Show The Dutch Army in Pekin Cleveland Plain Dealer Dispatches from Pekin announce that the Dutch army has reached that de lighted city The Dutch army is under command of Colonel and its official designation is the army of time the united Netherlands Ic it made a dean dem demonstration in full force as it entered the gates of the Chinese capital and every onlooker seemed properly thrilled by the masterly manner in which the column was controlled by the colonel commanding The Dutch army came up to the gates in columns of fours dropping back to twos and finally to ones In the latter formation it was remarked that each individual soldier marched as one man manThe Tile The Dutch army consists of four men strong not including the colonel corn com commanding manding and is divided into brigades Three of these brigades are infantry the fourth carries the flag of the Neth Netherlands Netherlands erlands ii ils a large canteen filled with choice schnapps A touching proof of the simplicity and modesty of Colonel Knobel is in snows shown by tine the fact that he has no glittering staff about him At least no staff is mentioned in the dispatches Another fact has been commented upon by mil military men and theft that is the rapid ad advancement in rank that la Is so charac chamac characteristic of the Dutch character If the colonel should fall a victim to wars unpleasant chances it is extremely likely that a private in tine the ranks would at once step into his place and his mini uni uniform form And while this would have the effect of wiping out an entire brigade it would appear uner r the circum circumstances circumstances stances to be the mar me strategic move movement mont ment to make Anyway there is no doubt thai the Dutch army in China Is going to at attract attract tract attention wherever it appears and in whatever movement it maker from general advancements in columns to hollow squares |