The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-29
CANADIANS USE
BOCHE SYSTEM
TO TRAIN men
BY =. W. GETTY

WILEY. Eng, May 20
The Germans themselves gave
Canads's great training camps
In Surrey the secret Of inten-
slve military training which 10
making the men from the Do
mirlon the finest aoldiers In
the world. Today the camps
OF Whitley and Bramshot are
working systematically at top
speed TO get $4,000 Canadians
In England ready for France
and give the Germans, literal
~, taste OF their own medi.
cine.
From raw recruit, fresh
from the wheat fields OF Mani.
toba or an office In Quebec, TO
a finished soldier, ready for the
flrst.line trenches. 10 long
step. Canadian camps here turn
our the finished product In just
II weeks.
The new system OF intensive
training Is enabling officers and in.
Htructors 10 manufacture better
soldiers In these II weeks than were
formerly turned out In the two
year course From the minute he
starts training. the Canadian has
his daily. schedule mapped ont for
him weeks In advance Every hour
OF the day has it's special duty for
him 10 perform.
Train Like Athletics
Just as an American athletic
coach works his charges slowly and
easily al first and brings them up
To the highest point OF efficiency
just before the game. NO do the in.
structors start the rockies In with
Hight exercise aud comparatively
short hours.
For the first week the recruits
never touch gun They learn the
drill" Ga new feature upon which
dfillD a new feature upon which
much stress IN laid and other sim.
lple maneuyers and duties. such az
cleaning camp and building the
trenches.
The second week they start mus
kerry drlll. regarded aA the most
important feature OF the training
Five hours a day. seven days in the
week, the men practice on the
ranges. until every man is not only
ready for trench fighting. but for
sniping and outpost work as we'll
Fight Win Bayonets
Bayonet lighting under conditions
accurately parallellng those at he
front IL n new phase OF camp life
narrow winding trench is dug
deep into the clay soil. and AZ q
given signal four men. armed with
rifles and spring bayonets. heavily
padded. start down the trench. two
from either end Two represent the
'Bochcs" and their opponents the
British
When they meet I'm one OF rho
steep passages OF the trench a furi
Gus battle ensues The men in front
crouch down and stab out with
their bavonets. while those behind
lunge over the shoulders OF their
compa Mons The battle must &c
on until two or three have been
Killed" decision resting with the
officer on the ground above.
The charge" is the most popn
lar feature OF the training. -Four
parallel rows OF trenches. two Ger
man and two English. are dus
across the plain Dummy soldiers
swing In the enemy" trenches
from scaftolds and bags OF sand in
the trenches represent other "ene
mics" After the barrage-fire lifts
Initiated by smoke bombs-the lieu
tenant In charge goes up "over the
top" and with a Wild yell his men
follow him across No-Man's Land
in the face OF n deadly fire OF hank
cartridges The first line is taken,
the dummies stabbed and dubbed
AMI the men 20 on 10 the second
line and rout the reserves OF the
enemy, who flee In disorder.
The war has become a spe eiallst' s
game, The Canadian system OF
training aims TO make every man
a Lewis-gunner. bomber. and an
expert sapper and trench digger.
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