New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-10
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Is to pronunciation and which one cannot get rid
Of at will. Technology Ia to mental works
what anthropometry Is to human bodies. 1t en-
abes one to establish the status OF the author OF
an anonymous writing.
THE land and naval armies have special vocabu-
laries. the roots Of which go back TO the very
origin of the language. And even every special
military corps makes OF particular terms. CON-
ing from tradition imposed by technical neces-
stiles For instance a naval officer will write on
board: infantry officer the barrack and
cavalry or artillery officer the quarter The ma
tonal standard symbol OF the country will be
called. respectively, by the same officers. the
pavilion (colors), the drapeau' dag, and the
'etendard (standard). Different words are used In
the different corps to express identical IDEAS
'man9uvres' in this one. exercises In the other
In France the artillery corps is very par
tcular. and It uses terms OF an invarable fxity.
IT is therefore by the means OF military termino-
ogy that officers OF artillery disdainng race and
religious prejudces and aiming only at equity. have
examined the bordereau.
at must be recalled that Dreyfus had passed
Application at Fontanebleau: that he had served
many years as lieutenant and captain IN an aItil-
In the arsenal at Bourges and had studied to enter
the highest War School, from which he ieft with
His eruditon and his scientific value are therefore
undeniabe, This being understood. let us pass to
the analysis OF the bordereau as II Is made by
THE b0rdereau says: i send you note on tne
hydraulic frein (brake) OF the 100. and the manner
in which that piece has conducted Itself These
terms not the proper ones. The author attrib-
utes to the piece in question hydraulic frein
(brake) when, In reality, II had always had a
hydro pneumatic one. Moreover. the characteristic
features Of the two freins quite different
At this place the ''memore." in order to Illus
trae that difference divergence, contains pict-
ures Of two guns, showing the appearance OF the
two different freins II continues as follows: ..A
THE confusion between the two frens which
exists in the bordereau points TO an nexpert man;
and not to Dreyfus. who had personally handled n,
the hydraulic frein n pupll-oficer At the school
OF Application at Fontainebleau and: afterwar,d.
as a lieutenant chief OF section: and. as captain
commanding battery. he had often practised with
the piece at firing exercises
'.This Is not ali. The sentence in the bordereau
contains other evidences betrayng It's author. The
800 is not the term to be used. IL ought TO nave
been the 100 court norder 10 dierentiate 10 from
the siege gun of 100. principally intended for fire
OF plen fouet full force. The 'l2o court ~ espe-
cjaliy Intended for a plungng fire The qualiica-
ton court applies to two pieces OF the same CALI
bre but not similar in their construction and use.
Many other technical errors and contradictions
contained in the wording Of the bordereau are
demonstrated by the "memolre," which says;
KNOWING his profession thoroughly. Dreyfus could
not have committed so many mistakes In so rev
words Even a simple non commissioned ofncer or
artillery would used the terms heard al every
moment I'm the barracks quarter and the poiygone
the place for fire drills) for practice or for theory