,0O0
officers and men; Ying Ping (national
army,) 6,456 officers and $4,000 men;
active armies of Manchuria, the Centre,
and Turkestan, strength unknown; (lo.
cal malitia,) 200, 900 in peace.
Japan-Imperisl guard, 2S2 superior
officers and 5000 non commissioned
o ficers and men; six divisions, 2,434
uperior officers and 48,958 non.com.
missioned officers and men; landwehr,
1O6,OS9; and;the Jesse militia-total peace
footing, 4,35S officers and 265, 1890 men.
France Peace footing, 2S,7S5 officers
and sos, S,O24 men, with lao, ,012 horses, of
whom 26,125 officers and 557,737 mon
are stationed in France, 2,125 officers
and 56,7S7 men in Algeria, 535 officers
1880, men in Tunis. The 1895 esti.
mate of men liable to military service
was: Active army and its reserve, q.
$4,000; territorial army, 100000, terri
torial reserve, 1,lOO, O,OOO-total 4,35O, 900;
of whom about 100000 would be avail.
able for war.
German Empire-Peace footing 22,.
534 officers and 562,014 men, with 96,.
s44 horses; war footing, strength not
o officially published, but believed to ag.
gregate over 100000 trained officers
and men. There are 434 field batteries,
II fortified places of the first class, 10
9th er fortresses, 21 army corps districts,
and one divisional district.
Italy-Permanent army, under arms,
4l,7O5 officers and 252,1l7 men; on un.
limited leave, 5,942 officers and 566, 6,13S
men; mobile militia, 5,606 officers and
52l, ,451 men; territorial militia, 1884
officers officers and 1,sl5, 5,329-total of.
ficers and men, 3,192, 1928.
Mexico-Peace footing, 2,270 and 37,.
1O3 men; war footing, including reserves,
10000; every male capable of carrying
arms is liable for military service from
his twentieth to his fiftieth year.
Russia-Peace footing European army,
3O,574 officers, 75O,944 men, 133,986
horses; Asiatic army, East Siberia, 77s
officers and 24,993 men; West Siberia,
557 officers and 1O,799 men; Turkestan,
1880 officers and 2s,46S men; Finland
army, 345 officers and 9,939 men-total,
33,529 officers, 835, ,143 men, and 155, 5,47S
horses; local and auxiliary troops, 105,-
600 officers and men; war footing, field
troops, Cossacks, and reserve, 54,957
officers, 2,512,l43 men, and 497,415
horses.
Spain-Peace footing, 1875 officers
and men; war footing, l,0S3,595; annual
contingent of rescruits, $4,000; troops in
the Philippines, $50; in Cuba (ordinar.
ily,) $1,000; in Porto Rico, $4,000.
Several large detachments were sent to
Cuba in 1895.
Turkish Empire-The army comprises
the Nizam Irregular force and reserve,)
Redif (landwehr,) and Mustahfuz Gland.
sturm,) and has war strength of 70O,.
62O officers and men.
United States-Standing army 2,l45
officers and 25,708 enlisted men; enlisted
combatants limited by act of Congress
to $4,000; General Miles, new General
commanding recommended increasing
limit to $1,000; aggregate militia of the
States and territories, sl96, commission.
ed officers and lO2, ,59s men; males avail.
able for military service 9,l44, 500.
Nearly every maritime State in the
Union has one or more battalions of
naval militia, which though organized
for sea.coast duty. have been mustered
as part of the militia force.
misunderstanding army, 1880 Of
ficers and men; national militia (msles
eighteen to forty five years old) subject
to call, 6O,0OO,; total available for war
service, 250,OOO.
Argentine Republic-Regular army,
1898 officers and 6,49S men; national
guard, 100000 officers and men.
Belgium-Peace footing, 3,504 officers
i and AZ, 1852 men; war footing, 154, ,79O of.
ficers and men; Garde Civique, 42,732
officers and men.