The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-05
OF MANGUvRpC
NO sUOH DEMovSTr ~ pr,.-
SEEN BEFORE

Fully 18O, OUO and Perhaps IA, ono
Troops In Action This Week vh...''"an
sham nattics VIII no Fourb,. Nme
That win he Trird-A Iitlt ro,,,..
Tho German Army munruvres,w which o..,,
on Monday, Aug. so, are REGARDED nv -
mental military men as the greatest ,,a,,r,Ir
Of tho kind that the world has seen ,o,.,'
fore tho Russian mannuvrcs OF l,o IN W
hynia have boon supposed 10 DO the G,,,, -"
resentation of war in peace tina, uIr,a-
Europe could give, but they are TO DO suruns..s
by tho German Emperor.
List year in the Obcr.Lausita E:uper,, vn
Hams forces on the sham bait cnc1, ",
Infantry, ninety eight and q quoricr 80
ions; cavalry, eighty. five squadron. sr,l.sr
esghty.1ve batteries. This year Ae uus IN ~,
field l43 battalions, l15 squadrons, and III
batteries, besides twenty-ono rumpnrIe, n,
technical troops and three balloon d.yi,lon.
Tho number of troops modified 1. cs,irua,.1
as between 10000 and l75,0OO although -
accurate statements OF tho total nume,Ic.,
strength have been mndo.
The programme OF tho doings " His ro,,
army Is as follows: Monday, Aug, 50, review
Of the Eighth Army Corps by tho lmpc,o,
near CohlenZ; Wednesday, review O! tho SEQ.
ond Army Corps at Wurzburg; THURSDAY "a.
view Of the First Army Corps. ut &urcnber,,
Friday. review of the Eleventh Army Corn,
ut Homhure. The four corps in question ro,,
stituts tho main forces OF the East Army. nm.
der Prince Leopold Of Bavaria, and the W.ss
Army. under Gen Count Hueseler, which ar.
to operate against each other. The actlv,
campaigning will begin on Sept. 3. On III,
next day diminishing will begin, and on sep.
7, 8, and 8 tho big battles will 10 fought b.
tween Hanau and Aschuffenburg.
The new features OF the manuuvres are ia
DO numerous. but most of them OF such in.
nnites!mal detail as 10 appeal to the interest Q.
military men alone. The plan OF infantry In
armored wagons, tried last year In the Ober.
Lausitz, has been abandoned as impractlcable.
The use OF bicyclists for courier service Ma,
been extended 80 that 100 wheelInen Will be in
the field carrying dispatches. The experiment
Of q bicycle company for bridge building. road
cleaning, and Other pioneer work viii be tried.
garrison have shown that they can beat ordi.
nary pioneer troops In reaching a given point,
performing 2 stream; and returning 70 camp,
who will work under tho special observation
Of Emperor William.
In two regiments of infantry the officers will
appear In improved accuutreinents. whicA. viii
be noteworthy for tbs absence OF inc long sword
and the, revolver. Tho long scabba-d which
goes with the long sword, has been found awk.
ward In work In rough or wooded country and
the officer revolver has boon found 10 he a more
frequent cause Of wounds TO friends tAAn 70
With the tightening Of the uniform, notably
the grestcoat, these changes arc expected 70 70
fully seventeen pounds. The tests OF the new
Held artillery and the latest PATTERN OF The
1@sls o sa['Sr s.T FsPGn.5ns T Wits S!e.1 be the most
Two companies Of infantry will go into ACTON
viii caps OF the United States service styie IA
CONSEQUENTLY spiked helmets known the word
oyer "a pickelhaubea The objection TO tho
pickelbaube Is tho Same as the objection 10 tho
rod coat in England-it attracts too quickly The
attention OF the enemy.
The headquarters Of Wilhelm Won Hohen-
and general War Lord, are in hombure.' TEere
he viii entertain as bis guests the King and
9 SrnSs OF l1ely, an Anst II A Arch Th hhd
italian Minister Of Foreign Affairs. who subse-
p9l9ies With Nth e e. e aa raTis To- iAth iefsF Ninis1sl
Of Foreign Affairs. 1t Is explained by the cen.
trail European newspapers that Ita!y's friendli-
trta's new frendliness TO Russia and Ger.
many,,s effort TO be friendly With every power
except England. and Is intended to serve the
1t is explained further that such efforts OF
the part OF neiDbers OF the Triple Alliance are
asrnuCh as the Triangular agreement aims hrst
81 AL TO assure the peace OF the Continent.
Ing the earlier days Of this arrecnent, is cited
as a precedent for this policy OF amity on al
sides. Some German journals suggest. how.
ever, that in this general mania for sssur.as
the peace, the bonds OF the triple allies are in
danger Of being 60 loosened that the alliance
will go to pieces.
After the close of his own manoauvres, on
Sept. 9, Emperor William will go to Austria
TO SEQ the Austro-Hungarian troops fight sham
battles around Potts. The King OF Serv.a Is 10
te the guest OF Emperor Franz Joseph al The
same time, which fact gees TO show that Aus
tFia is gaining ground in Servia, as fast as she
has lost ii in Bulgaria. The Austrian Emperor
VII have about 10000 or $4,000 men in the
field at the Ports mannuvres. At the end Of
the field work he will go with his German ally
10 hunt on the preserves OF the Archdukc freI-
erlck and TO CONFER as 10 the position OF Euro-
peaR politics In view of his, Williams. an.
Faure's vts!ts in st. Petersburg. Emperor
Williams return to fotsdam about III. uI!l,e
Of September Will mark tine end OF the active
campaigning OF the Continental troops r. large
armies. He then will turn mis- attention 10 he
moro intricate problems of finding a Chance.lor
70 push through the Parliament his plans for q
Tho Con servatiyes are talking OF u SOS. 100000
Appropriation. hut the vast majority a. tie
fte'chstaS deputies have their faces set as r:Et
against any wide, reaching naval programme.
They are bent on defeating the projects o. Al.
II iral Tirpitz. recently called IT 10 the Admiral.
ty Once TO be the Emperor's naval Molrke."
as the German daiiies say. Their opposition
Will be a harder nut 10 crack than this weeA's
problem OF handling the four army corps.