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Show TBS S3CALZST AEMirS. - Hachette's Almanach" du Crapeau tlvea the statistics of the smallest armies in tha world. The smallest of them all ia that of Monaco, with 74 ruarda. 75 carbineere and 20 firemen. Next cornea that of Luxemburg-, with 136 gendarmes, 170 volunteers and 89 musicians. In case of war, say the Uws, "the number of volunteers may be temporarily raised to 0." In the repulv lie of San Marino they have universal compulsory service, with the result that they caiKput In the field nine companies, comprising; 950 men and 38 officers, commanded com-manded by a marshal. Thla, however, Is tha war strength of -the forces. On tha peace footing- tha republic can only put one company of 60 men on the parade ground. In the case of the republic of Liberia the rooet striking feature is the proportion of officers to privates. There nre 800 of the former and only 700 of the latter. None the less the republic Issues proclamations of neutrality when wars break out between the great powers of K u rope. Philadelphia Ledger. |