The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20

vast multitude of fighting men
unless they can be fed. for the
human machine requires fuel just
as certainly as any mechanical motor.
To provide for the wants of the
troops every army has one or more adj
illustrative departments charged with
the procuration. custody and distribu-
ton of certain varieties Of supplies
which are essential to keep the troops
in health and strength and which pro-
vid them at all times with everything
that is Indispensable for the further
ance Of the plan of campaign.
In forming a plan of supply for \
particular campaign the following
points must be carefully considered:
The resources Of the theater Of war
and the facility Of utilizing the same.
The time of year and climate.
The nature of the war. whether Of
fenSive or defensive.
The length of the line Of communi-
cation.
The rapidity of the movements.
The %propinquity of the enemy.
The temper of the inhabitants.
The national country must provide
the supplies for its armies. This is
particularly important now, as it has
been held that provisions and food
stuffs of ordinarily innocent use, which
are usually only conditionally contra
band, may become absolutely contra
band Of war when actually and espe-
cially destined for the military or
naval forces Of a belligerent.
May "Live on the Country"
The right Of armies to take from
the country all that they require for
their maintenance is indisputable,
though we usually understand the ex.
preston Giving upon the country has
direct application to an enemy's coun,
try. Military necessity, as understood
by all civilized nations. permits the en-.
forcement in an enemy's country of all
those measures which are indispensa.
bic to facilitate and assist in tn.
conduct Of the war and which are law.
ful according to the modern law and
usages Of war, says a writer in the
Scientific American.
The preparation, therefore. must eX
tend to an elaborate study of the re
sources Of the home country and Of {
probable theater Of operations. In
some OF the great powers this work il
carried out through the cooperation o.
the various civil authorities who's,
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any change in the supply situation i,
their district. Statistical data and sup
ply maps are prepared showing:
Systematic Organization.
The work Of keeping up the supple
of an army in the field is as Difficult
aud as important as the moving Of tn
army itself, and the existence OF tn
army depends on the regularity of it
supplies.
In order to assure the continuity o
the service Of supply-that is to sa!
the relation between the troops in til
field and the centers of production /
rear of the army-the work perform
ed by the administrative department
Ia divided into three distinct spheres @
action:
The service performed in rear Of tn
army. established in the national tel
ritory Or in the governments OF tn
occupied countries for the purpose o
collecting the and proyidin
mea for their supply.
The service of the line of communi
0Otinnc. tho 61,,tV, re Tho .o--,,,l., i.
which is to provide for the replace
ment Of the stores consumed by tn
army. and the transportation, subsist
eace, and Quartering Of all troops. pris