South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08
BAND HELPS THE
ROCKIES DRILL
Music Aids Men at Camp Tay-
Tor to Learn RudimentS OF
the War Game.
News Times Special Service /:
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| News Times Special Service:
CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR.
LOUISVILLE. KY. April S.,-With
the last Of the new increment OF
troops in camp. the drilling and
training OF rockies has been TAX
en- up along scientific and systema-
tic lines. Notwithstanding the
transfer Of about 5000 troops to
| other camps and overseas. the camp
/ population, including the artillery
men temporarily absent at the West
Point range, still exceeds $4,000, as
the newly arrived selectives filled the
| gaps in the ranks.
/ Officers entrusted with the work
/ of schooling the recruits are spec
ialists and experts. They were es-
pecially schooled for the work un-
I der veteran regular army officers.
| To get the best results the drillmast-
or must know the fundamentals. be
patient and able readily to detect
mistakes and TO make clear explana-
tons The first few weeks form the
most impressionable stage of a
mans military career. The impress
! ions he gains then are the ones he
retains. The foundation is laid then
and there for a good soldier or an in
different one.
Bands Help Rockies.
Ordinarily a recruit takes his first
instruction in marching 10 the count
| OF wo-three-four" by the in
structor. Col S. A. Cloman. COM
mander of the Depot Brigade, be-
lIeves that a man can learn to
march easier by music Of a band
! than he can any other way, and he
| has put bands 20 work at drill time.
! Even before recruit Is taught
Squads Right" and Squads Left,
be begins marching exercises with
the bass drum beating time. The
\ music makes him feel a pride in
| his position. The effect Immediately
is noticea BILE. Not only do they
learn quickly how to march with
! rhythm and steadiness. but they I'M
consciously hold their heads up and
the chest out.
The method of training demon
strates that the recruit learns much
more readily by the eye than by ear.
An instructor does not give a long
winded explanation of simple
movement, but, he executes it for the
benefit Of the recruit in some such
manner as this: Lift your right toe
/ as / do; turn TO the right as 1 do
on your right heel. Now go ahead
and try it. That is Right Face
The recruit sees what he has TO
do. detail by detail, and it does not
/ 1. l.. III A..
| Gee. that's easy" and is ready TO
tackle something harder with con-
] fdence and interest. Recruits are
not "bawled out if they fail to un-
/ stand an explanation. The drill
masters study their men. learn their
/ individual characteritics as much as
possible and see that the movements
are demonstrated TO the men in such
a way that they will understand
| them.
In Fourth Period.
Troops of the saith division here
are now in their fourth period of
training. The weather of the past
TWO weeks has been ideal and a
fast pace has been set. 1t is un-
derstood that Gen. Pershing is anX-
ious that members of the national
army devote a great deal of time
10 the military rudiments, master
ing drills. extended order, patrolling
and advance guard, getting good
! So bstantial foundation Of military
| lore. For this reason troops here
| will not take up trench warfare for
several weeks. IL is said that a
soldier familiar with neld service
regulations readily picks up trench
| warfare methods in a brief time.
American troops when taken abroad
are not put into active sectors al
the start. but occupy rear lines and
| gradually work their way forward
In this way they become accustomed
TO the din of battle and get instruc-
| tions in living and lighting in the
| trenches.
Therefore. trench work and man
euvers on gigantic scales will not be
taken up until the foundations are
well laid. The construction OF the
vast network OF Notifications. which
r. presents in detail one of the bat
tie fronts "over there, was good
experience for the men. Large de-
! tails continue TO hike daily to the
rifle range at South Park for target
practice and the selectives will be
schooled in the proper handling OF
weapons before they engage in mi
! raic warfare.
Nutritional Survey.
The nutritional survey, made here
at the order of Surgeon Gen. Cor
gas, has nearly completed its task,
-Four physicists and chemists make
Up the board OF inspection. In in
specting the various masses they
have probed into the nutritional
qualities Of the food, the amount
used and what is done in the way
Of conservation. 4 check was made
on garbage and samples were ana
lyzed to ascertain the percentage OF
| waste.
The saith division is TO have a
meat Inspector and all meats issued
to the various units will be care
fully inspected. thus assuring pure
and first class food. Second Lieut.
! Eugene r. Pile. veterinary reserve
corps, has been relieved Of his duties
Nth the ambulance company sec
ton, 3Gsth sanitay train, and assign
| % 10 headouarterS