j HOME-READING COURSE FOR 1
CITIZEN-SOLDIERS
(Issued by the War Department and all rights to reprint reserved.)
This course of thirty lessons is offered to the men selected for J
J ser>ice in the National Army as a practical help in getting started »
in the right way. It is informal in tone and does not attempt to give !
! binding rules and directions. These are contained in the various J
J manuals and regulations of the l nited States Army, to which this
Course is merely introductory.
l.KSSON NO. i:>
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SKRVH'K
We have spoken so tar as it ai! sol
diers were infantrymen; that is, as if
all fought on tout armed with ritle and
bayonet. As we all know an army is
much more complex. There are two
other “lighting arms’" of the service,
the Cdvalry and the Artillery. 'These
three branches of the Army are some
times called the “line”—a term which
comes down to us from the day when
soldiers in battle were always drawn
up the line. The other branches to he
described later, are included under the
general term “statf.” However, the
Engineer Corps and the Signal Corps
are in part troops of the line, though
they are heiein described foi conven
ience under the heading of
branches of the service.”
The Infantry is the backbone of the
Army. “It is the Infantry soUbcr who
must bear the greatest stress o» bat
tle. ami war is more dependent for
success upon his individual action
than upon any other factor.”
the largest number of men in the Na
tional Army will go into the lnt’untn
branch of the service. In the pres
ent war the importance of Infantry
is even greater than in previous wars.
The Value of Infantry
It is not enough for Infantry to
know how to defend itseh. It must
know also how to attack. It is not
enough that it should be able to move
forward in masses. I he Infantry so?
dier must also have the intelligent
self-reliance that will enable him to
act as an individual; always, of
course, within the imits ot mi itai\
discipline.
The chances for initiative in pre
sent-day warfare can best be illustrat
e< 1 by recounting the story of Michael
O’Leary, a lance corporal of the Irish
Guards in the British Army. On Feb
ruary l, 1D15, the Guards were or
dered to retake a trench whit h hud
been temporarily lost to the Germans
O’Leary was off duty and need not
have joined in the attack at all. Gut
that did not stop him for a moment
from using his courage and his brains
to help his regiment win.
Jumping out of the trench he ran
at full speed to a railroad cut on the
right of the first German line where
he was partly under cover from the
enemy’s tire. With five shots in suc
cession he killed or disabled live men
before his comrades reached the
trench. Not satisfied with this
feat, he ran ahead until he came
up from the railroad cut beside the
second German line. Here was a ma
chine gun. The officer in command
had just pointed the gun at the Irish
Guards in the first trench and had his
finger on the tiring button when he
was dropped by a well-aimed bullet
from O’Leary's rifle. He shot two
other Germans who were attempting
to tire the machine gun. whereupon the
remainder of the squad threw up their
hands and surrendered.
Thus it happened that when his
company of the Irish Guards reached
the second line without the loss of a
single man they were amazed to find
O’Leary ahead of them in complete
possession. He was made a sergeant
on the field, anti later given a \ ictoria
cross. After other exhibitions of
bravery and initiative, the 25-year-old
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There is always an element of luck
in such unusual achievements, but all
the luck in the world is useless un
less the soldier has developed his in
telligence, spirit, and self-reliance
during his months of training.
The Cavalry
The Cavalry is a muni with saber
and pistol, as well as rille. Since the
early months of che present war there
has been little opportunity to use Cav
alry on the western front. For the
most part the Cavalry forces of Eu
ropean armies have been lighting in
the trenches as Infantry.
Under these conditions it has been
determined to reorganize several of
the Cavalry regiments of our Regu
lar Army as Field Artillery. United
States Cavalry, as such, is not to be
used in Europe at present. Some good
judges believe that the Cavalry will
again come into its own before the
war is ended, but on this question no
final opinion can now be given.
The Coast Artillery, which handles
the big-caliber guns guarding our
chief harbors against naval attacks,
is a branch distinct from the Field
Artillery, which handles the smaller
guns drawn by horses or motors and
moved about with the rest of the
Army. The present field guns range
in size from «‘>-in caliber to 4.7 inches.
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the Meld Artillery aiso nannies no\>
into the air so that they will fall upon
the target at a very steep angle.
The chief kinds of artillery ammu
nition are shrapnel anil high explos
ives. The shrapnel is intended to
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burst in the face of the enemy ami
scatter a large number of bullets. The
I high explosives are used chiefly to
blow up enemy trenches.
Increasing Importance of Artillery
The importance of artillery has been
very much increased during the pres
ent war. It is the most effective of
all weapons in preparing the way for
attack. In advance of an attack on a
i big scale there are often several days
| of continuous artillery duel, during
which the big guns of both sides try
to locate and put out of action the op
posing guns. In fact, on the western
i front the artillery duel never entire
j ly ceases.
The chief qualities of a good ai til
I lory are intelligence and tenacity.
He must know his gun so well that
he can not orb play his own part but,
if necessary, cun take the place of any
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of his comrades. He must hava the
courage that enables him to hold any
position assigned to him until the or
der is given to move.
Similar to the urtillery in many re
spects are the machine-gun troops.
Machine guns shoot out a steady
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stream of bullets and have great value
against an attack from the front. They
! may also be readily carried forward by
attacking troops and used with great
effect against the defenders of a posi
tion.
“A skirmish line can not advance by
walking or running when hostile ma
chine guns have the correct range and
are ready to fire. Machine-gun fire is
not especially effective against troops
lying on the ground or crawling. When
opposed by machine gun, without artil
lery to destroy them infantry itself
must silence them before it can ad
advance. Concealment and patient
waiting for critical moments and ex
ceptional opportunities are the special
characteristics of the machine-gun
service in decisive actions.” (Infantry
Drill Regulations, pars. 542, 545-546.)
In handling machine guns, just as
in handling artillery, intelligence and
tenacity are the qualities must need
ed. There are numberless examples
in the present war of courageous self
reliance on the part of individual sol
diers in repairing or serving machine
guns while under fire, and thus play
ing a big part in helping to win vic
tories.
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I THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED
AS GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
After the purchase of Alaska from
Russia, the territory was under the
supervision of the treasury and navy
departments for the period from 1867
until 1884, when the District of Alas
was first organized, under an act of
| congress, after which the first gov
ernor was named. Since 1884 eight
different men have acted as governor.
The names of these chief executives
, of Alaska, and the terms during which
they served are as follows:
John H. Kinkhead—From Septem
ber 15, 1884, until May 8, 1885.
A. P. Swine ford—From May 9,
1885, until April 12, 1889.
Lyman K. Knapp— From April 12,
1889, until August 23, 1893.
James Sheakley—Front August 23,
1893, until July 4, 1897.
John C. Brady—From July 15, 1897,
until April 23, 1906.
William B. Hoggott— From April
29, 1906, until September 30, 1909.
Walter E. Clark—From October 1,
1909, until May 20, 1913.
J. F. A. Strong — From May 21,
1913, until—
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GAME REGULATIONS FOR
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
Open Season for Deer
The killing of deer in Southeastern
Alaska is hereby limited to deer hav
ing horns not less than three inches
long, and the season for killing such
deer in Southeastern Alaska is limited
to the period from August 15 to Oc
tober 31, both dates inclusive.
Limits—The number of deer kill
ed by any one person during the open
season in Southeastern Alaska is lim
ited to three.
Sale—The sale of deer carcasses in
Southeastern Alaska is prohibited
until August 1, 1918.
Does and Fawns—The killing of fe
male deer and fawns in South
eastern Alaska is prohibited until
August 1, 1918.
Deer on Certain Islands
The kilirig of deer on Kodiak Is
land and Long Island, and the killing
of deer on the following islands in
Southeastern Alaska: Dike Island,
near Dixon InlM; Gravina Island,
near Ketchikan; Kruzof Island, west
of Sitka; San Juan Island and Sue
raez Island, near Klawack; and Zer
embo Island, near Wrangell, is pro
hibited until August 1, 1918; and the
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killing of deer on the islands of Hich
inbrook and Montague, in the Prince
William Sound section, is prohibited
until August 1, 1919.
Moose
The killing of moose in Southeast
ern Alaska, east or south of the Lynn
canal, is hereby prohibited lYntil Aug
| ust 1, 1913.
Mountain Goat
The killing of mountain goats in
Southeastern Alaska and on the Ke
nai Peninsula is prohibited until Aug- j
ust 1, 1918.
EFFORTS MADE^TO PREVENT
EMIGRATION FROM SWEDEN
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j STOCKHOLM, Aug. 12, (Corres
pondence of The Associated Press).
' More earnest efforts are being made 1
to prevent emigration from Sweden as
; a result of the publication of statis
tics sh&wing that in 191(5 more than 1
j 7,300 persons left this country, as com
j pared with fewer than 4,100 in 1915.
About 67 per cent of those who go are
between 15 and 30 years of age, and
virtually all take passage for Amer
.
ica.
Notwithstanding the increased emi
' gration last year, a great number of;
Swedish-Amerieans who returned to j
Sweden have been induced to remain i
here, many having purchased farms,
while for others places of work have
been obtained through the instrumen
tality of the National Association Op
posed to Emigration.
The endeavors of this organization,
of which Dr. Adrian Molin is presi
dent, are warmly supported by the
government. Prince Carl, brother of
the King, addressed the association’s
ten-year jubilee meeting recently. He,
'said that during mty years, i,i<.*,uuu|
: Swedes emigrated, representing more
than one-fifth of the country’s present \
population. In a single decade, from
1881 to 1890 inclusive, .376,401 per
sons left the country, he said.
Dr. Molin described the associa-j
tion’s propaganda work, which includ
ed some 800 addresses at public meet
ings in 1916, and told of the success
in finding pKces of labor for returned
emigrants.
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CHUMMY GERMAN SOLDIER
MORE OFTEN A SPY
PETEOGRAD, Sept. 11.—(Corres
pondence of The Associated Press).—
The German soldier who is font! ot
fraternizing is more often a spy, ac
cording to a diary found on a captur-j
ed Teuton sergeant, says a Petrograd
Gazetta correspondent ut the front.
Only those German soldiers quali
fied for their acuteness in observing
are allowed to fraternize with their
Russian opponents, this diary shows.
The document disclosed that its writ
er had been supplied with several bot-j
ties of vodka, which with character- j
istic German thoroughness had been
specially brewed for distribution
among the Russians.
The diary contained a minute record |
of the fraternizers' acts and observa-j
tions, carefully headed, sub-headed and
numbered. Among the headings were:
“Questions and Answers About an
Armistice," “Conditions of the Rus
sian Army," “Attitude Towards
Peace Talk," “Invitations to Future
Meetings."
Among the entries were: “Russians
warned us that their artillery was
about to fire." “White peace poster
posted up." “Russians report they
will not listen to orders to attack us.”
plans discussed for
LARGER SALMON OUTPUT
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 14.—
Plans are being discussed by packers
; and others looking to an increased sal
mon output. E. B. Deming, of Bell
ingham, president of the Pacific
American Fisheries Co., an authority
on salmon says:
“The cannerymen's hope for the fu
ture is to suspend fishing on the Sound
entirely for at least four years. That
will allow for the reproduction of the
sockeye, and bring the heaviest run
i on what has always been a light year.
The plan should apply to the hump
back as well as to the sockeyes. In
place of the daily catch exceeding
JOO.UUO humpback salmon, the traps
are yielding little more than 20,000 at
this time. The silver run has lessened
in volume each year for some time
past."
In Alaska the cannery men are con
sidering a plan of depositing young j
salmon in lakes which have been clear
ed of trout and other enemies of baby
salmon and which have an outlet to
the sea. In this way a permanent
breeding place would be established,
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TIDES FOR SEPTEMBER
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Tuesday, September 18
First high tide 1:00 a. m., 8.5.
Second low tire, 1:00 p. m., 9.4.
Firs low’ tide, 6:50 a. m., 1.5.
Second low' tide, 7:23 p. m„ 0.4.
Wednesday, September 19
First high tide, 1:33 a. m., 8.1.
Second high tide, 1:26 p. m., 9.6.
First low' tide, 7:16 a. m., 1.8.
Second low’ tide, 7:57 p. m., 0.4.
Thursday, Sept. 20, 1917
First high tide, 2:08 a. m.,
Second high tide, 1:55 p. m., 9.4.
First low tide, 7:44 a. m., 2.3.
Second low tide, 8:35 p. m., 0.4.
Friday, September 21.
First high tide, 2:48 a. m., 7.1.
Second high tide 2:30 p. m., 9.3.
First low tide, 8:15 a. m., 2.8.
Second low tide, 9:20 p. m., 0.3.
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