Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-18

trrecedlng Lessons - Il. Your Post OF
Honor. 2. Making Good as a Soldier
3. Nine Soldierly Qualities. 4. Getting
Ready for Camp. 5. First DAYS in
Camp. 8. Cleanliness in Camp. Z. Your
Health. g.. Marching and Care of
Feet. Q. Your Equipment and Arms
10. Recreation in Camp. IL. Playing
the Game. II. Teamwork in the Army
Is. Grouping Men Into Teams. ii. The
Team. Leaders. Is. Fighting Arms Of
the Service. 10. Staff Branches of the
Service. IL. Staff Branches Of the
Service-ll. Is. Army Insignia. 10
The Army System of Training. 20
Close Order Drill. u. Extended Or
der Drill. %. Guard Duty. %. Getting
Ahead in the Army. "a. Army Cour-
fesy. %. Discipline and Respect for the
Colors. &c. Some Army Traditions
q. The Spirit of the Service. IS. Why
We Fight
In previous sections of this course arm
life and service have been described with
out special reference TO the changes
brought about by the present war. There
- aniVAtoht ui-r II futluOu> OF
training and of fighting used in previous
wars must, of course. be modified accord
ingly.
The extent Of these changes, however.
is often exaggerated. At bottom the quail
tiles that make a good soldier or efficient
army = emain the same today that they
were before the war. The changes that af-
feet the individual soldier have 10 do chief
~ with weapons.
But behind every weapon there is a man.
II the weapon Is To be used effectively. the
man must be well trained. disciplined, cool
and brave. He must have spirit. tenacity.
and self reliance. The biz problem now.
just rs in all other wars. il to develop
these qualities-and the other soldicrlv
qualities To their highest extent. The chief
difference probobly comes in the fact that
self reliance Is a bigger factor than in most
previous wars. And in American armies
this quality has. always been highly valued
and well developed.
This brief lesson can not. of course.
enter into a discussion Of technical CUES
ions which belong in the field Of military
science. II viii simply point out n few
of the striking features of direct interest
to every man who reaches the front.
CHARACTER OF PRESENT WAR.
This val differ from previous wars
chiefly in the enormous increase in the use
of artillery. This is due partly to the I'M
mense manufacture resources of the
countries at war which enables them to
produce great numbers of gun and great
quantities of ammunition. Ii is due also
Ia the new methods of directing gun fire
from a~irplanes. II is evident that q gun
can not be accurately aimed at an object
the exact location of which j. unknown.
The airplane, however. i able tn bring
hack or signal hack this information. 50
that the artillery NAV now be nsed with
much greater effect. The size of the guns
and the force of the explosive shells fired
from them nave aslo been largely in
creased.
Partly as n result of these improvements
in artillery, il has been necessary 10 de-
velop better methods of protection. The
protection of troops consists of digging
stronger field Entertainments than have
been necessary in previous wars. Here We
have the main reason for the so-called
''french warfare" which during the last
three years has largely taken the place Of
former methods of moving armies about
freely until they came into conflict with
each other. Digging trenches and throw
ing up breastworks for protection against
the enemy's fire j., o fcouhse. not q new