Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-30
INFANTRY WILL USE
TRUCKS ON MARCH"
Twcnty-Ninth Regiment Will he
Model DouShboy Organixn-
ton Of Army.
IT'S STATUS is EXPLAINED
Every Platoon. { mpany and Bat
TALON Has own Athletic Team,
and Each Man Has Time tn In
dulyc in Eayoiite Sport.
lBy Universal scrvlccl

lBy Universal ServIc"l
WASHINGTON. Jan. Motorized
doughbOyS. This is the word that
comes from Camp BenninS. G""rSiH.
tho home OF the Twenty ninth luian-
try. which has ovcrthrown the time
honored infantry traditions and re-
fuses any Longer TO get to"ts"r" and
10 the hiking. burdcncd doughboy
veteran OF the ~ /: T.. 10 the pack
ridden soldier OF night marches for
war ana @ihsr MARSHES Just for
probably be termed sacrilcGo.
!, :a nevertheless :"mc. for the
Twenty-ninth Infantry moves 10 itS
present il is one OF the few outfits
in the army which have that dis
tnCtion
sut this is not all. 1t docs not do
guard duty, and guard duty is the
most cherished aversion of tho in
taNtryman nnl"Ss he hates more the
hours devoted to what is called ia
ilcuc' an all-sinhracinS word winch
covers almost every FORM of manual
labor. There is no fatigue either for
the Twenty uinth Infantry.
II any one wonders at tn" reason
FOR this arpareut "roddjirC" 90 this
regiment. tho answer lies il he fIci
that IL i designated to he q model
infantry organization Of tho army. an
organization that viii set a standard
for reg imcnts q. Infantry. on" I"
which tn" army VIII look for latest
primary aim * to cmphaSjz" military
training rather than educational
studies, to mako Itself the haven for
men who join the army to become
straightaway douGhhoyS
I'm discussing the status az tho
Twenty ninth Infantry. Maior-ticncral
charles ;. Fa-nsworth. chief Of i'm
!autry. says
With it is the intention Of many Of
the recruits now entering tho army to
remain in the service only long
g. l,.
academic education which circum-
stances have made il difficult for them
TO obtain as - civilian. tho great ma
j0rity oi the men enlistiug FOR Camp
Eenning do not contemplate becoming
mechanics or printers or salesmcu.
hut rather hop" TO learn the business
Young men the Twenty-ninth Infantry
at Camp HenninE. Georgia. offers a
Wondcrful opportunity.
Every platoon. every company and
every battalion in the Twenty ninth
infantry has Us own athletic team.
and onportunity j. given every man
ball. baseball. BASKETBALL. boxing.
wrestling ni track events. camp field
days aye frequently held AMI trophies
presented 10 tn. teams making tho
best showiugS BoNiur and wrcstlin:
ar" encouraged. ana ambitious attn
i''eS are given ami" opportunity 10
Thcatcr.
"rurins the period In which there
ave Glasses in the infantry school tn"
reg i'n"ut = used almost c%tluSivrlv i'm
The p'cparug "f mancuvcrS and th-
"N"ruiIug or demonstrations showing
IN" action az infantry units from tn.
Huhan l" IN" reg mont ia al. forms ~
infantry combat. Though this work
lake" the troops to al narts of th-
$1,000 acro reservation. th,r,. arc no
long marches. for the Twcuty-niuih
Infantry is ~ motorized drn:hhov
regiment. In these demonstrations not
only the rifle, tn" oayonrt and tn"
grenade Of the individual soldier is
brought into play, but the action Of
artillery, tanks, airplancs. ohScrva-
ton balloons. machine guns. mor,ars.
light cannon. telephones and wireless
Is shown in its proper relation 10 Tho
Tiil.men in hatuc, Here the soldier
learn, ,raTn ,hS use use 81 'hS tools OF his
they are many Not only' does he
have tn" horse OF the cavairynar in
the mounted dctachmcnts ana the
accurate mechanical machines Of the
arii!!"ryman in the infantry cannon.
but n" has also tho newer infantry
Wean"ns that The great war intro
Tic Twcuty-rlnrh Infantry Is fas,
arnTonch n. It's war strength Enlist 70
m"ut$ for It's demonstration units
viii soon cease. but a. CAMP TiCunin.
There Is now q hraud-ueM Spr.ugGeid
waiting for AN rld-tiuu-r rp Mako ID
wi'h an ".d-tim"rS rDr' Arms ana
thcr" e ucw helmet ana new gas
mask and a :,s"'i huGk IN Il noIci
.Yh. 'm'aH'Ty'sc hoo' rs located 81,
taWn Rennius an tn" historic Chat
,"ho""h'" i'fr'r in Southwestern
t'"rrr "a, Tn" rrosu,ruus aud rrn,y.
lnS ci'N. Of '"lumhus. niro mites Iron,
ra'nr offers q 'r'i" Southern w"lcom.
70 It soldier u,iEEh0rs and may l..
reached IN i"w minutes time either
hF trains operated hy The govern.
m"ni or by wci,..-orgauizcl jItn"y
service AiI"nla, 'Fh' New York nl
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