The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-03

Would Extend From New York to Sar
tan Island, 21.93 Square Miles, Were
100000 Men Placed There-Need
100000 Pounds of Food Daily.
With approximately 100000 men
under arms In Europe, representing ua-
tons the areas Of whose countries ex-
coed one-haf OF the area of the globe.
statisticluns are figuring out various
complex yet interesting conditions
which the mobilization of so vast II
body OF men In time OF war necessarily
creates The war now 10 progress be-
| ing one OF the greatest In history. 1t
follows naturally that In comparison
with the data of the past the present
computations rise to heights beyond the
comprehension OF the average person.
After making various calculations.
based upon facts and figures connected
with the current war, n statistician
said TO the New York Herald that If
the armies of Germany. France. Aus
trla. Russia. England. Servia. Montene-
gro. Belgium and Italy. numbering 90
100000 men. We're to be deposited upon
the island of Manhattan there would
be little room for the millions now Oc-
cupying that island.
Manhattan has an area of 2l03
square miles" he said This repre-
sents roughly. based upon an area of
twenty-five square miles, 505.52fS 800
square feet of territory. Allowing
space OF four square feet for each sol
der. the European armies now In the
field would take up every inch of Man
haitian from the Battery to point be-
yond One Hundred and Fiftieth street.
Would Almost Eneirele Globe.
should they lie at full length. allow
ing six feet for each man. the line of
sleeping soldiers would extend a dis
lance Of l2O,OO0,O00 feet or 22,72S
miles. Such a line Of human beings
would almost encircle the globe"
The statisticinn said further that the
transportation of such an army of men
across the Atlantic would require 5S5
steamships the size of the Vaterland.
The ordinary man of sound appetite
consumes about two and one-half
pounds of food every day. so that the
men under arms In Europe consume
50,0O0.000 pounds, or $4,000 tons daily.
The clothing for 2O.O0O.OO0 men, al
lowing three yards for each mans uni
form. would represent 60000,000 yards
of cloth Sewed end for end together
this strip OF cloth would cover a dis |
lance of $1,000 miles, or one and one
half times the circumference of the |
earth. The buttons for these uniforms |
would weigh about 1000 tons.
Need $4,000 Tons Day.
Each soldier consumes about one and
one-half pounds of meat day. provid
ed Ii Is apportloned on this liberal basis
by the various commissary depart
ments of the respective armies. This
would mean the consumption OF 30,
100000 pounds, or $4,000 tons. To sup
ply this food more than $4,000 cattle
would be required The hides so OBJ
tanned would. II converted into shoes
for this vast army. provide shoes for
fewer than 100000 men for one year.
and shoes for 20O00OOO would take
more cattle than could be housed In the
stockyards In Chicago II they were
twenty times as big as their present
Size.
Few realize what a tremendous spec
acle 2O.0000O0 men would make IL
hey were to parade" said the statistl-
ian. "A regiment OF 1000 troops
four abreast occupies space
EN- feet wide and 1000 feet in length.
twenty million men marching in the
anne order would cover line OF march
1897 miles in length. II the men
marched four feet apart this distance
would be doubled. and ut six feet 1t
would be trebled Just fancy parade
eachiug from New York to San Fran
lsco. the head of the line counter
and reaching Ogden. Utah.
N It's return before the last men are
n motion at New York.
IAN parades ever held in the world j
would be insignificant In size compared
With the monster procession" S