Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-27
Triple ALLIANCE.
NAVY

Greater than all the armies ever
before assembled will be those called
on in case the countries which are
Parties to the Triple Alliance and
the Triple Entente are finally brought
into the war between Austria and
Servia. If the entire strength of the
nations involved were placed in the
fleld--or II a fair proportion of them
were called out--thev would make the
armies of past conflicts seem small
by comparison.
.Seryia-one of the little nations of
the world-has not much of an army.
Latest figures, prepared this year,
show that her army in time of peace
numbers $4,000 men. Her war strength
Is 100000, and in addition to this
force she has an unorganized body
of men, who, in case of dire neces-
sity, could be called on for service,
numbering $4,000 more. This body of
men would be but a speck compared
with the tremendous armies which
would be called upon to shoulder
arms Il Russia. France and Great
Britain, composing the Triple En-
tente, took up the cause of Servia.
Russia leads all the big countries
mentioned both in peace strength and
war footing. although her war foot
ing is but 100000 in excess of that
of Germany. She has 100000 men
in time of peace and 100000 as a
war footing.
France War Footing 100000.
France has 100000 for a peace
guard and 100000 as a war foot
Ing. Great Britain has a peace foot
ing of 254,000 and a war footing of
0,000 The total armies of the Triple
Entente number 2,264, 500 in time of
peace and the gigantic number of
10, 100000 in time of war. The same
three countries have a combined
force of $500 900 unorganized men of
military age who could be drawn
on in case of emergency. This would
make the stupendous number of men
available for actual service in the
Triple Entente, exclusive of those
OF Servia, nearly 10000. 009.
The totals of the three countries
Composing the Triple Allianee-Aus-
tria, Germany and Italy--are almost
as staggering. The total war foot
ing of the combination is 100000;
the peace strength, 1.510.000 The same
countries have an unorganized force
of men of military strength which
numbers 5,200,0 900, or about 1900, 900
men who could in a pinch be called
on for service.
Three of the Balkan States which
might possibly become involved in
the imsroglio are Rumania, Bull
garia ard Greece. The combined
peace footing of these countries is
$50. 500: the war footing. 100000. In
war footing Rumania leads the three
with 100000 Bulgaria comes next and
Greece last.
Strength of War Fleets.
I'm naval strength the Triple En-
tente would be nearly twice as strong
In numbers of ships and men as the
Triple Alliance OF the Triple Entente
Great Britain leads. with $50 ships
Of ali kinds-battleships, cruisers, tor
pedoes, destroyers, monitors and sub
marines. To man these she has 49,
eco men.
France comes second. with 419 ships
and 60.621 men. Russia has go ships,
With 50. 463 men. The total number Of
ships of the Triple Entente Is 1,20S,
With a force of men numbering 250,-
5s4.
sOpposed to the Triple Entente are
the German navy, with 1926 ships of
all classes and 66,7S3 men; Italian,
with 169 ships and 33.095 men, and
Austria, with ia ships and 1851
men. a grand total of sos ships and
III, s59 men.