Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07
WINE IN GRAVES
GERMANS DRINK
French Bury Supply, but Shell
Exposes 1t and Invaders
Help Themselves.
WAR TEACHES TEUToNs
Won Heerinsen Relates How Theories
Were Upset and How the Men
Fight With orensdes.

ingen's German Army. France. Dec
12.-General Won Heeringen. who has
been in close touch with the modern
theory OF war. admits thar all has not
come out as the experts had supposed
r. a long talk given while there was a
lul 10 the battle along this front he
told graphically how the lighting was
carried on. incidentally member OF
MS sta1 revealed how me vas being
obtained Tor tho headquarters mess.
His excellence" said this officer.
does not encourage table luxury.
Food Is supplied BY the townspeopie
on requisition and he wishes 70 make
the burden 10 them as light as pos
sible.
Fird Wine - Graves.
For a time We had trouble in get
ting even the table wine required. the
stock having apparently run out. but
We later found suplies-where do YOU
think2
In soldiers graves.
a French shell which fell into one
OF these revealed a little trick OF the
inhabitants-to bury such supplies
round up a mound OF earth above
them and set up a wooden cross at
the head OF the supposed graves"
Discussing the lessons and sur
prlses OF the war. the comparative
bravery OF the armies engaged and
the campaigns fought. General Won
Heeringen said he believed this stu
pendous conflict. with its millions OF
men and hundreds OF miles o. front
would have been impossible without
the automobile. the aeropiane. the
wireless and the telephone. Taking up
the surprises ne said.
The first principles TO be observed
in laying out trenches, according to
our ideas before the war. was 10 Sc
cure as extended field of fire as pos
sible. so as 20 force an attacking
enemy TO advance a long distance Un.
der the fire OF the defenders.
TWO Lessons Learned
Now We have learned that the first
essential is TO have them concealed
and protected from artillery. even IL
the field OF fire does not extend more
than 80 yards before the trenches. I
That is enough with modern weap- /
ons. 20 stop any attack
In a number OF places along the /
front our men and the French. occupy
opposite slopes OF the same ridge. with .
the crest OF the ridge between them. /
that neither side can see the other. In 4
the old days IL would have been /
thought that the side Selling the crest P
could drive out the others but now
neither side dares show q head above 4
the crest
Another lesson we have learned is
In regard 10 the Occupation OF cities
IN an advance. We now march our
columns around the city instead OF
through Il. sending only light. recon
loitering parties into Il until we have
established that II IS clear Of the
enemy.
Hand Crenades We find. are the best
for street and house-to house
lighting a couple Of hand srenades
brown into a house occupied by the
suemy viii clear % more quickly than
anything else and with far less loss
81 life than by the use OF the bayonet
our men all wear them now.
Fires smotherins Mines. 4,
I'm trenches $50 are using with r.
erect not only hand gre
iades. but also large mines. contain
ng a great quantity Gr explosive and
brown by a speci-l type of gun.
These explode with tremendous
fleet. killing or utterly demoralizing !
very one in ,he opposite trench" /,
The hand grenades are about the
ize OF "a baseball and are bound 10 8
hort wooden paddles. making them
ANDY 20 throw
Usually they are provided with
uses which the user lights from
match or a blaze
\ supply OF these sreuadas is kept
d readiness i'm every trench. When D
atrois 20 out between the lines each ,
nan usually carries TWO in his belt.
,torming parties sent 20 take a VIII
age or town equip themselves lib
rally with these weapons.
General Won Heeringen was asked
,hether the fighting mad settled in
NJ way the question OF the superior
IS OF dense or extended lines for at
lck. English and French reports hay
lg described the German soldiers as
harging In almost solid formation.
nd mourning heavy loss
The general intimidsted there was a
reat deal of legend in the story and
hat TO get the men forward under
sGFN HFG IL y ~ 4AfNt7sd4- 10 duh ante
d successive rushes rather than in i
ense lines. owing to the effect OF c
he modern infantry weapons
British the Dangerous Foes. :
which OF the allies has the best I
roops?" asked one of his hearers. 6
eneral Won Heeringen had only }
raise for both British and French.
he French were stiff. hard fighters. =
NJ he seemed. like most officers at =
IL front. 10 think that the British n
oidiers were the toughest opponents -
The German infantryman has il
holesome appreciation OF the way in 6
hich the Tommies stick to their v
'enches to the last The German ar :,
Iieryman praises the work OF the =
ritish guns a.
Young German Troops Heroes G,
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