The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19
TEUTONS LOST
 BAYONET CHARGE SOLDIER ASSERTS
Officer Returned from French Front Addresses Coast
 Artillerymen

'I have talked with German pris- oners and for some reason they are very bitter against the United States. They say they will do to us what they did to Belgium if they ever ge. the chance"
 This statement was made by Sergt- Major Frank Garwell Nelson of the 213th Canadian Overseas battalion, who has recently returned from fight ing in France. Sergt-Major Nelson in a spirited address at a reunion of the Eleventh company, Connecticut Coast artillery, in the Armory yesterday aft young men present to enlist in the Coast Artillery He said it was a duty they owed to themselves as we'll as to their country ad their families to be trained before war begins.
 Sergt-Major Nelson's address fol- lowed speech by Gen. Thomas, l.. Watson, former brigade commander of the Connecticut National Guard after whom the Eleventh company is called Watson Guard.
 The Canadian soldier wears the British distinguished service medal and the Belgian medal for valor. He formerly served in the United Sta.ca army and was in the regular Coast Artillery detachment at Fort Terry the first year the Eleventh company of Brid dgeport was detailed at that fort. Later he joined the U. s. marine corps and saw service all over the world. When Canada became to organize her forces to aid Great Britain, Nelson, with a number of other Americans Joined the Canadian forces. He says the success of the American and Brit ish soldiers in the present war is due to their individuality.
 "The German soldiers are ma chines,'' said the sergeant-maJor. Their training is such that they will not act without orders. Under orders and firing by companies or regiments they act we'll, but against bayonet charges where they become separated from their officers they are lost When we first went over we found them us- ng the old system of rally by squad to stop a bayonet charge.
 "When they faced a bayonet rush they. would obey the command rally by squaId' and stand fast as if posing for moving pictures. When they ex- ecuted this manoeuver we simply halted and shot their squads to pieces They stood still with bayonets fixed and held at the charge. It never seemed to occur to them or to their officers to return our fire. The Ger man so1id;er is not trained in the use of the bayonet As massed or machine fighters, they are good, but hand to hand at close quarters, they go to pieces, because the system under which they are trained does not pro- vide for such a contingency
 Sergt Major Nelson descrGbeb the mobilization of a division of Canadian troops on Salisbury Plain in England. There were 175 OOO men of all branches of the service No such army has ever been gathered in this country since the days of the Civil war. He told of the mastering of his battalienajn Can ada preparatory for it's departure flo. Europe and its inspection by Right Hon. Robert Laird Borden, premier of the Dominion. The premier passed the line and halted in front of Nelson.
 You look like an American" said the premier.
 T am.'' responded Nelson.
 Well, there are about 10000 Ameri- cans fighting with the Canadian troops in France and they are all giving a good account of themselves,' said the premier as he passed on.
 Nelson said that it was not only the duty but it was the privilege of every young man to do his part in the mill