| Show 11 11I 11I 11 I THE CATLINGS 4 AT SAN JUAN i I I I I I The Real Hero of San Juan Hill Lieutenant John He I I I I Parker of the Thirteenth Regular Infantry Tells of i i His Investigations of Machine Gun Warfare I I I and His Offer to the Government PLANNING FOR THE WAR I I I I I WITH THE SPANIARDS I 1143opitlaht I IM br the Author I I tI I An n cadet nl Weil Point I when n fllil clam 1 man my attention WAS ntiracied by the deocrlptlon ot the Mn > lrn automatic auto-matic a un Ierfeel recitations war Oks and fir betwaan for mat In I hoe IlaOaw Like Cenernl Irnnl If I tile class could have lieen its r Card upild down I wool hive been near Ilia till l There wa oMw ill Ing > o fi cln llnn however lout Ihe ilwrlpllyn of Ih automatic tun thai I complelrly mattered it and i I tol thrr Into stir far my trouble A lull lu-ll I Ila bit later another Cadet and myself j t had the prlvllete nf I tenlnx a Oatllnx I I sun on the lartel rant A row of pill I liouetle pil-l woo MI Of Clang tlll men ala I I I I a dlilnnr of too Yards and we were i 1 permitted lo I trlnd nut a Couple of thou and round al Ihla I tarxcl It wai tile old ilyl 1 41 caliber Oatllnx and we 4 could past alit Pitcairn of bullela leaving I 1 the nlllli of Ihi gun and free II AI 11 j one would trace of mirtmin or water Covers 1 a home I until It struck lite sroun1 among the lrlI l knocking up K nhnwrr of I travel and a cloud of lost Wo then e > pmlnnl our larttl anti In split tit UK I fact dl that Ihi won our next attempt I found them literally I riddled I wllh lullt I holti Ttiat aeltlnl the mailer I today I ram a convert to machine some on that I I day and families voter vateieil In my faith plnce I 0 Jolnlnt I at n r n1 I 1nn1IL In Ilse In A I 11 mii emtnta were for titer l woo plenty J cf opportunity for rradlnc and Study I I I It wa illiterately lo Select an objeet of I tperla1 1 illldy nllh n Mew 1 of beromlnx i 14 J a timlallil I I In come military line Of i course every ofllrer r donaloem to win promotion pro-motion If 14somilble i I therefore Milled 11 I I upon ilia study of law for title rperlalty A I and Am the chancel fur tromollon In I 1 1 that direction 1 I Perrow1 l rt remote put I In sports time In tpeclal ludy ot my ordinal ubect of Inclination the ma R I 4 h1nobjunts Vatiouptimililmoubjectnero i rather hard to obtain Tile dltrunloni r of the intll > h Military Iterates Inttl 01 tilt a row article In our own military I f JournnU ami 1 the aulhirlie1 manual for Ih varloua machine guns adopted In i V the United ttalei Service were the only le r I available I aourrea of Information I Thla 1 t rarrlty uf data 1 practically leave lily 14 Into nrltlntl reiwarrh on flip ubjerl I It won about thin I time that the great 11 Hike at Chlrato In I Im uminr of IAV4 I violated an ettenili inubtlliallnn of Mat I I United Platen troops Those station < l at 1 I i I Foil Hill tonic with I other weir ordered order-ed to prepar for Immediate I I lervlre and i I J I I flit pail became Ihe Ptcric of buiy activ t 41 1 ity from morn until WOO I Aa unlnam I I 1 oRlcer of the final 1 I had In my chorale 1 lira Jiilinn tunm and I was familiar I 11 with that very efTectlv lite which had IT latest made of similar I tuna In Cincinnati f 1 There Itilie Iw I always Ixrn n fatrinatliin I about Own I story of how Napoleon quelled quell-ed the Iorli 1 total wrot I Could ars nn I reason hy If nrreiur Mis operation I liould not be i 1 r > Jai l at Chicago Ae rordlntly I laid 1 ihrw vitiates before flit poll 1 Commander anti otitalnel authority I I I Ill l Initrurl a umrlenl number of men 14 work my lalllno with a talent of I using them > houl I The rrtlment W at 11 I tull 11111 uln for rrvlo Tilt In I Iutlln of th drlhnnl crystal llie1 my lleai upon the lubjert The reilment wua not ralleil alit nor were I the I some used but a direction had been I 41 I irlren lo my Invrnlltailon on lite mj I d Jftl which had rculln aiiernard 1 II appears thai In all 1 tile pioloui 110 J I t Ir i 1 t of machine lion those who hat call too f i I of them hat labored under the role I i I Impression that machine tuna me An Inferlwr I > il of arllller Acrordlntlr he Ube of thin Hrupon ban nrall J It f hl renerallr I been Intruded la artillery olHrer nol I I II I hem rl been illllli ro a ull on lo mitirsor obtuln the vioatmon belt I nualinol oincen la rfirm the work I i There did not appear In hale latest In I I I I any lounlry a ronrepllon that Ihli Npa Chat toln demaluleil olsollial l study I 11 i pnlal Iralnlnic or Dial I It uoulil tier i form a tgierial function I Till I was Jose I 1 Iliularly true of tile uw mad by the I f Trench of the machine Sun In ilia only I war of any lincnlluJe < where the weep on via 1I1td 1 During the winter of Italic i lnum laticen t rani III red In I 11 Trawl my ludim I imrllcularly In Ilia I direction of satiny or I gasification find ta < tin Th moim nt I I I benan to mnildiT the prolilni > of in t modem lulltleneld the Inet liable prob I I t town wua pleeentetl of bow to support I Infantry by Ptone kind of fito during the t I last HOKM uf lite uiuiiuli During < the L Plastic of action In nhlih Infantry roj lit Is Ina In I rio order II to I protetied 1 by I 101 rllllery tin Hut na hum its It haliif I I to not 1 > It hill effective mull arm rant I the proximity of the 10 l mint line fon f Mile the lone tonE use of artillo7Or I tll I wake formerly ilia nutfm 11 move tho vaidirn 11 artillery forwanl ul IhU iliie hut mi 01111103itiattil of not ItAItI IInd I m ismalike rilloo mI II uIoVIu 10 tie I I that flit future employment Dr 1IllIltt I at short runii woo HI 1 least I mirtmel I il duhtrul Lwcaui tho tuna prtvent a I f lmrxI target require a fonilderuble t nInIr ot men for Ihlr oiwrallan tl 1 xr111sweil I In I a amall ipaw and di iend I upon the ervke I of nnlnuil through a I vol of deadly deitrurllvcnwi lo I bIn 1 the artillery Into union I At the urn I Jim lhat r found this 1 dllllculiy In albino I t 1 illlvry on stir imuulnary Imltleneldn 1 i r dhivo reed list the Intrnie liu > Irn l host I l I or mall arm diiper ed my infantry MI 1 saw uili that they Ate fairly oul of hand If and I It woo no lon er pram able to tier fKtly Confetti l their fire It wa no Ion ser ixawiwild fit I r rntrato be litto of large Idl f the witticisms torr upon driinii 0ir try r > 11 u i Manx Move Ohjn live 01 Kill Th utnMMI thai cml I i hpid win trial the I Infantry would temple Irltit when activated M M to pave ammunition Al the very mo men when the problem of uNrllll ubmlll1 tit flip war department till a claw unit m on the forexolnx linen Nhnwlnx ho I 111 It C wa proponed to un the I gains P > mounlrd and offered Ihe I Inven ilon tn lite war department aa a sift With a view I lo Its use In what was then I I foreaern ti he ih > mining Hpanlali t war I Thin wan Jan I IM i l1 I Maevtin xwn inoper and rapid firs Susan ar nl tile I m Th n1 lit i r ton to l In Ihr < IMIHI Tit 11 air Nun assay he pay tabliti hlhnl I with th < ilvneia mnvinilon up I w the larowt l ost 1 Th mat hint aim ham the I follow loitiier us the infanir rifla Thas Mronil diff tvwv to I In the hraolr ot I the ir ertlK The dln flow Nun ihonla an einlMlv thell In order in I I ArL1wwI GlilawwCakow T olePacmi I I I e Q 1 1I t0 AlIt I t I 1 It L i 1 i U74 > J1 l 4 IF P p M d QxiJl I I P 10 4 1 I i14 1 i J I 1 V JI X 1 Poll II ill I f 111 v ur P 7itl1 i 11 I VI V JlI Ill W ilki 14 I Jk I IJ L I i v 4 1 b I II i J 0 n fl I 1 I II It ePI ep I tll f i f epwit LI I i I I V b 0 wit i i i I rJlfl I 11 4 t 1111 I I fl I IIII lJt I fi I 1f I II I I I I ff lJil VII obtain the rapid fire Ihli ihel la Ml I In a rartrldx which contain Ih powder charxr 1 anal fulminullnx cap Chattily Iwcomln nt unimunlilon The machine ma-chine inn < nor cartridges similar lo I thoo employeJ bio Infantry II ilo nat throw nn eiploiivo bullet The ralll fire nun is H cannon arranged tu hell with The uliuo rapldlly using un ar Ullery pivjM111 while the nuulilna lion II I a duller of wide barrel using Infantry In-fantry ammunition and an economical as lo lire li with the iitmoil ranlllly file origin of rapid I fare guild wai In tho lie itvilty of 44 weapon tn I defend a hip nxnlntl A torpedo fault l attack Th or falls of Mat raachln Run was In Ilse attempt 1 at-tempt in irtcl the Infantry rule The on la nn arllllery wa > an Awl l Indent In that arm of lh nartlo the other Inn IN I nn lnde ndenl nnn and Is I Was so nHKniiiied In ull the nrmle of the world The nrot mncliln xun was the HoylT nillrallleilie lnvento1 by Imperial llyrfi In lilT Klfxlc1 IKT iidoliled by IhXmiwror 4apolowen 1 I IN und first einpbiyml l In The I rntiwolruiilan war It ronaiii oil of nn tiers uf musket bar ro1o each I alit joining filly larsoliftawarh l Inn I hmInx < II I to own lack nnd Hi h I so rrAn < < no To be 1041INI h4 nml liy moving a lower back j a ltd for Hard In loadliuf the 1 14at Imoter mil ot thv t6 rrtHilc Iwl lo I Iw phoA 1 lepaiulely by hand In ft4lwllr IKnIiion iMforu the lover could lie I horI 01 hor-I forward All of the Ittrrcl were Hi I in n and the sun tons what li I iiA it iillj nun no dlillmiulllwd irom maluiu KUIII uhleli nn coattails ouly I on tIo Herman old In the cam war a similar Sun had been furnlelwl one llavarlan regiment Hut II woo nol Toward i I mi eiemilyiiiid there are n data lo i 1 Ihe carols = V te curl The aHrttori ijf the machine gun by I I the rreneh irniV wm kepi a xuanled etervi to such an extent that nol otten II iletai hionil ot The 1iench army wer innmi lea in town nee of me weapon piwlou lo the outbreak of Ihe war When war Minn the new weapon was oinnlled a unit of the rrenrh lllll Irry In he nil at for hollowly of four tJOPI oira mwhlne XUM In ihro bntterle at mill fear I Th Prmch Indulged In great ix rrtalln based on the deelrucdv ra lial4lifia ot thin new Station and first uid M in tilt battle Of ManlaTour Tio 114 man 4411irlot I account may be allow 4 as follow The Thlrlydxhlh hriu Ic lUpponril by the Hrand heavy utili i ry aaaandi the forecast ridges The atlarken are rcelv wllh wood roull minkrlry and mllrallleui nft Th wo acond Una movaa up rapidly Into I ihe lint or klrmlilwr Th uperiorlly of the French Ili I loo I nvernheiralnc and 1 the retreat Iou to be nunIIM Oanatnl Khrldan bear I Williams lo the fuel In him leronal Memiilra thai the Possession nmiult al Han Hubert In lit balll or llravrlotlr wasuo throe llma rapuined mainly by I mllrnllleiwnr and INS after ihe ma China I URN lead too 1 II I h is roughly pounded pound-ed by the larsomat l society of artillery vr arostrablawl 1 In on place 1 up to that Urn In lha IMIII of Position the r In lit set Ila or the tinman Twelfth cori woo rpulel naar VlllrmOernay by nuirall line I file and t Itad lo I m heavily teen forri by another Carl Th Hxon iMllrle I were also 1 never ly Notational by Ih line niaihln nTh n-Th history of thl war arr > rl n great mn I notantive or minillsor character A torful compilation tor the nrmn him acs turn O4n onkl1 imurm dIN of fire 4 i ndivl entirely upon how f1 l flit crank B am turnil Tho holding time min infinite It I that Ihe pieie could IN I fail ilia toIII n Was ollifisery In any rwilllon whatever and the polntlm I4 I fie Mete reiembled he action of point Can A fire engine home pip l Thor wa I the additional advantage that the More could 100 cltmi vI 1 at any moment to nat n-at any pxrlliiilar olijecl without Inter ruMInx It I cnnimuoui Spoliation failing guns first arranged were geed with I I xreat rffet in flit Rhltan mIn m-In pallor Captain I Mlvlnoff of the I Insiders I army In Ihla Mmptitn they I wer ulliued principally to Irn I Mi 1 oincka and against the Illht Turcoman ravtlry Tin reull of Ihe campaign A that Ilie lalllnx Crown wa adopted by Ihe llulan army and nrinnlied in hat terla of eight gone ach nominally aa I a part of HM artillery foe admmiitra lion hut iiiad ntluillr In romp Ian In hl tho I 1 of I dlvlton Commanders n The latllnit nun woo alo 1 adItail l by I Ihe English Mrtlc and cooked by Men land In Ihr Ritilte ot AUiandila 1 In the novel bomlwrdmint that rune Were une1 lo Irlle away the ntmy raan > nra and a Iwllery 1 of Hire foiling tun I forme1 a portion of the landlni I party TIll balltrrwai gastric lo I trnurv order In the day nnd Inoldrawil uh r > whole Horn tirmr In that nmy hat a fore I ot LW was overawed by IM llrltlah mat Her and thin one nailery of maihln Some Arabli omwra and men doctored that they wouM nol fair machine that pumped load and Her ford attribute at-tribute JIM urci t of the HrUlih e ypo dlllon and the top with which tiff city waa held wy largely to the Ube or ln chine Rune The American army adnpleil Ihe Oat line gun Into s and Ihe first erfecilveiiM of II was made In the luniMckHhwhon campaign of in under forever lluwanl In I n fight near lie I ImatUI agency HIM the effort of the Some was tn dla ladt n band ot Indian from a Station million and to otattakiew them In n cavalry 1 caval-ry chart Thib Mlllnx xun wet uaM In the Cincinnati vision wllh treat e free I end Hie talu of the weapon for iret flfihtlnx woo there demonilraled beyond queallon Machine xun ere not uie1 I In the Wound1 l Knee fight but the llntrhklu mountain cnnmin which u I pracihally n rapid Ire Stan won UMI there with treat effect The not sue camful UK of machine runs by the American army wai at Kanllno In im the in llh army wloplMl the I I it F I I L 1 I I I 4 I I 1 I I i rsp I If T If 11 I A 1L 15 14 W l I 1 6 4 I I 1 r iI 1 Ir I In 1 V MI At I IIIv I f I I q i 1 f I a 11 e i I AM I i n 1 1 W I t I t klt e 11 I ire Ls 1 1 I Or Ire I I I 11111 N i I ow 6 I a I oll 111 1411 J111 T I 11 I it 1N I iii ji ifti 11 1 dilatcletwePA 77 7 0 i lin T I 1dr I J1i 7 L A 7 Xiw I 1 = 1 1 lik I 1 L4 1 1 1 1 I I N 11 I 11 V t I It I Nk I I = = 7o y I 1 4 I N 11 0 Irlr V v I I 11 d I I 11 is I I IT I P T I I I N I 4 l lot F I v0 V I kt ikill To WrIiT PArperM K a hu 5 PIRECTNo I I Gpokitirwitut CUN I IVA II 12RI 6 fast copyrtlht1597 I I I I them hy torno kind of fire become Ilial lomliialliix factor nf Ihi 1111 I III ru > rni 1 Unit Htllllery on which taill Class had formerly Wool l arm for tile ahoie MHM4I ivi Innxvr tapabl of ine > ilnx five emrxency The prulilem of the flat k resolved II elf therefore Into thin How shell I obtain a controlled nnenlrnled and dlrlxihl fir to cote the unvaru of Ihi Infantry at thin means of Ihi 10111 let II WOO hr that my rnrr olis114 un th uses III rout4ldne plans nhl1 m 110 motor this 1I1IoIm 11 tin t Th Ih lowhine nun we mounted In on or tIIly varrifts Chat ritsouirI it 10 perv 11 I on of animal for draft LUI ibrrr wn nothing In the weight of Hie aim to I re smart mull a earrlnto 1 and the rtill of the mat hh Ilion I to w slight thai it can task reelected for all medial purpoaei It ucrurrtil lu me itirrnfore thai hor mnklnx urn of the inn I Ipl > 4 intent nike and final IK I irinici a Action initial be desired I ealmild w1mi relay us I by himI cover also 407 Himl of I around unrc < f being tArrpf nin the took of A bark imil whi Ill dlrnbi I or of Mnx drawn Vf a inuh mill for I Shirt diiiuniM Von Inimion of uh N lariliini aalhUwogidiiil I I n ul of 14wro I Inklolt I ndiranlaxc I uf ell li t fulilif vtMUr IMun1 8 evt ey baltl IIId fuel vutMiito 904 < a Inww HIM xun j bI iuur1 al fblicrltlinl lime if ilir nahl I I a Joint l wlkni of t could In I rfiKi I y lul Tills I win the Kluiiun I of Hi uiin i PC Mem I t Oetliwl wo iimiaav m I I pi jd I the i1nawlaltig wind lutiiuiiiri in 1 m I i number of litllitlilid iffirs n cM I r i n irritiim They tinmUmiiu ly atred I u ul the arilaur i would Oil all that wall I liilnud fur II I oaucl Chad remark I B iber Kllh tile drnwlmi and ipeIll I 11114old of Hi propoaed carries to co 1 11C114 f i is 1 bI 3e 7 riv V N I N I 4 1 I I I i II N 11 Il 00 11 1swtJit 1 i tl I 4 I V 111 Ila 10 Ig 0 III I I to 1111 A Iwk I idwajpi I 1 I I Ill A j I I i 11 J I k1tV 1 it t I t THE CAMP I I On siatrici JUAN HILL I 1 elorm the rll t hAl a per rent ot their losses I wore Tki I li th French artillery Prowr and what they chart the lam I muni to t it It Irencli machine tun I vriheiii lho lolnl fallur of thin Votriets men th-in the war ion dlieredlt Work all hlr mnho l and their ma claine suit Irr discredited along wllh ilia later loss of the rmy Th Hullin mn wag lnvenle1 by Dr Molina In two and proffered In 117 It vullItomil of u i shinier of rifle barrel Irvin 11wo I in In number nrranxed Around it ual 1 axis to which limy were r1oldly unOied and capable of Owing nolds In revolve by turning a crank Kull Uiiel had Hi own lock and flit 1roIon 1 of I revolving the clu Hr totoo4 4th i burrrl lo 14 I loaded fired and i Id during the revolution Th hllmhr tr ihota durlnx a single rvolulIn it ih crank was equal to that number ur barrel and the rapidity Mnlm automatic machine KUII Tills suit la I no arruntrd that a portion ot the powder in paHlnx Ilirounh n tub lanurd tile rear from u tnt near the muiile pptrutea the brh nK hanlm of lits gun n etpluilon ot n cartridge car-tridge iiiuiri the bth iiiechuiiliin to aide toward the tier withdrawing the orairsty shell At the Name time II rAtchet unit 4w devlcv drawn A UllfUl Of vartridgme alit space toward I 1 the fight thereby protecting II nw cartridge A powerful iprlni now return the breech leUmnlm to the rating position shovIng IIIIC Ills AirtrIdige Into in proper flare unit ilurlnii tills moteineiit lite nrlnx Pin li caught by a mar and held In the icked position ready for nnnx A lUrh upon tile trigger releases 1 tho fir mat pin und causes the whole operation lo lie ripeiiled If the Woofer be continually inually held by Hie tinier tile opera Ion will ba rp olrd aulomatloally MO I 11m I r Inmost until th iipply It r irlrlAii is I JIj4I1I 1 IKb 11t it ris irtrnxe I hold Z w and list Won 0 Pit orsnowd h1 l law bo II ln lie I bllok t III 1 on 10 in end of sells in up e Ike lonx an May bo necewary without later UPt law tile nTh to n-Th description of the Maxim gun Applies ill Crescent term KioalU ni well Id the Cult nliwmallc Hoth ot thome IIlIn ars mounted U oOn 1r1l1 Hide h Hi-de equipment still nnd nil irelghlnc about M imindi It wu M Ilm Rune ur hli denrlpibm that = Hied > i rwfully liy ltd Kitchener nt Om durrnon The Nunn were lald I In I a mlrloI urroundlnx the a lirllhli wl I Hon cnnrMle1 Ali much na PPOI110 and when tho chart of the dervlebe bexn th who fpac of lfIt Yards In front afto litorrillyismatpl byaii aulomnt la I hall of Maulm bulkl which wu m iffecthe that th dervllh dd ay 1llel In Sorest henlHi arid 1 violations Where they fell After brraklnx Own chart of the I dervishes it counterpart wed mad by Kllcheiwr florets and H < machine none wer moved forward In live front rank of him counter assault continuing their deadly walk a > long am A lilt dervlih remained upon the fleld A error deal of lime and Study hUn t hU-n de otel lo machlM Suite by th Knxllili Service I With n revolting nr xanllallon al tnllow lOoh i battalion of flip PC nl to U I provided wllh 10 Mailm 1 Rune nerved by o plrknl detail owliteM ot elected men lOrh of throw some < contllul II laclleal mill by Itself end may operate alone or In conjunction wllh other mnchlni xur or with olher Arms of the service Th that 1 fore of machine same of units brKnle 19 I combined for ndmlnliirntlv purpu under The brltiil commandrr The machine RUM therefor commute practically nn Independent arm In Cho llrlllih service In the Chlleivrtivlan war Ihe ma China gains were nol need effectively Inland In-land operation ky I either lde They wore need however by both n Aware with effect Th Chilean ere upplld with the Nnrdenfeldt machine guns which were operated hy a lever In a manner Somewhat elmllir lo Ilia Iliyff mltrallltui Tit > ivruttan uied the latllnx nun The moil coniplcuou exit ample of machine gun use won al the capltir of the Mentor till of October lIT The oppoilnx forca consisted of Ihre Miwerful Ininclad the Cochrane thr Illanro unit the OIIIln or this uonl C II Markham C II It I II IL tn WI 11 n Is n1 111 Are At the ihorl I ranie the I offset oft of-t he machine Sun fire woo very deadly I the latllnx Stan In that lluairarn lop lie I low illence1 by the more saffawilva flows of th Nordenfrldll wllh fifth the Chilean Ironclad were armed It to I rrhap Worth of ratifies thai the Nor on COMA had a treat ullorll ur number and that this encatrme data nol furnlh a baili from which to van Chad that tit Nodnrlt an II weapon li I iiineilor In the lalllnt Th machine sun ties twornal II Ir lion of the armament ot all nivioleft owl ha lately liven recotnlted Inland all Ilia In-land lervlrei In the world nalond I IIUMla I and Hwltierland I have noaterlsilly lncrcae their machine sun armament I I A I AW It I le0911 1 I i I gLVWI I I wI Z I I0 I is W 11 I 0 Y 01 I cl I iII 11 7 ft 4 1 it I Is A I I I I 11 I 1j ty ij AciftA IS ad I V N sit I I I ill 10 Nmie 51ANIS C H14011I GV 4 XNOCKI Our 1 fly 0 GAIUMCS 1 ertve nine the flxht nt PanlUto where thin wo n was flnl mad erficllv un the offensive In land flthllnf There un now xndlnx before rontren aevtral 1 bill I Is III oriitnlio the regular army and In too h of these bill there Is I a elation pruvldlnx for lite IIM of machine name In the United Plate army In the future Military men all over the world rccci name the fact that In war 11I1 In peace ItT I n It-T to lake itdvnnlax of very I Imtuvmnl afforded hy Invention and I Science JOHN II PAIIKIill |
