El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-24

, We're frozen TO death. and few escaped
/ frost-bltes Some iron constitutions,
which had not given way under the
hardships Of the retreat from Moscow.
sustained this final ordeal. which ar
rived after the Berezina was crossed.
but majority succumbed-sOme Of
them quite suddenly, as if smitten by
sunstroke, others more gradually
Perhaps the most frightful thing was
the fate Of LOisou's division. which had
arrived at Wilma 10000 strong a little
while before. IN three days OF
biyouacking il withered away,
scarcely 5000 being left in the ranks.
Cold Decimutes Army.
Napoleon invaded Russia with about
100000 men Hardly 10000 returned.
ragged and starving rabble. OF the
fuEitives who entered wilma. a large
proportion never left that town.
Gangrene attacked the frOst-birten.
owing TO lack Of proper care Others.
il they found beds TO lie upon Casually
OF straw. were too weakened 10 be
able TO rise again
The great military genius who had
led them into this predicament Suf-
fered neither from frostbite nor hum
ger He took good care Of himself
At the first opportunity he deserted
the remnant Of his once formidable
army. started post-haste for Paris. and
made no subsequent effort to send or
procure succor for his unfortunate
soldiers
English Without Overeoats.
Newspaper reports say that most OF
the British soldiers have no overcoats
a s yet. though they have already ex-
pericuCed some very cold weather
and many Of them are not even provided
with wooden undertaking. This is
likely 10 mean. later on. much loss Of
life from pneumonia and sheer ex-
pOsure- Every German fighting man.
on the other hand. carries in his
pack" attached by a strap to the
haversack) . great coat and two
wooden blankets, together with his half
shelter tent. Even so, on the march.
he is not oyerburdened, because the
pack is temporarily consigned to a
company wagon
The French soldier. like the German
and the Russian. has his winter
weight uniform. It NAV he nra-
Of Earl kitchener'ss eXpeditfonarv
forces are provided with warm outer
garments, and that deficiencies in uu-
derwear are being rapidly supplied.
With 100000 troops already in the field
or on their way (including ''territorials'
and the contingent from India. and
100000 more expected to take part
in the campaign before long the de-
mands TO be met must be fairly over
neutrality-suspicious. and blankets OF
course. being only two Of a multitude
of items
German Invasion Planned
The expectation seems to be that the
coming winter will witness an inva-
sion Of Germany on a gigantic scale.
the armies Of that nation retiring with
in their own frontiers and resortinn- n
defensive tactics while the Russians
on the east and the French and British
on the west try to force their wav i'm
the direction Of Berlin Should this
situation arrive, the invaders, operating !
in a hostile country. will suffer more |
from lack of shelter than the defenders
The winter climate of Germany is /
severely cold. and weather is likely 10 /
have an important influence upon the !
Of the campaign. Where 4
towns are captured, they will be Incl /
ientally destroyed, at least to a great 4
sxtent-the Germans might even de- /
stroy themselves. and thus the al
lies viii find small protection in them I
1t Will be interesting to see how the
troops from India stand the cold. Ac-
,Ustomed as they are to a hot climate
Z is to be expected that they will suf- |
fer greatly But It is understoo5
hat they are excellenly equipped win |
his prospect in view. bringing woolIen |
informs heavy. rugs, and tents with !
hem.
Germans Use Ffrcless Cookers
one OF the best ways to keep men