The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-11

power. care of person and care of equip
ment, as Il part Of the soldiers indi-
vidual training, while collectively the
various units are trained until they
have acquired the ability. if of the in
fantry arm, to deliver upon designated
targets a heavy, accurate and rapid
volume Of rifle fire, 70 intrench quickly
and to deliver ell masse an effective
bayonet assault or commensurate.
"Training methods are good" com
ments Lieutenant Lane. only when
they prepare troops for their duties in
war aud insure that what is learned in
peace need not be rejected III battle"
The principal divisions of field train
ing are three in number-for attack,
for defense and for security-and Lieu
tenant Lane points out that 1t is de
sirable to allot distinct days to each Of
these branches so that the soldier can
spend the entire day with a few gen
rral principles in his mind and learn
to apply them in different situations
and on different ground.
For this purpose. he says. an excel
lent program has Deer suggested by
General Haking of the German army
in his valuable work IN company train
ing. which has proved very effective by
actual test. Lieutenant Lane quotes
these principal features of the Haking
system:
EXERCISE.
First.-Advance through zone Of artil-
lery fire.
Second, Third. Fourth.-Advance through
zone Of infantry fire before fire superiority
has been gained.
Fifth. SiXth.-Gaining fire superiority;
the advance to the assault; the final as
sault.
Seventh.-The attack complete. Night
exercise QastinS all night), outpost duty
t~outguards. support and PATROLS.
Eighth.-Rest except for lecture or
c%ritiuue.
Ninth.-Reconnoissance and selection of
various defensive positions. with actual
construction Of trenches if possible.
Tenth.-Defensive work: clearing the
foreground. sitting and constructing OBJ
stacles, range marks, assignment of Sec
tors for distribution of fire, actual de-
Tense Of position including q counterat-
tack.
Eleventh.-Service of security; outposts
by day. including selection of outeuard
positions, training of sentinels in obser-
walton, defensive arrangements of sup
ports. trenches, obstacles, lines of re-
treat, patrolling.
Twelfth.-Outpost duty with company
performing exactly it's normal functions.
Various positions to be coupled and COM
pared. Positions occupied all night with
trequent patrols under competent instruc-
tors.
~irteenth.-ReS
lHourteenth.-Advance guard work: par
ticulur attention to rapid leploNment and
immediate attack on small localities. with
skeleton troops resisting.
observation-disclosures guard work: par
ticular attention to action of reserve COM
panleS moving to assistance of support
i. e., occupation Of important positions to
TANKS as well as to front.
SiNteenth.-Rear guard work; deploy-
ment on extended front and retirement by
e~chelon-note cooperation of artillery
and action of cavalry.
Observation-Disclosures duty date p. m.
and night: emphasize action when adja-
cent support has been driven back and
also occupation (at night of a position
which has not been accommodated pre-
viously.
Observation-Disclosures, etc. Then re-
turn to the ATTACK. practicing the various
forms Of all types of ground. Especial at
tention to night attacks.
Faith in the intelligence of the sol
der is the keynote of successful in
struction." says Lieutenant Lane-a
maxim Endorsed by officers of every eff
ficient army in the world.