Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-30
THE ARMED STRENGTH OF EUROPE
Air ~Craft-Triple Alliance
Air Craft-Triple Entente

Greater than all the armies eve before assembled will be those
called on in case the countries which are parties o the triple alliance
and the triple entente are finally brought into the "a between Austria
and servia, Ii the entire strength of the nations involved yer placed
in the felds-or if a fair proportion OF them we're called out-taey
would make the armies of past conflicts seen small by comparison.
Servia, n OF the little nations of the world, has not much OF all
army. Latest figures, prepared this year, show that her army in time
of peace numbers $4,000 men, Her ar strength is 24OMW, and in
addition to this force she has al unorganized body OF lei who, in cse
OF dire necessity, could be called o fr service numbering 10000 more
This would be a speck compared with the tremendous armies whe'
would be called upon t. shoulder arm if Russia, France and Great
Britain, composing the triple entente, took up the ause OF servia.
Russia leads all the big countries mentioned, both in peace strength
and a footing, although her war footing IS but 10000" n excess +
that Oh Germany. N mas l"Ao"V men III I'M OF peace INC 'ooooO"
France has 10000 for a peace guard and 100000 as a war footing
Great Britain has a peace footing OF 254N0 and a war footing of 1885,
600. The total armies OF the triple entente number 2264Soo in times
OF peace and 1021oM0 in times OF war. The same three countries
have a combined force Of 100000 unorganized lei Of military age
who could be drawn on in case OF emergency. This would make avail
able the stupendous number OF men for actual service in the tripl'
entente, exclusive OF those OF Servia, nearly 2OOOOOG
The totals of the three countries comprising the triple alliance
Austria, Germany and Italy-are almost as staggering. The total wal
footing OF the combination is 100000; the peace strength 100000
The sam countries have IN morganized force OF men OF military age
which numbers 100000 or about 100000 who could n a pinch be
called on for service.
Three OF the Balkan states which might possibly become involved
in the imbrosho are Roumania' Bulgaria and Greece. The combined
peace footing OF these countries is 10000; the a footing 100000
In naval strength the triple intent would be almost twice as strong
in numbers OF ships and lei as the triple alliance. OF the triple
entente Great Brian leads with 500 ships of all knds-bau1eships,
cruisers, torpedo destroyers, monitors and submarines. To man these
she has $4,000 men.
France comes second with 419 ships and 6oo2l men Russia has
2o ships with 524os men. The total number OF ships OF the triple
entente is 1908. with a force of men numbering 250,5S4.
Opposed to the triple entente are the German navy with 35 ships
of all classes and 667S3 men Italy with 100 ships and 33Oo5 mel and
Austria with ia ships and 1851 mel a grand total of COS ships and
HAAS.
For the first time in any conflict of great proportions the aerial
warcraft would be brought into use and so swift has been the progress
in aero development that the aeroplanes, dirigibles and other craft would
without a doubt receive a genuine est.
Latest figures show that France easily leads all other nations in her
air lighting force. She has $50 air and sea planes with 800 hrst-c1ass
and $50 secondclass pilots. Next to her comes Russia with $50 aero
planes and seapancs, and many excellent pilots" according to Haz-
let's classification. Great Britain has $50 aeroplanes and seap1anes, with
sixty hrstclass and 10 second-class pilots.
OF the countries allied in the triple alliance Germany has $50 aero
planes and seaplanes, Austria has $50 machines OF both kinds and Italy
has 200. The organization and transport of Austria and Italy are class
ed as fairly good"