The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-08

Intervention In Cuba has brought
about numerous comparisons between
III navies of the United States and
Spain-but the armies of these coun-
tries are important factors in the con-
6ict. The regular army of the United
states in time of peace Is limited to
.-i55 officers and $4,000 men. divided
into Is regiments of infantry, 10 of cav
airy and five Of artillery. The regi-
ments are sub-divided into companies
consisting of a captain. two lieuten-
ants, q first sergeant, four other SER
geants, four corporals, two trumpeters,
two mechanics and As privates. Each
regiment Of cavalry has IL troops or
squadrons, with a captain, two lieu
tenants, first sergeant. nve other ser
geanss, fou corporals, two
ers, two horse shoers, one saddier, one
driver and A privates. A regiment OF
artillery has IL batteries. two OF which
are light field batteries; each battery
has captain, two li~eutenants, first SER
geant, four sergeants (held batteries,
six sergeants), four ~corporals. two
trumpeters, one driver. As privates
(feld batteries SIS privates). Besides
these are musicians. engineer AMI sig
nal corps, hospital corps. qrarternias-
ter and commissariat department.
The egular army of Spain consists
O. $4,000 men in time OF peace and
about SOC, 900 in war ION paper). ihe
infantry is divided into two panies
of Halberdiers (Royal guard), % resi-
ments of the line, 20 battalions OF
Chasseurs, besides the colonial troops
and reserves. The cavalry is divided
into a squadron for royal escort, eight
regiments of Uhlans -four of Dragons,
IA of Chasseurs and two or Hussars:
The artillery has Il regiments OF neld
artillery, two mounted batteries TWO
mountain batteries, min batteries Tor
forts. mechanics, etc. There are Also
corps of sappers n miners, sanitary
corps. civil guards, carabiners, etc.
The uniforms of the opposing armies
are strikingly different, those OF the
United States being comparatively
plain, while the Spanish are ornate TO
gaudiness.
The American general wears a uni
form of dark blue cloth. His coat Tor
dress parade is double breasted, with
two rows of IL brass buttons down
the front, n black velvet collar ana
cuffs with three buttons. Inc fatigue
coat is of the same color, with a lay
down collar buttoned by five buttons
and three small buttons on each cum.
ON dress parade he wears a chapeau OIL
black silk-plush. with three black os-
trich plumes, gold clasps and a gold
o. gle with two gold tassels. His trous-
ers are plain dark blue without stripe
or mark of any kind.
The Spanish general wears a darh
blue military coat with gold emproio,
cry on the facing and collar ana g1lI
buttons. on dress parade ms darf
blue trousers have gold stripes dowr
the sides, but at other times the trous
ers are red with dark blue double
stripes. Red sashes worked through
with gold or silver, and black heimeu
with gold clasps, and on parade VIII
white plumes. and gold epauiets. VII
gold tufts -
The staff officers of the United State
army wear the same uniform as tn
general, with the exception OF haVinI
but nine buttons in eacn row on IN
coat. The Spanish staff officers wea
coats like the general, but their oar
blue trousers have light blue stripe
down the sides. Their sashes are ligh
bl,,e silk and their hats are white wit
light blue plumes stuck in them o
parade.
American officers of the line Gear
tains N ~lieutenants) wear UNIFORM
like the higher officers. with only sexe
buttons in each row on the coat. ID
officers of the infantry, cavalry an
artillery have trousers of light plu
cloth with stripes of white for the n
fantry. of yellow for the cavalry an
red for the artillery. Their helme'
are made of cork, covered with Dlac
cloth. with gilded eagles and a met
number of the regiment on the shiel
and chin chains of yellow meta
Spanish infantry officers wear peiiss'
like coats with seven rows OF dai
cord on them. yellow buttons n r.
trousers with two dark blue stripe
The peculiarly Spanish hat, KOS
gray with red beaks.
The marks by which American of
GERS are distinguished from each 9th
are merely differences in epaulets al
stripes-but the Spanish troops are
so many different special orders
bodies hat the different uniforr
serve to prevent confusion. The Anne
lean system is comparatively simp
The general wears on his cap a goi
embroidered wreath will the iette
u. S. worked in silver. His epaule
are cold semi circles with gold firms
and two stars embroidered in sllv
and a gold eagle on the shoulder ple'
His sash is of pale yellow SILK, wo
around the waist by the brigadier sc