The Keota news., 1917-05-25
Least Difficulty Found Was OBJ
tanning Men In Early Days
of the War.
PROBLEMS QUICKLY SOLVED
System 10 Finally Established AFTER
Early eiundsrino and the ersss"t-
Day Efficiency Of the Troops
In Francs 10 Testimony TO
the Thorouehness OF
Their Training.


New York.-We received from the
ONCE Of the general staff an interest
Ing article on the Organization and
Training Of the New Armies OF Great
Britain" which tells us that the British
army that went out to Mons In the
early days of August. 1914. was proba-
bly, the best trained army that has ever
left England, the Army and Navy Jour
nal states. Nearly oil the officers were
men who took keen interest IN tneaF
profession and who ayailed themselves
of every opportunity to increase their
military knowledge and experience.
The training Of part Of the expedition
ary force at Aldershot, under the COM
manders who themselves led 1t into ac-
tion. was training such as never had
been seen In England. Owing to the
stress Of circumstances the training OF
the new armies during the hrst period
was less complete than that OF the ar
mics organized later In the second
period, but both armies were character
ized by the spirit which puts life into
the instruction In military duties.
The practical training in small wars
had taught the British soldier the Ines
timable value of never knowing when
he Is beaten, the Russians saying tnat
the English never win more than one
victory in a war-but that is the last.
This and a strong regimental feeling
which has always been characteristic
of the British army have been pre-
served In the armies now In the neld.
Men at First Responded Quickly.
This regimental feeling tends to
make officers and men one happy fam
lily, proud OF themselves. jointly an1-
ious to make their regiment glory to
the British army. 1t cultivates spirit
Of self-reliance. loyalty and kindness.
all based upon the strong sense OF dis
cipline and community of interest. 1t
is broadminded and tolerant method
which insists on smartness and on duty
and discipline anu high courage and
courtesy, but not on hate.
The men who came into the army as
recruits were the kind who were ready
to respond to the British methods Of
training a volunteer army. The least
difficulty found was in obtaining the
Nucu III tUc curry udyo "a NAc "oAs 3SS-
cruits came faster than they could be
taken care of and supplied with proper
equipment. Some 10000 troops were
housed in hired buildings and other
temporary quarters. but within a year
huts to hold three-quarters of a million
men, with water and light laid on. had
been built, besides various enormous
dep0ts for stores. remounts, etc. These
huts seemed to spring up In every part
Of the country; one great bare moor
land in the midlands, uninhabited
since the dawn of history. had been
covered with new roads. railways.
pumping establishments, power sta
lions and huts for some 10000 individ-
uals.
Soldiers Quarters and Food.
With, a year the problem of quar-
eering the troops In the chief training
centers had been solved. The previous
uncomfortable accommodations were
the cause Of bad discipline and sloven-
" training. Fortunately a satisfactory
system for feeding the troops on . war
basis had been elaborated two years
before the war. A DESCRIPTION OF this
method is given. A. the beginning GER
tain articles Of food. especially meat.
were 20 excessive that great waste -