Evening journal., 1914-08-12
More Than Half The World
Is in a Slate of Warfare

NEW YORK. Aug. 12-With ap-
proximately 100000 men under
arms in Europe, representing nations
the areas Of whose countries exceed
che-haH OF the area OF the globe. sta
t'stleians are figuring out various
complex yet interesting conditions
when the mobilization OF SO vast a
pouy OF men In time OF war neces-
sarlly creates The war now in
progress being one of tho greatest
II history It follows naturally that
w comparison with the data OF the
past the present computations rise to
heights beyond the comprehension Of
the average person. whose talents for
mathematics are. perhops. directed in
other and more useful channels.
After making various calculations
based upon facts and figures connect
ed with the current war. downfown
7tatlstician said that if the armies
ol Germany, France, Austria, Russia.
England, Servia, Montenegro, Belgium
and Italy numbering 20,000.00O men.
we're to be deposited upon the island
OF Manhattan there would be little
room for the millions now occupying
This island.
Manhattan has an area of 2f.93
square miles" he said. This repro-
sents roughly, based upon an area Of 92
square miles, 05.524 500 square feet
q territory Allowing a space Of
four square feet for each soldier. the
European armies now in the field
would take up every inch of Manhat-
tan from the Battery to a point be-
yond One Hundred and Fiftieth
street
Should they lie at full length, al
lowing six feet for each man. the line
Of sleeping soldiers would extend
distance of l20.000000 feet. or 22.72S
miles. Such a line of human beings
would almost encircle the globe.p
The statistician said further that
tne transportation OF such an army
81 men across the Atlantic would re-
Qvire 565 steamships the size of the
Nalerland of the Hamhurg-Amori-
can line. The ordinary man Of sound
anpetite consumes about two and
one-half pounds Of food every dav.
50 that the men under arms in
Europe consume 50.00O000 pounds or
10000 tons daily. This amount Of
food if stacked up in boxes would
equai IN size the Woolworth BUILDING
Tc transport this vast food snpnly
allowing thirty tons for each freight
car a train OF S33 cars would be re-
CURED Allowing sixty feet for each
car this train would have a length
q nearly 10 miles and approximately
- locomotives would be required 10
move H.
The clothing for 10000 600 men.
allowing three yards for each mans
Uniform would represent 10000 600
yards OF cloth. Sewed end for end
together this strip OF cloth would
cover distance Of $4,000 miles or
cne and one-half times the circum-
ference of the earth The buttons for
these uniforms would weigh about
1000 tons and would require more
than 1000 horses to draw the load
comfortably.
Each soldier consumes about one
and one-half pounds Of meat dav
provided il is apportioned on this lib I
eral basis by the various commissarv
departments OF the respective armies 4
Inls would mean a consumption Of .
So.O00.OO0 pounds. or $4,000 tons. To
supply this food more than 25.OOO cat
tie would be required. The hides so
obtained would. If converted into
shoes for this vast army. provide
shoes for fewer than 100000 men for
one year. and shoes for 20 900 .O0o men
would take more cattle than could be
housed in the stocks in Chicago IL
they were twenty times as big as their
present size.
Few realize what a tremendous
Spectacle 20.000,O0O men wonId mako
" they We're to parade" said the Sta
A regiment Of 900 troons
lnaiching Tour abreast, occupies
space oI ~ teet wide and 1000 feet
N length Twenty million men
marching IN the same order, would