The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-04
ARMY MANEUvERs
Russia and Germany Showing
off Their Military Excellence.

WI ihoti mittthty CAttthtBCt.
} Copyrighted by Associated Press 1899
Berlin, Sept. 2-The army manouveres
which win begin tomorrow and end Sep
tember Is will be of more than usual IN.
terest The operations will be conducted
on the same grounds and Will be large
liy patterned after the Napoleonio cam
paign OF 1906 Hair Of the troops engaged,
the 18th corps vii laprOach the oppos-
Ing forces the 18th corps by forced march
es through the bleak forest passes. after
striking the plains the corps win oper-
ate along both sides OF the Enz river.
The decisive action will probably occur
IN Wurtenberg, between Stuttgart and
Ludwigsburg Big reviews at Carlshrue
strassburg and elswhe-c will precede the
mauouveres. Emperor william strongly
hopes TO see some straglc surprises. A
noteworthy feature OF the manouveres
will be the presence OF number Of dis
tiuguished military men from other
countries Both the German and Rus
sian governments have shown the great
est readiness this year IN allowing each
Others officers to View the arm move
ments Of their respect ye countries A
number Of the German officers will be
the number Of Russians who will attend
| The German manouveres will be larger
than ever before Great courtesy is shown
| by both sides. The United states military
| attacho at Berlin. Major p. r Allen, al
So received an invitation 70 attend tho
Russian mnnouveres but he will be un-
able TO 20. Another act of unusual court
| esv ia the permission given TO Colonel
/ - u
of the United States embassy. AZ Lon
don to participate IN the German manou-
vcres This as rather contrary % strict
Ictipuettc ass he IS accredited 10 another
government. but Emperor william re-
membering tho attentions shown by Col
onel Sumner during tho Cuban cam
pnign to Count Won Goctzen, the former
military attache Of tho German embassy
at washington and other German officers
who accompanied the United States army
during the late war. quickly granted the
desired permission. His majesty also per-
mitted Major John NJ Woodbury. sent
TO study tho sanitary system OF the Ger
man army IN the field. to pursue his
studies with the sixth army corps dur
ing tho manouveres IN silesla this corps
being unusually we'll equipped IN regard
to sanitary arrangements
A new feature OF the manouVe>e. mis-
year win be practical tests of automo-
| biles, of which a number have been
made for army purposes by an Alx-La-
Chapelle hrm.
The complete surrender OF the govern-
ment 20 the Agraians had the effect ~
Increasing the confidence or the latter
The Agrarian move however. the Dauf-
lautly on the fact that the government
on closing the diet went 20 far as 20
thank the delegates who had Just inro
lently rejected the emperor pct meas
ure. saying;
"1'ho long exs,c ed, hoped for. begged
for SOP 10 the friends OF the canal hrs
not been given In spite OF all the In
triglting lying and crushing, tho word
has not been spoken"
The frequently inspired Post says;
There II no doubt the Introduction OF
the bin was a grave political mistake"
The paper then proceeds to formulate
"a rule that the government hereafter
would best frst nnd out whether the
conservatives are wiling 10 support :
measure before Introducing t. In view
OF the fact that the government declares
| iAH HAN'NiiWA ~ luAlVuufr NnN 0itnHl bfil
at the next session. the Agrarian news
papers say that they will continue the
opposition 10 the measure. The liberal
and the larger part OF the center pa
pers continue TO bcmoan the defeat Of
the BIN and express asronm1ment az
the complete collapse or tho govern
ment A leading center organ. the COL
ogne Volks Zeitung, says
ut would require the pen Of Mark
Twain to Adequately describe the re-
cent crisis. The dlsproportlon between
Tho big words ana the small deeds OF the
government Is too glaring"
The Cologne Gazette exclaims: III
Bismarck had only lived TO see this
che socialist papers attack Prince
Hoheu1ohe. reminding him that no has
not kept his solemn pledge made IN the
redchstag 10 see tnat the Prusslan law
in regard TO the affllaton OF political
clubs be rescinded and threatening 90
take action IN the relchstaR
How their victory has puffed Up the
Prussian Agararlans was fequantly
manifested I'm the newspapers Of this
week The Doutsoh Agra correspondent
advocates the extension Of the anti
strike bin 10 agricultural laborers for
! bringing the latter 90 strike under any
circumstances under penalty OF impris-
onment IN lail and corporal punishment.
! Another Agarian paper attributes the
: trouble with farm hands to too high pay.
leading 60 drunkenness and opposition
: and advises the restoration OF tho whip
'as a remedy.
The general opinion expressed here Il
that wRr hotween Great Britain and the
Transaal Is almost unavoidable. Many
articles from the pens OF well known
vein Nearly al sympnthlzo with tho
writors have appeared this week in that
B0res The tone OF the independent press
g. about The same There Is no doubt.
that tho government. n not exactly
friendly, % Great Britain an this quar-
rel has absolved 10 abstain from active
Interference This fact. which the corr
, Respondent 81 the Associated Press has
, repeatedly had from authentic sources, is
again oorroborOted thi9 week