OCR Text |
Show m - WHERE EXPERTS JdSSED GUESS r Collier's for February 11 calls attention to the fact: The bayonet's Importance 5! Is recognised all over . the world today, m and this again is a lesson from the Japa- ; nese. The Boor war was supposed to be the final one f many demonstrations Z that this distinguished weapon had beat be-at come obsolete. Now, however, we read that the Issuance to the army of tho new T model Springfield rifle has been stopped because it is not equipped with a proper bayonet. It had a rod boyonet, which Is T merely a projecting ramrod. Now it will Z be provided with a good old fighting piece . otsteel. ready for some such bloody arbi-; arbi-; trament as it has been used for in Man- Z churla. Experts are Interesting citizens, i but the disappearance of the bayonet Is one of their bad guesses. |