The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11

was in the paa.r Is
to overtake a yrnr-OdA. ~
G"d of a crime. I'm.
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4 Jan Nlc bic N town, der q
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it'll it. sshiJ rbleu'', ei Jan,
The twA. B. not for Jwn,Save been
H.. w w. ch. dpnatric$ tG;t"eet: thrill the
arm down both TANKS throughout the
ire length of the column with which
lev are in communicated The smile
not quite perfect, however, for the
rm is sounded by these living electric
tons while yet the danger is remote.
me hundreds Of yards in the rear Of
cavalry screen comes the advanced
Bird. subdivided into a vanguard and
hnain guard. This latter constitutes
first fighting unit of the advancing
hmm. and its strength is of course pro-
onate to the strength of the force
covering. With it are field and ma
e guns sappers, miners, engineers
buiauces, reserve ammunition wagons
So forth. In fact. the advance guard
large column constitutes in itself a
linz force-a miniature army, so to
k. complete in practically Ill essen
"details After the advanced guard
passed we shall probably see. cmcrg-
from the clouds of dust which al.
except in wet weather envelops rs
a mantle a column on the march,
her solitary pair of horscmen and
at intervals another and vet an
These are the connecting links.
If troop, or perhaps. if the force is
&c one, whole troop of cavalry
come next, then more connecting
and lastly the officer commanding.
lnded and accompanied by his STAFF.
ninitiated in matters military will
probably expect to see the main
Of the army, but no. A single in
l,,t FOL I,,
pass, marching strictly ito atten-
bayoncts fixed and officers swords
bd naked At the slope. after which
will heave slowly into sight an APP
pity endless train of field artillery,
inc guns. ammunition wagons, am
bees, tool carts, forage and store
ms and numbers of led horses. 1t is
when this heterogeneous procession
come to an end thar the thickening
BE dust cloud and the measured
p, tramp, tramp. herald the ap-
ch of the infantry brgades. On they
rifles at the slope or at the trail,
Pc, laughing, joking, singing, smok-
rs though war and its attendant
5 were thousand miles away. On
come-and still on. Battalion after
ion, brigade after brigade.
becomes almost monotonous after
~, for the mighty lighting machines,
tpmp posed of LOCO or more indiyidu-
f lng units, swing past with me-
If ~ precision of gigantic automatic.
tAns moves as if by clockwork.
So Wpaccs interval is the regulation
! .... between battalions and brigadcs,
3 ....' paces interval it is-no more. no
. Pc Is no slackening. no hcsitan-
2 ~ W the apparent free and paSincSS.
d .-.....' IN Lays but foot or two. 1t is
q ''''''' Sharply forward by biting
/. D. IN. Ml II eXpostulation, half com
for Col tNu cred by its captain. battal-
OH ikeWlse, and wave from the
ol, e,r WIS ever watchful chief sends the
week-dyg Hoping down the right flank
frederick SNaS he goes. So is the force
.s,,,,ro, - opg up" And very necessary
iays: returMls same stringing up. The
ttysburg, 9fey yards at the head means
tbe tail. Trivial check to the
E NORTH AQnS column is serious delay
ally.i a a. an the rear of it. and contiuu-
I've 10 y q T9nt or rapid closing tends to
iy...l.4 p. I0ps,
'....;607 p. mpassng of the rearmost br;-
any IVA p III resi- to the average spectator
IorlnSll - !Ahes. True. there follow mora
woon sAns. more tool carts, ammuni-
;, poss SopS led horses. etc. but all these
seen before. The bearer com
<n their trim stretchers and the
W Geneva showing conspicu-
tf tunic sleeves, arouse a brief
they are out of sight, swal-
ught de be dust cloud almost ere we
Will hnc presence. If, however, we
eEN our position for another
shall see yet another cloud
H4fancing toward us. This is
e the baggage train which fol
rs armies. Lastly comes the rear
EN- TO saflowed by Il small detachment of
ice. whose duty it is to look