Army Shelter Tent

The Austrians have recently adopted for their army a shelter tent, which, when not pitehed, is separated into pieces cut to fold over and form storm coats for the soldiers. The material is a light, strong waterproof linen, bound along the edges with wide braid and provlded with cords, which serve the doublé purpose of fastening either the tent or cord. Upon haltin'g for the night the soldiers remove or unpack their coats in pairs, tie them together, and form the tent upon their two rifles, which, with bayonets fixed, are stuck into the ground to form tent poles.