Arizona republican., 1898-10-29

ii-ln ifa really j.. Iiss 5IiTliialIeid bIilfi simply l,as-s1 hsfm;ea.y ever L;s head. Lot reaching ths effective height from the sround ustH near the end e it's course ! similar flisczleulatio1 has less effect il tf.c c3ss Of tha Krag- ,ICrEeasen- since the b1lla- from the latter am describes a much fstter vertical curve. ard thus travels at all Cfee five height rom Jhe ground lonS before 1t is spsnt Ths k-ag-JOrgeas bullet, il ether wcris.. twill go th.oueh q series c men placed in column 90 yards 2Pa1l when the Springfield bul- l1t would pass oFer the heads of all but the las. few
 Another advantage of tae smaI! Krag-JoIgeEse bullet Of caiibre 50 cveg the z5 eaiibre S.;ringnzid. as set for;h by 5ae beard. is that the former in many eases o1.ly wounds. when the latter kills This might appear to l- aa advan5ac fer tl.e dcadiier weapon. bl: modern military science reco g. iles the fact that oH the field of iaa.le the wcanlcd man is sageh more 57nbarT.;- sins than is ine cor 9se. If tEe former cries C;51 he is extremely 1sp. to demo- alizs his feliows. while tpso comrades
 
 tC tke rear. thus weakening the line Gy thTe5 n3sl in each case. instead 0: by cnIy one. The board alse COTS de-s that the c2Ii5re Of the -J0rgaasen makes t superior to the Spanish Mat ss-, whica i5 considerably slalla.. measuring 276. Experience h2s shown thc- 2 small bullet is less likely to dis able man t;laa a large ole. though On sils othsr haRd the small bI.iec has the great a,!ySnt2ge of enabling the soldier t0 carry raore ammunition
 I he United S-ates EoFz .nmcnt. fol loving lie example cf ether nations. hcs es-e1Ilig testei many calibres AI1CaS ctf.s Eo.ina unsatisfactory N..s the dunidnfl ballet C. -305 calibre. ;s-s,d by England ia some Of her Indian and AfF-eal gars. bHt which that Ga- tier. according ta officials at he osd- Ec.4ce bureau, I-ss since ,iIsc.;-giSd for ,hs recsoa t1as .hc steel tIp having beea reHSTcd. taa b.lIie5 mushrCc.,c.; and c1asd a. GnnoccsesTily s.gltEsil WGund
 Another decision rzached by the beard Gs 3 result Cf the Spanish war is thas sEokeless pcwder should be heEcatortn G.5ssd 1T all casss The beard asserts that the new p3Wder dcss nc increase the velocity e Tangs of the p-ojesGIc, and t.ias does aoe da5tsn the tTa:sC.c-y. Es.t iLs g-es- superiority in doing awag with tas teIl-aie smoke cf the old powder is too obvious 10 need emphasis. Tte present ann is perfect l. adaptable to lh- use e s=nCl-aless powder, alI fiac scvs.r-llss.s is 0lici- all. urged t1 cFdsr the change
 Iris -epcz t criticised ry several Of ti.c younger arnIs officers w;i0 know its rscs-2zaca6a,55e---s- They assert that tkc M2rser fill3 (. de spanish army las been denCnstr1 -ca to ba sg.er:C, to .-he t<rag-5c-g -geEsen. which is tN.o wars elder Thsy say that the Span ial ofdnaEee bureau. which for tsel.- E.cal knCvies:2e = small .:Ias = ss.- cad only t. the Italian af3cas the ar mic < .h1 aos..i. y.ot.isi ..e. r have cacacn tha tz.Hs~r il Jhsy had na- re.ad t superior '1'iae trajcee3Ty Of ti,c t-Iag-Je.s s-4sea buIisl a:isozigh f.a.sc- t.laa ti-az = the Springfield. is s5ili too high, say these dissenting e=ficars. facl t!la. argues in fa.or q the adoption of the AIaussr by 5sie United States army The recommeada- ton that the KrGg-Jorg rs5n be fitr q win the lelezce9:c sight is also og- 1l,.-~fI