Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-05

tPreeeding Lessons |. Your Post of Hon
or. ,. Making Good a q Soldier. 3.
Nine Soldierly Qualities. 4. Getting
Ready for Camp. ). First DAYS in
Camp. q. Cleanliness in Camp. =.
Your Health. :. Marching and Care Of
Feet. -. Your Equipment and Arms. 10.
Recreation III Camp. IL. Playing the
Game. Il. Team Work IN the Army. Is.
Grouping Men into Teams. ~. The
Team Leaders. II. Fighting Arms o.
the Service. III. Staff Branches of the
Service. II. Staff Branches 81 The
Service-lI. j.. Army Insignia. 80.
Thfe Army System of Training. 20.
Close-Order Drill. u. Extended Or
der Drill
Extended order drill will give your squad
IT. first lesson IN the methods of adVancin.
against enemy lines actually used in pres
ent day warfare. You will first he shown
To deploy a. >kirmishcr~. Moving M a
run YOU and the other men will place YOUR
self IN one rank, the interval between men
being about Is inche~. instead of four
inches a IN close order drill. This j. the
simplest form of employment which may be
roughly defined n spreading ont 4 body
of troops in thin open lines - that ihcy
may more easily advance even in the face
of enemy fire.
This means that YOU become 10 a greater
extent an independent unit. When push
ing forward IN ~kirmish lines YOU must rely
IN part on yonr own initiative and judg-
inent.
The next step in extended order drill
J. Ia practice kneeling. lying down. and
advancing AT a run. In the meantime,
YOU will he getting practice also in rifle
loading. and a little later will begin Ia
carry your rifle when advancing a. y Skin
mi>her and To practice loading. aiming and
firing fro mihe >kirmi>h line.
USE OF COVER.
One of the most important features ot
this part at your training will consist Of
learning to conceal Yourself from the
view Of the enemy by taking advantage
of hillockS. trees, heaps of earth. rocks.
gullie>. bitches. doorway>. windows. or any
other cover that may be M hand. Your
object l. Ia reach the enemy The more
,killtuI you are in the use of cover the
smaller the chances ~ your being disabled
during I'm attack.
But YOU are not to remain too Ion. in
one place. no matter how well YOU may he
concealed. Your value a. 4 soldier de-
pend~ on Your ability to advance fran
cover To- cover. always selecting before
YOU leave one place the position Won are
going ~ occupy. Learn that "a man run
ming rapidly toward an enemy furnishes ~
poor target" Remember also that \ man
living flat on the ground i not easily oh
served from the encmy'~ lines. ,
This principle applies also If YOU are
ever fired upon while scouting or acting
independently; drop Ia the ground and
seek cover and then try "a locate the
enemy.
These are some Of the main points to
keep IN mind; many Others Will come M
during yonr training. Gradually YOU will
highly skilled in this form Of at-
tack. Not only will your skill increase
but also vour confidence. You VIII learn
time that troops standing un the de-
fcn~ive behind cntrcnchmeni seldom fire
upon an advancing enemy with >teadincs~
md accuracy. The greater determination
md energy Won and Your comrades show
IN the advance. the smaller will bc the
finances 81 vnur suffering severely from
he encmy'~ fire.
The advance IT y company in extended
order J. directed bv command transmit
ed Ia the individual soldiers chiefly by
he use ct signals. since the noise az the
flrlng makes il impracticahle to use the
voice effectively.
PRACTICE FIGHTING.
The problem Of each individual soldier
j. to obey the commands and ~ the same
lime Ia n~e hi~ own judgment and skill
in taking advantage Of cover a he adj
vances. Ii il especially important that