New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1926, Page 7

BRITISH ARMY 1S CONSIDERABLY CUT Belgian Also Is Planning Big Reduction in Forces London, Dec. 17 (A—The fighting strength of the British army has been reduced by one-third since pre- war days. Parliament was told by Lord Middleton before its adjournment that the present total, including reg- ulars, army reserve, special reserve and territorials, was 413,500 men, a decrease of 234,500, At the same time, he declared, the administrative staff of the war office had been doubled. In his opinion it was “midsummer madness to clip the army to maintain the war office.” The Earl of Onslow, replying for the government, said the army would not be reduced below the strength required to meet the com- mitments undertaken by the gov- t i x . ernnfent with the consent of parlia- = i 4 i PY 4 ¢ }j ment. ¥ P ¥ Brussels, Belgium, 'Dec. 17 (A— 1 g A 3 € The man-power of the Belgian army " 4 fload S is to be reduced by 20 por cent next l i > vear. The number of men under i I = i { " I f - arms will be 62,000, as compared b - f A ] 4 il B with 77,000 this year. H > S e | 4 ‘ The reduction forms part of the { J i il \ K] 50 economy measures taken to bring B i ( W, e f ].__ WE[KL i the country back to sound financlal q \ HE |0 7 i d \ | | | 1th, ’ = | ! K | | K | Paris, Dec. 17 (P—A little-known form of the war damage suffered by France is revealed in army figures which show an increasing number of illiterates among recruits. In 1921, of the men called to the col- ,713 were unable to read or , while 13,058 confessed them- sclves flliterate in 1924, Figures for only a part of 1925 are available, but they show an augmentation in the condition, which is blamed on the disorganization in schooling dur- ing the war days, when the present recruits were small boys. 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