The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
MARCH AT NIGHT
Funston Soldiers Buster Than
Ever This Month.
Disciplinary Drills Shorter
and Stricter, the Orders.
BOYS FORMING BALL TEAMS
Many Games Expected When
the Weather Gets Right.
Medical Men Learning to Treat
"Trench Foot"
BOYS FORMING BALL TEAMS
eBy U. P. News Bureau)

Camp Funston. Kan, March 3
This month is to be busy one ac-
cording to the training schedule
mapped out by Brig. Gen. Frank L.
Winn, commander of the seth dfvi-
sion. The drafted men who came here
a few months ago have been gradual
" rounded out into real soldiers and
now the polishing touches" are be-
ing made.
That most necessary thing in the
arfny-discipline, will be impressed on
the men more than ever by the disci-
plinary drill
The disciplinary drill should be
short but the discipline should be the
strictest possible" reads the order.
NO movement should be permitted
except as exactly prescribed. More
attention should be paid to minor de-
tails, such as position of rifles, length
of step, accuracy of movement; and
under no condition should this de-
generate into a routine without prog
ress. There should be more energy.
life and attention than comm only
seen on the training grounds"
The physical drills and games, so
essential in training the soldier for
the future hand-to-hand comhats with
the Hun, will be continued, and from
the great number of men that get out
with their gloves, bats and balls on
the warmer days. it is indicated that
Camp Funston will have some crack
baseball teams this spring. Capt.
planning on scheduling several games
with the big league teams when they
start their spring training trips.
Hold Long Night Marches.
Special attention will be given this
month to patrolling by day and by
night. and long night marches. Enemy
trenches will be outlined out at the
divisional trench system and the men
will be given advanced Instruction in
sniping. in making their way thru
10 Low Il hITr.l limo
real grenades and bombs.
Every officer and on-commissioned
officer of infantry must, by April l,
know the Morse code we'll enough to
enable him to send and receive short
MESA ges under battle conditions.
The artillerymen will continue with
the school of the cannoneer- school of
the battery and the school of the fir
be motor instruction for the motor
ized organizations. An English officer
An expert who has seen much serv-
tee lover there has arrived to give
the men of the trench mortar resi-
ment special instructions.
The engineers training for the
month Will include the making OF
overnight camps if the weather per-
Enits. reVetment work, the building OF
bomb proof shelters, observation and
command posts. machine gun emplace-
ments. listening posts, the draining OF
trenches, fridge work, road work and
sapping and mining.
instruction in the treatment OF
trench foot" disease common in
the trenches. will be one of the new
things taken up by the sanitary field
hospitals and in doing other work
along rescue and medical lines.
To Hold Special Tests.
At the close of the month of train
ing, appropriate tests will be con-
Quoted by all tactical commanders in
order to rate the organizations in rel
ative proficiency
While the odd timers'' are going
thru their advanced work, the new
draft arrivals are being initiated into
the mysteries of army life. And they
are making good with a vengeance
The tent city over the other side OF
ft- Riley, where the men are to be
kept for the first three weeks is a
model camp in command of Lieut.
Col Martil l.. Crimmins
In the few days that they have beer
in camp, the men have learned to sa.
lutte in snappy, military manner, ant
they can do squads right" and the
other preliminaries like regulars Nc
camp in the country has a better
health record, only 20 men out O.
every 1000 being on the sick list ant
many of those have only minor all
Inents- The new drafted men will be
Kept in the detention camp for thres
weeks, then assigned to organizations