The Boy Scout Automobilists; Or, Jack Danby in the Woods

n. Durland, in making the arrangements for the trip, had told the adjutant-general of the State

a of the Boy Scouts being included in the maneuvers. So, for the sake of peace, I think perhaps we'd better keep them as far

ched to the train for you. Report to Colonel Henry at Guernsey station, and he'll assign you to camp quarters. You understand-you'll use a military camp, and not your

know I served in the Spanish war, and I was

in some surprise. "What command were you wit

ter's staff in Cuba,"

ked at the Scout-Ma

half-believingly. "Great Scot

I guess you'll find that my Troop will

e got power to sign orders for. And say-be easy on the boys! They're a bit green, because this active service is something new for most of us.

there, with men who were brave enough to fight the whole Spanish army just inviting fever and all sorts of disease by the rankest sort of carelessness. Their officers were brave gentleman, but, while they might have been good lawyers and doctors and bankers back home, they had n

to Guernsey, and ask him to have you inspect the Fourteenth and criticize it. Don't hesitate, please, Captain! Just pitch in and tell us

right, Colonel. I'll have the

hem some of the differences between a regular Boy Scout encampment and the

among the other troops. In a place like this camp, boys and men don't mix very well, and you'd better stick by yourselves. We won't be there very long, anyway, becaus

war begin?" ask

ired before noon. Neither can a single Red or Blue soldier cross the State line before that time. However, I suspect that the line will be pretty well patrolled before the actual declaration, so as to prevent General Bliss fr

awford. "Will we have any fortif

ctory would be with the Blues, even though they couldn't actually compel the surrender of the city within the time limit. If I were General Harkness, I think I would try at once to deceive the enemy by presenting a sh

ake the offensive as the

ey crossed the border at once, though nine critics out of every ten who had studied the situation expected them to wait for the Russians to cross the Yalu and make Korea the great theater of the war. Instead of that they advanced themselves, beat a sma

ways had an idea that they needed the

om invasion, because their fleet absolutely controlled the Yellow Sea after the battle of Tsushima, and there weren't any more Russian battleships to bother them. They had bo

hemselves greatly, though,

eal fight. Napoleon marched to Moscow fairly easily, though he did have some hard fights, like the one at Borodino, on the way. But he had a dreadful time getting back, and that was what destro

id really happen that stands in history, and the Japanese won. It was by their da

So he swept on, leaving great, uncaptured fortresses like Metz and Sedan behind him, which was against every rule of war as it was understood then. Of course, Metz and Sedan we

de so much trouble for the

ce on both sides of the continent, and besieged Kimberly and Ladysmith. That was how they were able to prolong the war. They took

w in a day or so what Gene

ampaign, you know, and did very well, though that campaign was a good deal of a joke. But one reason that it was a joke was that it was so well planned by General Miles and the others under hi

y weren't

m home that they were unable to make much of a showing in the field. We'll learn some time, I'm afraid, that we won that war too easily. Overconfidence is our wors

ly with their clasp knives, Scout axes and sticks, lined up on the platform in excellent order. Dick Crawford, who ranked as a

able and less easy to distinguish at a distance, a stout cloth of olive drab, thousands of sturdy militiamen were standing at ease, waiting for orders to move. Field guns, too, and horses, for the mounted troops, were being unloaded, a

d the eyes of the Boy Scouts turned constantly toward the spot where mechanics were busily eng

. "I'll send an orderly with you to show you the location of your camp. Colonel Roberts directed me to give you a

r," said Durla

ink you will find that the General has enough work planned to keep your Troop pretty busy to-morrow. We s

nd turned with the orde

rom the rations supplied by the commissary department. Durland, with active recollections of commissary supplies, had been inclined to bring along extra supplies for his Troop, but ha

a bit to rough it for a week. They get enough to eat, even if there isn't much variety

oop was sound asleep, save for the sentries, Tom