Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1892 — The Newest Weapons of Warfare. [ARTICLE]

The Newest Weapons of Warfare.

German investigators have been figuring upon the probable effect of the newest weapons in the next war. In 1870 the proportion of soldiers wounded on the German side was 14.08 per cent, of the total number in the field. Only 2.2 per cent, were actually killed. Since then an immense improvement has been effected in arms of . precision, and it is believed that in future engagements tbe proportion of wounded will be greater than heretofore, but that the wounds will be less severe, as bullets, owing to their small size and great velocity, will often pass through bones without splintering them. It is estimated that about 20 per cent of the troops will be wounded in tbe next campaign, and that a little moro than 8 per cent, will be killed. That is to say, that in an army oorps of 35.000 men, 1,200 will be killed, and 5,800 wounded. About one-third of the wounds, it is thought, are likely to be serious.