Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-27
,,ces IN MODERN WARFARE.
WEAPONS Of Knights of Old Re-
90 enters the Field.

..ar expetimenting for more than
ears. aBG az a result Of the ex-
eUscss gained BY its military at
- in wato hing the campaigns in
~ Philippines and in South africa
~ General staff of The German army
- returned 70 the farce for arnni-is
rrder the new regulation the Ger
:, casIrymau via ae nothing more
/ .lsss ban a modern Oglan. 1t seems
.r.pe. retrogression in these days
I s,noktlezs powder and OF small
ms of precision that can hit man
nfs-. 20 return TO this ancient
50 the fierce savage fighting man Of
u Tatary. But the general staff has
,..ided the point after the ripe re-
lion and after careful study Of the
.,Iitions OF present day warfare. and
/. nrobabiity is that the adoption of
IL lance will make change in the
IN, aouipment of all the powers.
gba Snutl African war has taught
i n IN military nations the one great
II "A ovsr.a. lowing lesson that modern
1 srfar4 is dependent entirely on old
...bion.l scouting. II has taught
I'm too. that since battles are fought
i. Ione ranges the need for maintain
No communication between parts Of
u army is more vital than ever. All
~a,hods III signaling have been tried
,,a however useful they may have
.en ia many respects, it has been
-.arn.d that the great and reliable
ratbol SIM Is the dashing man on a
/ sailt h0rs-.
germany Has returned 10 the lance
IN tha r1 HilIingly because il was
no lance. lr Ogian, called the Uhian
n the q, Iu army. who performed
,peh bri. ID feats in the Franco
|prussian aJr. Those tall, sinewy, dar-
ng men. mounted on horses swift as
H. wind. Whirlug lanCes almost as
snnderous as the lance of the ancient
|srmored knights. spread terror and
|disnay through France far in advance
!. the iron army that followed. They
.spled out the enemy. They discovered
| us traps.l They cut his communica-
hons. They cleared out the little hor-
nets nests Of franc-tireurs in the little
|-ilages. French women frightened
Ihelr unrlny children into instant
Ihadiepce I,sith the threat TO give them
h the Uhlans.
| The German cavalTyman of today
Ivn carry a lance that is almost twelve
bet long. Conn AIRED with it the lance
h the famous British lancer is a toy.
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47-.,, -' M, $3.50, ida, III tna n,,I,r
r Uhlan Was 10 have him act as light
loyalry, the modern Jhlans will be The
Ihaviest Kind Of mounted troops. Each
| nier viii carry. besides his lance. Il
| heavy sabre. ~ repeating pistol ana Il
|repeating carbine The men are big
|mCn. ana their horses ARE bred es-
pecillly III the royal breeding farms.
|Their work III time or Nar wiH bp to
|dash FIR ahead or the army. waiting
ior neither artillery nor infantry sun
bort They Nill move their own Iight
field pieces with them. ana When they
|unrh aE uufordable stream. with the
|hridecs. either blown IN or accounted
in force. they are to build their own
boats ana ferry their entire COMMITMENT
scros., r,.,.,o,. tha,. 80, ff., r.,,,I
] inc Being unhampered bv wagon
ltr,ius or ary Of the cumbersome inn
ppdimepta of % large army am tho
march, they are free tn move far AWAY
from the made roads. being abb. even
| To move across pluughed fields and any
other territory that would present in
mmuuutahlr dificulties ia regular
army formation.
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cy,,br has ip.f boon, e,i,.a,, II, 80
az famine Nj, c.n Come ,.,,,,
gaaseIar suddenly. o,5oroa 81, hod,. -
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5ross Tho 1t..,,r,. ,.t,.,. l'''' 80,
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for in,.,,it., orb,t 80 '1ri ~ %, '.' u
J. single boat ar other object apvvbrre
within IL reasonable distance ia aid tbs
Een. They hld 10 build their bridge
Neir horses. Yet IN three hours a
Fridge had been thrown over the wide
'nd deem river and horses and artillery
Eerc safely landed on the opposite
score
The FIRST thing that wv done ,v1s ~