The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-15

49, NAN1 NNN@t
fresh from an eleven months stay u
MesSo, marched along the border a
their posts A foreign military At
saehe who ssw Kitchener ,rAin hi
million m Great britain Witnessed
Cefmahy's hofdea In action and whe
raw the laps and Russians clash IN
the lsusso-Janancse war. stood at the
International line south Of c..lriabrs
ms the American soldiers marchec
ncfprs.
without doubt II IL the fines. i1uie
fNhsrr machine in The weird he
said. They are eouippei 10 peffec-
tlon. Not even a buckle on ths mules
harscss Is lacking. And with II Is The
spirit Of the American soldier.. what
Il 10 I cannot say. IL is there. In
h swing OF their bodies and tho set
OF their shonlders ! could see IL"
As the attnche spoke General Per-
sans's army OF twelve Thousand men.
seasoned by hsarly one year Of service
on the Chihuahua desert. swung over
the ann-haked plains ef New atexico
n ARIZONA TO their sintlons Every
detaii 81 n perfectly equipped army
was complete.
while Pershipg ala not get villa.
neither dead nor alive. this did nc.
hais the war department In lis efforts
20 make the army efficient. White
the troops were In Mexico the Depart
ment was basy experimentins and
perfectlng. The lessons of .he great
was IN progress IN Europe were taken
20 heart The new style OF trench
warfare a. developed in Europe vas
taught the troops In the infantry
brunch of the service and durirc the
months Of seeming inactivity the men
wers drsllod In trench fightins tactics
from every angie, Including throwing
OF Grenades from trenches are the use
OF rifle erensdes In the artillery
branch barrage and curtain fire and
fire protection for Infantry attacks
were taught.
During months Of constant scouting
and patrol service the cavalry was in
creased In efficiency AZ never before.
Some modern additions made 20 the
army equivmsnt during the campaign
in Mexico IRE; More than n thousand
motor tru' ks with experienced drivers;
wireiess and tractor motor outfits:
complAe equipment of ''gouiash can
non." or portable cooking wagons: me
hundred road building machines; cat
erpfiar tractors for hauling heavy
guns; scores OF airpianes with men
trained under war nyins conditions;
the development OF III photography;
practice OF bomb dropping from the
air and the equipment of ambulance
trains with motor trucks aud hospital
railway trains.
From n physical viewpoint General
pershins's army is in the finest Tight
ing trim. In strnightaway hiking. ev-
cry infantryman OF the expedition has
hiked AZ least ffve hundred miles In
the past eleven months. On the with
drawai march 10 the border n foot
troops made a record hike OF twenty
shreo miles across the desert stretch
in Chihuahua. known as "Bslfs Hike
under tho blazing sun. without discom-
fort.
The men In the cavalry regiments
had ridden from one thousand 10 three
a "a miles In the villa chase and
80 patrol service in Mexico.
While General Pershing did not ac-
compllsh the task that o o him infn
Mexico. the time he was there has not
been Lost. lie succeeded In develop
ing his men to a hlgh state OF eflclcn
cy and they learned many lessons
which. even though we do not have
war. will at least prove yaluable In the
years 20 come a. they are impaired to
other bodies ~ orr soldiers.
It's too bad We have only a mere
handful 81 met trained 70 the minute
Is Pershing's men are.