Deseret Evening News | 1905-03-18 | Page 24 | Norwegian Skee Infantrymen

I NORWEGIAN SKEE INFANTRY INFANTRYMEN MEN MENTho MENTho MENTho Tho cut Illustrates the tho uso use to 10 which the tho Scandinavian soldiers put the Iho pe po peculiar pecullar cullar culiar form torm of ot snowshoe known as ns the ekes skee Its Ita successful employment re ro requires quires an on Immense amount of ot practice but once on co acquired It Is an extremely effective agent In the tho winter maneu viers ers rH In coco case C of or retreat from nn en tinny yay 1 J 4 Ii s Il YV 1 t t I not hot skilled In iii tho Use uso of ot tho the elate sl o it would provo prove to 10 be be an re resource reo resource source No body of oC ordinary foot Coot sol Hol soldiers diems diers could keep Iced within sight eight of lit a II lice lee Ing enemy mounted on skew miles an un hour or 01 seventy tulles miles a 11 day Is U Uno no unusual record for a skilled glen or Swedish Infantryman on If tho Illusions In Manchuria had an cn anticipated rl d r winter campaign they Ih would Lave have done dono well to lo learn to SliM ken since this swift method of escape would havo have saved them many n serious disaster