The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-08-04
FEW WAR FIGURES
POSSIBILITIES
ANDCOMP AR|S0NS
European War Bids Fair to be the
Greatest Ever Known in the
History of World.

The German area is z0S,0tU square |
miles. Its population is 64,OoO,ooo.
The German empire could be placed
in the United States is times.
Russia in Europe has an area al
must as large as that of the United
States The total population OF the
Russian Empire is 1876, 100000. Its
area, Europe and Asia, is more than
eight million square miles, or almost
three times that of the United States.
France has an area in Europe o.
100000 square miles and popula-
ton Of 100000.
France and her colonies have an
area of 4,00u, 900 square miles and
population of almost l50,000,000.
The Austrian empire has all area
OF 100000 square miles and $1,000
COO people.
Germany touches Russia from the
I,altic down to Hungary. The line
between Germany and Russia is
about 500 miles long. The line be-
tween Russia and Austro-Hungary
Is about 900 miles long. The line
between Germany and France u
about ESQ miles long. t ~,
Germany and France touch al
Switzerland and then they stand to
sether up as far as Luxen,burs
which is free grand duchy at tn,
southeast point of Belgium.
II Germany and France respect til.
neutrality of Belgium the fghtinf
between the two countries on Lane
will be through a gateway of abou'
$50 miles. Germany and SwitZcr
land are between France and Aus
tria.
Germany's seaports are few. Ham,
burg, Bremen, Williamshaven are
the chief. The German coast line i,
rot over 200 miles long for German
proper. but possibly $50 miles from
the point of Holland up to where
Germany touches Denmark.
Germany has several seaports in
the Baltic, but it can send Its ships
from the Baltic through to the North
Atlantic by way of the Kiel Canal.
The contest on land between Ger
many and Russia is over what was
once Poland.
Germany will be compelled to
fight Russia on the east and France
500 miles to the west Austria can
give Germany no aid as against
France.
If England, France, Germany,
Russia and Austria all come to blows.
then indeed, will there be 10000
006 of men under arms on sea and
on land.
We are starting into the worlds
greatest war. Whether it will last
three weeks or three years no mai
can tell.
There are no presidents in his
tory for 1t. 1t Is unique in its colos-
sal proportions. The end will surely
change the map Of Europe.
The European cloud is so eye-con.
suming that we of the United State.
have not counted on an element o.
possible danger to ourselves. Japar
may feel that now is the psychologi
cal time to strike for the suprerac,
OF the Pacific and have an account
ing with the United States. 1t i
good that our Panama Canal is opel
and almost ready for the passage O
our battleships.
Possibly the war will extern
around the world, and when the Ia
tions have exhausted themselve
then they will come to see the foil
Of what has been done.
They may abolish kings and d
away with the pomp of courts an
the glitter of war. After they hav
done away with these men an
things they may see it possible +,
declare that warfare has been a tr,
iuendous absurdity since man begs
ic dwell under the rules of so-calle
civilization.
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