The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-19
NEW INSTRUCTORS
REGALE CAMP DIX
They Tell of Their Expert
ences in Fighting "Jerry
Over There"
ANXIOUS TO GET BACK
It Is Believed They Will Re-
turn With Men They Have
Trained.
ANXIOUS TO GET BACK
Special Dsspatch TO Tar Sun.

CAMP DIX, WRIoHTsrowN, N. j.. Aug.
us.' was the comment made by the
New York and Brooklyn lads who have
returned to this country to act as in
structors for the new divisions which
are to be prepared for duty In France.
All are enthusiastic over their short
experience over there and all are
anxious to get back again. their only
/, regret being that theNwill be no longer
with the chums that they trained with
and made their first trip into mo Mans
Land The intention, 1t 10 believed. is
to have the instructors return with the
men they have trai2ed.
The main topic with tie 12i non-com-
missoned officers who are now here
pending an order from the War De-
partment as to their final destination
Is not war or the scenes they have wit
messed but when Is a furloush coming
| along. Almost all OF them are no near
home that every hour seems day, and
/ few OF them have seen any OF their
! relatives since the day they babe good-by
| before they started on their adventurous
| journey overseas.
| But some of the sergeants were will
| ing to talk and many were the tales
| they related to attentive listeners-men
| who expect to make the trip in the near
future TO the firing lines One bronzed
| sergeant. whose home Is around the
Forties in Manhattan. told OF his first
| experiences with Jerry" as the Teuton
| soldier is known to all the men 'over
! there" 1t is not the German or the
| Hun but Jerry" and whenever the
kaiser's men are spoken Of 1t Is Jerry"
did this or Jerry" did that.
| Tells of First Trip.
I'll never forget my first trip into
| No Mans Land" said the sergeant. I'VE
| lost little time, as We arrived in France
close to the battle lines, and after a
| few weeks preliminary training we we're
| ninth Regiment.
] "As soon as we arrived near the front
| line we were met by the returning New
! Workers. who greeted us with cheers.
| and, 10 and behold. we saw in front of
the German trenches, which were only a
short distance away big sign bidding
! farewell to the departing regiment and
welcoming us, so that 1t vas easily seen
that Jerry" knew about the relief and
| even had the NUMBER OF our DIVISION.
/ He then proceeded to give us a little
scare and sent lis travelling circus at
US. We were taken a bit by surprise.
but after the FIRST experience Jerry
could fool us no longer and we gave
| him tit for tat. The travelling circus
is the name given by Yanks to the Prus-
sian veterans. tie best OF the Kaiser
men, who are rushed from one point OF
| the line to another wherever there is
being a relief made SO that they can
throw a scare into the Yanks."
Another sergeant declared that
Jerry" also knew OF their arrival at a
French port from England. for hardly
had they reached their destination. which
| was big camp where German
prisoners were being feld. when there
was an air raid and the newcomers had
to hustle into the dugouts Bombs fell
| all around them. but not one was d.
rected toward that part of the camp in
which the prisoners were located.
Another's Experience.
To have taken part in four raids and
not even see German was the expert
enCe OF another returned veteran. He