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machines. The Germans, who, by the
way also had their breechloading, long
range rife, the needle gun, rushed to
close quarters, and the result was dis
astrous 10 the French"
General Nelson A. Miles said recently.
apropos Of the subject Of modern Inn
proved weapons and projectiles in rela-
uon to battlefield casualties, Losses
diminish in proportion as man killing
devices progress" This Is a fact, as
shown by figures, and is well known 70
close students Of warfare Examples
OF the kind cited by General Slckles
In the case Of his own regiment and
brigade might be found in scores from
the records Of the civil war. Take, for
Instance, the Federal attack upon the
Confederate stone wall at Fredericks-
burg In 1862. The experience Of the Sew
enth New York (steuben) regiment In
that charge is typical The Seventh
went In after other brigades had been
repulsed In front OF the stone wall so
that II did not receive the fierce out
burst OF Confederate fire, but in 20 min
utes, or at the outside 30 minutes, out
OF % officers In the regiment 10 were
Killed and 8 wounded, and out Of $50
men 2ie were killed and wounded All
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fighting right through at San Juan hill.
the percentage Of loss In the cavalry dl-
vision was IA per cent and that a the
Infantry u per cent This includes all
Of the Infantry and all OF the cavalry
on the field Of battle
The partial returns Of casualties from
south Africa seem 10 apply, whenever
percentages are limited al. only TO The
troops Immediately engaged. The per-
centage OF officers shot down In the cav
airy and Infantry an Santiago runs as
follows from the highest TO the lowest:
Tenth cavalry, 90 per cent: Ninth, 80
per cent Third. p per cent. Sixth. %
per cent. rough riders. q per cent:
Sixth infantry, IS per cent, Thirteenth.
~ per cent, Tenth, 2S per cent. Six
teenth, 20 per cent; Twenty.fourth. &c
per cent; Second % per cent. In the
fight on San Juan hill, which wee bat
lie OF less than day, there were S. off,
GERS shot down
The effectiveness OF the long range
weapons used In the South African war
and the mortality which Is looked upon
BY The isymen as something excessive
attract the notice Of military men who
have had actual experience In war.
When the dispatch was published re-
Gently stating that General Buller's
army was again In close touch with
the Beers" the attention Of General
Daniel +. Sickles was caled TO It. "Ha.
hal" said he, and then. reading on
further he saw the statement that the
distance between the opposing lines was
l.2Oo yards. We'll" sad he, that may
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nope attack upon log breastworks al
Petersburg In 1864 the First Maine
heavy artillery carried $50 men in line
and lost 6s2 Killed and wounded IN a
rush that kept them under fire not TO
exceed seven minutes. At Gettysburg.
during a crisis, the First Minnesota was
called upon TO charge a moving line OF
confederates and capture It's colors, in
order TO stagger the assailants. who
were marching upon Federal batteries.
The Confederates held their fire until
the daring Yankees were close up, and
2l5 OF the Mlnnesotans out Of 2e2 were
struck down upon a few square yards
OF earth, Jus, at the point Of contact.
In the second battle Of Bull Run. 1862.
Duryees zouayes stood up In front OF
a battery which was being mobbed by
Confederate troops and left ll9 dead
companions stretched in regular rows
around wheel ruts and trail prints on
the spot where the guns had stood. The
regiment numbered i70 at the beginning
Of the fight
The heaviest losers at the battle Of
Gettysburg were two opposing reg
iments-the Twenty-fourth Michigan
and the Twenty sixth North Carolina.
They fought In the first days battle al
most man for man in the dueling con-
test which took place in McPhersons
woods. At the end OF the day nothing
remained OF either regiment except
their flags and two pitful squads Of
battle grimed soldiers The Mchigans
lost 3s7 out Of 400, and the North Car
olnas ess out Of 500.
The casualties sustained by these
troops were almost entirely from mus
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and the urgency Of the flsbt ,,.,.
90 the most execution ~ inch WI
carry ten shcIs In the mass , h'l'l'h
General slckles is no. .,,.
ing ior more complete data ~ IA ~ wish.
ing IN south Africa before ., ,us nghl.
opinions as to the lessons 70 = tA.pieaSiRs
py military men. Two se,s - :, 'ealnet
have been made out tor u nsures
losses at splon Kop one So, No., British
ia and another at S2s. The r ,,, Il At
troops engaged there has bear lumber .a. "
as 1000 increased to 5000 49, 'e :. Gown
81 suller stated that the casusl,,s o'n a
40 per cent. At the same time az, y, Se's
eral mentioned but five eora ON, we Gen
having fought splendIdly, and " ,n a.
ualties in officers referred - ,ne eas-
commands which probably carried , ny, n''
battle not over 1900 men '''el INTO
Being myself a veteran so,a,..
lar with the difficulties OF cInsa ami ami
ing, Il IL with reluctance ho rs night
mat accounts from South A. sa's
that British soldiers as a r,o 90 saoE
fight to finish. The Brltlgb Gu. 10 not
go out OF their way TO pra,s. '.i's's's
nacity and yalor Of the ps.,. ule T.
reading between the lines 81 (, , ~, On
from the accounts ~ Brti,, ''.en-
spondents and official dlypa,ct,. VV,fs'
Tommy Atkins does not st,,5 @as
work In the supreme moment ~. ~ hs
casualties at MagersronteIn ws,a '' ,
than 10 per cent. and II trapsnlr.s Nv, NY
his army backed away from ,bo n o'l'
position before II had hsis . 1,',
strength with the enemy. Tho s,,, "..'
counts stated that the BLACK yvs,,s ly.
within 200 yards Of the 8oer vorts sN
officer OF the Guard brigade wro,a "a. Aa
the Hlghlanders got within 100 go va.
the enemy, but an officer Of Tho oi,' y
Watch places he distance at Sm h ~
yards. 1t IS plain, from Br.nsb wv w
counts, that the highlands gts,o,,s,,
at the first fire, They also lea an (, ~. ~.
retreat, and the other Command. y, '
lowed. 'O'
Al 1ugela River, where Bulle, lo,, ,
guns, the Beers shot down the bo,,i,
and oxen Of the batteries at i5O Wa,
Then the gunners abandoned M,
pieces. In the civll war Il was a sor
mon occurrence for the battery bo,...
TO be shot down, but unless the punrs.'
fired until the enemy swarmed INT, "A.
batteries and then defended their Ma.
With handsplkes hammer stats s,i
even stones, It was not called so,i
lighting. splon Kop was a forlorp bor'
equal to the Confederate assault \,
Little Round Top. But Il transbI,s,
that after 1000 men had lost ID Ne,
cent and there were 1900 fresh suppo,,,
at hand, the captured ground was
abandoned without orders.
Nothing less than a fight Ia A erlsb
between formidable bodies OF conbs,.
ants can determine the effectiveness \,
the weapons and projectlles now in uss
II armies cease to fight upon losing IA
per cent Of the total strength then tbsi
percentage represents the limit OF I'M.
man endurance In modern warfare.
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Williamsburg. Va, In 1862, the Seven
teth New York. The regiment went
into battle with 700 mep, OF which 79
were killed, 1873 wounded and ll3 re-
ported missing; but there were no prls-
oners taken by the Confederates that
day. therefore we concluded that the
ii3 missing were all killed or wounded.
That made the total casualties Of the
regiment $50. or Il per cent OF the
strength The nghting took place at a
range varying from 200 to 800 yards.
Now as 10 the loss In officers. There
we're 80 officers In the line. OF whom
were killed and p wounded. making 20
casualties ont N roster Of SO. | men
ton this becaurc II was my first severe
fight and my own regiment At that
time commanded the Excelsior brigade
OF New York troops. This brigade fol-
lowed my fortunes all through the war
and was part OF the corps which
commanded az the battle OF Gettysburg.
In that battle. during a three hours
light. when at times the range was az
close as 200 yards, this brigade lost
nearly sS per cent Of It's strength. II
was composed Of six New York reg
lments. numbering in all about 2,loO
men.
AT Gettysburg, OF course the fight
Ing was very close. but not more SO
than In very many u the severely con-
tested battles of the civil war. Bay
oneu were used very freely along my
line.
finder the regime Of magazine rifles
the battle usually begins at 1900 or 1000
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WASHINGTON A CENTURY Ago

On Feb, %, 1900, a century ago. m.
obseQules Of George Washington wers
officially celebrated at the national oap.
ital and were also observed In every
city Of the nation, The greatest Amer.
lean was also the subject OF euoeIs,
throughout the civilized world Wash.
ington died on Dec. II, 1893. after a
few hours Of great suffering. He pass.
ed away at half past 10 O'Clock IN the
evening and by his side were bis deyot.
ed wife, his secretary, Colonel Tobias
Lear and his two lifelong friends and
physicians, Drs Dick and Cralk The
last words he spoke were 1T iswerm
In these days, when Washlngtons
memory is reyered by every one, It
seems strange TO read that on bis birth.
day anniversary In 1895 a motion was
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witnessed at the battle OF Franklin
have seldom been equaled during the
century.
Theory figures out what a weapon
can do against a given target. One en-
thusiast, writing OF the creusot gun
now heard Of in South Africa, says,
With such pieces one can In seven mill
utes put hors dc combat three quarters
Of the effective OF the troops Of a cover
ed campaign battery at a distance OF
more than two miles, or course, that
would be possible, provided the SOL
dlers were inclined TO stand up and be
shot down without an attempt to get to
cover. This would not occer one time
In a hundred. Hundreds Of thousands
Of projeetles have been ralned upon In
closed positions with only trihlng cas-
uaties The better the weapons an
army is going to be called upon TO face
the closer viii be the attention paid to
securing cover for the troops while un-
der fire. II is only in cases Of accidental
naturalization or rare foolhardiness
that a mass OF troops Is exposed to the
murderous fire OF breechloaders or OF
quick firing cannon.
II was supposed that the British army
would be supplied with the latest forms
Of weapons. Their machine gun Is the
Maxim with certain notifications. and
II seems that the Beers are supplied
with the same piece. AZ Tugela river
Colonel Long found that his guns were
ou,elassed by those Of the Beers, and
for that reason he pushed them dan
gerously close TO the Boer position. and
lost them in consequence
Since the Franco-Prussian. war there
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OF these casualties came from bullets
fired from the stone wall. This loss in
officers Killed was never exceeded but
once in the whole civil war and that
was In the case OF the Seventh New
Hampshire at the storming Of Fort
Wagner. In that affair II officers Of
this regiment were killed outright.
In the attack upon the stone wall
the Seventh regiment fought with Han
cocks division. This division. as al
ready indicated, was brought in as a
supporting column to the initial attack.
II consisted OF IS regiments and there
were 10 reglmental commanders shot
down and disabled in one hour. Others
were hit but kept the field. In the
brigade Of Colonel Caldwell, to which
the Seventh regiment belonged. there
were ZIG officers present 50 Of whom
were killed or wounded. General Han
cocks division lost 2.099 killed and
wounded out Of 1884 paper strength;
that equals 49 per cent. Caldwells brl-
gade numbered 1887 on paper. and lost
ii2 killed and wounded-that Is TO say.
50 per cent
j, might be said that the attack Of
hancocks division, coming after other
troops had been repulsed. was in the
nature Of a forlorn hope, but the cas-
ualties in South Africa, which have
been made the most OF as having been
heavy, were sustained In actions which
should be looked upon as forlorn hopes
for Instance, the charge Of the High
land brigade at Magersfonteln and the
attack upon splon Kop. In a fororn
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i a1!i! F ii 7F ANCL0-b0ER war.

yards and may close down 10 i.lOo or
LOCO yards. AZ the latter range the fire
Is supposed TO be very effective.
should very much like 10 see the official
records Of the Boer losses IN the recent
attack upon Ladysmlth. II Is said that
the fighting there was at 500 yards
range, and the Beers. being the assault
ants the losses sustained by them. II
they can be ascertained, would be a
test for the effectiveness OF the modern
weapons. OF course, there has been no
fighting by large bodies OF men In South
Afrca-that IS TO say, large bodies such
as We were accustomed to marshal Ia
the battles OF the civil war. Take my
corps at Gettysburg, numbering from
$500 TO 1900 men. In the course Of a
three hours fight we lost 4,2ii men
killed and wounded. The casualties
were chiefly bullet casualties. 1t is true
that the Confederates opened the bah
that day with about 60 pieces of artil-
lery, and during the tight l brought up
nearly as many cannon. My opponent.
Longstreet. fought me that day with
about 10000 men In two divisions. The
next day Longstrcet's third division
General Pickett's-had fight all by IT.
self on Cemetery ridge. and in these
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WASHINGTON.

Trsnsoendent mani HIS mortal part
Has long since passed our ken,
Yet face and form, by painters art
Are made 10 live again.
What majesty lmbued that iorinl
What grandeur marked that brow
Sure Nature never did perform
Her noblest work till now.
She lent TO II her utmost skill.
Her touch, firm. but elastic.
And, as her GROWING act Of viii,
She used her choicest plastic.
The people leaned on his great arm
lie bado the nation live.
He was their rock in vars alarm,
Their safe alternative.
He moved through scenes Of waste and var
Plying yet serene;
Heart wrung was he, but yet needs were
A firm and steadisst mien.
When peace ensued. the wasted land
Involved cen greater care;
III appalling task made stern demfhd
Fer all his wisdom rare.
This nation is an object proof
oi what the man has done;
OF what he was Il Is enough
To name Il, Washington.
Oh. grandest life. suhllmest soul
Oh, proudest mortal nAmfl
Through coming time, As ages roil
They carry down thy fame.
d. II. Bctirs
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would enable them to cut of the supply
OF Boer war stores which the Portu-
guese are allowing TO pass through
Lourenco Marques.
II will doubtless surprise most people
to learn that any soldier OF the British
army who 10 captured by the enemy
gets his pay stopped at once. There.
fore, the 1000 English warriors who are
now playing football on the race course
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al Pretoria are in no sense Of the word
wage earners.
Inc Boer treatment Of war prisoners
Is forcing commendation now even from
we English papers. Here is an instance
OF thelf humanity. twenty-five wound
ed officers and men captured at the
N'oholson's Mex disaster were handed
over Internationally to the British
medical stan by the Beers. These men
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INTERESTING WAR FACTS.

live In a veldt fire. and In its passing 1t
leaves a desert Under the cover Of
the smoke that arises the Beers can
utilize that strategy .or which they are
famous
Lord Roberts before he LEFT England
refused 20 abide by any plan Of opera
lions which the war office would have
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their strongholds during the hours Of
darkness and gaining thereby much
valuable information.
Delagoa bay around which so much
interest is just now cen,ered. is the fin
est harbor In South Africa and prac-
tioally the key to the 7'ransvaal Its
value 10 England. therefore, II they
could number H. among their posses
sions, will be readily understood, for II
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As Effectiveness Of Weapons Increases,
Fatalities In Battle Appar-
emily Decrease.
BY CAPTAIN G. L KILMER LATE u S. "

p DER and Brlton have demonstrated
~ IN the four months Of South AZ.
rican warfare some things about
up to date fighting machines. one i'm
portant fact brought out Is that, for
creating extensive cemeteries and max
ing bloody history, the old fashioned
hghters with their old fashioned short
range weapons, still hold the champion
ship. Dynamite bombs and lyddlte
shells. bullet sitting machines and long
range smokeless powder guns have not
feazed the worlds record for carnage
an iota. The civilized nations stand
aghast at the fall Of a few score OF off,
GERS In single fight as though II were
an unheard Of thing and that science
had rendered warfare too frlghtfully
CORY for II to be tolerated among hui
man beings. Probably the almost
bloodless Victories Of our navy at Ma
Mia Bay and Santiago have led people
to look for enormous gains on a mini
mum OF Investment These were mar
Vicious exceptions.
War means fighting, and fighting in a
war worthy Of the name means killing
on both sides The casualties among off,
GERS are reported promptly, and at first
blush seem TO be excessive, but when
the returns are officially made up It
often transplres that the percentage is
no greater than would be expected from
the more exposed positions that brave
officers VIII take in fghi and the fact
that the Insignia on their uniforms
make them exceptional targets. Look
ed al alone, the losses Of officers at |
Santiago were exceptionally large, We
have no percentages OF the officers kill. |
ed In the South African war, but, judg-
Ing from the proportion OF officers 10 |
men, II may be believed that the losses
among British officers up TO this time
have not been as great under similar
circumstances as they We're at Santiago.
For instance, the Sixth United States
infantry. which charged on the San !
Juan blockhouse, lost 25 per cent OF its
men killed and wounded IN fight last
ing not more than two hours and 80
per cent OF its officers. Taking the
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liked TO thrust upon him. He said that
while he conducted the campaign in
South Africa It would be NECESSARY for
him TO be perfectly free from restric-
tons II they wished for success.
Colonel Baden-Powell earned frosa
the Metahele the sobriquet OF Impeesl.
meaning he that oreeps about al
night" from his (to them) uncomfort-
able habit OF scouting alone among
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Lord Raglan in the Crimea had under
him only $4,000 British troops, Lord
Roberts will be in command Of 10000
men.
Nearly the whole South African pla-
teau Is covered with a long slender
grass, which, under the fierce sun, IL
often as dry as finder. Nothing can
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be called being In touch with the en-
envy but in our time We should consid-
er 1900 yards as simply long artillery
range"
With regard 10 the effectiveness Of
long range weapons and the methods
OF warfare introduced by them general
ly, General siekles said to the writer
that so far he had seen nothing to con-
vince him that warfare under present
conditions is exceptionally fatal. Take
my own regiment which was with me
as part OF my brigade at the battle Of
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have since recovered and are now pro-
ceeding 10 the front again.
A KafIr captured by the Boers VIM
taking a quill dispatch from Mafekns
TO Thurman was searched from heau "
foot and then told to 90. The WY "a
tive thus escaped. with the display"
safely concealed up his nose. and reaen-
ed his destination without further ME-
han
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made in congress TO adjourn IN his hon
or, but was lost because few dlsafect'
ed members declared that II would be a
bad precedent" When the crowd out
side heard the news such shouting
ensued that the speakers could not be
heard, and an adjournment was forced.
Washington's birthday is now a legal
holiday in the District Of Columbia and
In every state In the Union except six.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-12
AMERICAN SECURITIES ARRo,n

london Nov, n-lnterest on the Stock EXCHANGE
,ast week centred IN Americans. large business
oeing done in this department The public shoa1
revival OF interest beginning early Wednasdo,
mainly on New-York buying. Prices went nm -
leaps and bounds. and for many brokers wadroo
day proved far and away the best business dav .,
the year. ' VI
British and Continental holders hardly r.a,,o,
the situataon Ihey eontented themselves with
Unefsd f tn while prices ucuaed' Ss
the net result Of the week that prices wen
Me 9efe given in the first flush Of Mr.
ly on British and Continental account large
baltlinore ana Ohio shares rose aug noin+s ~
ver ana Rio Grande preferred "a. Chcaeo D Ken
s %px Ws and 81 Paul ~ Union Pacific IL Morrill,
"a SnesaPeake and Ohio ~. Erie frsts IsS RaaI
others from 4 to q. 'h L e l. ana
The situation IN Americans ,-o.. A.
point of view is thus summed up Pm TN the British
coiunn or The Sunday Times": iciai
-. me remarkable progress which the United st.ta.
nave made during the last three wears will ' a
proceed at an accelerated pace The situation NY "
soun t with plenty OF money. every promise aS
earnings and better dividends for railroads Amee
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GERMAN FINANCE AND TRADE.

Berlin, Nov. D.-German Boerses were compie'ely
dominated last week by the election In the Oni'eu
States and Wall Streets Interpretation OF It.
Financiers here had been arguing that since re-
action here started in April by the oechhe III
and iron prices in the United States so tne
elections effect upon business would be strongly
felt here. This view has been strikingiy
The large sales in iron in the United states laS.
week attracted much attention causing unusuai
flrnness In German iron shares and also giving
great impetus to American railways
Financiers here express satisfaction with the out
come of the election interpreting the result as
favorable to the German money market. the Eos-
slsche Zeitung' says
The immediate future Of the European money
markets depends upon whether America will pro-
Siderable sums from its balances Should the lat
ter result have been caused through any douoI
States, the German market particularly VIII have
experienced no sEht strinSenfy toward the ne year
avoidance CT panicky turns In the money market
Heavy offerings OF discounts from the manu-
featuring centres carried the private yester
day to AZ per cent. The Reichsbank statement
made Lnfa vorabe impression and the rise in
money depressed Imperial Prussfn funds, be-
ing reinforced by the conviction tina: large issues
OF 3s will be made early next year I'll, - cub
COiOgne's twentI-oue million - Will be SUD-
scrbed November 20 at s3L2. ard Anatollan Railway
stock November 10
Contracts let here for rolled iron by Prussian
below last Yeas figures. French company Sc
s. marks against 1R marks the lowest Ger
bid.
Tho wiz: mai, syndicate has reduced production
10 per cent bu this failed to influence the Boerse.
OWING to the activity OF the American market
Tine statistics of nine months foreign trade show
imports TIE value OF I0S@ 0oOG marks, in
crease OF 100000 marks; The export figures fo-
the sans pe.iod are 3;2520oC,Ooo marks. or an in
~ t G9al for the gs o f1n
increase of 5O49,GS5