The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1914-07-30
WAR STRENGTH OF EURoPE's
2 ALLIANCES NEARLY EoU1.,

| WAX STRENGTH OF EUROPE'S
2 ALLIANCES NEARLY E0Ua..
The triple alliance (Austria, Ger
many and italy, would be pitted
against the triple entente (Russia,
France and Great Brittany IL tho
strained relations between Austria
and Servia should result in a 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 European coofiict. and
the former at least would be expected
to throw in its lot with the triple
entente.
In the Balkan peninsula a serious
situation presents itself. Greece no
doubt would join it's 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, 1t 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,603, ,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 fo-
| tilla on the Danube and two more
building for the same service. The
naval figures are for May I, 1913.
Many of the ships included as "build-
ing" have since teen 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, 3; cruisers built, 8; build
Ing. 3; destroyers built, 1s; torpedo
boats built, SO; building, 27; SUBJ
marines built, s; building, 8. Total
built, 119; building, 35.
Germany-Army peace footing, 791.-
OO2; war footing, 4,350,OO0. Navy
Superdreadnaughts built none; build
Ing, 3; dreadnaughts built, II; build
ing, 8; other battleships built, 80; ar
mored cruisers built, 9; cruisers built,
81; building, g.; destroyers built, 141;
building, "a; torpedo boats built, Al:
submarines built, 27; building, 10.
Total built, 3OS; building, 81.
1taly-Army peace footing, 3O4,61O;
war footing, 3.433,15O. Navy-Dread-
naughts built, 4; building, q other
battleships built, II; armored cruis.
ers built, 10; building. 8; cruisers
built, 13; destroyers built, 80; build
Ing, 10; torpedo boats built, 81; builor
ing. 8; submarines built, 1s; building.
s. Total built. IS; building, 81.
Triple Alliance-Army, war footing.
s,603,15o. Navy-Built, 612; building,
123.
Russia-Army, peace footing. 1884
900; war footing, 100000. Navy
Superdreadnaughts building, 4; dread
naughss building, 4 other battleshops
built, 1S; armored cruisers built, 6:
building, 8; cruisers built, 8; building,
8; destroyers built, 95; building, As;
torpedo boats built, AZ; submarines
built, 81; building, 18. Total built,
1876; building, SS.
France-Army, peace footing CAS-.
32S; war footing, 100000. Navy
Superdreadnaughts building, 8; dread
naughts built, 2; building, Q; other
battleships built, 27; armored cruis-
ers built, %; cruisers built, 15; de.
stroyers built, "a; building, 8; torpe-
do boats built, 324; submarines built,
70; building, 10; total built, 552;
building, 80.
Great Britain-Army, peace footing,
43o,so6: war footing, 1,o72,615. Navy
|-Superdreadnaughts built, 13; build
ing, II; dreadnaughts built, 16; other
battleships built, 48; armored cruisers
built, "a; building, 20; cruisers built,
72; building, 8; destroyers built, 215;
building, SO; torpedo boats built, 11s;
submarines built, II; building. 1s; to-
tai built, SOB; building, 100.
Triple Entente-Army, war footing
s,s72.s16. Navy--Built, 1,340; build
ing, 220.
Servia-Army. peace footing. 36l,