The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-04
PACE OF THE Amy nARcn.


London Daily Nvws.
A curious report OF ne marching onpA-
Utilities OF the dsfrerenf Ensopean armies
drawn up at the German mtnAetry Of war.
has. AZ the moment. Z special interest.
The figures are those 81 the established
regulations" OF tie several servtceA ana
II appears that the fengch Of the Russian
soldiers pace Is a csntknetsrs. ct the
German 80. while the French. Austrian.
Italian. Belgian. Swsd.sh and Swiss SOD
dlers ali tread q pace 81 = ceusfme<erR
The italian soldier takes 10 gseps q min
ute, the French from IL - ile, the German
us. The Austrian ia and the Belgian lie
steps An Italian rexfmcnt marches at
ss1e rate OF 20 mesers In the minute. . Ger
man regiment at -. IN E/sifsh at IS. and
n French regiment 1t 8 neters per min-
ute. The meter is equal 70 about thirty
nine and ons-thlrd inches. and n English
measure. therefore. de rekss of progress
sion OF the four last mentioned regiments
would be about as fellows: Tue Italian. -
yards per minute; the Germans. -: the
English. e5: the French. . yards par min-
Ute. II may be mentioned hero that b.
che regulations OF the British service the
slow march consists Of = 3o-snoh paces -
the minute. this measure being used only
on parade and for occasions Of solemn
pageantry. The quick march. n which
all evolations are performed. tDcreaneo -
10 PAGES, while tho 't3osfbio' rises 90 10
PAGES in the minute.
IT IL now generally agreed that - ath-
ietes the nfoderns are stronger and asAe
90 obtain more results from their exer-
tions than the aneisntH." Whether tnfs
may be Justly said IN references TO military
prowess Is. perhaps. not QUITS % clear.
The standard pace Of ths Roman soidisr
was che same as our cwr-~Sa snch~e-~the
length of five feet being really che n1sas-
urement Of two steps. or the sface rom
me place where either foot was hfsed up
10 that ON which tsas same foot vas again
set down.
The Roman mile Of Lon PAGES was equal
60 rather more than nsne~serfsss o. cur
own statute mile. and tho fsgfons usually
marched at tho rate Of teenty Of sher
miles fssy. eighteen Of oursl In nvs hours.
But this was oTtsn exceeded or ersef-
sency, and TO est mate the true quality %
this performances IL must be remembered
that the Roman foot soldier carT1ee Iosa
OF some sixty pounds weight besides nis
arms. JosaphU- says that ca f3se HsAFrn
he was but very little different from
beast OF burden. Lord Wsise5ey teas -
that division car nuareh two ana n&At
miles an hour If very weA managed. out
that. as q rule time efsoud be ca2ruiatea
1t tao miles an nour. sncsudins erosnary
halsz.
The rationale % cAAsneed nsrcnnS y
too easvsots 10 require Analyses. sNa ~
modern marches are. as TAR - posasDso.
Enase TO some kind OF music. Sourds
said great master Of military soisnes
have a secret power over ~ osp"nS
our organs 10 hodsy sxsrc1se~. ana - tce
same time yasirding. 90 II rer<. eae soii OF
them" IL tina band - tresen Up Lord
wo1s.iey counEess officers 60 rA.i upoa tns
drums and bnxses. The srvogA mAfen ne
DER crne. better tran IN siiencs." snd. tais
resource also falling. the rnsn saousd BE
got TO sing by eompanses Al tas wns
well understood ny NJ sncssnfs FM-
,arfh a.arvfs.ms ss,s Iscs1asrsonass1s. when
marehInr 20 the astaek. ~ 'fseptns pace
70 ne ssns Of esesr iusss. tssir n, -,
5000 !. rosf II sh<ir actual marches
se,xsysr, xer. psrfo~usd IN sdisnce- A
Joseph'as also rssores: .wssa ne !. n ...
solslers marched ouf q fns. sDsafn pss'~ns
wsrs aeras,orned 70 stnS psalms whsn
marching out 90 val.