"While Russia has nominally about 5,000,000 men enrolled in its army and navy, it still has an enormous reserve, as the total number of men available for military purposes aggregates around 30,000,000."
Russian Situation Grave.
"The extreme gravity of the present situation in Russia is, therefore, apparent, especially when it is borne in mind that, if Germany can gain control of Russia or force a separate peace with Russia, even if Russia regained thereafter simply neutral, it would be possible for Germany to draw therefrom an enormous quantity of foodstuffs and the raw material for munitions of war. On the other hand, if Russia can be kept in line with the entente allies, it would seem that the Teutonic allies must be compelled to capitulate, at a reasonably early date, from sheer exhaustion.
"While considering the danger points we must not overlook the fact of the virulence of the Teutonic submarine campaign. It is impossible, connection which have statistical value.
"The fact should not be lost sight of that Germany now controls Belgium, northern France, Serbia, Romania, Montenegro, and a large portion of Poland, having a combined population. It is true that of about 32,300,000 men of all these nations are serving in the armies of the entente allies." 