The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
Are REAL GRAVES
Long Trenches ON Washburn
Campus Are for Dead Ones.
But Occupants VIII All Be
Dummy BOche.
BAYONET RUNWAY COMPLETE
Boys Will Go Over Top Like
Troops in France.
Many Thought bitches Were
for Dead Flu Victims.

little more than a week ago, about
the time the flu epidemic in Topeka
was nearing its height, the report
drifted out that the students at WASH
burn college were digging long rows
of graves in the campus. Mothers of
students in the training corps worried
and bit their lips; sweethearts saw
only the worst and let their imagina-
lions run riot. Finally some one
called up the college and demanded
why the authorities were concealing
the great number of deaths in the
corps" Told that there were no deaths
and there were none at that time
and only one since-they demanded
the why of the grave digging.
Captain Shaw gasped for air little
while and finally gained the infor-
nation that the graves were being dug
on the campus near the football field.
Which gave him an idea of what dig
ging' the voice on the telephone was
referring to.
''Why that is nothing but the boys
building our bayonet runway" ex-
ging is the digging of the trenches
which form an important part of the
bayonet training system"
The voice was satisfied.
Practically Complete.
And today the bayonet runway is
practically completed except for the
hanging of the dummies
There are four rows of trenches in
the bayonet runway, one of them the
trench in which the boys are Statione d
at the start of run. This trench rep
resents the ally trench in which the
boys will await the order to charge in
France. Out in front of this first
trench the allied wire is twisted and
arranged in true trench hnanner. Then
VIZ dc
| is the wire of play Hunland: back OF
| this is the fire trench of the Germans
| Back still farther is the second line
| trench of the central powers. and ba OK
! still farther the third line trench-the
| objective of every charge. In the first
| line trench are the prone brush dunn
| mics representing the boche soldiers
| In the second line trench is a row OF
hanging dummies, and in the third
line trench is a double row Of hanging
| dummies.
The method of the run as explained
| by Captain Shaw today is this: The
boys are put in the ally trench and the
order is given to ''go over" The boys
hoist themselves over the parapet
work their way thru the wire entan-
| clement, and work their way across
shell torn ground into the German
wire.
into the Trenches
Working their way thru this they
! rush up the incline of the German
parapet and hurl themselves into the
! trench bayonet first with the sole idea
| of impaling a brush dummy on the
/ sticker. This done they rush on to the
] second line trench, leap the hurdles
| and overcome the obstacles, take 6
stab at one of the hanging boches
protecting this line and charge vici-
ously at the third line objective. Here
they impale a dummy or two, turn the
/ a
| six inches and emit a cheer of victory
And the run is complete.
Captain Shaw asserts that about two
! trips over the bayonet run will breed
! the finest brand of hate for all things
! hoche that is possible for true
American to harbor. He asserts that
after the boys have gone all over the
! first time there will be no difficult3
/ at all in getting them mad before they
; 60 over for the second trip.