La guerra in Europa, le sue cause e le sue conseguenze; un autentico narrativa di immediata e remota le cause della guerra, con una relazione descrittiva dei paesi coinvolti, comprese le statistiche di eserciti, marine, aeroplani, dirigibili, &c., &c . La mobilitazione dei Landsturm a Leipsic la fanteria è armato con la rivista Mauser fucile, di un caliberof .311 inch, modello 1898. Il campo e artiglieria a cavallo sono dotata di 15-pounder cannoni Krupp, modello del 1896. La loro luce howitzerthrows un 30-pound shell. Il pesante assedio obice è un 94-pounder.Queste pistole sono descritte nel capitolo su militare wea

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The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . Mobilizing the Landsturm at Leipsic The infantry is armed with the Mauser magazine rifle, of a caliberof .311 inch, model 1898. The field and horse artillery are equippedwith 15-pounder Krupp guns, model of 1896. Their light howitzerthrows a 30-pound shell. The heavy siege howitzer is a 94-pounder.These guns are described in the chapter on military weapons. Thecavalry are armed throughout with the lance. Not all German cav-alrymen are Uhlans, however, as current war despatches appear to in-dicate, though there is little difference among the various classes ofcavalrj, except in name. The German fleet is manned by compulsory service in the samemanner that the army is recruited. Young men who have followedany calling connected with the sea are drafted into the navy instead. MAINZ ON THE RHINEA Heavily Fortified City, and the German Headquarters During tlie Early Part of the War 298 THE GERMAN EMPIRE 299 of into the army, and volunteers are numerous among the sea-faringclasses. The German navy is now rated as second onl}^ to that ofGreat Britain. Great Britain is incomparably more poAverful in thenumber and tonnage of her ships; but since she made the fatal errorof building her Dreadnought the fighting strength of the worldsnavies has been reckoned mainly in terms of that class, and in thebuilding of dreadnoughts Germany has been feverishly active eversince 1907. At the end of 1914, Germany will have completed 21dreadnoughts, against Englands 31; 20 pre-dreadnought battleships, against Englands 40; 47 cruisers, against Englands 126; 152 de-stroyers, against Englands 248; and at least 37 submarines, againstEnglands 85. In addition, many of the fast ships of the North Ger-man Lloyd and the Hamburg-American lines were rated as auxil

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