The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
CALCULATE WAR IN
NUMBERS Of men
II Gun Can Kill 500 Men Ger.
many Sends Forth 600
To Take It.
IRON the Kansas City star.


The German creed Of war as
planned by the United States army ori-
vers IN q contest Of men Men start
war and men end II. is the basic idea.
American army officers have been close
students OF the German tactics, and are
IN position TO know It from start to
finish.
ARTILLERY, cavalry, signal and eng1-
neeFing and infantry are all bodies of
men-the difference Ia In the means
they employ. While the pride OF craft
mans art may produce the perfect
rife, that weapon in the hands c7 .
coward Is useless, whereas the lion
makes q a OF rusty iron effective.
A Nation Of Soldiers.
The spirit OF the nation 10 reflected
I'm its army. Witness a wild impulsive
charge on q battle field, and at home
you will see hystertcal women. frenzied
children, waillng old men and decrep-
its. Look at a stolid, steady advanc-
ing army and at home you win see a
devoted, almost reverent calmness, OF
quiet but sustained resignation. The
one Is q battle of nerves, the other OF
hearts.
History has shown the effectiveness
Of both, singly and In combinations.
France has admittedly the advantage
over Germany In their light armament.
They are aroused at Germany and are
nerved to a tremendous hatred. Ger
many IL q master OF the science OF war,
and Ia absolutely Indifferent to the
Identity OF it's foe. A German In q war
rfor at heart and trained to the highest
degree In the cruel sciencs>O o armed
conflict.
Man Only a Unit.
One soldier IL the unit OF MEASURE In
German war. He 10 the dollar, the foot,
the gallon, the figure 1. He IL the stand
ard by which all war things are meas
ured. German science pits his stout
heart against new nre, new fortifca-
tons, new explosives. Instruments OF
obstruction T measured In terms Of
the men 1t viii take to Offset that adj
vantage.
That the creed Is cruel and ghastly
matters not 70 the German. II II the
rule. ....
a, A. j the German dreams ya.. 2 night
war, he expects so to die. Death In used
solely In the calculations Of German
warfare-never In It's actual operations.
The utter disregard OF heavy mortal
ity, and he willingness to sacrifice
gore for glory, has made the German
army the wonder Of experts. Other
10 not q war library In existence that
does not contain more treatises of Ger
many than Of all other nations COM
bined.
Trust TO Infantry.
The Germans center all tactics on a
nerce Infantry attack They know the
psychology OF war and use 1t, but II
every man In line IS killed, the nag
has advanced that far, and the last
dying soldier smiles. 1t is q relentless
attack, where men must wear down the
huge power of artificial destructive ma
chimes. Yet 1t is the attack called for.
II an enemy's gun Is estimated to have
a 500 death capacity, 600 Germans
charge 1t, and IL 100 survive It the vic
tory Is there.
This reputation alone gives Germany
the edge Of o battle before q gun is
fired. Guns are inert, they require men
and the guns Of the enemy are Just as
strong as the nerves OF the men who
man them. ...a-s. o
In the current dispatches the reports
of sldrTnishes tell OF the death OF small
numbers Of men. These men are I'M
doubtedly the advance scouts. A de-
tachment OF cavalry sent out to report,
is victorious In the German y IL but
one IA Of the 200 sent returns with
the Information. ''''
Plans Made Far Ahead
The Germans plan ahead and follow
that plan alone. Nothing swerves them.
The onward march Is still made by the
plans. They drop off here and there,
"countatning' troops-men assigned to
keep q fort besieged-but all this was in
the plan. They march with strong front
to their goal. and IL there Is one man
alive who can hold the ball there, the
touchdown is scored and the game won,
In the German BYE.
It IL said that q messenger awoke the
great Gen. Won Moltke at 3 In the
morning with the news that France had.
declared war.
Thank you, you will find the plan Of
campaign In the third drawer. Kindly
convey the roll to the chief OF stan and
tell him I will see him after breakfast"
Then he went to sleep again.
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