Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-22
MODERN WARFARE
IS EASY ON THE
COMMANDER
French Army Maneuvers Give
Interesting Example Of
Long Distance Direction Of
Ferces.

Eerees.
PARTS. oct. a2.--An excellent idea
90 what "a modern land battle Is like
was Obtained dprins 5hc French army
mnncuVers, when General Nicolas
Chomcr, commanding The eo,0oO men
Of the southern army, cd not see o
regiment during The five days nor on
the final day Of The battle did he
hear sun.
The generals headquarters on the
last day were In "a pleasant wayside
tavern. twenty-five miles behind the
firing lines which extended about
the same length. A large scale map
OF the rcFion was spread upon a
table, a row OF telephones like that
In New York brokers' office was
on a wall In tho dining room. the
tablee Of the field telcgraphers were
on the other side Of the room, and
wireless instr ailentF cracked In an
outbuild!ng. on the meadow adjoin-
Ing military ncroplanes arrived and
departed, adiutants taking the re-
ports ~ the aviators.
Three colonies OF the staff coilatcd
the telephonic, Geographic ana wire
less reports and the airmens oDscr-
yaiions. moving colorod road-heRdcd
pins on the map. thus Indicating from
moment ia moment the relative post
lions OF thsir own and the enemy's
troops
General Chomor studied the map
attcntiVely. Now and then he gave
an order concerning the movement
of his troops or discussed with his
chief OF staff the significance Of tho
Information JUST received
General Paul Pau. the command
cr-ln-chicf OF the rival northern
army under much the same circum-
stances sat some fifty miles away,
seuding his hrieadcs and divisions
into action. with no more of the tu-
multi Of war than IS heard during
cable CHEESE match.
Gloves Arc Necessary.
Visitors 90 the prefecture of the
Department Of the Seine are always
'handlod with gloves FOR. accord
INK 60 peculiar and ancient GUS
tom. permission to enter the projects
room cannot ho obtained unless the.
caller wears gloves
AZ soon as gloveiess person en-
GERS the reception room the usher
remarks' your gloves please?" 10
the visitor replies that he hHs no
gloves, the official says: Then ! viii
find you some. He keeps large
box filled with gloves of every size
and shade. nom which he provides
the visitor with a new pair. for which
he is expected to pay the equivalent
Of fifty cents.
The budget Of the project OF the
Seine for 1914 rs estimated az an
equivalent Of gS5 500 900. or $500.
600 more than this year Among the
suggestions FOR raising the revenue is
that d special tax shall be- placed on
foreign residents living in Paris,
based on ihe rental of their houses
or apartments. The American colony
Is very strong in Paris. and II this
recommendation were 20 be adopted
Il would affect two or three thousand
families.
Wonders OF the Wireless.
Wireless telegraphy has enabled
the French and American authorities
10 determine within the one-huu-
drcdth part of second the differ
cnce In time between Paris and
Washington. but experiments are still
In progress for tia purpose OF elimi-
mating All errors.
The French government has sent "a
commission To Washington TO renew
Jointly with the American officers at
Arlington the exchange OF wireless
signals with the Eiffol tower. II rs
composed of Martial Simonin, an
astronomer Of the Observatory of
Paris; Captain A. Carrier, Of the Coz
lonial infantry. and Naval Lieutenant
Gignon. Prof Henri Abraham, of
the -orbonne, sailed later "a Join the
party, with the object Of studying
with Photographic registration wire
less signals and experiments In the
velocity Ia the propagation OF wire
less waves. Later in the year the
first party returns 10 Paris, and VIII
De replaced by Eloi Nicnnet, an
astronomer of tho Observatory of
Paris. ana r. Auverny an ensign of
the navy. who have been working Ia
the Eiffei tower
The American navy department at
the same time viii send an astrOno-
mer from the Naval observatory in
Washington and ore or more Off
Gers. with the same objects. 90 Paris.
The officers OF both navics will
thus work first ON one side and then
on the other, 40 as TO eliminate hH
far as possible the errors arisins
from the personal equation The
aatronoDlcnl Instruments used In the
observations will also be employed
first on one side and then on the
other 90 correct such slight varln-
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