Show CAVALRY LANCE AGAIN IN USE european armies now adopting adapting weapon discarded and put on retired ut lisl london A fortune may bo be waiting tor for the person who invents a col lap sible yet strong and serviceable lance which Is rapidly regaining some ot of its old time favor as a cavalry arm ann in european armies for some time back the six english regiments mente of lancers have had their fi favorite arm restored rep to theli after it had been practically placed on the retired list ir r in other worda reserved for parade 1 only the french dragoons dra gooDs ind chasa eurs are now w also equipped with lances so sophai that thai on an the papers say eay they hall pot fiot be behind the tha pru tan bublas ohla ya bif lit this respect the french capon the lightest of all it Is a ballow steel shaft nine feet long ions and it only weighs four pounds it to la claimed to bo be a handier end and better hot bal aced weapon than the german the french hussars hussary and lis will not be ba equipped with the ta lanco lance for the present the latest addition to the cult of the lance to is the tha russian war department which has baa just decided to arm the principal of the azara cavalry regi bento with a formidable steel abaft chaft 12 feet long and weighing close upon six pounds pound the austrian and italian caa cavelry alry are still holding aloof from tha tbd adoption of the lanco lance for service purposes the one great objection to it Is that the shaft Is la in the way when not actively in use but there is no doub tso military authorities think that tho the lance lanca would he bo universally aop a optea tej it if it could be made or toshun toshu tup up like a teleo telescope cope and yet be instantaneously ready for u use |