. The warfare of to-day. THE WAR OF MATERIEL—A MUNITIONS D^POT IN THE REAR OF AN ARMY. THE WAR OF MATERIEL — TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY A NARROW-GAUGE LINE ALONG A ROAD THE PRESENT WAR be sufficiently numerous and sufficiently wellequipped to meet the needs of the army under allcircumstances. If, at any moment, there shouldbe a shortage, either of raw material, such ascopper, iron, coal, or cotton, or else of machinery,or of workmen, so that the requirements of thearmy could not be met, the result might be acatastrophe. Attrition in men is not very dangerous forcountries which have sufficie
. The warfare of to-day. THE WAR OF MATERIEL—A MUNITIONS D^POT IN THE REAR OF AN ARMY. THE WAR OF MATERIEL — TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY A NARROW-GAUGE LINE ALONG A ROAD THE PRESENT WAR be sufficiently numerous and sufficiently wellequipped to meet the needs of the army under allcircumstances. If, at any moment, there shouldbe a shortage, either of raw material, such ascopper, iron, coal, or cotton, or else of machinery,or of workmen, so that the requirements of thearmy could not be met, the result might be acatastrophe. Attrition in men is not very dangerous forcountries which have sufficient human reserves,such as Russia, nor yet for those like France andGreat Britain which can draw on their the other hand, it is highly dangerous forcountries like those of Central Europe, wherehuman resources are strictly limited. For thesecountries there will inevitably come a timewhen, in spite of the utilization of prisoners, citi-zens of conquered countries, women, and chil-dren, it will be impossible to find enough mento hold the Front and to run the factories. Th
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