SERBIA'S POWERFUL ARMY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 34, 9 October 1915, Page 6

SERBIA'S POWERFUL ARMY

Writing early.in the year on the condition of the:Serbian army, Mr Alfred .Stead. Daily Express correspondent, said: It may fairly he said that Serbia at the present moment possesses more stamina in a military sense than ever before.. At, the present moment she has 550,000'men mobilised, as against 350,000 at the beginning of the war, and her forces are being steadily increased, despite her losses. Her effective army is now well rested, well equipped, and has ample ammunition. She can muster 300.000 hayonets, and 40,000 cuirassiers of the 1911 class an. already incorporated in her army, while 40,000 of the 1915 class are now in depots and ready for mobilisation., She can also count on a great accession of new troops, including over 100,000 men formerly exempted. It is no exaggeration to say that within two months an additional 200,000 trained soldiers can he added to the forces now in the field, and the value of~this new blood infused into' a war-worn army is inestimable. The pause in hostilities ha s made possible a reorganisation of the supply system, the completion of the equipment, and the arrival of fresh stores for the transport service to replace those lost, a s well its many more oxen than those already replaced. Since this estimate was made, it is known that British and French artillery Ims been sent to Serbia, and that her army ha:-! been well equipped by the Allies,