The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
National Defense Problems
V..Lsssons Of the NARA utonaobile Artillery

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Bnt a. IL not alone in the destruc-
ton Of the European forts that the
m otor tractors have played such an
Important role. They have invad-
ed the theater of diplomacy and 1t
is not too much to say that the
necessity for the rapid movement Of
the big guns-which was synono-
the tractors-1ed to the invasion of
Belgium during the first days of thel
war The highways Of Belgium and
those connecting northern FranceI
with the Flemish border, are much
more level than those elsewhere on
1.-THE frontier and it is an open secret
abroad that this was a potent real
route.
| Certainly war which includes the
demolition OF fortresses made pos
Esfble by motor tractors and the att
tempted changing OF the entire POLL
tfcal may OF comment IN order
4 THAT these numbering 1uggernaut9
may have an easier path. is some
thing novel In history VINO KNOWS
but that Germany's decision to IN
wade Belgium may not lie at the
door OF some contractor, long since
dead, who failed to build the roads
Ito the south Of that country as we'll
las he should2
Forts on Whees8
IL the motor-drfyen artillery has
Stumbled the BODY blows of the pre-
ser1f war. the armored automobile, a
member Of the same family, has been
resnonsfble for q great many smaller
1 hut no less telling victories. But
\ tl1e allies and the Germans have
used the fort on wheels with ex-
cellent effect and the entrance Of
italy into the war assured the al
ii,ed forces Of a large number or
yery valuable machines. the Isotta
Franchini TYNE of armored automo-
bile with a revolving turret not
unlike that of Gruson battery. being
onsidered ia represent the finest ac-
hievament in this line of offensive
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