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Of the present conflict When Aus
tria wrested Bosnia and Herzegovina
from Servia, after Il had been won
from the Turks at the close Of the
Russo Turkish war. the wrath Of
Servia in particular and Of I'll Slavs
in general was aroused, and then
were the seeds Of the dissension
sown which has ripened into war.
REVOLUTIONS THREATENED
What part Montenegro, Romania,
the other Balkan states and Japan
will play in the terrible drama re-
mains to be seen. The Balkan states
probably will be found in the end at
the side Of Servia. Japan 10 bound
to England and will probably protect
English interests in Asia. Italy, Of
the Triple Alliance, and England, Of
the Triple Entente, will remain neu-
trails il such is possible, as will the
treaty states Of Switzerland. Luxem-
bulrg, Belgium, Netherlands, and the
Scandinavian countries Of Northern
Europe. Turkey will be found in the
fray in the hope Of recovering her
lost territory in Europe IL she finds
an opening through Balkan or Rus
sian weakness. The international war
probably will be complicated by nu-
merous revolutions throughout Eu-
rope and possibly Asia. Internal
strife already menaces Russia and
Italy. The polyglot empire Of Aus
tria will be disturbed. European
dependencies in Africa and Asia
probably will be in a continued state
of unrest.
WILL ADVANCE DEMOCRACY
On the whole it will be a time of
readjustment. and the outcome will
mean an advancement in the cause
of universal democracy. The war
of politicians and princes will not in
the end be popular. The great waste
of capital, expressed in men and
money, will be enormous, and eco
nomic distress in the affected coun-
tries is sure to follow.
STRENGTH OF NAvlES
The extent Of the forces involved
ON the sea are given in the naval
registers Of Europe and show the rel
alive strength to be as follows:
GERMANY Is SECOND
Displacement, (tons)-Britain, g.
500 900; Germany, l,345,0O0; United
s. ses, l,l39, 900; France, 1,077, 900;
Russia, 10000; Italy, 10000; Aus
tria- Hungary. 100000; Japan, 74l,-
900.
Broadside in tons (guns under 0
inches excluded britain, 347; Ger
many, l43; United States, 1859;
France. 1923; Russia, SO; Italy, 90:
Hungary, 81; Japan, lO5.
The following ships Of Britain and
Germany are actually in commission /
with full or nucleus crews:
Displacement (tons BRITAIN, o.
l26. 1000; Germany, 732,S00.
Broadside (tons)-Britain, 220;
Germany, IS.
LAND FORCES INVOLVED
A very good estimate Of the land
'orces now available for war is given
n a recent issue of the New York
evening Post as follows:
Austria's army is credited with
'eace strength of 4l5,000 men and
$50 guns, which the first-line re-
erves would increase in a few days
q $4,000 men. Behind these could
'e mustered hundreds Of thousands
# men of varying ages who have had
ONE military training, and who
rould fill the gaps in the field army.
little Servia can mobilize all Of her
nale population trained to bear arms
u the number of $4,000 in a fort
lights time. although she maintains
My $4,000 men in time of peace. As
AUSTRIA must guard her Russian
rontier and leave some troops in the
reat Slav areas Of her own territory
D restrain outbursts of revolution,
an be seen that any army she might
tempt to throw across the Danube
lto Servia would not be of over
strength. Then. too. the
'ervian army is largely composed Of
eterans, with a splendid morale. and
record Of first-class achievement
a the Balkan wars.
Germany's field army in time of
TAR numbers 100000 men. and her
ntire system Of mobilization and
trategy is based upon an invasion Of
rance and q simultaneous resistance
D a Russian attack upon her back
cor. Behind this field army stands
n active reserve of GOO. 1000 men Of
he Landwehr, and behind them still
500, 600 men who have had military :
raining and are available to make