Iron County register., 1914-07-30
WAR STRENGTH OF EURoPE's
2 ALLIANCES NEARLY EQUAL,

GAR NICHOLAS II. OF RUSSIA.
WAR STRENGTH OF EURoPE's
2 ALLIANCES NEARLY EQUAL.
The triple alliance austria, Ger
many and italy, would be pitted
against the triple entente Russia,
France and Great Britain) if the
strained relations between Austria
and Servia should result in general
European war.
Spain, it is believed, would hold
aloof, as would Switzerland and the
Scandinavian nations Belgium and
Holland, however, would be directly
affected by a European conflict and
the former at least would be expected
to throw in its lot with the triple
entente. Il t5513S
In the Balkan peninsula serious
situation presents itself. Greece no
doubt would join its ally of the
second Balkan war, Servia. Bulgaria,
seeking revenge for its defeats, no
doubt would turn against Servia,
while Roumania would oppose any
move on the part of Bulgaria. The
Turks, it is felt, could not be kept
out of struggle.
If any faith can be placed in the
figures which follow, computed ac-
cording to the latest statistics avail
able, the triple entente can muster a
larger body of troops than the triple
alliance S,972,615 against S,609,15O.
1t must be remembered, however that
Italy's army is problematical, while
the figures given for Russia include
her large Asiatic army, which could
not at once be placed in a European
conflict.
The naval figures given do not in
clude scout cruisers or the lesser mis-
cellaneous ships of the several fleets.
Austria has six monitors in its flo-
tilla on the Danube and two more
building for the same service. The
naval figures are for May 1, 1918.
Many of the ships included as build
ing" have since been put in commits,
sion.
Power of Triple Alliance.
Austria Army-Peace footing, 424,.
25S; war footing, $4,000. Navy
Superdreadnaughts, none; dread.
naughts built, 2; building, 2; other
battleships built, IA; armored cruis,
ers built, 8; cruisers built, s; build
ing, 8; destroyers built, 18; torpedo
boats built, So; building, 27; sub
marines built, 8; building, 3. Total
built, 119; building, 35.
Germany-Army peace footing, 791,-
O02; war footing, 4,350,O00. Navy
Superdreadnaughts built, none; build
ing, 8; dreadnaughts built, III build
ing, 8; other battleships built, 80; ar
mored cruisers built, 9; cruisers built,
37i building, 6; destroyers built, 141;
building, "a; torpedo boats built, AZ;
submarines built 81; building, 10.
Total built, 3OS; building, 81.
Italy-Army peace footing, S04,610;
war footing, S,433,1 ,15O. Navy-Dread-s
naughts built, 4; building, 2; other
battleships built, IL; armored cruis-
ers built, 10; building, 8; cruisers
built, 13; destroyers built, SO; build
ing, 10; torpedo boats built, 81; build
ing, 8; submarines built, 18; building,
8. Total built, 1S; building, 81.
Triple Alliance-Army, war footing.
8,6O3,15O. Navy-Built, 612; building,
1873.
Russia-Army, peace footing. 1884
900; war footing, 5,4OO,0O0 Navy
Superdreadnaughts building, 4 dread
naughts building, z; other battleshops
built, 13; armored cruisers built, 6;
building, s; cruisers built, 8; building,
6; destroyers built, 95; building, As;
torpedo boats built, AZ; submarines
built, 81; building, 1S. Total built,
1876; building, SS.
France-Army, peace footing, 645,s
1928; war footing, 100000. Navy
Superdreadnaughts building, s; dread
naughts built, 2; building, 70; other
battleships built, ~; armored cruis-
ers built, %; cruisers built, is; de-
stroyers built, "a; building, 8; torpe-
do boats built 1924; submarines built,
Is; building, 10; total built, 552;
building, 32.
Great Britain-Army, peace footing,
4S0,S06; war footing, 1,072,61 Navy
-Superdreadnaughts built, 19; build
ing, II; dreadnaughts built, IS; other
battleships built, 4S; armored cruisers
built, "a; building, 20; cruisers builts
~; building, 8; destroyers built, 215;
building, 36; torpedo boats built, 11S;
submarines built, N; building, 10; to-
tai built, SOB; building, 100
Triple Entente Army, war footing.
S,972,615. Navy-Built, 1,94O; build
1 ing, 22O.
/ Servia--Army, peace footing, S61,
l747; war footing, 4O1, 900.