The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-05

sculptor or painter OIL the IutuTe Wu'i"
depict military scenes he may be com
PEELED to reproduce the trim lines OF
runabout from whom tie command
ing general has issued imnortan
orders or dictated terms of peace,
Get there iirstest with the mostest
men, for troops march on their stom
achs," will continue to be the die
tum Of the future. Salt horse and
hardtack will Joy ride on good roads
at fifteen miles an hour Company
cooking vii! be finished. Mess call, "
the sweetest music to n soldiers ear.
will greet the column as 1t enters
camp and the SAVIOR Of pork and
beans will make them feel like mil.
llonaires.
II will be the soldiers millennium.
No doughbcy trumpeter with grin
on his face will sound for this col.
umn:
Go to the stables. all 70 that are
able, and give the horses some
corn,
For If you don't do 1t, the captain
will know 1t
And He'll put you in the guardhouse
as sure as you're born"
The work incident to separating
each of regiment Of horses and
mules from peck OF mud and n pint
of cookie burs has done more dam.
age to the spiritual welfare Of the
army than all the chaplalns can re.
pair.
Animals require constant care. The
question of forage is the burden Of
alraost every quartermaster Usually
when feed has to be hauled consider
able distances there is lI:tle room
for nnything elsee Machines axe cas-,
lily parked and require no housing
other thar tarpaulins In cold or
stormy weather They are not sub
ject to disease and cannot he STAN
peded The guard does not have to
be turned out on some dark, stormy
night TO straighten out the picket
line or the command TO help round
up the pack train,
On the average country road 1t IL
difficult to change the direction of
wagon train and march to the rear
But sutO trucks are easily turned or
narrow road and can retire at
very high rate Of speed. In case Of
nm attack on the rear guard trucks
are easily mloaded and can rapidly
rush troops to the point o! attack
1t requires fewer men to guard a
line Of communications with autos
and trucks than with animals. They
are easily screened and concealed and
afford smaller target. A few min.
utes will suffice to make them i'm,
pcrvions to a moderate rife fire.
In case of an attack every man is
required to hold animals. A few min
utes' preparation will give the motor
fleet the strength of minor fortified
tons where . small force can match
a much larger enemy.
Autos and trucks have a great al
vantage over animals in night move
ments. They are'practically nOiseIess
whereas animal transportation can be
heard long distance. After the
aeroplane of the enemy has located
your force. while he is distributing
Tic orders for the movement, motor
transportation allows You to rapidly
change your formation and render his
information of little value.
Motors permit wide detours ant
rapid concentration Spare parts are
easily secured. Machines are more
sanitary than animals. They help re
duce flies 10 minimum and assist
in keeping ont Of camp one of the
greatest enemies of the soldier-ty
phoid fever
In times Of peace autos and truck.
require less than oncfourth the barr
and yard space needed for animal
transportation. This alone effects q
large saving.
Gasoline for motors is as readily
obtained and as easily transported as
any munitions, Recent experiments
tend to make coal oil and crude oil
available for mechanical transports
The latter gives more power and
makes for the efficiency of motors.
In foreign expedition motors aIt
more easily transported and require
less space than animal transportation
The convoy that guards the trans
PORTS can easily be called upon tt
furnish fuel for autos and trucks. Like
mighty avalanche this force coult
so forward, with crushing power I'M
known to an army that depended
wholly upon animals, Surra, gIander
and fever would not hamper the eX
petition. Practically the only llmi
would be the endurance OF man.
PILES CURED IN 5 TO u DAYS.
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