The chronicle=news., 1914-04-20

Whss Asss~r srisss. shsVs y isfisiis
eslh sbou, sAsassl saressah ssS
that snrt o, ihias ssd iaeessAat seiss
ahost sur I.siSissism. Ays tks iira-
yer Ness usfossussssiy. hasssss.
10 battles. astssissa sareaSth eoasts
- Naiis Asd Jlassasais saissssss
sss II ii,,le xAiss II sa0haaiiss ~.
ssss. tks worst sssaiss u ssssss-
wss ss.sisssiy b - sssehrsstaa
saA - iEsnis - sia1og sisiiiAesiss
sslli, thassssxh aS ths UssiA sss0s
|ee00asisi 10 . phiieaophy 81 ass-
~ ssd sisss the UsitsA States may
~ las.~a 10 nv . pArt IL this
saas a human bsisAsss. no NAY
eaaa1Ass sspsoosisasay the saisnssi
psoSsss-iss. fos var, HaSsy Albert
Axssie reviews the silssitns Aiseas,
ssosaisiy il this nsnash's fosun, IN
pass. bis article II - fssio~s;
nv essnesAias ssssssi af an
army vhs. ihssssh lsxh Of jssss-
sssoa. Of tho eostss1sss whirh. By
lacA Of ,sosoash psspassitos. ssedr
jaaaly sacrifices life ssa TREASURE.
svss skossA finally ssrees1ias IL
sAs aiiMss, ssssspss.e saa~ssskss.
esssas be ssia 10 hs snnA s~s-ssi
% uis~ sossss0~st.
''Os jsssssy :. NAjss Gessssi
LSoessd Wund. ekt~f af ssslf af the
army. stalled hsfose . sosssesstsaAi
eo0Miisrs that cur array sas Wholly
sspevtssra Tor Sss: thai sss troops
vese Si,hoSss esss ssfiessss sass ssa
sasssiliss. Asa that u they sss-
seat isIa the field 10 shsis ps~s-si
soadiiise. IL SoaiA ~ sbsoiss~
slaashl.s. Th- svssssi ma<Is the
further ssAisss~sS thai u ss ~ss~
cnoss,,sS 10 - 10 wss - the pssssss
sios. u ucSA ssSsiF. ., sesss . s-ss
Assess ss sosh assafsrsssv ssffl.
sisal sssssilisa a The asssiosa of
was 10 ssps,y sss army ~ NJ pess-
ssl ssssss'h.
''oa jssaasy -. Aa0issi Charles
T. vsssissS. Uho y she mrs sssk-
la6 sstiess sesi 10 At1issi thvr~s.
appeared b~soss The hossse naval CON.
asilsss. as4 ~ lihswte aseii spos
the ssrssrsseAssss ~ tho rsis-1
esAsss fas var from . asssi vtes.
t~tss. rAs sA1tsai ~spssisea that
- esas a var ~tih jspas. shr rAii.
tpptae islssas voslA tar sa tive mesv,
Of that cosaisy. siiAoash he heller.
- shst vs ceaiA ho,A Hav.iia asa
Alaska asaisss sissrk b. ssy ashes
sstioa. fhis latter sie~. howstsf.
- sol hsid BY sose os osss military
~sp~ssa
-ose pAsss II shss ssesssos whssh
fos the pass s~v ,eara hsa hsss sss.
lss oar military espssta crave coa.
eess is the isrk Of "a tsasst-nsssstoa
10 eahark ssr lruess II case Of hae.
tiiisies, Il b osiy ~ishia the las,
decade that this aasssios hsa besa
sesssssiy eoasidesvd.
As ~ sssmpls q our isrk Of ma.
siae trasspoesaiioa facilities. Il mar
sos ~ aaio % sale what vas ae.
eoRpllahe1 by cur aililary auihost.
stss - The ss1sspsesatioa es the sAs.
iiaxo e1pslisIoa q ixSS. The ssar-
iesmassss's dspartnsat chartered ev.
ny American sesss, that eould bs
ohtaissA II the Atlantic ports duriss
ihs tvSsiy Asys fostowsss the deris.
ration of war. and sacc~~.scd In Oh
tanning . necs Of Shirsy.six v-ss~ls.
ss-rasiss :.sos Eru,~ tons ssrh. Th~
Nhil~ hsA ~ sx.r~Gai~ rapariiy Of
10000 9roas aoas. = little over one.
half of the qssstily required to em.
embark IN iafantry division. The
cxpedltioa was fitted out for . def.
initc Voyage of thirty hours 10 lias.
snA. hut circumstances finsily deter
mined that the voyage should bc one
Of eight days to santiaxo. The ships
were poorly fitted. very little land
ssasspoesaaioa or aounts could he
taken. the cooking and sanitary ar.
raneemsats were crude. Of vcntiia-
sion there wss practically none. and
iti = stated that this fleet Of ships
could noe have embarked. under rca.
ronabls over-srA transportation con-
dit,ons. . force Of more than 5000
to ie.Oeo men. and even then not
without great jeopardy 10 the well
fare of the mcs aud the success Of
the cntorprtse. This Ia NO reflection
.n tho quartornaasicr's de.srtmcn,
of our army. That department per-
formed the suddenly increased and
multitudinous duties imposed upon
It with ~ ehsrscteristic ability. But
It was . phtsieal condition which
confrpnts6 IT,, The number OF suit
able ships which could lie immediate.