Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 189, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1910 — Aeroplanes at Army Meet [ARTICLE]

Aeroplanes at Army Meet

. u . _ ’ 1 New Engines of Modern Warfare to Figure In Grand French Maneuvers in September. Paris. —This year’s grand maneuvers of the French army wilf'take place between September 9 and 18 in the region between Rouen and Amiens The operations will be directed by the generalissimo. General Tremeau, and General Michel of the army council will be chief umpire. The troops engaged will be the Second army corps under the command of General Picquart and 1 the Third army corps under General Meunier, together with three battalions of chasseurs, the Paris Zouave regiments, the Fifth Colonial brigade and the First and, perhaps, also the Third cavalry division. The composition of the two army corps will be on the basis of 30 battalions of Infantry and 30 batteries of artillery to each army corps. Com i panies will be not less than 150 and squadrons not less than 100 strong. The artillery will be organized in fourgun batteries. Every appliance of modern warfare will be employed, and

according to present arrangements aeroplanes as well as airships will be seen at work. Presentiment Halts Hymen. Allentown, Pa.—-Through a mother’s premonition, the elopement of Miss Julia Cutler, seventeen years old, of Lansford, and Michael Daniels of this city, was frustrated. The girl came to Allentown some time ago to work, and falling in love with a man ten years her senior, made all arrangements tor her wedding, even buying her trousseau. The cquple had planned to get married the other night. The mother, however, having some premonition, came on during the day and after rigid cross-examination, the daughter divulged her plans. - . The mother objected violently, and with the aid of a policeman, took the daughter home, trousseau and all. The Rule. A yttie absence now and then Is relished by the best of husbands.—Life.