A MILITARY MANOEUVRE.
General Sir Charles Douglas, who has been appointed Chief of the Imperial General Military Staff in succession to Sir John French, is a firm believer in the value of military cyclists for home defence purposes. While he was at Aldershot he organised some cylist manoeuvres on a large scale, and in connection therewith he tells a good story. He arrivnd at one position to find a troop of men jn charge of a subaltern sitting beside a barn watching an opposing force of cyclists approaching them. He called the subaltern's attention to the fact^ that he was in immediate danger of being cut off from his ba«e. "That all right, sir," replied the youngster. "They'll get off to do repairs in a little, and you'll see me round 'cm up all in no time." "How do you know they'll get off?" asked the surprised General. "Because," was the cheerful reply, "I've peppered the road with sixpennyworth of tin tacks !"
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1914, Page 12
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162A MILITARY MANOEUVRE. Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1914, Page 12
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