The Glenwood post., 1914-08-15
GLORY Of WAR GONE
Long, Distance Slaughter BY Cold
Calculation Now.
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aNd oNok0.

fAs glory and the romance Of war Il
1ead. II has become chiefly . matter
of cold calculation. . bloody business
Of Ioag distance slaughter. with NO
Ioassr any opportunity for dashing
psFoo0al hsroism. writes Henry n.
Hyde in the Chicago Tribune.
Never again can . Napoleon. look
ing down from . hilltop. direct the
movements Of bis army of 10000 men
~ II mansuvsrs under his eye on the
slain bsiow.
Ths modern Csasral. directing .
battSs line 10 miles loas-sscA -
he japanese hAA at Mukdsa-win
asvef b within sight Of his troops.
Oyama, the japanese chief Of stan.
vas fifteen miles to the rear when
that great battle was fought.
Never again will . courier. bearing
ordsfs from headquarterS to division
and corps commander, have two
horses shot under him a. he dashes
across the battle front. Orders 90 out
today from headQuarters over the field
telephone wires. which reach every
brigade commander. a. he, too. sits In
safety far back Of the line of nre.
Never again will . battery Of field
guns gallop madly into action. with
the sunners sitting with crossed arms
on the caissons and the infantry cheer.
ing their rescues.
Modern field guns are located out
of sight over the shoulder Of . hill,
three miles or more away. TIE gan
ners never even get . sight Of the
army thsy are firing 1t. Their Gre =
guided by caleulatio0e carefully made
by N expert mathematician, who sats
down n hole In the ground and Ag-
urss tra3ectoriss and curves and makes
allowances for wind prsesurA
Hold your IRE sntil yos sss tie
whites Of the sasmy's eyes," 10 IN he
role command that Win never b Owen
in . modem battle.
Modem infantry Atg themselves q
Aies. AssD 1iteh in tAs srunnd sbost
two miles away from the Aest of the
sasay's lines. To the prsssat-day SOL
der the spade 10 alnost - impostsak
- tie gsn-
Never in . modem battls picture
win . solid column OF changing men
- showR rallying round their cher
isAsd battle AaS. which saa - seen
bat Ainly through csouAs a black
smoke.
Thsrs are no battle Aags, 10 smoke,
saA no charging columns O. modern
ba&tls Aslds. The prsssaes ot = Gag
o. ths battis tine would Instantly ~
veal tts location 70 the enemy. 1aoks-
less DewAse hAs tAksa ths paaes e ~
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may look ogsr . modem battleAsaA
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n0e - ab,e te leeats sas e tAsa. A.
fsr solid eolunns q eAaagtAg Dsn-,
. modem infantry ekAAak = . ~ III.
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