Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-05
WITH THE TROOPS
or EIGHT NATIONS.
conos Of the Soldiers in China Look Like
Military Congress German ES-'
tablishment Most Complete.

machlne-like drill and discipline OF the
mikados men, In discipline they are
easily ahead OF practically all the other
forces The Japanese Is always busy
he does not drink and h. is not In
evidence ON the streets. Detachments
Of the little white clad chaps are ale
ways ON the move. Wherever one goes
IN the surrounding country for many
miles out he finds Japanese outpost
their field Typographical parties are az
ways busy and their cOmmissary ana
quartermaster departments are Won
dorfully active and complete. Many
officers have found much To- admire IN
their transport system There are no
great bales or boxes IN the japanese
supplies Everything is put up In COM
pact mating bound bundles. none too
heavy TOR one man to handle, and the
result Is expedition 10 is the general
opinion of observers that the Japanese
soldier is the busiest the Quiatcsl the
best disciplined man I'm the Chinese ar
mics.
THE BIG GERMAN CAMP
The big German camp. which occupies
the grounds and buildings formerly
used by the American troops lying east
of the foreign concession Is easily the
model OF an the CAMPS about Ten
Tsin II has attracted much attention
and nothing but favorable comment Is
heard. The Germans have q scheme
for use OF the shelter tent, which Us con-
ceded 10 be ideal for warm weather.
The pieces of canvas OF an entire COM
pany are dashed together and erected IN
the shape OF a shed without partitions.
IL be- f.raNffru Iifr "a and wall
and is usually erected IN the shape II
two sides Of a square, and Is usually
square. the walls being to the north and
west. The German cooking equipment
Is complete IN every detail and they
have a wonderful outfit OF wagons ana
transport There are new designs In
field ambulances. very narrow and
springy wagonettes for general officers.
field post wagons and nearly every sort
Of vehicle an army can need. In variety
and completeness OF outfit the German
representation s beyond comparison
with any other force here
TRANSPORT QUESTION.
The question Of transport is naturally
the most interesting 90 military 0bserv-
ers and Go this connection the British
have come In for much praise. As orr
gani2ed the British forces In emma,
have the most efficient transport for the
character OF campaigning they are
called upon 10 perform Each company
Is complete with lis own pack train,
from which Il is not separated. Stout
little Indian mules hardly much larger
than donkeys carry an supplies and so
far the British troops have not suffered
for lack Of supplies 90 any of the
marches the allies have made The same
cannot be said VI the other armies. In
common with the japanese the British
employ a large number ~ coolies. In
fact they have the largest non-cOmbat-
ant force here employing its own cody
gang which performs all camp duties.
This was made necessary from the fact
that the Indian regiments are composed
OF eight caste men. The cavalry regi-
ments are filed with blood relatives Of
raiahs and princes and these men are
never called upon Tor camp labor. They
are fighting men and II Is almost safe
TO say that every enlisted man in the
Sixteenth Bengals and the Bombays has
his own servant and groom
in size rank and file soldierly APP
pearance and good marching there IS
nothing heard but praise for the Amer
lean troops The camps are well po-
Iced, the men well behaved and there
has been an absolute absence Of rowdy-
ism.