The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-21


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FIELD MARSHAL Loap KITCHENER
men who had 80 registered and were
consequently available for such serv-
ice.
The totni number Of electives Of all
branches Of tile service on Jun. 1, 1913,
was put ut I24.1s0.
Organization Of the Army.
The organization of the British regu.
lar army, considered by arms. is as fol.
lows: - .-e,..;s
Cavalry. thirty-oAe regiments. dividt
ed into three household cavalry. seven
Of Dragon gunrds. three of drngoons.
six Of lancers ana twelve of bussars.
There are 6vefcavnlry depots to- train
the recruits to post md draft for regi.
ments and to take cnre Of matters con.
nected with the reserve and mobiliza-
ton. The various, regiments are also
connected In pAirA Qnd the regimentnl
adjustment consists Of Col men and
554 horses. plds elghty-three horses
boarded out Th.a number 81 was
planned to increases to. 12O., In the
colonial peace establishment the mum.
bers aro 500 menaand 472 horses, while
In the Indian, establishment the mum.
bers are GA men With nbout COS horses
The war establishments in the field
was for home md colonies 5S4 men
and Cog horses. and Tor India 47s men
and SOB horses. St42s -
In 1913 there wns, q recasting Of the
field artillery organizations at home,
due to the. return from South Africn of
number OF units. that. had been In
colonial service. vsrlous changes were
made to incrcase tile. efficiency Of this
arm OF the service The total number
Of service batteries, and companies at
home and abroad Is twenty five horses.
135 field. nine mountain. ninety seven
garrison companies. Including twelve
heavy batteries. .ss
The infantry OF flIths. British army
consists Of four regiments in the bri.
gnde Of guards. comprising nine bat-
talions: sixty-seven regiments OF III.
fantry OF tho line and two rife regi.
ments. with total Of fourteen bat.
talions. The normal composition OF, q
line regiment has been, two battnlions,
but in 1919 It was decided to establish
four battalions OF each regiment. ana
steps were taken to- carry the measure
into effect.
EXCLUSIVES OF the Indian army there
are eighty.fiYe troops, companies and
other forn,ations Of engineers for feld
bridging. searchlIght, railway. survey
and similar duties. a neys army signal
force WIS formed recently, composed
Of royal engineer, wireless and tela-
graph men and ,.infantry ard; cavalry
signnlers. The army saryice corps
was organized 10 eighty companies, ins
Guiding fifty-six fore horse transport,
fiftcen. for mechanical transport, Hve
supply ana foar remonnTs accompanies.
We'll Supplied Wltt9 AssopI.ns,.
4 As in tho case OF ail the European
armies. the number OF siniIitnry aero.
planes In use in Great Britain Is not
KNOWN y5sh nbselute cerfiinty. A re-
cent computation. Beiiaeed to be accu.
rate. pinccs IT at $50 Besides this
there are iseverni large military d!rigi
hIes balloons. Grenk Rr!ta!n hss rabass
1000 men trimmed In ;tbe nso Of nero
planes, and most Of them are available
for service. - ~ ss.fti
The British army dtficer is generally
considered d keen soldiess wftsa q, sense
OF his Duties sanH Representatives.. al.
though the custom sot appointing OH.
cers from the so enltea upper. classes
has tad sffsi usual deletefious Sefsecf
or .lommy Atkfnss much ROOD ana
hnd have been SAID kscentiy. and his
quantities are ohlysfc ba determined M
ttes scrucible OF fIre Enf be mas d long
nnd memorable record t ssstain him.
III, Is nor te,,o ID TINT ie iss 90; good
phEsicnlly as ts spted decessory. since
tho erosdinI 81 the f5tishs into the,
Cities kaas act ed injus1ousiy on the pfy.
siG1e efs tho fecrults f6as ff,b array. ss. h
1 THE 5 sssssieish nrfil illefy ir snnde, ut
Aoinp. st colwiefis ana eiseRiiesu.
The fiiisir guns Gnsf snmunltiout ars
Aishiy rafe1 sbS experts Is
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