Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-19
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LONDON, November 18.-The mill
tary fervor which has seized hold OF
the nation shows no signs OF abate-
ment. This is scarcely to be wondered
at when it is realized how many house
holds of all degrees throughout the
United Kingdom are affected and how
deeply the iron of war has entered into
the happiness of the people. For in
stance, a Mrs. Pechell had three sons,
officers, ordered to the Cape, and two
of them are now dead. Sir Anthony
Weldon, of Kildare, when the war COM
menced, had four sons, three brothers
and five nephews in the service. The
list is now one less, since Captain We'll
don was killed at Dundee. Lord George
Hamilton, the secretary of state for
India, has one son and thirteen neph-
ews in the field. The Duke of Atholl
has three sons in the war, including
Lord Tullibardine, mis- heir, while
three brothers of the Duchess Of York,
Princes Adophus, Francis and Alexan-
der of Teck, are all bound for or are
in South Africa. Thus it will be seen
that the case of the widow of the Irish
sergeant, whose seven sons are serving
in the ranks at the Cape, which Queen
Victoria has recognized by kindly
letter and gift, has parallels in the
highest circles of society. The calling
out of the militia also takes
MANY DISTINGUISHED MEN
from their regular duties, including Mr..
A. Akers-Douglas, the first commits
sioner Of works. Lord Salisbury loses
his private secretary in Viscount New
port who belongs to the same regi-
ment as MIR. Akers-Douglas, while Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain and Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach each loses a secretary.
Titled officers without end are now
called upon to do home service, in
Guiding the Duke of Buccleuch's three
sons, the Earl of Kintore and the Earl
OF Cassillis. The latter is now in the
United States.
The prominent part being played by
the armored trains in the war has set
the service critics at work surmising
its place in warfare of the future. The
Engineer, whose military critic is the
well known Order-Brown, says:
1--WE look to see some form Of armor-
ed train much more generally used in
the future than now. 1t may find full
field in motor cars, or it may take the
form Of armored screens, mounted on
wheels, which men can push before
them. Very little will shelter prone
man. But, a spade or stone will not
protect an advancing one We feel
that circumstances will eventually com
pei us to do ON land what has long
since been forced on us to do on sea,
in the way or armor. and the present
war may be the starting point, in spite
of the ridicule which fell on the bullet
proof cuirass two or three years ago."
A large number of traction engines,
manned by reservists, chiefly drawn
from the railroads machine shops, were
recently shipped to the Cape, after
steaming over the roads from Aldershot
to Southampton, dragging trucks al
ready packed with stores, which were
EMBARKED AS THEY STOOD,
so that no transfer was needed. Upon
their arrival in South Africa, it is
hoped these engines and trucks will be
able to make good progress over the
lines of communication, independent Of
the railroads.
Criticism of the intelligence depart
ment of the war Office continues to APP
pear in publications of all kinds. Even
the conservative Times makes it the
object of scathing denunciations, say
ing:
I'VE hope the war Office, having
learned by experience what might have
been learned from cheaper sources
will not omit to provide our troops with