Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12
ROAR At HUNS" IS
ORDER Of SERGEANT.
Drill Master Tells u. S. Troops
to Look Fierce When
They Charge.
WILL INTIMDATE ENEMY

INTIMDATE ENEMY
BY HERBERT COREY.
AMERICAN FIELD HEADcUAR-
TER, October 15.-"Roar at I'm when
you charge" ordered Serst Martin.
Don't come slippin' up to i'm gradual,
like you was tryin' to kiss i'm Roar.
They roared.
That" said sergt. Martin. bitterly.
was ELL of a roar Ack like he was
your wife and the coffee was cold. Now
roar,"
This time the roar was fullbodtsd and
vicious. The men ErInned at one an
other. but they roared beautifully. That
natural to a plain citizen
at being asked to stand out In the sun
light and roar when never before IN
his life has he roared in public had
passed away. The sergeanes little
touch Of comedy had done the trick.
His men were at ease
Look fierce" ordered the sergeant,
screwing up his face into frightful
scowl.
ordera Sergt. Martin regarded them
carefully one at n time. Their facial
muscles Quivered. It was all some Of
the f1erce-looking ones could do to keep
from laughing.
They Looked Fierce Enough.
Look at each other a-lookin' nerce.'
said Sergt Martin. Look at each other
In the fyce now. You bleedin' Amer.
leans has a sweet wye with You when
you look herce. Kittens, l call you!'
They looked fierce without orders.
That's better" said Sergt Martin,
approvingly. Hill myke something OF
you YETI
Sergt Martin is one Of tho British
sergeant majors engaged In instructine
the American soldiers in tho finer points
OF bayonet fighting. Five of them are
ON the Job. Each Is all muscle and
cd to commanding men and to putting
newly Joined men At their ease. They
also know about all there Is to know
OF the approved manner Of initiating
an enemy into kingdom come by means
OF three inches Of raw steel
We roars at EN- the sergeant ex-
planned. ito shake their nerve. Fritsie
Is good nghtin' man-none Of you
never doubt that-but 'e's delicate be-
And there's another reason for looking
force. 90 can tell mo what that rea-.
son ia?
The squad looked at him duly. These
were Tor the moment beyond them.
What Pupils Learned. /.
'supposs . squad was rushing O
trench" tho sergeant said. open order
like. and you was in that trench and 'ad
q little chance to pick your man. Would
you pick tho man that looked derce,f
\ - "a
was 4 blinkin' lion that 'ad been KEEP;
short OF IL raw neat. or would you pick
the man that como a-slippin' along
apologetio. like no felt . really oughtn't
There is no doubt that the British in.
structors have been Of great value in
this work. They have added nothing
to the theory Of bayonet nshting al
rsedy In possession Of the American
90 discover that man IL quite as dead
II three inches of steel are slipped into.
= vital spot as II the bayonet were.
showed clear through him. and that
daintier method. The bayonet 10 not
bent. for example. and the winner In
the duel IL not held up by the necessity
OF pulling out tho pin" Greater spesd
and . smaller death rate resuIta
Gained by Contact.
tact with men who have put these
theories into actual practice.
Sergt. Martin has a way OF enforcing
nrecept by illustration. There was
his bayonet too low-this way. W'isk-.
ers he had. ! remembered. and q gold
watch that / got afterwards"
The men are trained in the proper
be seized below the lock and by the !.
butt, and the thrust Immediately be- /.
comes a moro delicate affair than II IL )
were handled pitchfork fashion. when
with sticks padded on the ends. with
which they prod at each other. Then
they are sent against the Swine" =
A swine" 1. the stuffed bag which
prone in . she'll hole. or Il may DO
swinginE from an overhead pole. On
II are painted six spots which repre-
my 5se sny%hsro
on the torso Is fairly certain to put /,
the recipient out Of action. but II one
OF the six spots are entered he ie A.
S 500 un,f Hnan Of When the "a" AIMS ana
logs are tightly packed with hay and
set up in . practice trench.
Bayonet Exercises Held.
When the men have sufficiently pro-
Gressed there are bayonet exercises.
Inc olo.I48hion0o utetnOd OF FENCING Win
bayonets has been completely done
away with. The man who can send his
jab home on . painted spot with fair
accuracy 10 put in q trench with his
squad. At the word they boil out Of ,
that trench "as though the divvte was
after you." to quote Sergt- Martin
and dash for the enemy trench. hfty
yards away. On the way each man
passes a shell hole. in which one or
moro stuffed figures lie in ambush. =
Each must be stabbed. The men are .
credited with points based on speed
frst and form second and accuracy :
And II 'ad my wye about It," said
sergt Martin, 'I'd give 'sm an hextra
point for roarin'. I believes firmly In
foarin'. sir"
David Lipscomb, founder Of the Nash
WILLIE Bible School and for hfty-one
years editor Of the Gospel Advocate. has
lied at Nashville.