Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-05
TROOPS .OF EIGHT NATIONS.
Grand Military Display in Tien
 Tsin, China.

LNulpAChl anu - hIAoA 1ShNh
 and Italian Are Snowy Contrast, E While the Germans Are Handicap
 ped by In-Fitting, Clothing-The
 Japanese Are the Most Interesting.
 Tien Tsin, China, Oct 1.--With
 troops of eight nations and every
 branch of service. elbow to elbow un
 der actual field conditions, both Pekin
 and Tien Tsin at present afford a
 rich field of. comparative military Ob
 seryation of which the officers of the
 various forces are taking keen advant-
 age. This is especially noticeable of
 the continental forces. whose staffs
 are everywhere taking note of equip
 ments and methods. There are now
 quartered in this big camp what are
 said to be representative contingents
 of every military power. It is q milli-
 tary congress as complete as if de
 vised only for display, and the con-
 trast between the forces is very mark
 ed, both in equipment, method and
 discipline. yet at the same time ob-
 serving officers find little room for
 criticism of any particular contingent
 of the Chinese eXpeditionary forces.
 In equipment and uniform there Is ap-
 parently little question that the Ameri- can and British troops are superior.
 The sober business-like khaki is in
 strong contrast to the showy French
 and Italian uniforms, while the Ger picked body of men, are handicapped in comparison by their ill-fittins
 clothing. The German uniform, is q
 mustard yellow khaki, apparently of
 very inferior quality. The blouse is
 long and loose, without pockets, the
 trousers loose, and no leggins are worn
 by the infantry. This Is completed
 with a wide-brimmed straw hat, such
 as is seen in the southern part of the United States, turned up at the side
 and fastened with a corps badge. One
 always overlooks the awardness of
 the uniform, however, in the splendid
 drill and discipline of the Kaiser's
 Chinese army, while it's field equip
 ment, though bit heavy, is well up
 to date and compares favorably to
 that of any other force. By far the
 most picturesque troops here are the
 British native regiments from India.
 At present Great Britain has no white
 troops here except part of the Royal
 Welsh Fusileers, known in England
 as the Duke of Connaught's Own'
 and a battalion of Australian vOlun-
 teer naval reserves. r-
 hS SllO" ol IiCA Slh iS bAC oa-A
 teenth Bengal Lancers, the Gentle
 men regiment of India," out on pa
 rade. Magnificently mounted on
 country-breds, superb riders, equip
 ment as perfect as care can make it,
 with lance -PeHneas- iI1ttertng, the Six
 teenth is regin any nation could
 feel proud of. The Indian cavalry are probably the heaviest armed mounted troops in the world. Each man car ries the long heavy revolver. carbine and heavy sabre. The uniform is khaki. the blouse tight at the belt. loose cord trousers. russet leather leg gins and the inevitable turban. The Bombay Lancers are not inferior and the foot regiments, which include the Rajputs, the Punja:s, and the Beloch- istans. make q splendid appearance, the men being tall .pd slender and carrying themselves sl aerb1y. fS The Japanese, are, however. proba-
 bly, the most interesting studies for
 the military men here. One loses
 sight of the rather slouchy white can
 vas uniforms and Frenchy high
 crowned caps in the machine-lile drill
 and discipline of the Micado's men,
 In discipline they are easily ahead
 of all the other forces. Japanese sol
 dier works as none other does. He is
 always busy; he does not drink and
 he is not In evidence on the streets.
 Detachments of the little white-clad
 chaps are always on the move.
 Whenever one goes in the surround
 ing country for many miles out he
 finds q Japanese outpost. their field
 typographical parties are always busy,
 and their commissary and quarter masters departments are wonder fully active and complete. Many off, fN f,, their transport system. There are no
 great bales or boxes in the Japanese supplies. Everything is put up in
 compact mating bound bundles, none | too heavy for one man to handle and 1 the result is expedition. It is the gen eral opinion of observers that the Jap anese soldier is the busiest, the quiet | est, the best disciplined men in the Chinese armies. .''rg
 The big German camp, which occu- pies the grounds and buildings for merly used by the American troops, 1 lying east of the foreign concession, l is easily the model of all the camps | about Tien Tsin. It has attracted much attention and nothing but favorable comment is heard. The Germans have a scheme for use of the shelter tent ! which is considered to be ideal for 1 warm weather. The pieces of acanvas l of an entire company are lashed to- gether and erected in the shape of a shed without partitions. It is practi- cally a roof and rear wall, and is l usually erected in the shape of two side of a square, the walls being to 1 the north and west. The German cooking equipment is complete In every detail and they have wondert full quantity of wagons and transport. There are new designs in field ambu- lances, narrow and springy. wagon cites for general officers, Ged post wagons and nearly every sort of ve- hicle an army can need. In variety | and completeness of outfit the German representation is beyond comparison with any force here. The question of transport is natur- ally the most interesting to military observers and in this connection the
 British have come in for much praise As organized the British forces in China have the most effective field l transport for the character Of cam lspaigning. they nre called upon to per- Fsfqrnl Each eompaHy is complete with Kits own pack train, from which. 1t aS Isnot separated EHout little Indian tznules hardly much ,lRlYpr tl1ans i1onr