The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-21

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machine guns. Ther~ were slso special
TROOPS. such - bscycse oenapaRsss. motor.
c~yoliss. pioassrs 90 ossar yoads, build
brsdess aMd ~ out the -intrsochmsots>.
balloon ~sscsioas. aGbal corps dstschments,
and % forth.
Many Of the preliminary exercises that
had bsen Contemplated had to be given
up becauss os the condition Of he crops.
When the mannsuvres are over . comrnts.
Son goes over tho ground and asssssss
! the damages. and the Government h
psys the on Of the land the amount
determined upon. Ths Government 10
liberal, consequently there 10 always the
temptation 20 cave crops for the troops 10
destroy.
! The naanoeuvres proper were also cur
tailed and lasted only three days. Septem-
Der .. 10 and IT.. but during hat time the
work was carried On with energy.
The msnsuvrss were rsmarkable in that
no great cavalry charges took place; in
deed, there were no cavalry actions OF any
account between the two cavalry divisions.
| Even the cavalry Of the winning side 1.-THE
army corps from Hsnnover) wa compare
lively inactive. The cavalry bodies At
tachsd to the infantry divisions. however.
! did some good work mounted a. well a
dismounted.
The Asld artillery. which has ito new ma
terial now. was we'll commanded and took
up ito positions under good cover. with a
| rood field Of fire . the front.
Tho infantry was tho most efficient arm,
however. and made some wonderful
marches. Some Of the regiments made
between thirty and forty milea In twenty
four hours on occasion. n the average
marches OF all the regiments weroo compare
lively long. The machine guns. attached
i to the infantry. did excellent service.
Due to tho desire to save the crops a
much ~ possible. troops often presented
an unreal picture. Infantry ordered Oh
the field by the umpires latter having been
considered by them defeated) retired in
columns very often and fully exposed to
view. Even In advancing to the attack
this formation was often taken for the
same reason. The special arms also dis
i suished themselves and presented some
novel features. One piece OF apparatus
was conspicuous on the battlefield at vari-
GUS times. This was the signal apparatus
OF Zeiss. a modification Of the French
apparatus Of Major Vial. Il was used not
only for signalling but moro especially &c
indicate to q body u troops that IL was
under artillery Are. OF course in actua
war the sbrzpnel flying about would BOON
indicsss this fast and the troops would TAXI
formations to correspond, but In limo oi
pssoe soma such method must be reeoroed
TO because With the well covered positions
nowadays taken up by the artillery. troop
oftsn cannot tell that they are under artil
lery nre and % do not take tho prope
formations.
The apparatus 10 an aoetyiene lamp will
a large spheroidal mirror behind II, and d
carried 10 Q timber Of q field battery. Tn
signaliins ID done by moving q circular disl
between the mirror and light alternatel,
into plaos and out again, thus altsrnatel,
cutting on the light from the mirror ant
admitting IL.
Bicycle and motorcycle companies yer
another novelty, especially the latter, IN,
they saved tho cavalry scouts much worn
They wore ussd during the dstraining OF tn
troops, on the march 40 points for the I'd
vance guards. and on the flanks Of the lin
OF outposts.
Three anchored balloons were In ~
ono for The usnptrss TO Aoaa tho signals 70
the mannsuyres 20 begin. to continue o
to end, &C.; ono for each Of tho commander
Of the blue asd the red forces for observs
ton purposes, The Observer being conneots
with his headquarters By . hsld telephone
wireIsss telsgraphy was also in evidenc,
the ms3srsl transported o N wagons a
ranged for IL purpose. . small balloo
I'beink ussd to rssss tAsS wire to the pTops
height IN place Of . tall pole.
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