Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

You remember there have been recent at
tempts to kill the King of Italy, the EN-
peror of Austria and the President of
France l don't believe the sultan is more
afraid OF his life than any of the other
monarchs are of losing THEIRS
Does the sultan really understand mill
tary matters, general?" said I.
Yes. indeed" said General Miles. HE
knows all about his troops and their equip
ment- He spoke of his army having some
American guns. and apparently had a good
knowledge of the different kinds of fire.
arms he Is very proud of his army, and
when L remarked that he must have had
good generals In order to be able to mo-
biiize GDOOO men in forty-five days, he re-
Piled that he knew he had good generals,
and that ne had made them" meaning I
suppose, That he had chosen the generals
HIMSELF
DID he say anything about the warp
Not much" replied General Miles, save
when 1 referred to the success Of the
Turks. he replied that God was on the
side OF the right; that the Greeks had made
war upon him without cause and that
through Gods displeasure they had been
Between the Battle Lines.
Where did you go after leaving Tur-
key, general?'
Il went to see the Greek and Turkish
armies in the field. I sailed down through
the Dardanelles and saw the Notifications
there, and thence I sailed to Athens and
went to the field. The advance lines of
the TWO armies were within four hundred
yards OF each other. I went along the
picket line Of the Greek army under a flag
OF truce. AS I did so I could see the
turks and could hear their bugles The
turks were then living in the tents which
they had captured from the Greeks. and
rain ~ 'e
Were the Greeks at all ready for war.
general?' "''
No. they were not" was the ranIv
They were carried away by popular en-.
thusiasm. and they were outnumbered
Turks Wy the
DO you think there is any good mill
tary material in the Greek nation?"
Yes, they might make good soldiers 81
skilled generals" "Aoei
How We're you impressed with the Rus
ran soldiers, generai?"
very fayorably, indeed" replied Cen
la ,st mlles me Russians have one of the
pest armies or Europe, and their ponuIa
tioh Is SO great that the other nations fear
Inem. Napoleon, you know, once said that
europe would at some time be all Cossack
NJ no, aii repuDhcan The Russian empire has
no" population of more than 100 OOO OOO
now, at the rate of one soldier tn every
nve inhabitants, Russia has a possihle arm;
VI 1s."oUo. The Russians are a miiitarv
nation. The car expects every mar - =.
soldier. His people have Ions ha.,s :" ue
Gustomed TO war, and his army as far as
could see. Is well armed, wen off3coraS
anu Wen equipped 1 have never seen ar M
inner me horses anywhere than those nsad -" ~
the Russian cavalry use" W
ten. Miles, Audience With the c-
Please tell me about your audience With
the car. general"
met him at the Summer Palace Of
feterhof. not far from St. PETERSBURG
and mad very pleasant interview with
MN. Our conversation was in English
ana we were alone at the time. The taIl
was largely devoted to military matfars
nus majesty was very enthusiastic over
the prospects of Siberia and the Trans
Siberia railroad. which viii be of great
pohticai. commercial and military Inner
lance to his empire The car "a Won
know, president Of the road. He has
think, been over the line himself and he
says II VIII develop wonderful country
II goes through some of the richest SOIL az,
the globe. and the climate Of the LANDS
through which it. passes h. much Ike thai
OF minnesota. From what he said, fudge
that 1t Is his majesty.s idea to develop
Siberia as rapidly as possible"
tIrg?"
II did some travelling before I left Rms
sia. replied Gen. Miles. 81 was the ruest