Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
SAM BOYS m FRANCE
YELL GUSHING Top
Continued F-on Paea one4

neck to try to get a sight of Fritz in
his ole Why, if old Fritz vas there
ed 5ust dagen your point and where
you he why a bliakia casualty. ana
yoa forget ID, Ready again. Bayopes
nm Now you see EN- 9ulck GOWN
with the point and al em Tickle r.
/ oizzara Net SO bad, but / bet you
i Weakened is nibs in the next ols- 4o1
see. when you pulled yoAF Day elet
out of his little Mary sou it the Dall
OF your gun against the opposite slae
Of the trench That's fatal
Good progress for week sir aln
5-7a asked the sergeant with pfIue
before ne left They've come from 9
fghttn' stock these young gentlemen.
and Cod help the bocheS when they
: get goin
Seriousness Impressive.
THE last supreme impress when
2 the visit made upon me was thal -
e she immense seriousness and modesLg
I 81. officers and men in the face Of their
! tasE we heard ia France, as you
< Doubtless have heard In England, thae
T he Americans had come over boast
ING tbev had come 70 finish JOB TOO
g hfg for us. have still 10 come across
2 sueh an American. | am conFlhS9u
q that the tales arc myth.
d These men had tett their homes,
e their business and their amusement
) and come 5000 miles for --- " mar
Yor some gillv sch0olboy idea OF bfa-
lvsda and bounce? They are not TOOLS
! mi fhe boehes will know 1T when
u Fhav pet to work When all the weary
q fighting is over and done WITH y "lii
h be that the two great Anglo-s9a,A 10 7
d races will become sword anu oA0on
A brothers for all times.
Il study Battalion Problems.
rgyvs9fr7fTp ann rance
sent 27-(By the Associated Press
m What are technically known as bal-
l. ta1for problems are just now engaging
+ha attention Of the more advanced
limits Of American troops training heIe
= After the battalion problems Wi
, come regimentai problems Lheh bff
u pada problems. and lastly DIVISIONS
rs 99r9Flarns. for In modern war the diFts
AZ Inn ia fhe largest lighting unit Whlci
ea raTozfns intact within an army organ
~. Within division the battalion IS IN
u.s. really important fighting uni y
'fe nrobIerns now engaging the battalion
h9 are those met IN ordinary fohdh
ms trench warfare The Americans ar
IDS working them out alone. but listenin
4. ~ criticisms from British and Frenc
The CARRYING out Of reliefs !
p, trenches SO that the enemy will nc
ID know when one unit has been replace
~ another is one problem which 10 %
ent ing followed with fidelity to actus
put frgn+ Ifne conditions. 0nenstFe an
ell defensive problems in large nuTnnf
.ay. also are worked out. One importaI
Ing feature ts the searching Of men an
ads the use Of captured German weapon
ket These weapons have been borroWe
alb from the French, but the america
hone to capture many for tnemselFe
&g-,q4 4m F+atF ~
I'm instructions in operating German n
ard chine guns and trench mortars,
the veil a 3 bombs and naad grenades
S. Npch Remains To Be Done.
Infantry regiments are now lookH
eov1sard to the time when they "
participate in maneuvera with the
-. ~ own artillery. The preliminary tfas
- -'1 ing NJ the artillery Is going on vi
.,a5 excellent results. but much remains
be done.
.es1 large percentage Of the first cont3nEe
? = ID arrive in France act z 8 tnstTacta
2@es To troops arriving later mas been !
7en- run Cffcer= seheeIs are being
80 earfsed ara scores ct ofAcerE are
as4- ira taken from line regiments ot {
arzf contingent 70 conduct them
French RepuIse Attacks.
Paris. Sent EI-Tnc German
49, +.~1ya af-rx the Chenafr des Oar
ss541 we're rarutzsd hy the French last nsa
fha war office announces The q
az. mans sustained heavy losses.
Itsliane nuey In Ar.
pru-e sent 21-The Italian ofHs
! Communication issued today SAYS
$780, Along the entire front our gall
p patrols have caused damage ~
#enarfv and otherwise harrassed :
The prisoners have been taken IN the
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