Belgian War Dogs
One of the most interesting sidelights of the war is the use of dogs to draw the Belgian "mitrailleuses." All who have visited Belgium have been surprised at the amount of work, such as hauling market wagons, performed by these animals. The rubber-tired gun carriage is in strange contrast with the bizarre appearance of the "dogs of war"—tired out after a stiff march.
BELGIAN WAR DOGS
PHOTO © AMER. PRESS ASSOC., N.Y.
Military and Naval Statistics of the European
Powers at the Outbreak of the War
| Country | Area Square Miles | Population | Army Regulars and Reserves | Men |
| GREAT BRITAIN | 121,380 | 45,000,000 | 730,000 | 137,500 |
| FRANCE | 207,218 | 39,300,000 | 4,000,000 | 60,621 |
| RUSSIA | 8,650,000 | 160,000,000 | 5,500,000 | 52,463 |
| GERMANY | 208,830 | 64,900,000 | 5,200,000 | 66,783 |
| AUSTRIA | 115,903 | 49,400,000 | 2,000,000 | 17,581 |
| SERVIA | 23,661 | 4,000,000 | 240,000 | 0 |
| BELGIUM | 11,373 | 7,300,000 | 222,000 | 0 |
| NETHERLANDS | 12,582 | 5,900,000 | 180,000 | 11,164 |
| ITALY | 111,000 | 33,900,000 | 1,200,000 | 33,095 |
| SPAIN | 196,200 | 19,700,000 | 350,000 | 10,165 |
| NORWAY | 124,200 | 2,400,000 | 115,000 | 1,003 |
| SWEDEN | 172,900 | 5,400,000 | 450,000 | 5,715 |
| DENMARK | 15,582 | 2,700,000 | 70,000 | 4,000 |
| PORTUGAL | 34,600 | 5,400,000 | 150,000 | 6,000 |
| TURKEY | 11,100 | 2,000,000 | 700,000 | 30,000 |
| GREECE | 25,000 | 2,600,000 | 150,000 | 4,000 |
| SWITZERLAND | 15,976 | 3,300,000 | 275,000 |