El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-08

American arv today is not inferior as fighting unit any army
earth foreign
In the early years of the republic French style dominated army
Not univ IN gzaton and auve but in uniforms the influence
through the early then
their thoughts and actions French
SUGGESTION was large and France as the hereditary Britain
pattern This period be said to have lasted
with Mexico
brief sventfu spell Of western campaigning resulting
plains to settlement and Development The army IN this
adapt American military
The civil great emerged
BODY b5 i b and Billions But at it. Close the United States
field both sides of the great conflict 100000 hardened to
Tor Longer or shorter P and sun an0Ih5I 5o organized AND
SMASHED and replaced practice gained only experience
the a Sfua i the old army went out and the new army began Sad to saw
% get away forget period history
5 S 5 the life sn5 o Of F5o Mast the eFeat oSt and
magnificent army years transition
an9eng empire the west there Is no need 10 sP O Is recent history
its wofu political its injustice crooked
szPaio1 from unseTuPulogs political contractors its glorious dedication to high
IL the gis friends had held its the
The coming Spain The world
beginning o
country nt6 war with SPAIN at time when the army as out modern sr
gthout ammunition without artillery without supplies Of any sort for
personal P tT ana y Rs en mnsy tine IGF" movement was
@ FtI mere some S 3 some 61ol IN Of s supply service nee
national Of sending those boys with rifles Of the
v 3 e1 1ee9aaIS 1904 5no1t anything
demand thorough reform
In spite Of all their hanoaPs the soldiers
States covered themselves with glory that terrible
defence The revelations Of 3oompen and unPPedns ruined the
% g @ 5 o e3 the careers many more who proved equal the
Great Britain in the war Of 1872 had soil than
Americans mostly volunteers and it took three yea % dpe the British British
SR6 Brave as fn51 n5 r 6 I5 however patriotic
@ I ooa no 0a on vastly greater scale The death rate our
5 & ue que 10 lack Of care was the highest ever
Who s to The col could b. v5i15 inf @ % BOYS and men
As after the civil the terrible lessons partly forgotten
8a covered easFet the H 5 Fad b 5f 5 e door the
not always think correctly but suffers keen
demanded action quick reform The had into its
Ihs1 came P' OF German influence general Ieadiustm along lines
by being prepared brought France to her knees az DAYS and -
military substantially uodifed since the Roman iegions
aneuvers and German schools The
s ae5 IN ou- nIs DC seen IN Aecn IaIy Prae!e It pc
] san & me enange organization from the old geographical political
the army became national
a 5s great T 18if6s9a @ ] American
er5 Bat i lis own morale must develop its army along
models DEVISED out Of our own national national
passed efficiency German French not British but strictly
fighting force It's typicay Its uniforms are built for
or the town or in the @ on our own experience Whether the jungle
oef To-Day IS directed with
greater
tnan are the soldiers Of nation earth
Inc American fighting
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