Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-27
Demonstrates VALUE
OF BRITISH "N0NC0Ms"
EHigencics OF World Wnr Shows
Benefit OF Thorough Train
ing Of n. G.. y.
THEIR EDUCATION is COMPLETE
Pccp Into British Barracks Room
Shows Variety OF Work Done by
Minor Officers, Who Have Sized Up
Splendidly to Requirements.
ny II. n. Forbes,


LONDON. September 2G.--No single
section of the mighty army the British
Empire has at present in the field has
achieved more wonderful results than
Its valiant y. G.. O's. From the day
that the war began until the present
time. the enemy has found In the
Channel nome commissioned Of
ticer one of the hardest nuts to crack
he has ever, come across. At Mons, and
on q. ihnndreds OF occasions since. the
shoes Of fallen officers in "A way that
can only be described az mar vcllous.
In, some Instances the former have
taken the place OF subaltcrns IN others
OF na,i battalion commanders. and here
ana therc occasions there have been
senSes ' nave hna I'D Of bbat,ai9Hs them
bcrs OF the scrgeants mess
oon what Is the thing. then which &C,
ssrgeants, corporals and lance Jacks?
i Inc question este. can be answered in a
training Of these men
Apart from the thorough schooling
which inr ro the N c; Q; goes through dur,
rlsional and army corps manoeuvers
apart aIn altogether from, the endless
sua gou hg goes through during the
Is obliged IN many battaiions to at
tend during the slacS part Of the year
October. and November. usually a
series Or classes specially organized
for his benefit. Here, in addition 70 Ills
otpnhry training. he studies soma
engineering. drill, held exercises. biz
lifting duties. besides a hundred and
one other things. In, this way the
handle n company the hurnblest cor
poral double company. The intri-
cacies of UNDERGRADUATES are gone
into, not merely theoretically. but.
weather permitting. in the ravines. or
or the canal banks on which a little
thn n,d &c and RATS
IEEP IN BARRACKS ROOM
SHOWS HOW IL IS DONE.
A peep into a British barrack- room
where one of these classes is being
,horoughness of the work being carried
out. Ten 10 one the floor will be let
tered with pieces of basket work.
the materials employed In making
these indispensible requisites OF an
array In the field. f.scines and gabions.
made in the rooms where the men dine
and sleep tfor these made In the
drill sheds). but models Of these things
III the barrack rooms.
frior to going on active service, It
which the =. c. Q. finds " fnr The fa aths
Not only does he himself assist in drill
inE the men but he is frequently re-
section or half.company to which he
happens 10 belong is drilled by some
inferior In rank. During this period
he has TO cook his food along with the
privates. and 20 see him squatting over
his smok be hrlmed mess tin laughingly
sharing his rude meal with his broth
or y. &. Ons, is spectacle which in
this particular period of training is 10
be witnessed twice n week.
Company training over. the next item
in the training of the British y. c. o..
Is musketry. Prior to proceeding TO
the butts. good deal OF trigger snap
ping goes on in the sheds, the result $
duly obtained on the ranges by this
means being much more Satisfactory
than would otherwise be the case
Next We come to the art OF recon
Nuisance. Since the outbreak OF hos
lilities. this latter branch OF the SOL
dlcr's training has been taken over TO
SO great an extant by the Air Scrv-
ice. that the infantryman is less CON
cerned with II than was the case a few
years back; nevertheless reconnais-
sancc Is not overlooked even by Eng
lands redoubiable foot soldiers. and
the sketches which y. &. O.'s occasio
ally make OF the enemy positions are
really wonderful. Every " C. o. is
also trained in the use OF the prismatic
compass. and In map-reading. During
favorable weather these subjects are
taught in the open air, during un-
favorable. indoors. The writing of re-
ports form one OF the principal fea-
lures OF this course. and after q few