Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18
camp LEE BEGINS WORK
UNDER WAR CONDITIONS
Employing Skirmish Methods Adapt
cd From Those Used by
French.
MOST IMPORTANT TRAINING
Troops Under Captain John Crum
Learn Scouting and Pntrolling and
Find Hiding Places OF Imaginary
Foes

CAMP LEE. VA. November l,.-Some
* of the men from Richmond received
their first experience in scouting ard
BS patrolling this morning. Through the
thick woods near the cantonment they
IS were taken by their commanding Of
IS ficers. employing all OF the methods
i which have been successfully used by
Sthe French for discovering the posi-
tons of the enemy. ANA getting in
Is formation regarding their strength.
y The movements were executed by til"
men on their hands and knees and
y great care was exercised to prevent
sYtthcir making themselves apparent TO
1.-THE enemy.
This work is some of the most :il
h portant the men have to do. ard they
X arc finding il OF more than mild in
.aterest. because it is something that
the men have TO use their wits III car
rying it out successfully. Then too.
in shaking their way through the woods
u ii is necessary that the men maintain
i&all the silence possible, for the crack
ling Of twiss and rustic Of leaves would
i give notice of their approach to scouts
and patrols OF opposing forces. II is
s not always easy to do ;his, but the
mon this morning were rather success
full in their initial attempt.
1t was Company f, commanded by
fT Captain John Crum. that staged the
Z scouting iii the woods OF the reserva-
5sftiCn. The entire command WAS
8 gagged. and not only was scouting and
pntrollins successfully carried out by
: tho men. but the company advanced
on the ina ginary foes after tie pa
3 trolls had brought information regard
& Ing their POSITION, using the new army
s formation, which is not revealed to
& lie public generally. hut suffice 70 say,
4 it is highly effective and will be the
cause OF considerable discomfort TO
E tic Bochcs
Captain C'rum assembled his mon oil
the edge OF the woods and sent out
two scouting, parties 10 ascertain tho
location OF the would-bc enemy. They
were told 10 return AS soon AS possible.
bringing complete report of all that
they saw, the lay of the ground. tho
presence OF troops their number ami
s any other informant ion that would guide
& the commanding officers in arranging
S for an attack. provided tho forces OF
* the enemy SO discovered were not too
large for the company TO 20 up against.
& When the men returned with tho in
formation, the advance OF the company
twas mapped out, and the command add
h Nanccd using the new formation.
4 SUCCESS Defends ON
IL ADEI'HNEsS OF TROOPS
II depends on tho correctness and
observational powers Of the scouts. as
10 how successful the attacking forces
will be. Unless two men are capable
of noticing every detail ct the enemy
lines. the exact lay Of the ground. ana
approximate the number of men against
whom they would have TO co,n,ut. II
would prove serious for The troops
The work undertake. to-day is only
preliminary TO extensive operations
which Will bc carried on in the woods
near the camp. There Will also be
night scouting duty. ana later on com
panies will form opposing forces and
conduct battles. ia which tn. men will
get Il real taste "t night warfare.
Company X. of the Three hundred
and Eighteenth Regiment. gave a
smoker last night 10 the officers of
the command, which was one Of the
largest events oC its kind given in the
greeiment. Major Jennings &. Wise.
Commanding the battalion of which
k$the company is part. was present;
also Captain Robert vi. Dashioil. in
command of the organizations ANA I.
Licutenants Grukcr. t*ltNoYisi Eneix. /
|SDavis and Brotcmarklt The enter
attainment WAS gotten UP by I.ieu;enan,
SBrukcr and SerFcants Rosenberg ANA
|glIoward. ana the whole thnr was
|Esomethine OF surprise TO the officers
ISand inca.
FIRST 10 Berlin" has boon adop,cd
aby this company as its slogan, ana
from the manncr in which they arc
going ahead win their training It
i 400, 81
TO their motto when the men voted
with such enthusiasm tor the slogan, il
gave much satisfaction 10 the officers
to know that the men had been inn
pressed with the spirit Of the war so
deeply. In addresses TO the men the
4 officers expressed Their satisfaction of
their response thus far in the iustruc-
ton they hay" received. ana assured
them that with proper corporation
i T.,