The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-24

This years mAn0uvres in Germany have
shown that the motor. with tie constantly
Increasing commercial Importance. has also
had its military value recognised, and that
its development In the latter respect has
gone hand In hand with the former
The great uss made OF automobiles In
the German army IL well known. and the
Kaiser mAnRuvres oner the best oppoTtuni-
ties for subjecting the motor 10 the tests
IL would have To endure In time Of war.
The troops. brought up TO war strength in
part, are at first confined To a compare
lively narrow space, aud In the same way
the trains are at comparatively short dis
tances behind the front. but after the lines
are deployed and the action develops the
lines OF battle are spread out TO almost
actual war distances for the transmissi
Of orders In both casss. that IL In the ser
vice between troops and supply trains. as
well ~ between the various headquarters
where orders must pass. the automObile will
undoubtedly lind extensive application.
II Is to be regretted that on account Of
the cost the entire automobile park OF an
army CORPS has never been completely
mObilized in the Germany army. 80 a. 80
test the entire complicated APPARATUS with
it, mobile or portable workshops. and it,
rubber tire. oil and Rasolene stations In
1857. however. this was done AZ the French
suits were most satisfactory and instructive.
The motor tleaVing out OF consideration
the dirisiblesl finds military application In
three ways. Automobiles proper. motor
cycles. aud army motor lorrie- or motor
freight trains
The automobiles proper at the manRuvre-
comprised those owned nv the army. num-
herring about twenty. and those furnished
by the German Volunteer Automobile
a..
members. and Of these thirty mine did duty
with their cars at the mAnGuvre- The
cars were distributed a. follows For the
umpire-. 40. twenty-five cars. for the
corp. aud division headquarters. ten cars.
for the War Depar n ment oficial-, Ave cars.
for the German military attaches. one car.
and for IN" Inspector Of FIELD ARTILLERY. one
Ger The power ot he motors varied from
IL to ~ hor~e-pOWer
There acre only twenty-five Motorcycles
called INTO service. a comparatively small
number The proposed volunteer motor
CY,la corps has not vet been OrRanZ sd. az
no type Of machine has yet proved PER
fsCtly satisfactory as military wheel
ENperi m"nis are still going on IN this line
to determine the best machine for service
and 20 train the necessary personnel under
service conditions They are to he utilized
behind the front of the lighting troops for
various purposes for the benefit of the
troops. especially bringing up the wagon
trains. the field kitchens. the blvouAc neces-
sartes Sc
The uSe ~ motor lorries or automobile
freight wagons. was much more extended
than ever before In the Kaiser manRuNres
One entire division had all the supplies for
men and horses carried by army motor
lorries. each with one motor wagon and
on" trailer. carrying capacity about ~ ?cn
pounds The division required about eight
motor lorriss besides the necessary auto
mobiles for conveying persons TO furnish
transportation for the supplies and "a sup.
plv portable repair shops. reserve wagons.
SC The dirigihl~ balloons also require q
few motor loTries for the transportation OF
their gas TASKS and fuel
The motor vehicles ~ all kinds have un-
dergone very severe test Ia this years
German manguvre-. which took place IN the
vicinity ~ DanSig. TOW ard the eastern from
tier. where the country - hilly. heavily
y coded and IN part covered With very poor
roads The reports of the efficiency
OF the motor vehicles have not yet been
made public. bui are aW sited with interest.
The chef ~ stan Of oar army Ma ior-
General Wood has ALREADY called attention
10 The fact that our own army - far behind
IN utilizing the latest deN shipments IN motor
vehicles for transportation purI,u~s- and
the Inspector General OF the army - evi-
IDENTIFY 81 the same opinion The French
ana German maneuVre- have for several
wears past show the great Use that can he
made of this new means Of transportation
by an army. and " appears =" he prupitions
? me for oar army 10 take ~ this subject