The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-17

it to be the most perfect engine OF war ever
yet put together. The parts are better bal.
anced; the material in its ultimate molecules.
the men. 10 better: each arm is thorou ahly
forged. and the friction in the moving parts.
thanks to the stan. is reduced to as low a limit
as is possible as long as human nature re-
mains what 1t is.
Tho question only remains" lie continues.
"why has It been possible to produce these re-.
suits in Germany nlonep For. with q consider
sble knowledge OF the other armies Of Europe.
assert that 1t nowhere else exists. And the
only answer can find 10 this. The German
army is exactly suitable to the conditions Of
it's environment No copy Of Il can ever be the
same. for tho Same conditions nowhere else
exist. These conditions are-frst nm extraor-
binary sense Of duty to the country in oil ranks,
the lesson taught them by the events of 1906.
and exceedingly we'll learnt secondly. an atis-
tocracy sufficient in number to supply nearly
homogeneous class OF Junior officers from men
to the existenc. Of this nristocracy, OF delegat-
ing responsibility to All ranks. which insures
@ With every detail H Of tier sepVse
the first guarantee for excellence in the staff
an: and the most thorough check concceiya6le on
the entire absence VI cliIucs among the Of
ilcers. and their thorough loyalty and conf
dence IN the fairness and military judgment Of
The self:reliance. yet harmonious work. Of
the subordinate officers was especially res
markable. and the engagement near Erfurt
and Cassel became mon0tonous. tho corre-
spondcnt writes. on account Of the clockwork
whois thing g worked rn automatie"lly The long
columns evolved themselves into fighting order
Ike byns Ts awayS
Of tho moment: nowhere rigid adherence to
forms, causing an excess Of strength at one
the exact adaptation Of means to I'M end
The fine marching of the. French. troops last
s f a tss se na p sR. f S rs s1s Saa
e The coba # length by
least equal endurance, 81 the moment when
sssnss Are" called by the Emperor ut
and precision beyond praise; every order was
thought they had come fresh on parade. but
actually these mon wore weary with four pre-
they had never, been under arms less than
nine hours. and once over twelve. anu how
tn y ty ms be Of tHha ss y thu S
fast asleep on On tGe.r EnapsacEs. lying S viii,
Or another occasion he says:
Taking the record Of single batsalion and
sst s Tat and n un
der arms Of on the march for oie4tran.i 2 half
sSass ST @
fought In three long actions. and was under
fs areed BACK Whoat ONE sinss Case
sirk ness after five weeks absence
AZ all Of the manGuyros ono q the most i'm
the penetrative power Of small calibre 1 r mH
Stockades Of twelve inches baulks are perfo.
ty inches OF oak arc penetrable ut 300 yards.
Banks OF o9rth two feet thick are no longer
tics Of the astense Of Villages and the if
for the aid Of artillery Is no onserindispensa
BILE to breach any ordinary walls. At 400 yards
down the wall Of house In u few rounds. and
At 200 even z section OF seventy men Will do
th1 Th viii Gs%d hs
partition walls without the Necessity Of having
such ne tho explosion of dynamite or sun-cot-
ton slabs against the walls-a service often Of
:, The most conspicuous improvement OF tho
German army over what it was thirty. twenty,
n
Change Was given near lahsssen in tho come one
hict between the cavalry OF tho Fourth and
Ihe BRIGADE toi the Fourth Corps, moved
R"ows steady unorm tro erossn 81
stream in, the bottom without losing for sec.
onh Its sharply-deil1ed rectangular outline.
sdTn ~ thqtHselsss expend; lure Of force indi-
S%tsSsa pRSntf rsssiYs hofs9s which ths
and In hs disesas saw tses 5st
ssss to tha shsy d .s %S1
whesled UP till they fronted northward. thair
and unmbsred. and its pst rouila s W. Ila am
swsrbd by the enemy's battery in position
a, The two brlgados had meanwhile continued
nt,o s6 steady pace their outline as sharply
snei line ne eola sa9 at ths
il echeiop. twothirds y the Whole str strenst ss
srsry SSt
SsY Fl rs ss,SS% vS Dsss
rise Afforded them, they sounded line to the
brew ot the, lill In q I've Wen '' clos eds
sop for na momen as 0tns sy ddt ssssndssS
Into the last hollow. between thsm and the
Lost asSst o, them but
at asst speed q hoe hersus bat 1l1pe
1eed fhat ne rear ranE wes no longer quite
Noii W I'D ubuGA In9 inner Uank WAS |
almost on tho road. 1t seemed to mo. when |
suddenly the two outer sQuadrons went 'troops |
left wheel and the head of the column thus |
formed CHANGED direction to the right. Tho |
rest Of the first line, followed at q couple OF |
/ yards by the second one. dashed over
behind nd the screen formed by the trees and
Il followed oyer the ground the. charge had
road camo upon the cause OF the unsteadiness |
II ro ths rear rank RotiSsf above Ths wsss
wide and i've feet deep. cut along the bottom.
s sbstaSS n The horses, 6y the marks q their
feet and then jumped the remainder clear. |
Further on came to the reason for the |
read was here searped out q the side Of the the
hill. and there was drop OF about thirteen
feet INTO IT. They had seen It just in time.
but, being, perfectly in hand had wheeled on |
sharp. apd the tracks OF the outermost horses |
werb not ten feet from the edge.
: but down In the hollow beyond o still
greater surprise awaited me, for here ran n
ss$s III fsi sn ssssss Il sssnse
ana at least twelve feet deep. big 'in-and. out
wanted 70 would IL Lave sV ssstt sssi