Paris, May 26.
King Leopold is in the midst of his troops and the Belgian Government is remaining with the Sovereign, declared M. Hymans, former Belgian Foreign Minister, in a statement to the Belgian News Agency.
'He said when the German attack began May 10 the Belgian army which had been on guard at the frontier for six' months amounted to 700,000 men and all men tip to 35 were called up in addition Large numbers of young Belgians imbued with the highest patriotism were now receiving military training on French soil and as a result the total Belgian military strength would ultimately amount to over à million men, he stated—Reuter.
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