The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-06
USED IN MODERN WAR.
NOV ELIIES or An SORTS ron THE
NOIDiER n.
The Importance Of Accurate reconnaissance
and Scouting New Methods OF OBJ
tainins Correct Information Men, Az
mails snd Machinery All Employed
In New NDs Automobiles tho
Latest Development wireless TeieHraphy.

drsii0ld, owing 10 the fact that TIE forces en-
gsg-,i In the decisive iht,l.b have become far
Y greater in number, aud the distances tu be COW
cred, both IN concentrating the troops for battle
and In disposing them ON the battlefield itself.
greatly exceed those " the past. This increase
In numbers ~ be move ed and IN distances 10 he
co, egcd has naturally increased III. difficulties OF
efficient Reconnaissance and iimelN report, and
at the same time has raised the In portence VI the
latter All this has led to the efforts Of all ma
,iuns 10 lud new aids To- reconnaissance and the
transmission Of reports aud orders IN the field.
The following is a brief summary of the prin-
cipal means which have been made usr Of recently
for facilitating this important military work;
l. Specially Trained Scouts and Orderlles-
Gen Sheridan was the first on the Northern
side In III. Civil War 10 object TO having his cav
airy fr,,tered away and worn cut in outpost duty,
and zen. Grant had the good sense " uphold
him. To free the cavalry Of the smaller elements
Of its reconnaissance work, and economic is
lighting power as much ~ possible, most OF The
great nations are nov training a kind Of mounted
infantry in this work. In Germany each army
corps has a squadron II mounted orderiies" Of
this kind, and they have proved invaluable; IN
Russia Il number Of the best men in each COM
pany are mounted and trained In patrol and recon
noissance duty, instructed in riding horses and
bicycles, and exercised by aiiordIng them oppcr-
tunities 10 engage in hear and Tiger hunts; In Eng
land each brigade Of the cavalry division sens
10 South Africa received a battalion OF mounted
infantry with a Maxim gun, in Austria mounted
scouts assist the cavalry in their recommending.
As an incentive to training for this work tho vari-
M. ,.io,, b,,s ;ns,ituted distance rides and
Tn. 49,, r. a.,.,op.d som. ,em.rk.
walks Inc idWer nave ue'eiope' son'e
able results In Switzerland a number OF Officers
,.Liny ,a,, Il, ,b.s. exercises walked ION an aver
.,u..., bon, g., tho. con.
age az a "'e VI 90 mA''' IN 'o'' -.
~secu,iye hours, but this record was beaten by
FYrs, Sergeant from Berne. who walked from
- ~ -. 80 IL, IN . hours ana 90 min
nefhe " ihu" W. "''s' u -
m. n,,iy. messengers in the Transyaal have
"a.rlnt~ .nnd.,.n in his di,sct,on In
also accomplished wonders III 'n's i'ee"on' An
Germany longer distances have been covered
no marching uairols in remarkably short times,
~ 49, ~ H. a, IL, II, % hou,u and
as rom lflet 10 Nie'L 'o' Nn'eS' !" : ""~
% minutes, including rests.
. Ei.ld and Wireless Teleg raphy-The i'm
" Ala ,.,..,.,h .n,.,.,,s h.,.
p'o'eu'enr ,t. ahna n. .crsssorv in N.
vary fran, ~ the outpost>. and the introduction
% ~" y .. a..a..., ,,s .mc;oncy
,h., with even the poorest insulation 1t works
iii .,,,sb ,o, all nrs,,icsl putposes Our Sig
- ,.ut.n ., su,nsssed ali
mai lorpS III 'he rhi'pp,"e' D"
,yi,elsss ,s,sg r.uhy is still in the experimental
"''' u.,.u,
stage although II IL j" oeiHs N"'Nu """
in the field in the Transyaal, Improvements are
lain, constantly made. and It's future cannot vet
VIM ," ms" a. Ia,o., .n,lh,.,iors /. T.,
DC p'ea"" ,nI,,N -, ..rrrir,- ,ho o,r,.
rstlls properly In the basket has led To a moilfca-
lion. consisting IN eaying the latter on q table On
the ground below TO xh ,nG G nnns do ,sS' several Fnl'! Yards
below the basket TO send the waves received by
the appAIatus ON through space. In tins way -
was found posi- bic 10 send messages iT"m a hal-
loon in Schdneberg 10 a church steeple IN Ftledt-
nau, Switzerland. In Austria an anchored pat
loon, 100 yards high. signallrd successfully 70 d
free balloon al n height oil iooo Ea'us INV" d "''
lance Of % miles.
been specially developed in sunny climates; by
,he Rri,ish m Afghanis,an and in Aifca, by
he French in Tonkin, by the Americans in the
/ ni,ed States, and by the Greeks in Crete. 1t
has been used successfully over single, stretches
Of over s. miles. In France the a~cet!leilr lamp
has greatly increased the use Of the apparatus
by making II independent OF sunlight, ala sig,
mails have been read IA far as 81 miles ~ DAY ana
80 miles by nlghI IN na.H Nv ~ mGiIs. In,
navy seaIchlLghis landed III cape ,uiuhy nnfn
been used for flash signaling anu nav eieauE
extended the range. At COAST ioflS anu ~ wv
navy the Ardois signal light "a com blnallun nl
red and white eleclfh lamps huns - Wv 'sHHN
or on a mast are extensively u@d ioI shoiI dls,
tances, either between ships. or between iof's ana
sbips
4 Searchlights The use 81 sehTchngblS ny
ships and BY coast and other forts If Wen KNOWN
but recently they have also been applen on pa''
tlefelds for hunting up the wounded, hce'ylens
gas is used where electricity IN not available.
5 Carrier Pigeons The use Of carrier pigeons
from fixed STA atoms like cities and lofs mas iohR
been known, but lately they have beeh usd SUE
cessiully in The French field manpuvres, uisif
houses being carried along by the Troops. "a
Russia in 1898 cavalry patrols carried along NE
ca,rier pigeons Of the forts. and II WAS found
tha, In returning To their homes ney uovehe0
A, he rate Of FIVE eighihs Of a mile a minute. "A
number Of pigeons have heen sent ron me De
sieged city Of 1.adysmlih with dispatches W Dufs
h,n a dis,anc uf 200 miles. The treat advan-
tnve 81 carrier pigeons 10 the navy hes Ia NE iACS
that the scouting vessels oil a fle't 'hh seio poCA
information from long dStarces Wlhous uem-
seiyes raturnnx
a VA nys p,geuns merely return W their
homes or 10 their feeding places. but dogs ACT
much more in tell igently, and are therefore usfiul
I'm a greater va rieiy Il ways In The hrsl place,
they have hen used IN reconnols'ane nuty, VI
md eentiucls In he second place, they have
n,nyad inysluabl Die IN hunting up the wounded
after he battle. The collie has been found best
f,r m puTp, scs The English ussO dtgs 70 gre"t
advantage, IN Ma,ab"ieland lor etahln., rs
giving waning e The approach OF ne enemy :
ScnuIs IN The da RI, and IN advance oil The head Oh
column Ia seen the enemy. Germany, husthh.
Ssedan NntNay and Iialy are M. training dogs
for use in war ...
~ ball, ons Most Of the great nations have
h.u.'r nsrl, ,or he field and they are So llRht
,Ist ,he, are easily earned even II INC ualn ~
he advance guard Tie cid spherC6l iaIoon
,b.i IL is imp, sable 10 ohtsr, from IT, bat he rev
ryIiud, cal dragon balloon can bo us,d n sind
~ ,,nn his ,eC,rtv, A rev uya II tc ls!lOun
is on ,nrpedo b as going Al II knois an honI, ara