Show Need Longer MuL Mules 1 Respite Bp te the i- i almost un universal ersal i adoption of motor transportation tion for civilian and military purposes alike there is still till an important pla place o for forthe th-e th Army mule He is ln in dispensable for carrying ca in the munitions muni- muni mu and implements of war o over o roads impassable for wheeled ve- ve ye les He Ie i has been found part i particularly c arh W tive in carrying machine n una and light I ht artillery in mountainous districts where roads are arc scarce c and native jun Jungles les must be Le pene- pene penetrated But B t even en the faithful has as his limitations Unfortunately his size eize ize is rath rather definitely fixed by na turn ture and this fact led to difficulties in connection with the th ne inthe transportation of 87 37 mm rom Runs uns in in I the Canal Zone Either this gun eun un is too long lone lon or the thc he i mules now being bein furnished to the th he Army are too short In packing gun the th i impossible gun on the mules mule's back it is im- im inn possible to avoid tickling the mules mule's I ears rs or hi his rump both sensitive sen i nerve nerve centers Therefore it is s said I Washington ton that in an appeal has gone one to Wash Wash- ington for longer lon er mules Anyone with witha a bunch of ot mules built alon along alone the lines ofa of a German ian I dachshund would do well to corn com cc communicate with the War Department t at once |