The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-04

9-WHi you EtNsss SHey 49,
vsnss the numerical strength of tire
following units Of the brtish,
French, German. Austrian, Italian
and Russian armies LEI Battalion.
regiment. brigade. division. army
eorpsf reailre that we are ask
Ing . great deal Of you. but u has
been absolutely impossible TO learn
this thru any other source up TO
the present date.
sIx or YOUR READERS.
A-Grea, Britain: Battalion. 70
officers. ss5 r9en Ia eight com
panies: regiment (little used.
three bA,tAiions: division. three In
fantry brigAdes Of four battalious
each. one squadron OF cavalry. four
field artillery batteries. one heavy
battery, one ammunition colnmn.
two companies OF engineers. one
signal company. one aeroplane
squadron. one divisional train.
three field ambulances. Total as
tablishment. SIS officers. 1909
rank and lille. An army corps In
two divisions.
France: Battalion. 1000. regi-
ment. 1000: brigade. two infantry
regiments. artillery and cavalry In
proportion: division. two brigades:
army corps. two divisions. Total
strength OF army corps about
20. 900.
German: Sane units. but OF
slightly increased strength per unit.
the army corps sggregatlng $4,000.
Italian. Same units. but OF less
numerical strength than French,
i4.l5s officers and men are one
Italian division.
Russian: Same units. Strength
OF corps. 10000. including cavalry
divisions, without. $4,000.
o.-i have been going with q
young man for several years. ! re-
spect and love him. About month
soo I ausrreled with him. and u
was entirely my fault In my an
ger told him ~as thru with him.
Last Sunday he came to my house
and asked me 20 90 TO the ball
game. gladly accepted. and he
treated mo royalty. No never even
referred TO the recent quarrel. and
! am very much ashamed OF the re-
marks made NJ that time. Do
you think all men are able TO over
look little, petty mesnnesses In
this big. noble way, or 10 II only .
characteristic Of this mani
SOPHIA.
A-Not all men, any more than
all women. are big enough to for
give from any motive. You are to
be congratulated that the man In
whom you are Interested saw thru
your temporary anger and merely
waited for you 10 get over II. with.
out adding any remarks which
would have made him party TO
the quarrel.
o.-Is II true that N the Gernnsns
win verdun, IL will start them on
the road 70 paris7 II seems TO me
that this would have very little to
do with II.
FnANco-AMERIcAN.
A-Paris is not and never has
utfu hbf ODJts1f' VI hh' wv man
campaign. in spite OF the popular
theory TO that effect.
The French communication lines
run north and south. and n the
Germans should take Verdun. their
next move. strategically. would be
10 move south. toward Toul. and TO
endesvor 20 take this fortified area.
Toul taken. the whole French po-
sition 10 the east would become In
secure and would possibly be evac-
uated
al am girl Of II. but with
the experience Of girl Of n. I
love q man OF 2e and know u 10 the
real thing" NY parents object to
him. They want me 20 marry a
man Of my own nationality, which
refuse TO do. They do not OBJ
jet, you see, TO my marriage, " !
marry in my own nationality. But
| love an American. and, " marry
him, my parents refuse to own M
What would you do N you were mo