Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-24
Airship Service Superior to
That Of Allies Is Doing
Scouting Duty Declares
AeropIane Expert,
PHYSICAL CONDITION
OF SOLDIERS SUPERB
Credit TO French and British
Troops for Splendid Fighting
Qualities Accorded by kai-
seFs Officers.

Berlin. Sept 20. -Four factor
largely responsible for the success o
THE German arms IN the first month
operations against France were tn
heavy artillery Of the field army. tn
travelling field kitchens accompanying
the troops. the sturdy legs OF the Ger
man soldiers and the service Of scout
ing and information OF the German
laviailon corps.
This verdict BY one OF the German
military avators bpastful though I
may seem. In is inclusion OF his owr
branch Of the service IL confirmed By
lthc opinion OF other officers whs
have had opportunity OF observing op.
,erations at the front and who agree
completely with him as "a the great
service rendered by the aviators In
i locatlng the hostile forces. establish.
ling their strength. following every
movement ~ the hostile columns and
marking down the positions Of tbs
lenemys artillery or trenches with such
lprecislon that the German fire could
be directed upon them without vast
Ing shot
Heavy Artillery Wonderful
Both German and foreign critics
have united In thorough going appre-
citation OF the work Of the German
heavy nftilery-not the mammoth
1914 inch siege mortnrs which smash.
led Liege and Namur. Manonvilers
Longwy and Maubeuge into submis.
lsion and surrender In a few hours OF
naye-bnt the heavy howitzer hat
tcries which accompany the field
army and have been used with terri
bic pffect IN all the great battles Of the
war;
In regard 10 field guns the French
ARTILLERY has proved most worthy
lOpponent--German officers checrfully
admit that the French field gun prae-
tlee has been remarkabie--but thus
far they have had nothing to oppose
20 the heavy German artillery which,
! BY It's Indirect punging fire has rem
dered trenches and gun positions un-
teftable and has pounded retirins
troops from orderly retreat into full
flight
Strong German Infantrymen.
The sturdy legs OF the German in
fantrymen have made possible the
great thanking armies which officers
state have averaged twenty-five miles
Tor more a day. and wherever they
have halted whenever pause In the
battle gave opportunity. the wheeled
lcamp Kitchens drawn by four horse
teams have been on hand ready to
serve out meat stew or hot coffee to
The soldiers.
Fritz Werner the military aviator,
quoted above in civil life, a society
man q crack tennis PLAYER in the Bad
liomburg, donned a uniform. became
Corporal Werner. Seventh detachment
aviation corps and was heard from no
more until he appeared In Berlin early
in September 90 take over a new aero
plane In Place Of one worn out IN a
months short service lie had been
attached 90 one of the armies which
entered France by the nelgian door.
which one L Is not permitted 10 state
and for 4 month had been scouting
and recounoitefIng daily above the
enemy.
work 81 Aviation (orns.
Complaint II made that the modern
soldier and the modern commander
no longer see battles. the one having
ghmpses only Of an insignificant por-
ton Of the battle field while the other
reads The kilograms and watches
map twenty thirty. forty miles from
The front but the aviator can view the
Widespread modern battle just as
Frederick the Great or Napoleon look
ga over the opposing armies from
some hin or cminence.
Speaking about the series Of en-
saeements in which the British army
was rolled back before the advancing
flood Of German troops, Sergeant Wer-
ner borrowed pencil and paper.
sketched out IN a few strokes an ac.
futate map OF the Franco Belgian
frontier region. inserted Mons. Le-
chateua, Sc Quentin, Amiens. Leon
and compoigne. and embarked upon
an Illustrated description Of that part
ct The German campaign He could
tell ahout the British positions behind
the canal near Mons because he had
~ - fNtNttbA tutW anu mad seen
'he Herman pioneers throwing bridges
across under fire aud the German col
uMns crossing to attack the English
ieit fank, He could tell the dlfficul.
Ties Of the German artillery in bring !
ing effective support TO the advancing
infantry because he had peeped over
me pfecipitous ridges Of Stag and fac,
'oiy refuse behind which the British
reserve sheltered themselves until the
Hernfin lines came within effective
range.
British Retirement.
He could mark down the line ~ tha I
british retirement upon Le-Cheau and
sketch N the position taken up there 1
anu describe the Thanking line OF At i
Tack because he had hovered over the
fesreatsne troops. signalied 10 the Ger I
man artillery the location OF their en-
'renehnents and watched the final i
retreat undef Che plunging fire ~ T
hsaNF mortar shells lie saw The Ger
man cavalry interpose on the line Of
retreat near St, Quentin and bring siri