Show discuss the increasing scarcity of army horses THERE has been recen recently tl a discussion going on among the arma arm and nav men on the increasing scarcity of arms arm horses the army quartermasters n ho have to do with the purchasing of horses tor for military establishments say that there is really an alarming scar I 1 ti crazy city ot of good animals of lourse course it la is GREAT abou abour r arma LIFE veil ell known that the war department Is more or less hampered by the fa u tint thit congress has not appropriated OF horses sufficient mone gonei to enable the quarter FO P in master ster a department to acquire horses ea in sufficient number to supply auppl all the mounted commands consequently U SE there is a shortage in horses caused b the distribution of troops on the border and and b bi the in create of var strength of leg ing abroad there are not enough horses nov to cuppl the commands at f reaco cace strength if there were inere to come an emergency calling for a large number of horses the aar ar department i hane hae great difficulty in etting fc them it is said that one reason tor for the ibe carcity its of horses is the falling oft off of the product of those vho aho are raising horses it is unofficially declared that the increased use ise of automobiles has had its influence on the rearing of horses despite the to the contrad ar the motor trucks also seriously affect the mt arket for draft animals but thit has to do with vath the mule so fir as the arm Is concerned the mule mu c vill 1111 alinas be a necessity sit despite the chich dicu iris his been it ade in 11 the motor trual the actual must be used i with ith the brool in the field rhe tru 19 N hilll ill be useful for auppl supplying nig the column in the rl rm it |