Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06
General European Struggle
Would Make Wars OF Ma
poleonic Era Small.
SERvIA NOT TO BE DESPISED
Little Country Has Large Army OF
Veteran Fiohters-Germanys Won
derfuI War Machine In Resdl-
ness to Begin War at
Moments Notice.

Americans unacQuainted with the /
elaborate military organizations OF for /
eign powers can have but little idea OF
the tremendous number OF combatants
who would be involved in any general
European war which might arise from
Austria's imbroglio with Servia. Aus
uia. large as she IS In territory and
population. does not outnumber Seryia
In available trained men SO heavily as
might be expected But the serious.
ness 81 the situation lies In the fact
that. once hostilities between the two
/ principals begin. a general war might
be inevitable. And 1t is safe TO say
that not even the Napoleonic wars
rent the fabric OF European civilization
as would war between the powers OF
the triple entente and the triple ALI
ance
Always supposing that Russia makes
good her reported threat to aid Servia
IN case the Austrlans persist in going
to extremes. IL Is believed that Ger
many and Italy would come to their
ally's assistance In such q crcum-
stance II is assumed that Great Brit
pow crs in the triple entente, would not
permit their ally. Russia. TO fight such
serious battle alone. This might
mean the arraying OF Russia France
and Britain and possibly Rumania-
on the side OF Servia. and Germany
and Italy on the side OF Austria. with
the possibility that the other balkan
= nations and Turkey may be dragged
into the quarrel
Austria's Fighting Forces.
Austria's army II credited with a
pence strength OF $4,000 men ana
1850 guns. which the hrstline re
serves would increase in few days io
500. 600 men. Behind these could be
: mustered hundreds OF thousands OF
/ men OF varying ages who have hhc
some military training. and who would
sll the gaps in the field army llt'l'
/ servia can mobilize all OF her mal'
nonulation trained to bear arms TO the
oumber OF 32i 600 in fortnights time
although she maintains only sou"
men in time OF peace As Austrl'
must guard her Russian fronHer ah'
- leave some troops in the great Sla'
areas OF her own territory to RESTRAIN
A. ,utbursts Of revolution. # can be seel
=. hat any army she might attempt Il
,hrow across the Danube into Servi
aould not be Of overwhelmln
strength Then. too. the SerNN"
a' army is largely composed OF veterans
no uith N splendid morale. and recor
no n nrst-rate achievement in the halka
u" wars.
he Germany's field army in time OF wa
IS. numbers 100000 men. and her 81
tie dre system OF mobilization and strait
OF ~ ia based upon an invasion OF Franc
md a simultaneous resistance to
ty Russian attack upon her back 400
m Behind this field army STANDS an ~
I've reserve Of 5000 men OF the Lam
n. wehr. and behind them still l''oo'V'
* mon who have had military tralhii
and are available to make good bat'
oasas Germany's strong point. as
nosed TO Russia. OF course, lies III w
.unerior mobilization. The vast III
=, tances which Russian reservis's n'u
q" ,raveI and the scanty railroads IN u
~ czar's empire all tend somewhat
me noutralIze the preponderance OF hu
-, sian troops. ,.,.
hn ON peace footing. the huss''
nm army numbers 1.3s4.o00 men OF
lar corps. distributed over her Europ''
'on and Asiatic possessions. Many
these men would not be avaiiapie
ex- use in a European war hut MINT"
! ,xpcrts conccde that Russia coulu 1T
Is great army of 100000 men acre
- the German and Austrian iroh"e
these men comprising the regular
ropea,. army corps and the hrs'-'ne
sorvists. Behind them' In turn
are several million trained and par
trained men. for use in making UP
ravages of battle and disease
France. too. would be an e"e' u
ont suv of the Servians on land !
ave French army is different wear
Irst from what II was in 1870. me "o'
" arnv within continental France
- thought to number about 6oo'ooo III
,.t,,,h Frances limited popt