Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-13

men. Communication between them appeared to be conducted by non-com- missioned officers, who play a most important part in the German Army Some officers who passed witnesses the ohastisement by "non-coms." of exhausted soldiers, and took no mo- tice. Drastic methods in maintain ing the march discipline are evident ly accepted as natural and necessary.
 The equipment of the German Army is wonderfully complete Huge mo tor lorries stretched for miles and miles. and come along after the troops at a speed of nearly twenty miles an hour. There were guns, ammunition, Maxims. and general stores on big automobiles, field Kitchens, travehng pharmacies. field telephones and tele- graph lines, portable wireless appara- tus. nothing was missing
 It was scientifically and systemat- ically equipped army which moved southward toward Paris.
 The number fthe German troops was a never-ending source of awe and terror to the French peasantry. How can we stem this tide of armies ?" they asked in despair They filled the roads and overflowed into the fields. When thousands had gone by more thousands approached and continued Co march to the front. and when these thousands disappeared to the south more tens of thousands arrived from the rear and went on marching to the front. an endless swarm of human ants
 A day later chance made me the spectator of an engagement between French and German troops. The French were strongly intrenched and the French artillery occupied a favor able position under cover, but it was a good line of attack. The Germans advanced the French artillery to1nd the range and shelled them. I saw the gray-green figures dropping like nine pins. bowled over by some unseen throw, but more gray green figures emerged from the rear, and the ad- vance continued
 The Germans went forward at the double quick The French artillery continued to be desTuctive, but the onward rush was too rapid for any such means to stop.
 The French infantry poured volley after volley into the German ranks. The Germans were advancing with about one yard distance between the men of the front line. but the Ger mans of the second line were just be- hing those of the first. SO that as the foremost were shot down the men of the second line were there in their right positions an dable to push for ward
 The Germans of the third line were exactly behind those of the second, so that when the soldiers of the sec ond line were shot down those of the i third took their places
 So they advanced, line after line always in close formation, both from right to left and from van to rear.
 The slaughter was truly terrible Countless gray-green figures fell and | lay prostrate while their comrades rushed onward to the same relentless | fate
 But the French simply could no, l shoot them dead with sufficient ra pidity to stem the onslaught and the Germans succeeded in advancing, and the French withdrew to avoid being overwhelmed by the Teutonic hordes The Germans have achieved won. derful results by these methods of fighting ! am inclined 10 think it is not SO much their courage as disci pline which enables them to court
 death by antiquated tactics. They
 fight almost automatically and ad vance with machnelike precision. so | thorough is their training
 lt is not strategy, not skill in hand
 ling weapons, and not individual fighting qualities that have achieved the advance to Paris, but the efficien- cy of the whole military system