Show IS SHOWN I IN WORLD ARMS Russia H Has s Largest Army on Globe GENEVA Oct 23 A RI-A A vast increase in in- crease in th tb the armaments of the world was shown today by the theLe Le League gue of Nations armament year yearbook yearbook yearbook book for 1936 National defense budgets s gener generally lIy showed an in increase increase increase in- in crease over over the previous year The book placed soviet Russia's combined armed forces at Turn to page four for third article in series on modern modem war machine Italy's army was stated to total Japans Japan's and Franc Frances France's s 's The league said said the b book ok has been unable to obtain accurate official official official of of- data on Germanys Germany's armed forces but according to unofficial publications the effectives envisaged envisaged envisaged aged for the German army would be officers and men The book gave the United States army as men and of of- Counting the national guard and reserve reserve forces the total for 1935 was placed at American army air force personnel personnel personnel person person- nel was stated to be and for forthe forthe forthe the navy air force Tn Ni States t ff t wi n naw vv an 11 of Mav v 15 1936 i was listed at t f five b att battleships battleships battle battle- ships four aircraft carriers with three under construction 25 first line cruisers with 12 being built i destroyers with 52 under construction construction construction con con- I and 88 first line submarines submarines submarines rines with 12 under construction I The bo book k said the Russian army I is capable of absorbing and training training training train train- ing an annual maximum of recruits The figure includes the I army the navy and the air force I |