Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1877 — The New Russian Levies. [ARTICLE]

The New Russian Levies.

The Russian militia, which has been called out by an imperial decree, was organized late in 1876. Every man between the ages of 20 and 40 belongs to the militia ; and soldiers of the regular army, after completing their period of service with the colors and in the reserve, are also embodied in it. The whole force is divided into two bans. The troops or the first of these divisions may either be formed into militia corps, or, in case of need, may be employed as reinforcements for the regular army,

should the regular reserves ci this latter become exhausted or prove insufficient. The first ban consists of men of the four youngest classes and of the first four classes of men who have passed into the militia out of the reserve. The second ban comprises all the remainder of the force, and is used to form militia corps only. The present levy is set at 188,000 men.