New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-18
Enemy Control from Lake
Erie to Potomac Would
Mean Subsection.
COL. GLENN TRUSTS
IN TRAINING BOYS
Tells Men Its Useless to Drill
Gray Hairs, and Militia Is
Not Sure"
Iny telegraph 20 The Tribune ]

ny Telegraph to The Tribunel
Plattsburg, N. Y, Aug. 17.-Any ma
ton that held three hundred mile
line in the United States extending
through Erie. Penn; Pittsburgh, Bal
timore and Washington, would control
the entire country. Colonel Edward +.
Glenn, chief of staff of the Eastern
Division, told the citizen soldiers in
the daily twilight lecture on the shores
OF Lake Chanplain last night.
We are told the United States is
'nvulnerable," he said, "and that no ma
ton would ever attempt to overrun it..
That is true. No nation would be fool
ish enough to try. But it is possible
for nation or combination of ma
tons to overrun this eastern strip, in
Guiding the New England States, New
York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New
Jersey and Maryland. In it are from
35,O00,000 to 100000 people, 40 per
cent of our population, and practically
all the plants which manufacture the
munitions Of war. With that in the
hands of the enemy, the other 60 per
cent would find it hard to defend them
selves.
Would Be Belgium Again.
1.-TWO weeks after any nation had
gained control Of the sea, this territory
could be taken. Equipped as Germany
is, she could put 100000 men in this
strip. Within two months she could
put 100000 men here, and increase
her force at the rate of 100000 men
a month thereafter. We should be sub
jUgated as Belgium is now.
Germany is now holding line 400
miles long against France and Great
Britain in the west and 1000 miles
long against Russia in the east. With
Ter right flank on Lake Erie and her
left on the Potomac, she could man
this 300-mile line with 800 men to the
mile and the rest of the United States
could not take the offensive against
her, even with sixty men to the mile,
unframed as they are.
Against such force we have no
organization, not even authority to
form a division. We are wasting time
which is precious. The militia is our
only dependence outside of the regular
troops. How much of that we can de-
pend on is problematical. Some say
that go per cent will respond. His
tory shows that so per cent and even
less actually answer the call to arms.
Train Schoolboys."
1--WE have got to get the boys while
they are in the schools, when patriot
ism has almost the same force as re-
ligion. Training bald heads does not
get the results. We must give the
boys the sporting chance, and when the
time comes they will be prepared to
step into uniform
Colonel Glenn illustrated his talk
by q large map Of the United States.
As he made the striking points the 800
men applauded.
To-day was the heaviest day in camp
yet for the hard working lst Battalion,
as the men were broken into carrying
the regulation soldiers load of thirty
five pounds. With full packs strapped
on their backs for the first time they
were put through skrmish drill, run
ming and dropping 10 the ground with
the pack on top of them. After din
ner there was cavalry drill. At they
were lined up to salute the Sd Bat
talon of Both Infantry, which made
Al l.. nf
Fishkill in charge of Major A. Band
holZ.
The I'd Battalion had its first day on
the target range, and despite the high
winds the officers said the records made
averaged much getter than those of the
students camp. High score for the
day was made by Sergeant G. +. Bux-
ton, of Rhode Island, of Company g.,
and Sergeant c. w. Dell, Of Company
f. with SO.
Next TO them came Inspector j. r.
Bolan, one of the squad of New York
police, with SO. Generally speaking,
the cops with the soldiers showed that
the only way they were sure to kill
man was TO shove a gun down his
throat and pull the trigger. Sergeant
d. j. Goss made 81, Lieutenant Joseph
r. lOWhIu w. anu 1aptai'1 u - CN''''S
81. Sergeant J. J. Geean couldn't fnj
the target in the morning. but finished
with total Of 10 out Of possible 100.
Boston Men Crack Shots.
The Boston contingent proved to be
the star shots, with Private Percy
Hsughton, the Harvard football coach,
high man, at Sc. And | would have
made II 81, if the target hadn't fallen
on the last shot," he declared. J. j..
Minot, jr., made 81, while A. S. Dabney
shot 81 and Corporal p. P. Crosby and
+. +. rockingham 80.
Richard Harding Davis proved that
the bullet is mightier than the type
writer with an 81, Adrian lselin regis
tered "a, and Willard Straight 20. Dud-
lev Field Malone, who explained that
he had IA sore wrist, made 65, and Mel
son O'Shaughnessy 60.
During the cavalry drill j. G. Kip,
of Tarrytown, n. Y. was thrown from
his horse and slightly hurt In the
evening the members Of the squadrons
gathered about a large campfire and
heard talks of the tactics of the cavalry
by four captains in charge of the drill.
Eight silver cups have been offered
anonymously to the squad in Company
f which shows the most general pro-