The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-13
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Latest Information From the
Trenches Will Be Used in. s
81. Training Draft Army.
T0Foll0WC CANADIAN SYSTEM
New Soldiers In Dominion Are In.
strueted to the Accompaniment Of ..
Actual Shell Fire-tkon't Aban- i
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take on an aspect entirely new to
American military science when train
ing of the forces to be assembled I'M
der the draft bill; begins at the 16
; training environments Il . Careful ar
Engagements made'by war department
tomciais provide for the saapplication
Immediately OF every lesson learned
from European battlefelds, and much
of the work to- be done wifi be new
even to uen recently in army instruc-
ton camps. :ss'". - '.~'. =. y * :,
- The army war college has prepared
new training manuals based on the
latest information from the trenches
Of the fighting fronts, gathered from
many. sources Supplemental regula-
lions will cover; even more detailed
information brought by the British
and French officers here as members
of the war missions. So
The American training system prob
ably will follow to some extent that
used in Canada, where the instructors
have made every effort to reproduce
as closely as possible conditions at
the front. Sections Of trenches have
been built at the Canadian camps ex-
actly duplicating important parts Of
the lines in France held by Canadian
troops. Training In extending those
works and running saps or erecting
entanglements has gone on to the &C.
compartment of actual shell fire so as
to harden the nerves of the troops as
we'll as their muscles. ,.I *.
4. lax Days Of Toll Ahead. D
For each, element Of the army there
are days, Of endless toll ahead. The
signal men, engineers, aviators, bal-
loon men, the men who work the great
guns far behind the fighting lines, the
personnel of the transport trains and
ambulance corps-every cog In the
intricate machinery Of modern war
fare must be taught its place and
trained to coordinate to form q great
fighting machine. -a..s
Newton D. Baker, secretary Of war,
said that many problems involved In
raising, organizing and training the
new army could not be solved until
actual cases were presented. He said
it now seemed unlikely that the entire
100000 or more men who will be
liable for duty in the selective forces
could be enrolled, physically exam
ined and otherwise passed upon for
exemptions, before the process OF call
ing to the colors began.
Mr.. Baker is inclined to favor the
jury wheel system of choosing the men
to be called first. When any town
ship is called upon for its quota to
ill the first 10000 increment, the
names Of all of its citizens previously
registered for military duty would be
placed in the Jury wheel and the prop
err number drawn. Examination OF
that number then would be carried
out and enough additional names
drawn to fill up the quota with pro-
vision made for exemptions.
Within month after enactment of
the bill the. secretary expects to set
sthe rexistration date for the selective
forces. "A proclamation will be issued
,nota1yh1s an men affected to appear
at the; registration places. The cleo
ton IsRcRluefS Of each community will
H used I'd facilitate registration, aud
10 bSiees4orces. win be employed to