The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-30

Then there Is the new bayonet Thia
| bayunet IS ~ knife, double edged
| knife siNtopn Inches long Il cuts both
ways. lt VIII do more execution than
| amy bayonot over devised before, Bat
/ Ties OF the lIusso-Japancse war proved
! that there r. wull plenty ot use for tho
uayonot which some military mon had
! begun Ia consider obsolete.
For the first time each regiment has
| its own machine gun squad, A detail
Of Ncnly-ouo men handles tho rcFi-
mental machine guns which are Nick-
/ crs-Nluyims of Che same Gather as Tho
new rldc When I'M operation these
guns resemble cameras or surveying
instruments, being set ON tripods, Their
action, however is different I'm OK
uolt handler uf one of thosu liltlc tripod
devils can sow a board m Two with
bullets at distance Of half milo.
Tho now thrcc inch nol gun Is an
other novelty ia active service. but 10
uipi aud proved boy thorough tests. H.
shoots shgGpucl shell OF 0tteen
pounds having q bursting radius ~
NIFTY yards. Great accuracy long tanGs
and reduced rocoil are features OF this
gun
| Then there SIS the mountain gun, car
/ rlyd like the rcgimCutpl machine gun.
on the back of mule. The piece itsolf
| As borne by one mule the carriagc by
another and the ammunition by u
third. This gun is OF 2.15 inches calf
/ her Like the field gun 10 shoots "
fifteen pound proicctilo, but It's range
/ ls not so grcal, Tho chief advantage
OF thls gun is that IT. can be carried
over mountain trails, wherever a mulo
| can find a footing,
ln estimating the lighting efficiency
! of an army the horses and mules must
not be omitted The best cavalry
horses IN the world como from tho
western plains Of tho United states.
These horses arc thoroughly educated.
They know their business rs we'll as
/ the trooper knows his, Sometimes, 50
say tho instructors, tho horse learns
, faster than the man, The army rule Is
highly important No one VIII deny
/ that the Missouri mule, whether from
/ Missouri or some other western state,
/ is universally sought after England.
/ Japan, Germany Russia and other ma
| tims supply themselves with pack
mules from the United States when
! they can got them Tho United states
army mule also is educated lIe grad
Iuatcs from the training school az JET
| ferson barracks, ST. Louis, before re-
cciving his commission TO carry n
mountain gun or load OF cartridges.
Tho men i'm our army arc tho iittc't
/ " au Statistics show that they ara
/ slightly larger than any other soldiers,
and that adds something 20 their fghl-
/ ing force They arc physically ~;
they must bo 10 got into the army OF
/ late the enlistment regulations have
7 boon mado moro rigid. II n man has a
corn nowadays no is liable TO q turn
/ ing down whom he seeks 10 onlist.
/ Corns Interfere with forced marching.
] The American army ~ today has thu
worlds best marksncn. That record
! was held before tho Spanish war; but.
| the infusion Of green volunteers DUR
/ ing that conflict lowered the standard
/ of Workmanship. and for a time tho
| championship was lost 10 the United
/ Sutcs Gut now our soldiers have woI
blcl, The premier place In marksmans
/ ship making better records than any
/ soldiers I'm the world ever made BIZ
/ fore. There arc now in the ARMY
about 10000 crack, shots--mcn via
I have made the grade Of marlsman nr
/ better. Tunt Is "a most remarllabla
| showing, and It. means something "a7k-
ward" in case Of war
ROBETTUs LOVE.