Cherokee Weekly Messenger. (Cherokee, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1914 Page: 7 of 8
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THE WEEKLY MESSENGER CHEROKEE OKLAHOMA
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GERMANY
DEAL BATTLE CAPABILITIES
BE THE ARMIES BF EUROPE
"Do you know that the contending
rmles In Europe today are battling
Xwpon their peace time footing ?" asked
a colonel on the general staff of the
United States army "And don't for-
Get that the nation that get )ts fight-
ing force up to Its full war strength
first will gain a material advantage In
the present turmoil"
This mean that any hasty deduc-
tions made upon the baaia of fights
won and lot up to data may soon
Jirove absolutely misleading
The question then ariaes: Which of
the struggling armies can reach It
war strength soonest and with that
-attained what are Its chances for
maintaining that standing in the gru-
eling days to comet The answer U
a matter of administrative efficiency
first and then follows naturally the
relative merits of the reserve material
upon which the nation can draw as
battle after battle and dlaeaee thin
the ranks of those In the field At
present the Germane are virtually
fighting alone four other nations but
their initial eetbacki are not properly
a true Index of what Is to come In the
sear future
Some Figures
As it Is necessary to deal with fig-
ures It Is Just as well to begin now
as later These figures Interpreted in
the light of additional Information
have another meaning one that cornea
closer to the facts inspiring the ag-
gressive policy assumed by the kai-
ser in face of seemingly appalling
odds According to authoritative in-
formation the peace and the war foot-
ing of the powers named are as fob
lows:
Pmcil War Reservae Total
ftuaala 171181 1018381 1400000 6497387
Oarmaay 646666 844881 6000000 1644883
Prance &U470 700740 1260000 1860740
Auatrta 141361 628624 600000 1028624
Italy 211104 171496 1600000 lsn48
England 30662 221686 211000 ' 438696
Japan 163M 104100 1000000 U64300
As between Prance and Germany
part from the latter's superior war
footing the total of the fully trained
reserves In the Fatherland would he
the most potent factor In a prolonged
struggle end also the Justification for
a vigorous Initiative despite early
heavy losses Both Germany and
France have la the last two years In-
creased the period of service from
two to three years In France this
lengthening of the term with the col-
ors aroused a great deal of opposition
not to say discontent
Immediately back of theee soldiers
ere the first reserves men who but
recently have finished their full tours
et active service and of course are
familiar with the latest practices Now
look at the foregoing figures Ger-
many’s peace footing is only 29895
men stronger than that of France but
upon the first call to arms this moder-
Vats superortty Immediately Jumps to
the greater figure of 144203 giving the
ualser an advantage of nearly 21 per
cent But this le only the beginning
of the difference
Germany’s total reserve of tally
trained reserves — men 'trained with
peculiar thoroughness — is today quite
5000009 while the admittedly less ex-
actlngly drilled reserves of France
number but 2250000 rank and file
Here as can plainly be seen the Fa-
therland leads by 1750000 — two and a
half times the war footing of France
while still having In reserve as many
aa France would have at beat
Setting aside the question of the
relative military value of the training
let the German and the French eol-
Idlera those of France carry a maga-
Hn rifle of eight in 1111 miters caliber
ad the German Infantryman repeal-
ftUSUA
era having a caliber of 78 mllllme-
ters Assuming the same propulsive
charge the German gun will carry fur-
ther and travel flatter than the French
weapon making for better marks man-
ship at all ranges
Again the French rifle Is heavier
than the German increasing to that
extent the stress upon the man who
has to carry It on long marches The
soldiers of both nations carry the
same number of cartridges 120 But
the saving In weight In the German
musket is offset by other weights he
has to carry Fully equipped the
French foot soldier has a total bur-
den of 5468 pound while the Ger-
man infantryman has to bear 6875
pounds As a broad proposition the
average Gorman is a sturdier maa
than hie French rival and this greater
tax 1s wisely laid upon him
French Equipment
In the French army each company
of Infantry has the following portable
tools: Eight shovels four pickaxes
(double headed) three axes one fold-
ing eaw and a pair of wire nippers
The German foot soldier on the other
hand does not get off so easily be-
cause each company has to carry 100
email spades ten pickaxes and five
hatchets Now what does this meant
Simply that the kaiser’s Infantrymen
are able to entrench themselves quick-
er than their French rivals and for
that reason could hold an advanced po-
sition more securely and guard them-
selves against attack while there bet-
ter than the soldiers of the tricolor
Now let ut see what Russia repre-
sents as a foes to Germany on the Fa-
therland's northern border Unques-
tionably the czar’s army la superior to
the kaiser’s In mere point of num-
bers In peace In war and In the total
available reserves and bo far as per-
sonal bravery goes the Russian soldier
la unsurpassed But battles are not
won these days by Just numbers
training and handling of the men are
of supreme Importance
Broadly speaking It la doubtful If
the Russian forces are any better
trained than they( were whei they
measured strength with the Japanese
la 1904-05 The Infantry are armed
with magastne rifles of 762 millime-
ter caliber and as marksmen they are
nothing like the equals of the Ger-
mane How They Compere
Russia Is measurably superior to
Germany In the matter of infantry
cavalry and artillery In the form of
field guns and Germany In turn leads
France In the vital feature of artillery
Artillery has played a prime part In
all great wars and the popular Idea
Is that It Is upon these guns that the
tide of battle turns In a measure this
Is so for the field pieces have to pro-
tect or support the Infantry but with
this done the decisive outcome of an
action depends upon the conduct and
gallantry of the foot soldier for be
constitutes the backbone of any mili-
tary force
As a matter of history the French
have led In field ordnance ever elnce
the Franco-Prusslan war The French
were the first to adopt the long recoil
which made it possible to use higher
propulsion charges and to secure bet-
ter practice against the target and
to them too Is owed the Introduction
of the spade upon the trail by which
the recoil of the carriage could he
checked thus making It possible for
the gun pointer to hold his position
and to fire deliberately and rapidly To
the French also the world la Indebted
for the higher development of the
shrapnel shell with Us withering blast
of leaUa bull its 1
The response to the call for Canadian volunteers for service with the English army was such that the 25000
men required could be picked from any three of the Dominion's nine military divisions The illustration shows
(below) members of the Halifax Rifles the first mustered in and (above) four of their officers left to right
Captain Logan Lieutenant Dennis Captain Clarke and Lieutenant Jones
IRON DUKE
r
The new British battleship Iron
fleets In the North sea Inaet at the
aboard a battleship
BRITISH EMBARKING AT SOUTHSEA
Embarking boraea and guns for the British troops are operating
acroaa the channel with the French and Belgians
FORTRESS AND
D inant la the third fortified city in Belgium along the Meuse river that
confront the Germane in their advance to the French frontier Liege la
the first in the chain Namur the second and Just before the FYench border
la reached stands Dlnant The towering bluffs extend for mllea along the
river and while It is not generally classed as a fortified city Its rocky heights
are said to bristle with cannon The picture above shows the town along
the Meuso and bach of It the citadel
FLAGSHIP OF ADMIRAL
Duke flagehlp of Admiral Sir George
left le Admiral Callaghan and at the
BRIDGE AT DINANT
CALLAGHAN
'
Callaghan who commands the home
right the loading of a scout aeroplane
BRITISH BATTLESHIP DRAKE
BUSY IN ST PETERSBURG
sador to Russia has his hands full
taking care of stranded American tour-
ist and of the Interests of nations
whose diplomatic representative haT
left SL Petersburg
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PATENTS
WttMl B CtlemiBWil
IngtooDO BookBlrw High
UNION MIGHT BE POSTPONED
Matter-of-Fact Serelda’s Two Good
Reasons for Hesitating About
Setting the Day
The Blanks’ maid of all work was a
practical young woman of about
twenty-seven years One day when
her mistress was making some plans
for the future the matter-of-fact
Serelda said:
"I don’t know ma’am It might be
that I won’t be with you’ much longer
an’ then mebbe I will I ain’t sure
yet"
Knowing that a' young man had
called a good many tlmeB to see Se-
relda her mistress said:
"Are you thinking of getting mar-
ried Serelda?"
Without the least show of embar-
rassment or enthusiasm Serelda said:
"Well yes to tell the truth I am
Then again I don’t know If I will I’ve
got a good place here with good pay
and he’s such a fool mebbe I'll stay
on with you!”
Possible Chance -
A young man who last month re-
ceived his diploma has been looking
around successively for a position
employment and a job Entering aa
office the other day he asked to see
the manager and while waiting for
that gentleman to become disengaged
he said to the office boy:
"Do you suppose there Is any open-
ing here for a college graduate?"
“Well dere will be" was the reply
"If de boss don’t raise me salary to
free dollars a week by termorrer
night” — Boston Evening Transcript
On the Cape
Breathless Would-Be Passenger—
Station-master when does the half-
past five train leave?
Station-Master — Five-thirty
Passenger— Well the new church Is
27 minutes paBt the poat office clock Is
25 minutes paBt and your clock is 32
minutes past Now' in the name of
goodness what clock am I to go by?
Station-Master— You can go by any
clock you like but you can’t go
by the train— it’s gone — Pearson’s
Weekly
The Difference
A man whose income is 8300 a year
or over Is entitled to be called a gen-
tleman In England A man who earns
that much la entitled to be called a
gentleman In America
DISAPPEARED
Coffee Alls Vanish Before Postum
It seems almost too good to be
true the way headache nervousness
Insomnia and many other obscure
troubles vanish when coffee is dis-
missed and Postum used as the regu-
lar table beverage
The reason Is clear Coffee con
tains a poisonous drug— caffeine—
which causes the trouble but Postum
contains only the food elements ia
choice hard wheat with a little mo-
lasses A Phils man grew enthusiastic and
wrote as follows:
"Until 18 months ago I used coffee
regularly every day and suffered from
headache bitter taste In my mouth
and Indigestion was gloomy and Irri-
table had variable or absent appetite
loss of flesh depressed in spirits etc
“I attribute these things to coffee
because since I quit it and have drank
Postum I feel better than I had for
20 years am leas susceptible to cold
have gained 20 lbs and the symptoms
have disappeared — vanished before
Postum”
Name given by Postum Co Battle
Creek Mich Read "The Road to
Wellvllle" In pkga
Postum comes In two forma:
Regular Postum — must be well
boiled I5c and 25c packages
Instant Postum — is a soluble pow-
der A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In a cup of hot water and with cream
and sugar makes a delicious bever-
age Instantly 30c and 60c tins
The cost per cup of both kinds la
about the same
"There’s a Reason" for Postum
— sold by Grocer 4
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Wilson, C. L. Cherokee Weekly Messenger. (Cherokee, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1914, newspaper, August 20, 1914; Cherokee, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1715888/m1/7/?q=%22new-sou%22: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.