El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-22

.;,i+.rv activity in which the
-.-l-a5 -sdicaI differences are brought
70 the surface than IN AVIATION: To
the Germans, aylauoh ~ . iS 5Il
even f11iI rein to their natural pro-
Densitv TO mathematical CALCULATION
and methodical and palnstaklnS at
fention. both figurauvely and lllerally
speaking. Every little oetalt mas oeen
evbausfiveIv worked out, every event
uaIitv carefully prepared Tor The
,se71If fs that their machines are stable.
INT heavy. Their avlaIors 1ly Dy IN
Strurnent and mathematical caIcula-
rio1 The whole endeavOr OF the Ger
- .--is+fon engineers has been to
Drod71ce a machine which can be flown
without danger by simply following
the rules 49,, T.. .-..-,- 81
ferent, though II would De gong 700
far to say that they are unScientitlc-
They are not. But nevertheless they
regard aviation considerably more in
the light Of an art than DO the Ger
mans in that the Freach aviator re-
lies more on his inStince and tuition
+bar the German does. On the whole,
considering the comparative strength
Of me two aerial fleets, and the emer-
a-encies which are bound to occur, the
preponderance Of opinion IS that the
the more efficient and perform the
more brilliant service.
French Artillery Superior.
In the artillery arm It Is generally
admitted that the French are superior.
The gunners are 1aulLessly trained
and the guns themselves are Of a more
modern. powerful and efficient type.
10 sum up, Germany outnumbers
France approximately 100000 to
1000 600 in total war strength. She
is supposed to be slightly superior in
general discipline and training, while
in two special arms, aviation division
and artillery, France has a noticeable
advantage. This is how the materials
with which the rival tacticians will
have to work compare
OutfIankinE Paramount.
The single thought ombodIed in the
German tactics is the outflanking Of
the enemy It is more than
thought; it is a rule The Germ II
company, brigade or corps commander
never stops to consider what he VIII
do. It goes without saying that he
will attempt TO ouuflank his adver-
sary.
The only question he has to decide
is how he will do it
Eternal, energetic offence is his other
rule Once he has laid his plans for
the attack, and made his disposition
Of troops, he gives the final order for
the advance. The thing is settled The
various units Of his command go for
ward either to victory or complete re-
rearrangement Of troops during the
progress Of the fight, no change in
plans Everything is supposed to have
been provided for before the engage
ment The units Of his. command are
TO receive no further orders which
would cause the slightest hesitation in
their methodical and complete carry
ing out Of the prearranged plans.
German Morale Excellent.
One cannot help but admire the spirit
Of determination and confidence nee
essary to the successful carrying out
Of such a system. The German troops
have been trained with this idea spec
tally in view, and they are perm heated
with a spirit Of self confidence and
fierce Contempt for their adversaries.
The morale Of the German soldier is
wonderful No matter what he is
brought face to face with, he will fight
unflaggingly until he drops The Ger
man military machine is perfect-as a
machine. Its parts work perfectl-. 1t
is wound up and set by its commander
to perform certain definite moves and
prearranged times and places Then il
is turned loose with supreme conf
dence that by its steady and energetic
onslaught it viii overcome any IN
foreseen obstacles which its guiding
minds may not have been able to be
cognizant Of at the time IL was put in
motion
There are very good chances that II
will get away with it" but if il hits
too much Of an unlocked for snag il
Will be smashed-and smashed so hard