Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24
Especial to The Argus1.

boys, can you throw a grenade? /
Soldiers at Camp Dodge are going
to have intensive instruction in this
branch of warfare. They're going to
be able to do lot Of damage, when
they eventually have access to the
Hun trenches.
Lieutenant Colonel Harry Cooper,
trench warfare expert, who is at Camp
Dodge, will be in general charge OF
these lessons. He will be assisted by
a corps of officers, who have received
special training at the school Of fire,
Fort Sill, Okla. In the group Of in
struttors will be Lieutenant ]. s. Pet
tibone, Three Hundred and Forty
ninth infantry, Camp Dodge, who re-
turned from the school OF fire several
weeks ago.
Every phase Of this method Of
warfare will be taught the rockies at
the cantonment. instruction will be
given the officers first, and they In
/ turn will teach enlisted men. Men
! will be taught the correct method Of
storming trenches, conducting raids,
clearing trenches, and defending their
/ own forces,
That peaceful cornfeld. opposite
Nineteenth street, Camp Dodge.
won't be peaceful any longer. The
ground will shake from the onrush-
Ing hordes and the air will be shat
tered with the noise of exploding
grendaes. No soldier who trains in
those trenches will finish his course
without developing the real warlike
spirit.
According to those in charge Of
the grenade classes, there will be a
squad in every platoon, designated
as grenadiers. These men will be
especially trained in this branch Of
warfare. Men skilled in throwing
= and whose dispositions make then
) steady during emergencies will be
| chosen. Physique and courage also
' will be attributes.
: The men will be taught first Il
e overcome any fear they may have o
/ these deadly little bombs. Method.
e Of lighting the grenade, and thu
Z development OF accuracy in throwing
2 win be the fundamentals, Dali.
Y practice in throwing will featurI
6 this course. One method of throw
3. ing the grenade is by swinging
G around the head, and then hurting j
a as one would a sling. Anothe
method is the overland bowl, b
: which the left hand is used as
: balance
e The men will be taught that car
"a =
= does not hit the front wall Of tn
g trench when thrown.
e It's easy enough. sometimes, t
0 throw these missiles when your
= standing erect. Fellows at Cam
T. Dodge will be taught to throw tina
:, way, and also when they're kneeI
+ ing, or lying fiat on the ground.
e You've heard about these storm
: ing parties, they're always havin
across the water They're going t
= have some of these at Camp Dodg
/ too 1t will be impressed upon til
e embryo grenadiers that they mus
exercise care during these raids, c
II overcrowding of opposing trenche
will result in serious casualties. DGl
ing the storming party, it is the dut
u of the grenade reserve to clear Ii
d opposing trenches of any of the enem
l. that may be there. Their position u
n ually in the rear of the skirInishers
~ the first line.
10 It's very seldom there are an
,e 'sneaky motions" about the greni
ID diers. Quickness and rapidity
ID movement are essential in the
work. experts say. They rush upc
" their opponents, preceded by bayon
lie men, whose duty it is to protect Il
i'd grenadiers.
s. 1t won't be long before visitors
lie the cantonment can see these r
cruits conducting a real trench raj
r Showering trenches with bombs. al
In taking cover to prevent discove
i by the opposing forces. Methods
ce clearing trenches by a calculatin
m scientific method also vii lbe taugl
On There's going to be Just Ole watc
in word inthese classes.
It's kill"
of "Wanted--A soldier who is al
q suffragist."
A Thanksgiving dinner awaints t
IT. young man who hts this qualificatiC
ia A Des Moines woman who is an al
he ent suffraget, has written to Car
H. Dodge asking the officers to find i
Ct such soldier, SO he would fit in wi
at the rest of the guests at Thanksg
or ing.
Almost any soldier would jul
ed at chance for the dinner-but
TO there any brave enough to adr
ON that he is in favor of womans 81
nd frage?
we
Ter II your best lieutenant comes
pm see you with a black eye, or with
he mouth or cheeks all swollen and b
all tered, you mustn't judge him I
life harshly.
he He probably is just recoveri
on from session at the school for
ort ficers the night before.
Ike Among other things, the soldi,