The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

81 communicates IN use III iHV" NV,
pI'hclp''S ana procedure ""'cn 1t """Iu
'heh DO Sul'an'" W Apply To the oP''"-
tiohS OF war Wou'd oe prhc'ioally 'ne
} sam" ne fh"'e ~ century ago
But II is quite different II we take INTO
consideration the TWO great changes
WhIch most concern the movements OF
armies J. O., progress III the nlesns Oh
communication ana increase III eHec-
tives.
The Invention and development OF
railway have led to various important
consequences: traffic and commercial
and agricultural activity have reached
an unheard Of intensity. The production
OF food commodities and the closeness
Of the network OF railways have in
creased this activity In huge proper
tons. In addition to rapid transport by
rail they allow OF the mobilization and
revictualllng OF much larger armies
than was possible at the opening Of the
nineteenth century.
The fact that armies can be supplied
by rail has originated new conditions i'm
war. These conditions, which are in
herent in the use of railways, Will no
doubt disappear when further progress
has brought the employment Of road
conveys into use once more.
We have seen that Napoleon put all
his magazines and HOSPITALS into A fold
fortress that is to say. made them safe
from sudden attacks of local levies For
the rest. his armies were not so numer
Gus as to be unable TO live exchisiveIy
on the country. For all these reasons
they never ran the risl, texc.n, Il, tho
case of having met with n counla,o dts-
aster) Of being deprived of tho ,aca.-
A modern army 10 M, si,,,,t,.,,.. .,,,,
ated. so long as if is rovictuallod bv rai,
The troops nre so humorous ,ta, .,to
country in which tbav ar. o,or,,i,,,, ,,,,,
furnish but a small nor, 90 ,hot. 49,,
plies Whereas in tho ,iro,aon,i, ,a,,
fury IL was us,iaI In live -, ,bo r,,,,,,.,',.
and keep tho convoys IN resor,.o ,,a,,, &,
seems moro nafur,l ,o dona,d on,Iro,,.
on a base Of sunnlias Io,,jrg ,t,,. 49,,
resources intact 70 faII b,ci, -, .,'S'.p,i
tho railway tr,,sror, b., ,,,,..... "''
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from a Ian. dis,,noa -, ,'''' ' AZ
Ichanred tho condi,iors 80 90,
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command NJ tho pr,,s,i,,, -, ,-'r ~
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lsailles and ,ha, ~, ~. I,ra,,,t, -
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a, short distances Au,omoniio. ~ -, .,
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.binsel,
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nor, tho rey. dINc,,,Jo, go 10 ,,
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7, 90 mo s,r,o ui,h o,,r,or,,t.,
tho extent ~ Ground occ,,,,Iad ~. .,,a
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