Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-30
PIRATES LEARNHON
TO DROP BARRAGE
Delawaresns at Camp Dix
Begin Training in Science
of Firing
AWAIT ARRIVAL
OF BIG GUNS

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
WRIGHTsTOWN, n. j., Oct. 3o.-Bar-
rage Arc from machine guns. so per-
fccily directed that a spray Of lead can
be placed with an accuracy measured
IN feet ahead of advancing American
troops. viii be an accomplishment de-
handed OF the machine gunners now
training 40 Camp Dix. Despite the fact
that they are still without guns. actual
training I'm this science Of firing was
taken up yesterday i'm The 3O1th Ma
chine Gun Battalion. which is COM
posed almost exclusively Of the men
from Delaware. Major Beck. i'm charge
Of the men from Delaware. expects TO
have the Pirates" so we'll instructed
I'm the theory Of the work cut ont for
them that when the machine guns ac-
tually arrive they can at once take up
this unique form Of target practice on
the big range adjoining the camp.
French and English officers who
come direct from lhe western front are
expected here within a few days 10 di-
rect the battle practice in the Use Of
this new type of barrage through
which 70 IS almos, impossible for an
enemy 10 advance and live. as the con-
cenirated accuracy Of the machine
guns makes dcadlier curtain of fire
than the more scattered shells from
the heavier ordnance. Work on the
big range east OF camp Is being rushed
and engineers Of the new army are
surveying the cleared tract FOR the FIRST
lines Of The trenches I'm which the in
faniry will get IFS initial OF battle
noises Colonel Markhams men of the
303d Engineers will do practically all
Of the trench construction. Captain
Cande and other French officers advis-
ing them as 90 the latest ideas in bur-
rowing under ground for defensive and
offensive work.
Lieutenant Colonel w. C.. Johnson
has announced that the big athletic
program that was 10 have been o feat
ture of Liberty Loan Day last week
but postponed because n storm, viii
b. held Wednesday afternoon, when
the entire camp will have a half holl
Nay. Tho contests will include th'
Trenion-t0 WrighistOwn road relay
race Of IS miles. in which 200 men Wi
compete. Several regimental band
will furnish music during the contests
wild West" shows In an their glory
will be tame beside the work cut on
for am organization Of eN-cowboys
farmers and liverymen completed TIM
week 40 the new remOunt station q
train the thousands Of Western horse
for army uses. Many Of these animal
will be shipped 20 Wrighistown direc
from Western ranges, where they hav
never known the feel Of the bit nor m
touch of the quirk Adjacent to the bi
remount station west n the cam
proper. where miles Of buildings an
feeding cribs have been erected. WI
be the horse-training field. II viii b
necessary 10 break the animals to ever
requirement Of The work they are
do on the battlefield. and their schoo
ing viii he finished off amid the e'
ploding Of harmless bombs to get tnel
accustomed OF harmless bombs 10 s.
them accustomed TO gunfire. CAPITAL
A. C.. Swenson is in command at III
remount station, with Lieutenant Davl
Il. Dana as his assistant More ina
1000 men will be required to care Il
the great equine population Of the 81
tion. and the feed for the horses WI
amount 10 nearly 200 tons day.
NATIONAL THEATRE.
See VIM. s. Hart and Ethel Barr,
more today. ADV.