Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-21
some VAR
STATISTICS
THAT ARE
EXTREMELY
INTERESTING

| am going to give you some stats
tics about the war. 1t is a good plan
for you to know some solid facts while
there is so much loose talk going on
l. What nations are at war? The
entente allies on the one side and the
Teutonic allies on the other.
2. Name the entente allies. Great
Britain (including her colonies-Can-
ada, Newfoundland, Australia, New
Zealand and South Africa), France,
Italy, Japan, China, Siam, Portugal
the United States, Russia and a few
minor countries.
8. Name the Teutonic allies. Ger
many, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria.
4. What are the land areas of the
two forces? The entente 19,526,000
square miles and the Teutonic 1922,
600.
5. Population? The entente 473,-
$4,000 and the Teutonic 147,OO0,O00.
6. What percentage Of the total
land area involved belongs to the en-
tente allies? 941 per cent. To the
Teutonic allies? So per cent.
7, What percentage of the popu-
alton involved? Entente 1853 per
4ent. Teutonic 1877 per cent.
s. What is the strength of the ar
ny and navy of each side? The en-
tente allies have 100000 fighting
men and their opponents 100000;
that is, sc per cent of the total armies
are entente and 81 per cent Teutonic
9. What is the total man power on
each side? Entente, 91,7OO,0O0; leu
tonic, 25,05O,O00, or 1875 per cent a.
gainst 21.5 per cent.
10. The difference in national
wealth? The entente allies, S553,000,-
100000, the Teutonic $134,O0O, $1,000.
II. War debt? Total national
'ebts of the entente, $4,000, 100000,
or lat per cent of their wealth; of the
Teutonic, s38,50O,OO0,0OO, or 28.7 per
ont of their wealth.
u. Total income? Entente, $780,
700,000,000, Teutonic, 100000, 900.
3. VIA has the war cost so far?
mated July 1917, cost in money to
tla entente allies, $4,000, 100000; to
the Teutonic, $109, 100000 Cost in
r,o,, 1,.IIcJ 1-,o,-1Jo5 opd ,,,:ec;,,r. IT.
the entente, 1892 ,956; to the Teutonic,
6 1901, 773; total on both sides, 1924
100. Great losses since this date, but
figures not available.
ii. Note that the combined debt of
the entente allies is 14.7 per cent of
heir wealth, while that Of the Teutonic
allies is 28.7 per cent Of their wealth.
Is. Since the war began the entente
allies have lost about 9 per cent Of
their original man power, and the Ten
tonic allies have lost 20 per cent. The
entente allies have spent II per cent of
heir wealth, the Teutonic 20 per cent
16. Japan has an army of 100000
men and a man power Of 10,500,000
which may be reckoned as a reserve
force. Russia has 100000 men in the
army and man power of 100000,
but is an uncertain quantity at pres
ant.
II. As Russia drops out, however,
he United States of America comes
n, having 100000 men to draw up
IN, 1925, O00,0 100000 in wealth and a
national income Of S40,000.000,000.
10. Against all the men and money
advantages Of the entente, however,
Germany had the advantage Of the en-
ente, however, Germany had the ad-
vantage of being thoroly prepared,
and unified. The entente
has done most Of it's preparing since
he war broke out. It is safe to say
Germany would have triumphed quick
" if it had not been for the British
Feet. It alone was ready.
The figures in this article are taken
rom a pamphlet published by the
7ankers Trust company, New York.
FRANK CRANE.