UNWARRANTED ALARM.
THE DEFENCE OF FRANCE. WAR MINISTER EXPLAINS. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright. PARIS, July 15. M. Messing, Minister of War, replying to M. Charles Humbert's' 1 allegations, said there had been shortcomings in the past, but the waste was greatly over stated. France, in 1917, would have 3020 guns, arid Germany 3370. The stocks of ammunition were adequate. The soldiers had two pairs of boots apiece in the event of war, but six million francs would be-devoted in 1915 to a reserve stock of boots. M. Viviani deprecated the unwarranted alarm. The Senate instructed the Army Commission to enquire and report early next session.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 137, 16 July 1914, Page 7
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104UNWARRANTED ALARM. Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 137, 16 July 1914, Page 7
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