internal-combustion engine, to give this piece of machinery its technical name, has largely superseded the horse for moving guns; it takes new troops to the fighting line and brings back the wounded; dispatch riders use it in place of horses; and the divisional commander no long

still the victim of its genius for defeat.

the preliminaries of war. The great battle has begun. Contact be- Veen the main armies having now been obtained in 106e.lgium, events must march swiftly, and soon cul-411nate in a vital conflict. At the moment of writing, 9 that is known of the operations there is that gerce fig

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INVALUABLE as the motor has proved itself in the war—in fact, the handling of the vast b armies and the provision of supplies would have een almost impossible without it—the railway has rendered services even more important. Thousands °f men have been moved across half Europe sa

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for specific duties, such as some for ocean cruising and others for operations in confined waters. For certain forms of attack the small boat is necessary, just as larger ones are required for the work that can only be done by craft possessing a wide radius of independent action

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