FRANCE AND ENGLAND VIEW GERMANY AS COMMON ENEMY french cavalry to suffer in order to strengthen the artillery v service paris dec 24 the press has obtained some interesting information regarding the progress ol 01 angla fi caich relations which led to the recent erroneous reports that the entente of llyl had been supplemented by a military or navy convention mutual operation cooperation co on sea and land in the face of an aggressive against either Is regarded as assured both at the D and in downing street the machinery ot diplomacy haa however been bously avoided in the accomplishment of this result no notes or drafts of conventions have been exchanged nothing has passed through the only channels recognized lay governments as qualified to bind coan trie which could be challenged by germany as aimed at her isolation iBo lation nevertheless in a subtler and as effective fashion the against germany so tar ae fance and england are concerned can be considered consil ered a fait tao other ramifications of the diplomacy which is called in england the policy of binding germany over to keep the peace which includes the rasaan entente the cementing of closer relations between spain and feig landl and the weaning away of italy from the are also making progress it was regarded as preferable to iy ay the badts of mutual support primarily in a brond and deep friendship between the two peoples the entente adjusting outstanding differences had no sooner been signed than the campaign of friendship was inaugurated augu rated all hinds of were expanded furnishing occasions for celebrating the new found friendship and now a great anglo french exposition in london has been planned for laos matters had reached such a stage dur physical as well was certain if the sword had boon un at that time military ad naval authorities of the two countr tas were in communication and after the ceisl had passed they proceeded to work out in R purely technical fashion plans of operation cooperation co both oh land and sea to meet certain so intimate had the relations between tha military departments of the two countries become last summer that general french the chief of the english mission detailed to attend the french maneuvers was admitted to the conferences of the french staff during the maneuvers and listened to if not participated cushions cus A proposition to reduce the size of the cavalry arm of the french army the arm of the service which haa steadily do cread in importance with the perfection and range of small arms IB attracting much attention in the army in parliament and in the press the discussion revolves vos about the of strengthening the artillery upon which tho fate of modem battles depends As parliament with constantly growing budgets and a deficit for the present year of about trance will not listen to an increase of military expenses there being no possibility of strengthening the artillery Is working at the expense of another arm si the service and all are agreed that cavalry can be sacrificed with least danger As it now stands francea field artillery compared with ger banys with which french standards of strength are naturally measured is less than two thirds of that of her possible adversary although the number of batteries are about equal namely the disparity of strength Is due to the fact that eight years ao when france possessed the only effect lye bulck gun the number of guns per battery was reduced from six to four on the theory that four quick were superior to six of the slower pattern in use by the other i powers since then ho wever germany lias equipped her artillery with a field gun as good as that of the french and Is now able to fire three shots to frances two many officers believe the strengthening of the arall lery can be accomplished without increasing the war budget or materially decreasing the effectiveness by the complete suppression f twelve of the thirteen regiments or and i turnley over tha men and horses to the artillery the argument 0 course la that in modern warfare the role of cavalry has entirely changed bat j ties which formerly hung in the bal ance until the cavelry was launched are now decided by and the long range fire of the modem rifle general binnall Bon nall the josf famous of french military writers proposes that a third of atio men of frances mounted who number and practically all the horesi le turned over to the the remaining eight thousand with the ex of the few needed for service in mountainous districts he would equip bicycles j