STRENGTH OF THE
WARRING POWERS
Statistics Show Huge Preponder
ance in Favor of the
Entente.
WORLD HAS A GREAT TASK
To Nullify the Plans of the Kaiser Is
a Large Order ? Strength in Wealth
and Man Power of Nations
at War Compared.
New York. ? The comparative
strength of the allies aud the central
powers Is graphically shown by "The
Balance Sheet of the Nations at War,"
which has Just been compiled by the
Bankers Trust company.
"The world has a great task still
before It In order to nullify the plans
of the Hohenzollerns," says the intro
duction. "The task must not be belit
tled, but it is at least interesting to
see resources existing successfully to
accomplish this task, provided that
the nations of the world now opposed
to Germany continue to co-operate in
telligently and loyally until Germany
and her allies have been absolutely de
feated and their plans of world domin
ion rendered permanently Ineffective."
Figures showing, for both sides, the
combined area, income and interest
charge, and cost of the war in treasure
and men, are presented with the expla
nation that they have been gathered
with great care from the "best avail
able sources" and are believed to "re
flect with substantial correctness the
relative economic strength of the op
posing groups of nations," although it
is impossible to vouch for their abso
lute accuracy.
Controlled by Allies.
The allies, including the United
States, are shown, by this tabulation,
to control 19,526,000 square miles of
the earth's surface, or 94.1 per cent of
the total area held by the nations at
war, as compared with 1,222,000 square
miles, or only 5.9 per cent held by
the Teutonic combination. The ag
gregate population of the allies, exclu
sive of the large Asiatic population
tributary to the British empire, reaches
the huge total of 473,250,000. or 70.3
per cent of the total of warring peo
ples, while that of the central powers
is but 147,000, 000, or 23.7 per cent.
Without counting Asiatics and Afri
cans, the allies have available for mili
tary service 91,700,000 men, or 78.5 per
cent of the total possible fighting men,
while the Teutonic powers can com
mand but 25,050,000, or 21.5 per cent.
The number of men actually enrolled
in the nrmies and navies of the allies
is 21,400,000, or GG per cent of the to
tal, while the enrolled military
strength of the Teutonic allies is 11,
000,000, or 34 per cent, as shown by
the following table:
The aggregate national Income of
the allies Is placed at $82 100.000.000
and the Interest charges each year at
(3.801,000,000, which Is 4.0 per cent of
the Income, while the combined In
come of the Teutonic alliance Is esti
mated to be $10,000,000,000, and Inter
est charges $1,970,000,000, which is
11.8 per cent of the income.
Regarding the cost of the war a ta
ble is presented showing that the al
lies have spent $72,200,000,000, or 64.1
per cent of the total cost of all warring
nations, while Germany and her allies
have spent $100,500,000,000, or 35.0 per
cent.
In killed, wounded and missing the
conflict has cost the allies 8,902,950
men, or 58.7 per cent of the total hu
man losses, while it has cost the cen
tral powers 0,301,773, or 41.3 per cent
of the total of 15,294.729 for last Sep
tember.
In the Introduction to the balance
sheet It Is pointed out that, while the
exact figures are not available, It is
a well-known fact that the surplus
food producing sections of the world
are practically controlled by the en
tente allies, either directly or through
their control of the seas. The same is
true, to a great extent, of territories
producing metals and coal.
"Japan has not yet been an active
factor In the European theater of the
war," comments the pamphlet. "It
has, however, effectually guarded the
Pacific ocean. It has enrolled in its
army about 1,500,000 men. out of an
effective man power of 10,500,000. The
entire army and navy, as well as the
unenrolled man power, may be said to
be still In reserve.
"While Russia has nominally about
5,000,000 men enrolled in its army and
navy, it still has an enormous reserve,
as the total number of men available
for military purposes aggregates
around 30,000,000.
Russian Situation Grave.
"The extreme gravity of the present
situation in Russia is, therefore, ap
parent, especially when it is borne in
mind that, if Germany can gain con
trol of Russia or force a separate
peace with Russia, even if Russia re
mained thereafter simply neutral, It
would be possible for Germany to draw
therefrom an enormous quantity of
foodstuffs and the raw material for
munitions of war. On the other hand,
if Russia can be kept in line with the
entente allies, it would seem that the
Teutonic allies must be compelled to
capitulate, at a reasonably early date,
from sheer exhaustion.
"While considering the danger
points we must not overlook the fact
of the virulence of the Teutonic sub
marine campaign. It is impossible,
however, to present figures in this con
nection which have statistical value.
"The fact should not be lost sight of
that Germany now controls Belgium,
northern France, Serbia, Roumania,
Montenegro, and a large portion of
Poland, having a combined population
of aboul 32..SOO.OOO. It Is true that
men of all these nations are serving
In the armies of the entente allies,
and that Belgium is maintaining an in
dependent army of moderate size. The
control of these countries, especially
Belgium and northern France, has
FIGHTING STRENGTH.
Original Man
Power Present Man
18 to 45. Power.
Entente Allies and the United States:
United Kingdom 12,000,000 1
Canada, Newfoundland, Australia, New ^ 13,800,000
Zealand, Union of South Africa 3,220,000 1
France 9,000,000 6,500,000
Italy ....f 8,000,000 7,700,000
Japan 10,500,000 10,500,000
Portugal 1,200,000 1,200,000
United States 22,000,000 22.noo, 000
Russia (excluding Poland) 34,000,000 30, (X)0, 000
Total 99,920,000 91,700,000
Teutonic Allies:
German 14,000,000 9.400,000
?Austria-Hungary 12,000,000 11,150,000
?Turkey 4,000,000 3,500,000
?Bulgaria 1,000,000 1,000,000
Total 31,000,000 25.050,000
Per cent. Per cont.
Entente Allies and United States 7R.3 78.5
Teutonic Allies 23.7 21.5
?Figures for these countries especially
unreliable.
Army-Navy. Pet.
Present Present
Estimated Man
Strength. Power.
6,000,000 |
\ 49.71
860,000 )
8,000,000 46.1
3,000,000 3S.9
1,500,000 14.2
400,000 33.3
1,640,000 7.4
5,000,000 16.6
21,400,000 23.3
6.100,000 64.9
3,400.000 30.5
1,000,000 2S.6
500,000 50.0
11,000,000 43.9
Per cent.
66.0
34.00
The combined national wealth of
the allies is estimated at $553,000,000,
000, or 80.5 per cent of the total of
the nations engaged in the present
conflict, while the wealth of Germany
and her allies is placed at $134,000,
000,0(10, or 10.5 per cent. Contrasted
with this is the national debt of the
allies, $,83,900,000,000, or 14.7 per cent
of their aggregate wealth, and the
combined debt of the Germans and
their allies, $38,500,000,000, which is
28.7 per cent of their aggregate
wealth. The figures for the various
countries are found in the following
table :
eiven Germany a Treat advantage be
cause of the supplies of coal and iron
ore thus made available, and also be
cause of the ability thus obtained to
turn to use the factories of the manu
facturing sections in making muni
tions of war.
"Just at the critical moment, when
the scales were almost evenly bal
anced between the entente allies and
the Teutonic allies, the United States,
with its great wealth and resources,
entered the conflict, with a possible
22,000,000 men to draw upon, with its
national wealth of $22r>.000.000.000, na
tional income of $40,000,000,000, na
WEALTH AND DEBT.
National
Wealth.
Entente Allies and United States:
United Kingdom $ 85,000,000,000
Cane.da .
Newfoundland 1
Australia L Co, 000, 000,003
New Zealand T
Union of South Africa J
Total British Colonies
Prance 62.000,000,000
Italy 25.000.000,000
Japan 28.000,000,000
Portugal B.oos.ooo.ooo
United States 225, 000,000,000
Russia (excluding Poland) 68,000.000,000
? ?
Total 1553, OOO.OW, 000
Teutonic Allies:
Germany $ 82,000,000,000
Austria-Hungary 40.noo.ftoo.ooo
Turkey S.OOO.OOO.OOO
Bulgaria 4,000,000,000
Total 134.000,000, 000
Pet.
Entente Allies nti 1 United States sn.5
Teutonic Allies 19 5
National
Debt.
123, 500, 000.000
1,100,000.000
35,000.000
795.000.000
*30,000,000
SOO.OOO.OOO
8,560,000,000
20.000.00i1.000
6,000,000.000
1.300. 000,000
1,100.000,000
4. 500.000. 000
24.000,000.030
183,960,000,000
J2O.0O0. 000, 000
16,000,000,000
1,500, 000 ,000
1.000.000.000
*3*,r.W,000.000
Pet.
6*. 5
31.S
i
rc t. or
Debt to
Wealth.
27.6
6.4
32.3
24.0
4.6
22.0
2.0
41.4
14.7
24 4
40.C
18.7
25.0
' ttonal savings ?'?t IniMt?vi !n the nelcn
h?>rhood of $5,000,000,000 u year, and
lias thrown its weight Into the scale,
prepared to put behind the entente
group effective co-operation to secure
the success of the principles of democ
racy."
The task is called a "tremendous
one," hut, according to the views of
i the Hankers Trust company, there can
j be no doubt as to the ultimate vic
tory of the United States and her
I allies.
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SUSPECT EVASION OF
U. S. COAL PRICES j
Newcastle, Pa. ? What are
suspected to be methods of evad
ing the coal price fixing regula
tions of the United States gov
ernment are being practiced
here, it is charged. Consumers,
when offering their orders to
some of the big mining com
panies, are told that the entire
output has been sold to brokers.
Inquiry at the brokers shows
that the coal can be bought at
a considerable advance over the
set figures. Coal prices continue
to advance here in spite of the
government regulations.
CATS ARE UNPOPULAR HERE
Kankakee People Make Reprisals on
Milk Dealers by Turning
Felines Over to Them.
Kankakee, 111. ? Kankakeeans are !
getting rid of their cats, and incident
ally making reprisals on members of
the Milk Producers' association In this
district because of the price of milk
being raised two cents a quart.
The citizens declared that they
could not afford to feed the cats on
milk, so they took the felines to the
farmers, who are members of the milk
association, to feed.
One farmer had eight cats left at his
door recently.
WATCHING FOR U-BOATS
i
The Germans have placed their
hopes of victory in submarine warfare
but owing to the measures taken by
the allied governments the hope lias
not materialized. All merchant ships
have been armored and every hour of
day and night finds a man on watch
for periscopes while standing high up
in the crow's nest of the ship.
WINS BRIDE ON SOUP RECORD
Cook in Ohio Regiment Finds Way to
Soften Heart of Alabama
Girl.
Montgomery, Ala. ? Robert Fisher
of Company C of Lima, Second Ohio j
Infantry, knows the way to a woman's ;
heart. He met Miss Lillie Belle Sweatt
of Greenville and won her hand upon <
proving to her that he was the best
soup-maker in the Ohio guard. Tie
proved his worth as a citizen by hav
ing the mayor of Lima and the chief j
of police of that city, as well, wire to
the young lady that he was a regular
fellow, and held down the position of
second cook at the Manhattan hotel,
Lima. He is at present second cook of
Company C, and has promised his
bride to save f ?r her each day a por
tion of the soup made for the Lima sol
diers at the camp.
OHIO GIRL REAL WAR BRIDE
Wedded to Trooper of Rainbow Divl*
sion at Mineola, N. Y., Before
800 Soldiers.
Mineola, N. Y. ? A real wartime wed
ding was solemnized at the camp of
the rainbow division when Sergt. Wal
ter Valentine of the 100th infantry,
formerly the Fourth Ohio, was mar* I
ried to Miss Mary Winter of Delaware,
Ohio, at an outdoor altar by Chaplain
Duffy of the lOTtth infantry. Sergeant
Valentine and Miss Winter marched
across the field, escorted by 800 sol
diers of the Ohio regiment. The troops
also tsw.-ted them to their automobile
when they left camp on an 18-hour
Wedding trip.