South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18

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CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR,
LOUISVILLE, KY. Nov. 17.-sixty
members Of the Mennonite church.
conscientious DIRECTORS. who have
consistently and persistenty refus-
ed to serve in the army in any ca
pacity, surprised the commanding
officers here when they refused to
accept any pay whatsoever. The
Mennonites, who came with draft
quotas from southern Illinois, main
| ly from Edgar and Lawrence coun-
ties, are classed as absolute" OBJ
; Jectors. Quakers and members of
some other churches opposed to
( war, are permitted by their church
10 serve in nOn-cOm Blatant capaci-
ties, such as in field or base hos
pitfalls or ambulance companies. but
the MennOnites perform no duty
save as kitchen police or in keep
ing their quarters clean. The Men
nonites declared that their con-
sciences would not permit them TO
accept pay from the army.
An important military ruling was
handed down by a court martial
here when it was decided that
Private Thomas L. Perry. Of co. G,
334th infantry, an indianapolis
man, was not entitled to a pension.
He lost his leg in an accident while
home on furlOugh. The board,
forming the court, decided that be-
cause he had not met with the ac-
cident while in the line of duty, he
was not entitled TO a pension
Athletics Compulsory.
Compulsory athletic training has
been added to the schedule of daily
! training. Heretofore the soldiers
have had eight hours drill. One
| hour has been subtracted from the
, drill period and athletics substitut-
: ed during this time. Physical drill
or calisthenics, boxing and wrest-
/ ling, football and obstacle or relay
races take up the hour in 15-min-
ute periods.
The officers football team of the
saith division has arranged a game
with Purdue university to be play
ed on the Saturday after Thanks
giving on the Louisville high school
gridiron here. The Young Mems
Hebrew association has arranged
I a crOss-country run for the morn
| ing of Thanksgiving day and repre-
sentatives from Camp Zachary Tay-
Tor will compete. A relay carnival
will be held at camp the Saturday
before Thanksgiving No leaves of
absence will be granted for Thanks
giving.
introduced TO Gas Masks.
Students at the infantry school of
arms have had their first introduc-
ton to gas masks True. there was
no terrifying gas to 60 through, but
the boys wore the 'life-savers' and
learned TO adjust and remove them
/ properly. They were instructed in
the proper method OF breathing and
talking while wearing the masks
They also wore the masks while
gOing through bayonet exercises.
BayOnet men i'm their last lessons
| before graduation were sent in three
waves through the trenches. II was
the first time that more than one
section had been sent through at "a
! time When a charge is made. the
artillery is supposed 10 hammer the
/ first two lines of enemy trenches
| The first two sections of attacking
troops then rush on 10 the third
line, known as the objective point
The third wave, known as mop
pers," then cleans up the first two
lines. hunting out and destroying
| those who fled TO dugouts or who
feigned injury or death and would
| fire on the attacking waves from
| the rear 'Moppers' have been
given instructions in France 20 bay