Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-28

/ thirty-six officers 60 regiment. In
stead Of the thirty-0ne considered t'
be tho necessary minimum The ar
! tllcry which has suffered relatively
( little. has ALSO an excess OF OFFICERS
, ana is further able to count ON q larE'
number of captains and other Off
GERS who before the war were en-
pluycd in tho arscnals or In techmca
research Finally the reserve artll.
lcry Officers have nearly all proved
to be excellent battery commanders
The losses I'm the Junior commits
stoned ranks have naturally heen
highest la the infantry There IS
however. nothing like want OF ON
GERS In this army Many captains ano
ltcutcnants who have been wounded
by machine gun fire (such wounds
IRE usually slight and quickly nraieu
have been able 10 return speedily to
the front The reserve officers nave
in general done remarkably wei, ana
In many cases have shown quite eN-
ceptional aptitude for the rank ol
company commanders The nhn-eom
missioned officers promoted 10 sun
1 lieutenancics make excellent So non
! leaders and even show themse ives
very clever and energetic compa ny
commanders In the field.
1t must be remembered also that
thanks to the intellectual and physl-
cal development Of the generation
now serving with the colors, ana
/ thanks. above all, to the warlike quail
tiles Of the race and the democratic
spirit Of our army, we have been able
to draw upon the lower grades ana
oven upon the rank ana file for Off
GERS. Many men who began the war
on August as priNates nov wear The
officers cpaulrttes-
The state of infantry on January
/ 3 was very satisfactory and much SUI
perior to that OF the German intan-
trv. In sum. the state of the army as
regards the commissioned ranks from
the highest 10 the lowest is declared
to be exceptionally brilliant Finally
q warm tribute rs paid to the work of
the stats Of the armies and of tho
army corps which were formed three
years ago aud have thrown them
selves into their work in entire agree
mcnt both of views and methods
Including all ranks France now
has more than 100000 men at the
front and every unit Is or was on jan
uary &c. at war strength,
In the other arms. which have suf-
fered less than the infantry the units
are all up to, or above regulation
strength.
At the same time, thanks 20 the de-
pots In the interior of the country. the
effectiycs at the front have been
maintained at fun strength. The
sources of supply for this purpose
. al a f hs al
classes of the reserve. the younger
classes Of the territorial army, and
the new class of 1914
With regard 10 the supplies of mon
upon which the army can draw TO
repair the wastdge at the front we
learn that there are practically half
as many men i'm the depots as at the
front i'm other words about ESQ. 900. .
Further supplies Of men are provided
by the class of 1915 and the revision
of the various categOries of men of
military age previously exempted on
grounds of health or for other rea- !
sons, from the duty of bearing arms. [,
AS "a result o. this measure nearly half I
n million men have been claimed for,
the army, almost all of whom, after
vigorous physical tests, have been de-
elarcd hit for military service.
There are still many voluntary en-
Hstmcnts. and with all these resources
Of men the army can count on rein
soon t. be available, .
which will considerably augment its ,
power.
The quality OF the troops has im-
proved perceptibly since the begin
ming Of the war I'm spite of the Sc
verify of the winter hardly any cases
of disease Of the respiratory organs
have occurred and the sanitary re-
turns from the army show an appre-
ciable Improvement on those of the
preceding winter.
Our infantry is now accustomed to I
the rapid and thorough Organization
of the defensive In August it neither
liked, nor had the habit of using the
spade. Today those who see our
trenches are astOunded. They are veri-
table improvised fortresses proof
against seventy seven-millimeter gun
and often against artillery Of higher
caliber During the last five months
not single encounter can be cited in /
which our infantry did not have the /
advantage over the German infantry
The cavalry made a remarkable pro- h
gress.
The artillery has displayed a supe- (.
rioritv in the use of it's admirable ma
tcrial which IS recognized by the Ger
mans themselves.