Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-13

The French army consists OF 72O.-
900 peace strength; this includes CO.
lonial troops to the number of about
$4,000. There are 3,2S0.00J reserves.
There are available for duty, unor-
gained, about 100000
Recruiting
Universal compulsory service was
adopted after the disasters of 1901.
Compulsory service with tho colors
is, in Germany, no longer universal,
as there are twice as many able
bodied men presented by the recruit
ing commissions as the active army
can absorb. France, with a greatly
inferior population, now trains every
man whoFis physically capable. Even
breadwinners are required to serve,
the state pensioning their dependents
during their period of service. Every
Frenchman, therefore. is a member
of the army practically from the age
of 20 to the age of Is. Men physically
unfit are wholly excused; men who
are otherwise suitable but have
some slight infirmity are drafted into
the noneombatant branches. The law
of 1906 provides system whereby
there is room with the colors for
every available man, and moreover
insures his services The reserves OF
the active army are composed of
those who have served the legal pc
riod in the active army These are
recalled twice in the II years during
which they are members of the re-
serve for refresher courses. The &C.
tive army and its reserves are not
localized but drawn from and dis
tributd over the whole of France.
The advantages of purely territorial
system have not been good owing to
the want of uniformity in the mill
tary qualities and the political sub
of the different districts.
and concentration are
much slower processes than they are
in Germany. The territorial army
and it's reserves, are, however, allo-5
Gated to local service. The soldier
spends six years in the territorial
army and six years in the reserve of
the territorial army. The reserves of
the active army and the territorial
army and it's reserves can only be
recalled to active service in case of
The total service rem
dered by the individual is thus 25
years. .t-"e.' ...@-...@
Organization 4
The general organization of the
French army at home is based on the
system of permanent army corps, the
headquarters of which are as follows:
|, Lille; 2, Amines; 3, Rouen; 4, LIE
Mans; 5, Orleans; 6, Chalons-sur
Marine; Z, Besancon; s, Bourges; g,
Tours; 10, Rennes; H., Nantes; IL,
Limogesi 10, Clemont-Ferrard; Ia,
lyons; Is, Marseilles; 16, Montpel-
Ter; II, Toulouse; Is, Bordeaux; 10,
Algiers; 20, Nancy.
{ Each army corps consists in prin-
,iple of two infantry divisions, one
cavalry brigade, one brigade of horse
md field artillery, one engineer bat
alton and one squadron of train. Ger
ain army corps have a special organ
zation. In addition to these corps, !
here are eight permanent cavalry
divisions, with headquarters at Paris,
luneville, Meaux, Sedan, Reims, Ly-
ms, Melun and Dole. The military |
government of Paris is independent |
# the army corps system and COM
rises besides division of the colo
Iial army corps three and one-half |
theirs attached from the End, Ord, 4th
nd 5th corps, as well as the 1st and |
I'D cavalry divisions and many
mailer bodies of troops. The infan-
ry division consists of two brigades,
ach of two regiments of three bat
alions, with one squadron of cavalry
nd IL batteries attached from the
orps troops. In war a portion of the
rtillery would be taken back and
orm corps of artillery. The cav
Try division consists of two or three
rigades, each of two regiments, or
light squadrons, with two-horse artil-
cry batteries attached. In war a
roup of heavy howiters will be at
ached to an army corps.
Colonial Troops
The colonial army corps, headquar-
ers at Paris, has three divisions, at
'ariS TOUlon and RreSt The native