Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
BY ELMER

ahis. Get. 25.-RD-Organized
tslees OF ruin and death in Europe
.lass been extraordinarily busy since
= collapse of Germany's fighting
macnine ten years ago. The destruc-
I've power Of arms is now twice or
'nlee times as great.
General staffs which during the
var mad eliminated all dead wood
20 inertia were NJ the end COM
go Of the select fit. The les
sons OF the val have been studied
2 applied with professional en-
.nusiasm. War in the future will be
more highly mechanical. Man-power
VIII be multiplied by machines.
Dlstrust. fear. suspicion, which
we're ingredients of the pre-war sit
uation. are produced in part today
as they were then by the secret
services of the several countries.
Every army wishes 10 know what
every other army is doing. Military
secrets Of possible enemies nre OBJ
tanned BY highly organized spy ser
vices. Such secrets are communi-
Gated to a minister of war.
He perhaps feel obliged to men
ton those Of convincing value TO his
colleagues in the cabinet in order
that he may win them to support
OF appropriations which he is urg-
irg upon the government as neces-
sary for the national safety. The
secrets will percolate, whispered be
hind doors, limited in moments OF
controversy or debate. The news-
papers are too loyal TO publish them
II anything is printed Of a dramatic
or sensational character everyone
concerned In either country hastens
20 issue denials. The confusion and
uncertainty as to what is true and
what is not true are among the fac-
tors creating suspicion.
No one in position either N the
army or in the civil administrator
will admit that he wishes TO fight
or that he thinks he will have TO-
but preparations continue.
Artillery instead OF being moved
Ia pos,tion BY horses will now be
drawn across any kind OF open
country by tractors. The automo-
bile transport Of troops has been
no developed that they can now as
ssmble troops three times rs fast
mon any section of the front as IN
November 1918. Light cross-country
tanks CAPABLE Of covering any coun-
Wv except marshes have been EN-
Moved effectively in autumn maneu-
vers i'm France. England, italy ano
Belgium.
The French have particularly i'm
rroved in armored car models cspa-
bis az fairly high speed work. 20 70
o5 miles an hour. These cars have
t~urrets, proof against bullets ara
lirht shells. but they must keep 70
the road. The French have ootn
light and 80 ton tanks for cross.
country work. The British star
have been particularly successful
with their tanks. of which they are
rsnorted to have three types, D ton
rs ION and 20 ton, capable OF ad-
vancing from z TO s miles an hour
In a movement across any except
nrecipitous or marshy country.
Trench mortars, which were only
rapable of lobbing over shells Tor
three or four hundred yards, have
been improved so that they now
throw To- velocity projectiles ef-
fartiyely at 5000 yards, with a total
,snse Of 1000. This is particularly
az the British Stokes mortar,
which also happens to be the one
mon which the American army has
modelled It's trench pieces. The NOR
cav can be fed and fired with bombs
!. the rate Of ten a minute. These
borbs are particularly adapted Is
MASON gas containers. Although
tbey are Of low velocity, having an
speed Of about 5000 feet =
.aroud. they have an ingenious tar
.yr,nrement which enables them 70
their direction in spite OF
,,-ong side winds.
Snail arms have been improved
An amazing extent. The auto
shoulder rifle. with which
-ost armies are now equipped, VIII
from 200 to 500 shots a
-;ryte. II a be so set that II
MI give spurts of fire of 10 or ~
49,. because the tactic is not TO
dire the rifle continuously, as II De-
..rss overheated. The machine gun
I. now made lighter so that q
..rtx can be easily carried. Inc
y.Iiber. instead of the usua '5O5
s.rhss. has been reduced to 20
i.shss' Bullets Of this caliber are as
1.sdlv As those Of the larger size.
Military aviation during the war
hjndered by having no reserve
- .viators to draw upon. Now, be-
s;ass the regular force, the army
ss;.t;on can be recruited from the
.-rsrcisl. Some five hundred
s.Icts Of transportation companies
n daily service in France and
.rsh.bly an equal number are IN
l.srinr. The French army has
.n-s;derably more than the number
g ~ At the end of the war. 1t
IN service twelve hundred
.,.. and three hundred training
Ps.hines. There is an indefinitely
,as.s number of reserve planes.
nrs element Of much Importance
AZ the view of military observ-
w'a = that Europe is becoming in
~orgsnized or the Ameri-
rsttern. Although mass pro.
e ca Is only partially developed
eu in great industrial countries
~ ~ England, France and Germany
nks .-srv wear sees an advance, so
vet 49, a~w RAFn-