The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-10-27

ular army. such a. Is provided for by
almost every nation Of Europe.
Regular Army Losses.
Legislation should be enacted At
once. General Wood declares. 20 pro-
vent the loss OF the United States OF
the services Of men Il has fiarned 70 /.
three years and upwards. through
resignation. The regular army loses
every year By expiring enl~tments
approximately 3s.o0o men who have
has excellent schooling. These men.
II ID pointed out BY he-ehief Of cfafl.
leave the service AZ time when they
have gained their greatest efficiency.
asd ovinF 70 the ARK or the nsccxs
sary laws. are lost for all time 70
the army. Several Of the European
nations have provided for reserve
corps. 10 which Organization
soldiers are attached after the.s
term OF enlistment has expired. For
instance. In the German army after
soldier completes his repaired
term OF enlistment he Is transferred
10 the first reserve corps. Afetr
serving four years with that oEga-
nlsatIon he Il transferred 20 the see
ond reserve corps. where he serves
eight years. BY this means. German
soldiers. after receiving training are
permanently connected with the
army and subject TO call at any mo-
ment
Bri..Gen. William crszIer viii
probably again appear before the
committee on military Affairs OF the
house. and urge congress 10 Increase
the reserve supply Of small arms
and ammunition. In the matter Of
small arms. congress has been gen.
erous 10 the army. When the sup
by for which appropriations have
already been made N manufactured.
the United States will have on hand
$4,000 Springfield rifles of the
latest model. The ordnance depart
ment would like, however, 70 have
q resolve Of 100000 rifles. which
would be attendant for the present.
ffaN&ttfu hf&UAis
The Frankford arsenal is the chief
source Of supply for small arms ann
munition and few private manufac-
turers secur. contracts 10 furnish
small quantities, Last year the
Frankford arrenal produced so.o0e.-
GOO rounds, aud the private manufac-
turers about 5000. oeo. The regular
army and militia organization con-
sumo about so.edb.ooo rounds an
nuslly. Thus the reserve supply Of
ammunition was about ts.0e0. goo
rounds added every year. General
crozlsr estimates that by january !
next. he viii have approximately
l1s,000.o00 rounds IN reserve. This
amount does not seem 80 enormous
when u IL learned from the state
ment % Gen. knropatkin that dur
ing the Rnsso-Japanese war. the
average expenditure Of small arms
ammunition IN one days battle wss
July SEQ rounds 20 the man engaged.
Therefore. an army OF 5oo.eoo IN.
fantry would Use IN one single days
battle no less than 10000, zoe
rounds. ypich Ia Just about the pre-
sent reserve supply Of the United
States.
Major General Wood hopes 10 con.
vince congress tina, the field artillery
branch OF the service Ia totally In
adequate for war. Germany has ak
held pieces TO every 1000 infantry.
franeel has ave. while the rnIted
states has but one. Almost every
large army has az least four artillery
Pieces TO each 1000 infantry.
TO bring our artillery branch up
70 That proportion II would be neccs-
sary 70 add s2o guns. According 10
Ven. Wood We have less than one
,hlrd The required number. he lays
special stress on the fact that. at the
present rate OF appropriation |, will
oe more than nfty years before an
aaequent reserve supply OF field ar.
ni'ery is obtained. He points out
,hnt once state of war exists with
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