The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-13

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- ~ Ises rom the city. IN enter
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you can aA.ureusv r,a, ere~~ = a.
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-. slopfng smoothly ana GENTLY 49,.
"ara toward France
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uesasnes the forts, and - fhexs -.
ous uom the inside Of the hills and ofYer
=. 70 oaoer target than the rns1xxies az
- knns you via ennclude that Nets
.ctlcaHy snpssxnabae. I approaches
- these forts ~ eiose ~ . seukry
osA allow me. The garrison of two rexs-
men1 of infantry and ONE rexiu,eus az Ar.
.ssssy hve In an excavased barrzck vhJes
- etIreiy underneath the surface OF the
1s"nd and completely hidden from view
ngfnes of Death Ceneenlea.
~ seen from the Preach aide nothing
waaseSef shows except ene long mead
Iions which prosrudes rows u ioophoi~s Of
sAfsSua sizes. Even a. seen from the rear
you can get no more idea Of what u within
thsn you know what are the ear,teuts Of
= coal mine when you hAse only esaxta
apeve the shaft. All know was that
snere within the earth. were htddem nearly
s'sA~ men with 900 rides and about 100
neAsJ guns-not to speak OF machine guns
All I saw were mounds OF smooth. green
eartn. out OF which stuck the tips Of the
Ho4sass OF their guns. pointing westward.
ana outside wall upon wall Of dankinr
ntfaAchman4o to mnsat thA sua<rrAnev q
the tort hefug tuxnedl. ara n the ruar 81
sacn foft magazine after magazine of
shells, eaeh magazine being cut out OF the
earth 1usf like an Egyp&iAn tomb.
Suppo0ng that you are an invader. and
tnae you have paased this chain Of forts
you Ind yourself In SPACE Of opsn ground
some two miles broad. Even then you
are only On another giacis. for you are
now within the dre zone Of the batteries
In the arst line OF the intrencaed works
which Immediately surround the city ITSELF.
In the front line Of these works are. At
afrasburK. the heavy siege guns q feared
10 AK how nany)e the gunners live within
the earthworks themselves: while on ether
nank ana Immediately In rear are in.
trenchmsnts And infantry Iines. In rear
again. more Entertainments. and the line.
OF cavalry and feld artillery Close to
each are their several magazines which
contain all they need. while I'm rear OF all
ar. the engineers. with their depot ard
park" the commissariat. ara telegraph
and hospital corps with their slepots. the
artillery worksheps
In 6arasburg lie the stores and impede
menta OF two army corps for two years.
And thsfa In the midst Of the circle OF
rifles and cannon, the civilian element
considerable at Strashnra small At Metz
pursuer its lie; the Ehcpkeepars and mer-
chants go about their work I'm the old
French cities But II you. among the
shops OF Strasburg. are ever inclined TO
deny that you are In q camp OF troops
ready for instant war, then walk far
enough In any one direction and you will
soon come up to the gray and blue circle
OF soldiers In which you are
Disaavck's Warning Remsmberea.
Tia German army IN ready for defense.
II n merely marking time. Tn the bar
racks. even IN winter every man IL UP at
I, and from dawn 10 shutdown the recruit
Of the frat year h driIled and drilled and
drilled From 8 to II II IL tho goose
step" In various evolutions~ -zin9iy. by
fours. ny sections BY. companies. by hat,a-
Iona sH0ur after hour. Il Il nothing but
the raising OF lcGs TIL they are at right
angles to hAcsa. erect ~ posts. while sub
alterns and captains direct, correct. repeat
do the work which our snbalterns aud
captains leave to their drill sergeants.