The Dolores star., 1915-04-16

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ert being backed BY the canal. which
has rightly been described ~ the
most formidable military obstacle
ever constructed BY man." Invading
foes must accomplish the toll Of the
desert march. they must arrive In
some sort Of "htness," attack carefully
prepared positions. succeed In break
ing the defensive and cross the canal
before they can rely Oh getting food
and water.
There Ia probably no newer method
Of dealing with the problems Of sup
ply on such . campaign than thoss
employed by Alexander. Napoleon or
lbrahim Pasha. The more adaptable
and the better acclimatiseA to the %
culiar conditions are the forces In use
the more simple does the problem b.
come. To move bands Of Bedouin 10
and fro across such country would b.
only asking them to live their every.
day lives. No doubt many OF the
troops being employed by the Turks
ON the present venture are quite at
home In such surroundings. can live
hard and travel hard. but there can.
not be . very great number Of them
Numbers. II should be noted. have IN
abnormal influence In the East. where
bluR plays such large part In hfs.
The Arab. in his own intertrihal wars,
depends largely upon giving IN sxas.
gefated idea Of his NUMBER and
strength. The issue Of . desert On.
gagsment ID often decided without Q
blow being struck. those In the minor.
ity giving In without resistance 70
those In the majority.
II seems doubtful that the true dss.
ert warriors-ths Bedouin-ars being
employed In any large extent. Had
the big tribes Of Arabia besn In per.
feet sympathy with the Turks they
might have constituted . formidable
array. But the children OF lshmasl
have not changed; they are still %
unstable - water" Even Of those
who have been commandsersd. with
their camels. large numbers have DE-
serted and disappeared into the heart
Of the wilderness. 30 the great ~
serve Of desert soidisry remains Dis
used. The successful issue Of . De-
srt campaiss depends upon . phsnom.
email ability 10 tackle the problsms Of
supply and Of transport The orgaai.
zation Of these must BE- perfect In q.
tall and absolutely reliable In action.
In the old days. although military op-
erations took much longer To come 70
. head than they DO now. whoa the
antagonists actually Joined battle. the
result was quickly decided. The Asci.
sivs battles Of the world have ssasr.
ally been decided between dawn asd
dusk. This 10 especially the case In
Arab tactics. Sudden attack and svin
retreat 10 the secret Of desert warfare,
for there 10 no time TO waste. u nay
b recalled that In oil former conflicts
On the Egypto-Turkish frontise ths
issus has not long hung In the bai.
sscs. Alexander entered Egypt . week
after be left CASA. . distance u 10
miiss. Hspo,soa oaly spsat six ss1
. half days on Tie road bstvssa his
eass st Kstish and bis arrival befoss
CASA. The advance guard Of the TURKS.
In 1900, under Tshss Pashs. isfs %
Arssh % April : and acenally took
saiahish. % the farther ~ a ~
prsssat canal. before the i3th = tAs
mooth. But 10 that case. q b trus.
there vas no serious opposition %
thsir advances. Swim as1 decisive %
TIA 10 svidsntly The nasin q tAal
particular military un1estAkiag: b.
The mercy oe Ailah Tie Desvalset cred
q the pesssat1sy iava1ees y Inst
haste 10 q the DEVIL" u = certain