The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-15

that occurred at that Dime,
from that on. / was too busy
interviewing kitchener-in my mind
he has never my queS.
tions. My friend the publisher told
me that Kitchener took the questio Is
promised TO give his answer as early
he possibly could. probably in d
week OF ten days.
Then came the lamentable death ot
Lord Roberts, upsetting all Of Eng.
land and stopping everything but the
war itself; and at the same time
came cabled instructions for me Il
return to America.
The list of Questions.
Some day Kitchener .say run acros,
that list Of questions and write the
answers to them and hand them over
to somebody else. That would be
pretty rough on me. so I am going I,
spoil his game. He-"Somebody"-
can't claim that he got the interview
for here are the questions I wrot,
myself:
Assuming the percentage OF
losses in men and munitions
which has marked the first three
months of the wal to continue
throughout, how long will it be
before the war must M from
L
Assuming AS above. which side
will be first exhausted, and on
what do you base your opinion?
Assuming that 10Th sides find
themselves d~eadlocked i'll ap-
proximdtely the preser positions.
what effect will winter have on
the operations?
If winter weather causes a ces-
sation or partial cessation of OPP
or2finnS which side will S11ffar ".
benefit most by such cessation or
partial cessation. and why?
Has the tierceneSs of the con-
filct and the WaStage in men and
material on the side Of the allies
exceeded expectation or not?
According to your information
of German losses. is the proper
ton such as in a military sense
to be satisfactory. considering the
losses of the allies?
What great less if any
(speaking strictly in a military
sense). has the war so far
taught?
What is the outstanding fea-
ture of the conflict so far from "a
military point of view
To what drgree have petrol and
motor drawn vehicles revolution
lied transport faciliti IS?
Do you agree with the German
contention h a artillery can be
made the sole deciding factor in
modern warfare?
Has h part played by the
bayonet been greater than WIS
expected under modern condi-
tions?
To what do you attribute the
success of the envelo ping move
mentS on the Russian side and
then failure when attempted by
the Germans?
Has The Importance of the
aeroplane equalled expectations.
and what value do you place on
its work?
Have the traditions Of all arms
engaged IN the conflict been lived
up to?
What is your opinion. from a
military standpoint, of the part
played by the Belgian army?
Has the response to the call for
volunteers met with your expec-
t%ations?
What is your opinion of the
quality of the men who have
volunteered, from a military
standpoint?
Which are more adaptable.
men from the large cities or those
from the rural districts?
Assuming a victory on the part
u tAAc d11>eS, what bearing would
such victory rave on the future
of the United States OF America?
Assuming a victory on the part
OF Germany, what bearing would
such victory have on the future
of the United States Of America 2
What message will you send
through the newspapers Of Amer
lea to the people of America?
Now, II ever you see the ansW.
to the foregoing printed anyUhe
please give a sympathetic thought
the author of these sad lines.