Show getting Keady Ready for wr war curious and in genius methods methods are aeiry being introduced to increase the effic te bency c of the european armies la in 44 france nce pigeons are beng being trained to carry messages mel sages backward and forward between two given points on the following clever plan the carrier pigeon will naturally fly back to its cute cote but behrig kept there without grain erain or water the bird will return to the point whence it came in order to procure food thus in case of a city being be i league red the pigeon would traverse 0 the I 1 nes twice in a day eating at one 44 point away in ia the country and domesticating ti at the other within the walls thus supplying an invaluable line of oi communication in germany the infantry are supplied auppl led with intelligent watchdogs watch dogs for the outposts who scent and detect danger long before the sentry is aware of it while the cavalry are trained to swim streams leading their horses by the bridles thin the latter carrying the soldiers arms and accod tre ments ahe latest idea however comes from russia where the minister of war has ordered that in all 11 the infantry and cavalry corps a certain number of and men shall in future employ part of their time in shooting and hunting bunting game the object is explained to be to corn com dine bine this wi ing work thus the troops to acquire a practical knowledge of the districts in which they may be stationed and gradually grad ual ly training a 11 class of men specially fietek to undertake dangerous and difficult personal expeditions ions in time of war osan aa francisco chronicle CA |