Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-22
HOW ARMY DIVISION Is ALIGNED IN TRENCH FIGHTING;
NO PLACE FOR CAVALRY, INFANTRY MUST BEAR BRUNT

If after American troops take their
places in the b%attleline in France and
Belgium trench fighting is to be their
lot at arst. they will soon learn how
essential all arms of the military
service are for the proper protection
Of a sector Of territory. A study of
the accompanying diagram will give
an idea Of this.
Everything is subordinate to the in
fantryman. who leaps forward and ad-
vances on h enemy when he hears
the whistle If hts company com
mander. He makes 1t possible for
artillery. to be moved up. for he digs
In. at his new position, which is ad-
vanced 90 far as he can go, and thus
the fight goes on. Military men are
agreed that these tactics must be
followed until the enemy's armies are
broken.
What a Division IL.
The infantry of a division. 10 made
up of three brigades each Of three
regiments. American regiments now
have 2.015 officers and men when re-
crufted up to war strength. The
supporting troops in tho division
bring up the total number Of mon in
the fighting force to 1884. A COM
plete division comprises the follow
ing supporting units to the infantry
brtsades:
Two regiments Of neld artillery.
each made up Of six batteries; one
regiment Of heavy field artillery, and
under the most recent orders, an ad-
dttional regiment of siege artillery
Of the heaviest caliber for certain
picked divisions; one regiment Of en-
stneers-road and bridge builders
and trench Makers signal corps
with its telegraph. telephone and
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quaEtermaster's corps and the stan
departments necessary to assist the
ma5or-seneral commanding in his adj
m~fnistrative work. Two additions;
machine Jul companies are attached,
by recent orders to the division head
quarters and one each to the three
brigade headquarters. The division
has its field bakery. supply train Of
wagons, Its hospitals and ambulance
companies.
The signal corps must maintain
communication between brigade and
division headquarters and run wires
to the first line trenches. Command
ers of the field armies. or army
corps, see that communications are
kept up with division headquarters.
Aviators Of the division report how
shells are falling within the enemy
lines and give quick news Of any
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advance or retreat. They must be
prepared to light enemy aviators too,
but the work Of gaining air superb
GRITTY will fall mainly upon the avi-
ators attached to corps headquarters.
How the Infantry Moves Up.
The regiment Of engineers 10 kept
busy preparing trenches and lines Of
communication from division head
quarters to the fighting units and as
sisting the infantry in digging new
trenches. The cavalry. in trench
fighting, IL useless unless sent for
ward to the trenches. where It acts
~ infantry.
The actual lighting men-the In,
fantrymen-must not be kept in the
front line trench until sxtssminated.
T~wsnty-four hours 10 A. much 40
commanders expect . man in the fre
and first-line cover trenches. They
must be constantly alert when On
that shift and at the same time be
careful OF their own artillery. which
10 stationed in their rear and shoots
over their heads. Premature expIo-
stons are always expected.
The nearest supporting Ashljsey-