East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-21
BY AUSTIN c. LESCARBoURA
Ansseiass natter sf shs scismlafia American.
PREsENT-DAr high velocity wur

pabie OF penetrating u inches OF battle ship
aFner at all ranges; or Il viii penstrats e
wall made up OF 20 Inches Of compound steel
armoF. ls inches of wrought iron. 70 feet of
emk timbara. 10 feet Of granite. u feet OF con-
crete. ana u feet OF brick wall making a total
Df % fest
whet chance has a fort in these days Of
powerful artillery To Attsmpt 10 resist siege
sartlIiery 10 now hopeless. AZ in attested by the
tfats Of such fFst-elass fortresses as t.asgs
y sndF Antwerp. which eun-fifs converted into
shapeiesa. chaotic masses Of broken stone and
twisted steel. How can one establish q de-
fence IN the face Of such formidable weapons
of offencs7
The ons chance that is left 10 that tie
ahen win not find It's mark Ana 10 pFsvsnt
"a from finding it's mark Is the strategy Of
All warfare Of the present No longer la a
tArsnt IN the shape Of a powerful fortress
HiAunfea bsfore the enemy. for u it were u
would not last very long IN the face Of his
roma
In Mature the soldier finds a striking anal
cay or the present state Of things There
are animals which have not been provided
wfth proper means OF defence. ana when oncs
discovered are easy prey for those who feed
upon then. Therc are easerpiliars and but
textiles. for instance which have absolutely
uo power to resist the onslaught Of the tint
aea o. bride: lizards which have neither suf-
Ticient rapidly of movement nor strength 70
prevent their becoming an appetizing meal
for a larger animal. and girAffes-thoss nm
calmly animals which are too docile 10 even
think OF fighting.
Yet Nature has provided for sii Of these.
Knowing their inherent weakness. she has
provided each with means whereby II be-
comes more or less concealed from It's ene-
rhtea Thus caterpltiara and butterflies are
dressed 10 variegaisd hues which tend 10
confuse the birds which live on them: In
deea. IN some instances. these insects are
formed and eoiored 10 resemble
leaves Certain lizards have protective
color schemes which oause them 20 blend
win the backgrounds Of their habitat. and
IN some Instances particularly in that Of the
ehameleOn. the reptile can momentariiy
change it's color IN conformity with It's sur
ssunaingH The giraffe 10 provided with
quaint diamond pattern which blends with
the ricksr4nE lights among the acacia trees
on y Alch u feeds
Quita logically the soldier took page
from Natures handbook. II animals IN
aapahis OF wtthHtanding the snsmyu on
slaurht sought protection by practising de-
cevtion ahd eoncealment. why couldn't the
same principle be applied 10 foilng the DOM
lneeFing artillery OF hattieT
The practice OF deception eoneeaiment.
raake-up or whatever yea please to call II.
GAINED rapidly with beth sides IN the present
rohfnet. n vas NJ about the same time OF
the battle of the somne, during ths summer
a. is16 that this art assumed gigantic pro-
portions end tbs term ''eamoufiAge bor-
Fowaa from the French, becalne UNIVERSAL
sxpEeaaion Ths British aud French armies
mUa rnost llkeiy the German. Austrian and
ether enemy armies, set aside = certain nupa-
bsr of men for the practice OF eaInodtiaRs
Artl.s sesns ps,s,s. ,s,a s,s nv ses,sss Ses 80
ssrxtea and IN short order became expert
',onmanfiours Hanes then wonders have been
Accomplished n this direction but, - IN the
sasa 81 40 many other phases o. this var
rr,lst remain deep secret Until the stFugRle
eoFsss 20 b. written in its entifety-@nd with-
out ths censor.
NesNlnf has been Of greater assistance 90
tha aii-poWerful aftillery than the airplans.
Coleer aosn nination ths. % he auTs the steel
Ea0nsaer, belshipR fire and h9Fiing thousands
of pounds of HlEel ana hlEh esplosiss. sores
hasd ~ hsne with the frai 5000 ana hHen
airplana witch goes about ite work IN fhs
usoat aTaeef0l % manners Yet, eArryinE the
ehssFssr over snsfny iefFfioFy, ihs siIpshe
@swssss fbs aiming of iaae-FAnEe artillery
s-tsh a ~ rsunarAnhie degree Of accuracy hY
snsans ef wireless tsiesraphf, the aeFiai OBJ
esFvaT can siWnsi back 90 his sFullerS ehiet
- eaaet position ~ the target and - the
@.ells come over and striks he can sienal
baok whethsr they are rallihE too long 81
sse short, and nov fsF 90 eltheF side annl
after = numnsr u rounds shs shflss register
"' !, ~ n a. sssis-syea air scout aaainst sham
eansonaaes must be employed. fef from ne
ioftv pAfeh ever, fhinR 10 open 20 him, Just
" - 4 Ytsitor III 81 Opposition every detail
81 a model iandAcape is sharply dellneaiee,
The iaHasasne helew sPnsars = ne iefm
catlhs aiffsFent kinas " terrain aueh -
ma Fahsa, fields. wn0da, iakea ana nNin
Trenches plainlY ehoN as daFA of hkhii NAis
roads aPpssr - fehens at sfsa q sfsss,s,,.s
ere safaFsa with bfanchsH ana NNh req
aoFssnA unfli they take 81 the spps tat,ss ~
the surrounding flsles o Seses A,',.,gs ssas.es
10 simulate brown sqil - ths 6feen "f ~
field. Tsnia when used aFs pAlnt.s 49,
a patehspfk design Nhieh hfssks ~ ~ w nss
lne landscape Tfenchas are provided Nihh
nFht screens 40 70 eitnspate hhafh sase
oWs, and 10 salns cases are eass'sa vsas h,,
reed 81 canvas sofpens Nhteh prevent ne az
man from Observing ifaffif' AH thess ihisfs
and > thousand more are dose 20 leel ~ ~
creed ~ ihs multiiuds, "fau psssf oan telllf
IL order 10 make trenehss Ices eonHfleuasH
psgiiouiar attention - pa!a % sssssf.s
iH ths pialqua ilahthg Of saHTta ~ Auhhhss
fos ihsn iha pnn's lags cast iehk ems hhafp
shadeea uhith neeeufnate ali eblrets whlsH,
alfh overhead iighiinE, would hAFaiF shPe
nhiiaua flghtinm nlaksa f0r hlfh fsllsii eng
consequently mofs effective ebasffhilan
liza end II Il nos common nfaeiies i0 pehH
uss nf screens for eliminating AhhAehe
Thsas arfaena Ransraily consist 81 hsftnn
stfius 0f eisaaaginth Fuppeftsa on Asaesh
rfaEaa II ffonf ~ the trenches, ~ That ne
aiFsat rays 0f she sun rHhnoi tHh on 80
sfsaohaa agsa ihrow 4 sharp aha9oN ihessaa.
only diffaasd, Hhaaewieaa iiEht sifihes tA"
.affh wsrE tfhs rbeHHsrioih HefnNul o. tHfhi
q of aueh eaior and sits 80 10 10 hnnoAifH'
nElF .t-t
buildings may have 20 he snsta.e sss
rbaAo,gs Nghat uaufd BE- fEeeiisnt rsfnen'
fiaEs at sunrise iH Totally ihsiisellfs 80, 49,
Il 4 49, "a