The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17


diseases. In reality the numebr recruited
each year, according to the official report.
is not more than from 40,N0O to- 5000 men,
the other computed %, 900 being exempted
or found for military services.
The greatest number of troops for the
Nizan batallions, $500 men; So Nizam
cavalry squadrons. $500 men: 165 fed
batteriesc, 800 guns; 1872 Redif infantry
battalions, 144,0Oo men; As Redif cavalry
squadrons. 240o0 men and 440 Haven bat
talions, 10000 rifles, making in all Az, 900
men as the utmost fighting strength of
the Turkish army in Europe at present.
The Turkish army at the figure CT
10000 men, regulars and irregulars COM
prising the greatest number available for
a European war, would demand. for
transport and all other department serv-
ices form about 10000 to 100000 pack
animals, necessitatiing about 100000 men,
drivers, guards, etc.
The practical fl hitting strength of the
army would therefore fail to figure out
$4,000 men, including the garrison at Con-
stantinople.
This estimate of $4,000 to 100000 pack
animals is below the regulation figure,
as, in case of war, twenty-seven infantry
service, each divisions are computed for
European service each division TO have,
as shown here, 4,20o pack, animals, bringing
the total to 113,400 pack animals which
would make moving column of two
abreats extending for 1S5 miles.
OF tie 10000 officers given in the official
repotr, only 1000 have military school
instructions. The rest come by promotion
from the ranks without having passed
any examinations or received any higher
military instruction.
The soldier of the rank and file has only
the simple exercise drill He is excel
lent in endurance and has few equals in
defensive positions; on the offensive he ir
good in the mass; he has little initiative
and but slight self help. In small patches
he quickly loses the sense of discipline
and becomes the laughing stock of all
Europe.
In the Turkish army such things as
field exercises or maneuvers are unknown
Therefore, scouting and outpost service
is almost non-eXistent; and the officers.
especially in the higher stats. have no
proctice in handling troops in the field.
The Nizam are armed witrh Mauser re-
peating rifles. The Redif party with
Mauser and Martini-H Henry. The Haven
nearly entirely with Martini-H Henry. some
of which were used in the war of 1873.
The artillery material are Krupp's pat
terms. In regard to ammunition there are
supposed to be. all counted, about so
rounds per rifle and 400 shots per gun.
This effusion comes from the Republic
an, of Ell Dorado, Kan: why doesn't
the university establish a chair for pIow-
boys instead Of a chair of journalism?
The world can live without Journalists.
but it can't live without plowboys AL
most any sort of a lobster can be a jour
nalist. but it takes a level headed young
man TO successfully manage a pillow. Stop
the plow and the world starves Shoot
the journalist and they will not be miss
ed. Let us have a chair for plowboys."
concerned effort is being made by
scientists and physicians to disseminate
intelligence respecting the pestiferous
character Of the common house fly. They
are generally recognized as troublesome.
and except in the poorest homes. rrre or
less energetic efforts to get rid of them
are made with partial success, but it has
never been sufficiently we'll understood
that. beside being a nuisance, they con-
stitute a danger 10 health of the most
threatening character. According to the
opinions of scientists. formed on facts de-
termined by long-eontinued and exhaus-
tive observations, flies carry contagion.
hostile to human life, further and faster
than all other agencies together
Atchison must be very dull socially:
The Globe has never yet reported a case
OF nervous prostration due TO too much
society doings.