The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
RIFLE, BAY0NET
and BOMB USED
BY MEADE men
Machine Gun Practice Also
Utilized in Advanced
Phase Of Training.

Camp Meade, Admiral, Nd, Nov.
12.-Intensive training embracing both
open field and trench warfare began
in real earnest today.
Nearly 100 men of infantry units
marched to the new rife range and
hammered away at the targets. While
these enlisted men were learning to
shoot. one officer from each unit was
attending the first lessons in the
training school established by British
and French officers. They witnessed
exhibitions of bomb and grenade
throwing.
%ere in the trenches near the 3O4th
Engineers' reservation, with Lewis
and Colt guns. field perisopes and
other modern devices.
Bayonet practice also was a fea-
ture Of the work today. The dunn
mics used in the practice are made
up of faggots and pine tree branches
strung to gallows. Other dummies
were placed on the ground.
Many soldiers are nursing bruises
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Of the dummies we're labelled "Kai-
SER" Grown Prince" and Won Hin
denburs."
"Trench Crib Used.
Lieu,. Prettyman, son of the chap
Ian OF the Senate, has envolved an
other invention for the soldiers. He
devise the fighting dummy. Today
he VS. demonstrating the trench
crib" built Of wood and looking like
an inverted cradle. 1t is twelve feet
q high and just as wide as the trenches
overseas. The men stand in the crib
and throw bombs, which are stones
the size and weight of the real thing
Fifty yards away is a trench dug
b. mel of the depot brigade. The aim
Of tho bombers is to drop their
Grenades in five seconds. As the con-
d.tions In the crib are exactly those
abroad. as far as room to operate
concerned, the practice is exceeding
ly valuable.
Simultaneous with the announce
ment that Private Max Slutman was
in the Walter Reed hospital at Wash
inston suffering from a bullet wound
in the back, accidentally inflicted,
came a warning that extra precau-
tions must be taken in unloading and
cleaning guns. A bullet from James
Gibbons gun lodged in Slutman's
back when the weapon exploded while
being cleaned. The bullet has been
extracted and Slutnan is resting COM
fortably.
No cameras will be permitted In the
camp on visiting days unless those
who carry them have special permits
from the War Department to take
pictures
Under guard. twelve men were
marched OUT Of the camp today and
turned over to United States Marshal
Stockham at Baltimore, charged with
bringing liquor into a military res
ervation. They had been in the guard
house since Saturday night. A suit
case filled with whiskey bottles was
taken with the prisoners as evidence.
sehumann-Heink Sings.
b The big y. VI. c. A. Building was
crowded tonight when Nine. Ernestine
SchUmann-Heink gave a recital for
the soldiers. The diva has three
sons in the service Of the country
and when requested by the Mary
land Council of National Defense TO
appear, readily consented on condi-
tion that the audience be made up of
soldiers exclusively.
She gave a varied program, in
troduced a number of popular num-
bers and including as a finale, "The
star Spangled Banner" She was
assisted by Vladimir Dubinski. the
Young Russian violinist, who is ap-
pearinG with her in concert work.
Both were vociferousIy cheered.