The Forrest City times., 1914-08-21
REAL BATTLE CAPABILITIES
 \ OF THE ARMIES OF EUROP[

CTS having caliber of 7.S millne ters. Assuming the same propulsivs charge, the German gun will carry tus. ther and travel fatter than the French weapon. making for better marksmaa. ship at all ranges.
 Again. the French rife is heavier than the German, increasing to tha! extent the stress upon the man who has to carry 1t on long marches Tho soldiers of both nations carry the same number of cartridges, 120 But the saving in weight in the German musket is offset by other weights he has to carry. Fully equipped the French foot soldier has total bur den of 54.5S pounds, while the Ger man infantryman has to bear 5Sl' pounds. AS broad proposition the I average German is sturdier maa \than his French rival, and this greata Ajax is wisely laid upon him.
 French Equipment. Xn the French army each compn! of Infantry has the following porlaos ,ooNls: Eight shovels, four plcKaies (doklble headed), three axes, one lOle ,no saw and a pair of wire nippen Tbo kierman foot soldier on the otna hand does not get of so easily, ,s s oarsa Heach company has to carry !" smou spades, ten pickaxes ana II" ha.ah It's. Now what does this mean ot, that the kaiser's infantyna
 to entrench themselves qulei
 their French rivals, ana la tnot ason could hold an advanced 70 s,.,e more securely and guard them .a,.aa against attack while there Os' In the soldiers of the tricoiof'
 M, let us see what Russia rep'
 0" a foes to Germany on the fs 7d's northern border unquA .,sI, the czar's army is superlo' " ser's in mere point Of nun neace, in war and in the 'O'-
 n1n reserves, and so Tar as p'' aVailaoi very goes the Russian solder sohai Dra ahassed. But battles are n@ oa .. se days by just nuihO'... .. ~ hnd handling of the men '' o, srnro importance. ,.., N pu speaking, 1t Is doup.iu. :.
 oau'S an forces are any Oe". the Russ an tbey were when 'ne' ''''4ou trength with the JapAH'., measured .sar "a The infantry are aInss '.Iiss in lso4-o5' b,ne rifles of 7.62 millins with masa' land as marksmen they ~. 2. ter caliber, aoro1s of the Ger nothing like
 A' They Compare 4
 nov" "messurably superiO' .., /,
 Russia is o+ter of infantl' Germany in .u,orv in the form Y cavalry and Germany, in turn, lsaa field guns. and. noI feature of artilel' France in the isnad prime part Artillery has % and the popular las ls
 IT. : all great wars tbese guns thai " is that it is up un rns 'D In a measure u, S is Os so ' for o%e the ps's' ,ntsntry n1's but vii tect or support Io;eive outcome oi this done, the dd or the conduct " action depends pTc foot soldier, for D gallantry of the backbone of any u' constitutes the
 tary force. history, the fTeD.
 AS matter ot ordnance ever '''. have led in field an war. The FreD. tns asra Ft19'Srtuss ths 1st to the he nse DaS high which made it p| |es and to secure s' s' propulsion chargk;nst the tarsee ,,, ter practice agal wed the introou.su,,, s,, to them. too, IS !, the trail py of the spade upoL carriage cou'O .t ehs checked. EeGo thus u. kains hold Id his pos the gun pointer ateIy so r and rapidly. and and to fire deliOeff fSs fn@s,s World is inde' { the French, also. development !" ,,, for the higher tb ifs witherlhs V shrapnel shell W
 of leaden bullets