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(By Eric Fisher Wood).
Eric Fisher Wood lias fought, in the war
for democracy. - He has fought in the
British army with the rank of major:
and he has battled with his pen, as ably
as on the field of action. From his ex
periences in France he has written,
"The Note-Book of an Intelligence Of
ficer” The following is an excerpt on
a phase of present-day warfare not
generaliy realized:
It has been said that the present con
flict is a lieutenant’s war and therefore
in the British forces the platoon leaders
are selected from the whole army for their
intelligence, courage and ability to iead
men. and are not only taught to fill any
one of the various positions In team work,
but they must also possess the inborn
gift of teaching others.
Each lieutenant is required to train his
little band of followers when in camp, to
cure for their bodily comforts in the field,
and to lead them in battle. He is teacher,
father and master to his men. He is
deus ex rnachina.
The liteutenant is expected to be the
bravest and most cheerful and most self
sacrificing individual in the platoon which
he commands. All along the line of
actual conflict between the -opposing
armies, little bands of warriors are now
led much as the knights of old led their
followedrs. When on the battle-front,
each band js so isolated by the conditions
of the conflict and by an ever watchful
enemy that it often loses touch with
everything in the world except the pla
toon upon its right- and left. Food and
water to sustain life and ammunition
with which to carry on the fight comes
to it at intervals from the dim rear.
A Lieutenant’s Duties. •
Four things are demanded of a lieuten
ant:
(1) He must train his own platoon.
(2) By maintaining the strictest disci
pline, he must bring them well and safe
through the route marches and trench
holding wh ! ch lend up to an attack, and
then carry them at a steady walk to with
in fifty yards of the enemy infantry be
fore giving the final order which culmi
nates in the conclusive charge with th"
rifle and bayonet.
(3) When the decisive moment arrives
he must inspire his men by the example
of his own bravery. He aiso carries a
rifle and bayonet and is expected- to de
more fighting and kill more Huns than
any other one man in the platoon.
(I) The objective and its enemy de
fenders having been conquered, he' must
reconstruct the platoon, which lias tem
porarily disintegrated Into a fighting
mob. and then proceed to the attack of
the next objective.
A definite idea of the high standard to
which the platoon commander is ex
pected to attain, may be gathered from
the following list of orders embodied in
PROTECTION iFgIVEN
MANY GAME BIRDS
Protection throughout the year has
been afforded certain species of birds
which- have become greatly reduced in '
numbers.
The sage grouse has been •protected
for several years in Idaho, New Mexi
co, Nevada, Utah and in District 4, in
California, over an area including
nearly half of the present range of the
species.
Quail have been protected for sev
eral years in Idaho, lowa, Nebraska,
and Ohio; prairie chickens in Idaho,
lowa and Oklahoma; wild turkeys in
Oklahoma; doves and plover in Ne
braska, and all shore birds, except
jacksnipe, in California.
A very general effort has been made
on the part of the states to conform their
laws with the Federal regulations,
and on the part of the Canadian Prov
inces to bring their laws Into harmony
with the provisions of the treaty.
In 21 states the open season on wa
terfowl has been made uniform and
seasons on other birds have been
brought into practical harmony with
the Federal regulations. The most
important of these changes was made j
in Arkansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Ok
lahoma, South Dakota and Tennessee,
where shring shooting of waterfowl
and shore birds, formerly permitted, is
now entirely prohibited.
W W STYLE
A .a/TO HEADQUARTERS
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jAf r*A 'vW pcrtance of wearing uniforms that
Ha 1 ”"F '*S*crr**^ > in every detail will be In keeping
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Jf ** - Jim uniforms tailored by the makers of
’ Society Brand and
m I I W Kuppenheimer Clothes
; i • • ' Wh> Officers’ uniforms in Khaki, Gabar-
' 1 W* dine, Serges, and Whipcord may be
.TjSjS'j'SV rHwi had f rorn our large stock or ordered
mad ® to your individual measure
oL>.c\jr ments.
$j 710 §6O
“Style Headquarters"—Where Society Brand and Kuppenhelmer Clothes' are sold
A War Os Lieutenants
iKE NC H AND CAMP
I the instructions which were, before the
battle of Arras, issued to platoon com
| manders by the British General staff.
"He can gain the confidence of his
men:
“(a) By being the best man at arms in
the platoon, or trying to be so.
"(b) By being quick to act, taking real
command on all occasions, issuing clear
orders, and not forgetting to see them
carried out;
"(c) By being himself well turned out,
punctual, and cherry, even under ad
verse circumstances;
"(d) By enforcing strict discipline at
al! times. This must be a willing disci
pline. not a sulky one. Be just but do
not be soft—men despise softness.
“(e) By recognizing a good effort, even
if it is not really successful. A word
of praise when deserved produces bet
ter results than Incessant fault-finding;
“(f) By looking after his men's com
fort before his own and never sparing
himself;
“(g) By demanding a high standard on
all occasions <and never resting content
with wbat he ’takes over,’ be it on the
battle-field or in billets. Everything is
capable of improvement, from informa
tion on the battle-field down to latrines
and washing places irv billets.
"(h) By. being blood-thirsty, and ever
thinkirj; how to kill the enemy, and
helping his men to do so.”
The"piatoon commander should ba the
proudest man in the army. He Is com
mander of the unit in the attack. He is
the only commander who can know inti
mately the character and capabilities of
each man under him.
He can, if he is so disposed, establish
an esprit de platoon which will be hard
to equal in any other formation.
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