Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-11
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Population and Fighting Force of the Nations in the European War.

Nations in the European War.
 MT. Editor: Of the three chief races of Europe, the Teutonic, including the Anglo-Saxon, number approximateiy 145, 100000; the Slavic, 14o. .0eO,ooe; and the Latinie, 10000, 900. The number 60 600. .f-"eu S''' ~
 Of the nations at war, Russia in Europe has the greatest population, 136 170,497 in 1910, including Russian Poland, 12,467 300, and Finland, s,li5,- 197. Regular army in peace, soo,oee' active reserve, 6G0,000; second reserve, which is more, slowly made available, 1, 100 ,0o0; total. 2,600, 900; though some statistical books of 1914 make the two former branches together 1.3S4, 900, and the total military force of all kinds, | which includes home guards, 4,b15.00 Second, Germany: Population, 64,- | s25.ss in 1910; of which Prussia had 40,165,219, and next, Bavarla. o'sst,2si. three years in different branches of the service, for men 20 to 3s years old. Peace strength, about 0,000 on duty,
 and 650,00o active reservists; EFsatz
 the defensive forces consist of Land | wehr. about e00,00O. and last Land | sturrn. 400, 900 men, 39 to 45 years oldi | to the offensive force may be added a
 Landwehr Qirst ban) 60o. 600, making j the number available for field service total 2,450.0o0.
 Third. Austria Hungary: Population 1880, ,22s in 1910; of which 24,sss.41s were Slavic, nearly oEe-half of the
 total population; the Czech group (Bo-
 hemians, Moravians and Slovaksl
 numbered s.475.2s2; the Greats and
 Serbs, 5,545,531; Poles. 5,O1s,4ss; Ru-
 thenians (Little Russians). S,s9S,S72;
 and Slovenians, 1,349,222. The Ger man population was 12,o10,66e; and the Hungarian 1o.os7. ss2, eso The imperial
 and Honved, 230,000; and the ''Ersatz'' reserves, 220, 900; total effective field 1 force 1.05O.00o.
 ! Fourth in population, the United l Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, . 46,lS4,500 in 1913, of which England ] and Wales furnish more than four- | ffths. The army Is raised by volun- 5 ftary enlistment as in the United States The regular home army numbers 156,- 3 000; active reserves, 146. 1000, and a
 special reserve can quickly be made available. making the effective force
 force, 257, 7,0o0. makes the total effective lforce 616,000, not including the defen-
 sive forces of the colonies
 Fifth, France: Population, S9. s01, ,5s! in 1911. Army in peace. soo.o0o; re serves available at once, 500,000; CO } ionial, 80,0oo; total immediately avail I able, 1,3Soo00; reserves, second line q 500, ,G0o. The territorial army consists ]. of 5o0.oo0 active and 3oo.o06 reserves Sixth, Belgium: Has not a universe 2 service, but raises by conscription . . Population, 7.665.111 in 1911. Army peace footing, 44,061; reserves for ac :, tive service bring the number to abou II 170,000, and about as many nor, s available for home defense. The ares - of Belgium is only 11,S73 square mile or about one-quarter larger than tha ; of Massachusetts or three to fo0i days march across in some parts. ?; Seventh, Servia; Population, 2,911,
 700: army, peace footing, 32,000; wa. = footing. 24o.ooo. . Q In wealth, the countries stand As fol if lows: SfsSs c Great Britain .........- SS0, ,000, 900, ,00 e france ..-..-. ..-..... oo,VUO,VOv.UU' d Gerlndny oU,oUU,UpU,UU
 Russla ...-.... 4O,0OU,O0O,00 d Belgium ..--.......... 9.0oo, ,o0 $ Austria took Galicia by the partition of Poland, 1772. It is her largest prov e ince, 30,299 square miles; and has ,t population of 7,295.53s of which 45s De
 cent. are Poles Gin the west and i e cities), and per cent. Ruthenians e It is named from its old capital, i
 Polish, Halicz. Lenberg, Polish Lwov .- was founded in 12529 by Leo Danilo J vich, and made his- capital in 1270, an
 is named from Leo. I, JOEL N. EMO.
 New Haven. Sept. 10. 1914.