The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-04
ARTILLERY TACTICS on AIA,r


Only Three TAines. -
uORSES In the artillery are 49,,
H 10 know just three thingn 0
they know these three plecea = s-s
formation they are called battery - 81
and they are relieved from all ohlissss.
to know another thing during thsar ~.
reers. The first item in the eduenaieu -
the artillery horse - that whNn - q
10 stand still, regardless Of eyervtas.
until the next order. The next po,ut e -
when he Is ordered to 20, then 10 - ~
for all there is In him The thru ,.ss
Is. that when halted he shall swine -
in the direction from which he - -
and stand stock stil. and that IL ~ -
test Of all, for 1t goes to the tuna a :Sse
terry front into action" When I As-~
In the artillery knows these three fhx.ss
he's battery BROKE" and he never nes1
TO know any more. II there 10 ~ RI
few other bits Of miscellaneous -.
ton. the horse looks to the Artillery ln {
know them.
The simplicity Of all this b M 49,.
hob on the farm. The commandinr 49,
OF the farm had bought Z pair q es~.
demned horses at an army ale, III ~.
heavy beasts they were, and thar n ~
dom too much the matter viii H. -
when the army comes to sell him. - thsss
Il many good bargain to u had m fH.s
way SO long as one doesn't ufnd - p
s." and the condemned brand a NJ 81 =
stock. This farmer. maybe, &1a,t -
the difference. or perhaps u fwrnf
make sure, and there was neAn1y a ~
sale to tell him that there weie ~.
broke" horses that knew on1v 49,
things and would never know Gosos rss
less 80
The farmer had out his psir + ! -
field. where he was busy about ~ p
the tasks which keep farmers eev = q \
time OF year. They wero hltea3 - = q
good. big farm wagon, MA 80
about as much room as tho S1
timber did In the light battery RI
these horses had served, but Il dj1nA
to weigh anything like 40 much.
just easy for those two horsoa A.;
well SO long as II was Z QueotIln u I
the FIRST idea those horses had -
was big one. and they wefo ooonG
one end of 1t. There they No.
farmer chirruped at them o 0uQw l
along the row he was settine uut VI
that was without result be yeito1 sd
APT! with trimmings. The order - 70
military. but the trimmings soe0o1 arok
raj: they reminded the horses = -
tillery. Still. the order for ~ ~ i
too well trained to bulge. At ~ -
farmer came running up with q ~
OF almost genuine artillery lanG0nGf1
grabbed the whip and dashed IL
He did not hurt them-they wesatoo
for that--but he did convey IT, l0fe1
sion that the time had come e h9lne ~
second idea into, play. They s<aSto4 r.
the other end Of that held tull m r
they had been taught to 60 under q -
crmstances. and with tho I'M 1oGn =
what may be In the way which cna&ok
ixes the artillery. Along toward ~ -
end of the field It seemed 70 ueln 49,
that things were not altOGethef ~ -
used to be In the old battery; tlM4N
no drivers to keep the pace 10 %
use language. But they found
road which worked them around ~
nearly to where they etafeo9 -
brought them back to the farmee, -
way in which he was swearing 49,
feel natural once more. TheeoeoyQ
he got close enough to them to eneq ll
order, although "whoa! was -
the same as "hait!' they wos1o
fine shape: they swung the farm
clear around with good imitatioa e.
terry front into action. But tn u
was 50 much lighter than the ueeee
which they were used that dAnr
suited. The contents Of the waoop
shot out upon the advancing faru9
left him buried under q heap. Ia
body was hurled far away thfo1Q
air and came to grief by stgsk
trunk Of tree. the wheels went -
dependent careers. and most Of g.
ness came to grief. But the horses
stock still awaiting the next oroess
had run through the list OF theee xl.zss
accomplishments and they werv 60
for they were battery broke. "--Ns1 4
Sun.