The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-26
MIS.MANOEUVRES.

- TRANCE FACTS concerning the recent militia
Connecticut have to the knowledge Of The Evening
~ The simple story OF participant who kept his eyes
open to what going around him reveals state OF things that
may we'll amaze the average citizen who helps pay $loooooo
year for costly army.
Nobody expects picnic for the soldier They
planned make him work and work hard On the other hand
be uet for anybody concerned
officer.
The reports great fight in the Connecticut hills made
1nc reading What really happenings
The rank and file worked hard indeed had fin
hed packing unpackng setees chairs elaborate tent outfits
wine bottles and fancy queur glasses Of the regular officers
they had little time strength attend their comforts
The officers denied themselves nothing Their special equipment Of
ping Injuries and pleasing drinks carried about in mule
and dragged hill and down dale by scandaousy short
supply Ordinary camp furniture could wait Officers must
seep softly and sip their wine from delicate glassware
Tho commarat OF the rank and file abominabe Time
and time again the cavalry started the morning with
knpsacs and knowledge where midday ratons to
without food
Cavalry horses began the fne sleek animals They
ded pfu sorepotted bags Of skin and bone Forage
certain and irregular The water supply often proved weched
At the end hard the horses stamped about muddy bitches
refusing drink the only available dirty water which their feet
had sulled
Wagons overloaded and mules insufficient Teams moved
only fifteen miles day Not infquenty the cavarymn night
stood holding their tired horses for hour waiting for the
up. Automobiles broke down. The transport equip
ment proved sho kingly weak
AL this IN the what must conditions been
the infantry
% One Of the surprises Of the campaign the discovery
wastes and rocky wdernese close by Connecticut The
und themselves for hours ont Of sight Of roads
ueccu turns out to b place Of and solitary wds! This
naturally demorazd commarat working the simple theory
Of mo farms food and apparently believing that
in Even the not up
efforts
In short the army directors in these showed them
selves important respects dcuously incompetent And this
play Aghtng What would happen in fight amid real wild
Nnessea With real and lasting terrors Of hunger'
Anybody who has happened upon German French troops
er msnoeuvres must have marved at the superb
horoughness and seriousness Of the thing the elaborate
the scrupulou Of the horses the aseen detail which
mina plans for food supply worked precision
With which they were fulfilled when the time came.
The weakness Of commissarat disclosed BY these
under the direction Of best officers
After a what Important An army on its bely
Napoleon hluntly summed It up
friend Of Wellington reading the OF the great gen.
erals Indian campaigns ad ut Duke that your chief
business in India was to procure rice and bullocks"
And it wa replied Wellington "for il had rice and bu
locks had men, and had knew could beat the enemy
Granted the Connecticut campaign play fight What
y the forf Not merely drill and exercise the
militia but also the highest degree display efficiency and
n OF our regular officers in directing large movements
oop That efficiency would be Of the gravcst in war
pay s1ooooo0oo for army We don't use often
o. worry much When cal'upon it for exhibition We
have every right to expect efficiency.
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