The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-20
rorelr. Army Notes.

ser~ias militia Of the arst call closed Its mAanuvrss
about Two weeks The militia Of the second call
In tbs field during the nrst DAYS u this
The Ainister OF War plan, unite shortly tue shu
inadiaa aud Danube divisions between viss, and Pfot
aad to hold there manRuvr:s With ~ Ooo men. The
servlan Government has decided to ADD It's artillery
several nine esn;imeIe DO BAnge batteries and large
number Of heavy siege guns. g.
The French GsnsYAl In his rsytsv ol Noitks
book in the Gdutofs says: III broke on so.nor
row. The rst measure wou,d b the proclamAttsn Of
She state Of seRs and the order that sAssA
say nothing Of military IN isrtakinEa OaAnding
sditors would be treated traitors The asvspapseA
and they aons. gave Count Won Mo:tks the end Of
August. 1870 tnformasisu OF the departure 6f Mac.
mAhons army for Sedan"
Ofthe OTIS OF the dfaft Of 1889 In France
and tho 20 9s raturnsd Of drafts OF iss7 ana
1883 there eouad. PHYSICALLY Otherwise avail.
abs IN 1897 i3iCaS for three years i0a 10, NO
years and 60 o: for Volunteers the shrss
years service nambersh n SIS: tho years. SER
vice. BIZ. for the i've service sse The total re-
crus received In the for iklsi therefore, mum.
bored 23I63I Tts sandiug army III bsoo S83 COZ
sirons Of which o727J are in tho navy ana marine
troops
Little credit is given 70 ne report in Parts that
Berlin will be transformed shortly into fortia ID city
The last effort in this direction 10 almost twenty ysans
Cd. Aftsr the Franco Prusisa war the fsrrhe atous
atspnndau were repaired and were extended about
half . mi 10 the wsst and north About tvo m lies
south Invest OF spandau fort built on the Hahps
hetR Anu nereWth me Worx OF fo:tfyny the vicinity
OF Berlin wAA done Il said the time that tAs
Government intended to encompass Spandau with
forts for Instance one on tho heights Of Gaow which
should command the lover Havs bnt no,atnx cam, Of
I. Al present the people OF spaniau arc axssns for
ropeal Of the laws which hIn the privilege of con.
struotnk houSss within conNlsrabs Distance Of the
fortcatious And te 10 said 10 have sxui
ned Its willingness 70 relieve thsm of ths rsstrctoas
Instruction of horsss In swninias u given with tbs
srssfsst caro- in the German Array and the few heed
lA0a nfpRn -I,1 49,
under hsr sup .rvtson With tbs pAiasskine ssie
uds have bscu severely discipiIasd Instruotiou OF
privatss In sw'mminE however has long bsen noto.
foasly careless and Complaints ~ she cruelty Of men.
commissioned officers or professional swimmers who
xive II have been load ami frequent recently An o.
ourrsnes at the PlG,zensss swmmiuz schoo, for so,
disrs has Increased the agitation Asatns. the hrutsty
Of these instruotora Tho uh..n Ssirsrt Wa taking
lesson from the swimming master. Dshn ne was
srdersa 70 swn Alon< three sides OF the bath When
within t~suO feet OF the goa he msis for the side Of
the hath aad ciutohsd post COO vssk 70 spe>k I'm.
noton'ng 70 Dem that he was ton much exhausted to
swim further Dshn caught ups heavy aaok ana bea,
ssfet over hs kauokies XII the private 10, 70 bis hold
on the post ssfert sank back IN the water sed va
arswned. Dshn "a arrested bat the Serbia ls.liss
seem to thnk that he Will b released With light pun
ishinsnl
In Austria military msn nrs dscas.ins pamph,e e.
published late In August uudsr the title Tn. Present
snuAuon 10 Europe AMI the War DudRst OF Au.tso.
Hungary Tho author supposed to Ia au army ofbhs,
~ he shows exact knowledge .. his subject His idea
IL that Austris Is not up the OF tS ttm.s
upon her military establishments Anl that she must II,
uoiues certain specified reform into her army At An
initial expense OF about s.O!U o. The numbsr OF In
fantry ocsrs Gu; down after apsixn OF 1890 for
economy. must be h.rsaa,d especially IA visv
OF the Tact that Ia the next war the NOR
'slity VIII DO unu,us,ly Hron. reserves and
militia will h" quickly hurrsi to the 'front.' TAI.
tn" pisces OF the killst and thers will b. pr..,,ns
Necessity for experienced mon to lead them mi.
many Of tic best officers viii ,~s been ise, on the a,st
""'t"hehs FOR Infantry AMI chassur. the Increase
sh"aId 10 Is' LssnsnantA IN, rap,ans and lUs st.n
omeers Tie author sso os'is for Increase Of ina
Handi army In rs,s VI mobi i.At,on no ,ays m.
number OF men In c'mpsny viii swsIi from 10 to 2An
'wo'hsrds Of them quite VI practice in the M. =,
arms i" lay the connanisi dr.ii hardly 20 strong
Tho trsmshious difference bstwssn . conosnv,s
size IN peace AMI that In war results In ewing the A.
GERS commanding them entirely fs'se iiess Of ths
spsee and time required for han ling trsn rbis viii
oes't Win special force s the impro mont In re-.
arms reuhe's recs'sary mIrs than the former aim
IN bringing trooas ino s,on slI han Fin thsm under
hrs' The company should be incrss.sI from a. n.
present peace rsnz,h to 10. In Franc. Osrm,,x
and Russia he says c"n-any on pace footing "a a,
least IWl And somet'ine' IbtiEb strens In ,b. Az.
Tlan artillery tho author aivocses raising NJ m.
fourteen battery divisions from s rsdv cd M. Ala. a.
Hor'cers lao men w horses sunA 10 IA nsrr a,
standing "f 10 oniesrA ~ men, 20 hoses ana 1, sun.
rms involves total increase Of ~ ofcers csn< n,.n
oso horse. "hd ~ yuma In the cavalry enrn..r,,
corns mud n'-sary department. reforms of lea. t
poriAnce are urged.