Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-08
GRENADE THROWING
BEGINS At CAMP LEE
Realistic Charge Into Trenches Di-
rected by Captain Toujan,
OF French Army.
FIELDS TORN BY EXPLOSIVES
Bnyonet Work in New Phasc-aicn
to Oppose Each Other as FcnccrS.
AL to BE Strongly Padded for
Protection.
Try a Staff Correspondent,

Try Staff Correapondentl
CAMP LEE. Va, December MAX
Ing trench attacks with live grcnadca
is getting 10 be Il regular part OF the
Instruction here in the division school
! of arms. This afternoon one OF tho
biggest offensives of this kind which
has been staged at the camp was di
rected by Captain Jerome l.. +. Toujam.
the French instructor here. assisted
by Captain Grover E. Moore, who took
, n special course in the work 1T Fort
! Sill. Okla. officers from the Virginia
and Pennsylvania Infantry. with non
commissioned officers from the same
| commands, participated in the raid.
! For several minutes of the attack
tho sound of bursting grcnadcs rcver-
b"rai"d in rapid succession. Great
clouds OF smoke rose over the fed,
first spreading over the ground COW
/ cred with the adva ncinE men. and az II
l lifted II showed the soldier; lighting
| ihrir way further to their objective. II
was one Of the most realistic attacks
Yet carried out here. and the dctnma-
! tons could he heard for "a considerable
distance. In order that the men might
Get ihc advantage of observing the at
tack they were grouped about the
! ground at safe distances
As Inc grcNadeS burst they tore great
I hoies In the ground, fragments OF the
explosives spreading in all directions.
/ The ErenadcS used We're those which
were made here by tho officers OF the
division school, dynamite being used.
and the whole being encascd in wood.
which. when the bomb exploded. was
/ broken into SpiintcrS, which gave the
characterization effect OF the real
! grenade
Before the attack was begun no, a
/ ':'"n could he seen within the thepter
/ OF operations. Suddenly Captain Tou-
jan gave his command for ihr raid 20
start and out OF the woods near the
,:enches the wave Of men advanced.
Z First they hid themselves in prepared
shell holes, or other available places
I o. eonCeamcnt. and from which they
threw Erenades for the purpos. OF
destroying the barhedwire eutaugle-
mrnrS that stood between them and
Ihe!f objective. and also bombed me
/ I.rs,-linc trenches.
TINS done. Captain Touian gave tho
s!G and with 4 yell Of terror, the
/ men swept across the field and Leap
/ inS into the trenches. the men b;yonet-
/ ed imaginary foes, clearing them of the
enemy. From this point another bar
! rage or Ercnndcs was directed at the
second line OF tr'cnches. and. with the
yell that characte!i2cs all such attacks,
tie officers Jumped from the hrst line.
and dashing across the Held. captured
/ the neNt trench. which controlled a
. crest of .hc hill, their objective. SO
. we'll executed was the attack that Cap
, tain Tcujan was we'll pleased. Soon
the enlisted men OF the division will DO
going through similar inaneuvcrs.
n.ANoNET INSTRUCTION
BECOMES REALISTIC
Up to this time the bayonct work
: Of the men has been against dummies,
which has only partially enabled them
10 become expert in this important
method OF warfare. since they do not
lien have to contend with the r-sis-
men viii be given the opportunity 70
exec! in overcoming the zoe, and be-
Ing schoo!ed III methods 20 meet his
enc!nys skilled movements.
To carry ont this instruction chc
troops have been supplied w!ih pro-
tnctoTs for the heads sad bodies, which
consists OF large wire masks some
what similar 10 that worn By baseball
players but made OF iinc mesh wire.
and completely covering tho head. For
,hc protection OF the body the men
have coat. which taxtens in the back.
II T. made ~ some quilted canvas. and
has y thickness or two inches.
Thus prepared the men get on the
field, each with pairing STICKS. which
ar. made Of poles with waGs OF cloth
az thc striking end. Two !ucn become
engaged and they direct the stick,
which which is used in Imitation %
Tn" bsyonet, at the vital parts Of the
I'D" ard also make an effort 20 throw
u" opponent. or. with sudden move
ren,s, throw his PAIRING stick from
the mans hand.
Another opportunity vii! DC given
qualified men in the EiGhtieth Dlvia!Or
:" win commissions. Due :" the fn",
:nat ;ncrc are large :.uinher of va
cinc!"s in tn" corps Of engineers Of
The regular army competitive exami-
nations vii he held beginning Januar ?
=, 20 iii! n. vacancies. To tc quail
Gc4 man must be an unmarried c!ti-
zen OF The United States, must h"
l'""n' y-on.. ""ars 81 ago, bit must no.
. vet nav. had mis- twenty-Afth hirthdn =
l. IS also necessary that he hold = iii
plo'ua showing graduation In AN cHei'
. E.cr cuurt. from an approved tech
. MICA! school.
~. examinations viii he held by Z
hoard Of officers from tn. Three Hun
rr"n and F!f;h EngineerH here. Forum
APPLICATION "i!! be rHadc through corn
, paHy. battalion and rcSineniai head
quarters. Il IL expected that such Mci
may he approved by the board %
g'!,"ra Nh be given special oppOrtu
r''i". ~ being relieved ar Jnucn Il
possible from routine duties. in ordc
bat Va: troocH may prepare theInHcivc
- rr'pc extent for the written cxami
nat!DH.
. rp!Dn.i z. :. X Appeiin. OF the Bri,
NH adv!rur? In!rGion 20 the Unite
s'a'ss, briiynrcd three atdrcEEeH 10 IN
,"Ic"rr and men to-day on the opera
mr. and value III the Machine gun
~'"rnn ~ Warfare. OniccrE and non
cam" attended the lectures. which "cr
- great interest 70 the men. coiDne
t..,acl!i waH Tith General Uaig, an
-. ,,f.T nj f,f- i.,i
. : Y JGhiry. nov attached 70 the al
r'rlrn AZ machine gun instructor. VA
al DMr"r.
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