IN OTHER PLACES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 80, 24 August 1914, Page 3

IN OTHER PLACES

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a manner of speaking, in the locker; At any right it oughtn't to be trailed right and left in the sawdust of public bars. The type of nuisance wiio bursts into warlike song every time he has a couple of beers should be given the bird 'by his audiences. The politician who attempts to make a party plank of stump patriotism needs to have the egg of public disaproval aimed at him. The real patriot, the individual who is risking his life, or who is about to, is pleasingly devoid of truculence and braggadocio. He sings little, boasts less, and carefully refrains from protesting his loyalty at street corners. It would be a proud tning for Australia if, during the coming weeks, or months, the rank and file of the population were able, whatever befalls, to emulate his line of conduct. FRENCH ARTILLERY. MXEST IN THE AVORLD. In the "big 'battle which is about to commence, or already has commenced, artillery will play a most important part. France claims to have the finest artillery in the world, and reference to the attached table shows that apaTt altogether from the skill and spirit of the personnel, there is some justification for that boast, if only by reason of the fact that her guns can outrange those of any other nation, except, perhaps, Japan. The approximate distance in yards at which effective ifire may be maintained by the heavy artillery, the field artillery, and field howitzer batteries of the nations mentioned is shown below:— I Heavy Field Field Artillery .Artillery Howitzers Country. Yards Yards. Yards. ■France .... UOOO' 9000 «2i* Austria .... 6800 0800 0600 Italy 0000 0000 Germany .. 8800 8800 7700 Russia ..... 6000 0000 7000 Servia .... 0000 0000 0600 Utd. States 7500.. 7500 7000 Japan Great 'Britain 0500 6200 7200 Roth shrapnel and high explosive shell are fired by the field artillery in each case. With percussion fuses shrapnel can be used effectively against troops behind Win brick or 2ft thick mud wails, as the shells penetrate before bursting. Field howitzers also project shrapnel and explosive Iniit ait- a steeper angle and with a larger bursting charge giving them greater "'scorching" power than ordinary field guns. The rifles used 'by the more important nations are as follow:—■ Sighted to Country and Rillo. Calibre' Yds. Austria, Mannlieher ... .315 ' 2460 [Belgium, Mauser HOl 2297 France, Lebcl 315 2.187 ■Great iUritain,Short L.E. .303 2100 Oermanv, 'Mauser 311 2157 Italy, Mannlk'her 250 '2187 Japan. Year 38 .251', 2187 Russia, 3-line !■. .3 21(10 Servia, Mannlieher .... \275 21187 Sweden, Mauser "ittU 2187 United Mates, Sprinlii-kl .3 2000 MILITARY 1.110 NO NOVELTY.

In time-: of emergent'}- [litre manufacture of 'military new l .-, for battle purposes has Lien openly defended by Lieut.-Cok.lei Maude, who is probably the lies' military thinker in England. In his 'Evolution of Modern Infantry.' he instn nces the undoubted lilemma in 'winch Napoleon found himself on th>. ciav preceding the battle of Jina. lie alludes to the ridicule which •< is toria.tr; have heaped on .lie. bulletins which Napoleon usiiiJh issued on the <ve of a general battlo, and add- tUi.t if the Emperor had told lik army the naked truth he would have stated as follows: Soldiers, for three dare I have lost touch wit,a the cneaty, but tevc no*' discovered hint where I least expected him. How l-.t.rg,. or how small a portion of his forces we are now in touch with you know as much as I do. But this I'know: We have a hostile conn.ry behind us, and unless you do your duty to-morrow better than your Emperor has done his, no more of us will see our darings any more. Such an a<lmi-sii n would Jutvc demoralised the French for imtie. Xu confession of weakness must ever come front headquarters oil the eve of it general engagement. This is vile most charitable, censt.ruc.tion which can be placed on 'in-rent. cable messages iro.n Brussels. WHERE IS TIIK "IRON CORPS"? ','aiti! the most interesting report from Belgium is cue to the gfl'ea: that the Third Army Corps has been diverted from (he main C'ennan advance, and is now heading for Belgium. The Third Corps, which hails from Brandenburg, bore (he brant of the terrific battle of Mars-la-Tour cn August 10, 1370. This be.i le formed the key of the sfrcat movement which drove Bastille's araiv into Meiz two days later. Muio-hi-Tour is generally considered io the most skilful #?t:< u ever fought in the history of war. bit. on that sultry day (the heat was evce.sivc) tlie s, rain imposed on the BraudcirburgeTH in holding Ba mine's lmge hod. fast on the Verdun until other army corps came no must have been past mMiuvry conception. Sin:'e IX7II this commtind has .always been aeeiaimed ill l.'ermnny as J he "Iron Corps.'' arid memories <>l' it,-' enterprising commander, \ oil Olvenslebeii, nr. still '."vered. Tho despatch of lll'is corps to the ""hlo <ly angle" of Belgium would be a tribute to lielglaii valor. I!uw i.he Brussels intelligence p. uefrate.'l t'ne I iei'irau lives and discovered its destination is known to themselves. Nevertheless, the news will H V throuj.-h the n-.-li and Belgian camps that the Drand'.'iiburgors are Coming, and no Cei'uiau corps w'-U he nrontihai'iilv viewed over the foresight o! .tie i'i!le. Tin- p.r-' ; eiice nf 1 :ri-; illiisi.i'iou.H turps ii; anv part of tlie Mk-.t re of war wili 111- -peedily nported, and until t hen we I ,1.:\7 -uspond judgment.