Show CANADIAN ROOKIES GET TIPS fROM COMMANDER General Alderson Makes Address Before Men MenI I Enter Trenches CAUTION IS URGED Lie Low When Shelled He le Says Sas When Close Use Bayonets OTTAWA TT A VA Ont March March 27 The Thc The first firt account of ot the experiences atthe of at the Canadian troops at nt the front trant written by lW an official Canadian re recorder recorder recorder re- re corder and anti given out here by the minister of oC mUltia militia tells of or a speech ch delivered by General Alderson the commander of the Canadian force just before his troops had their first experience In the tho trenches G General Genera n I A Alderson's Aldersons erson's m methods his his practical and soldierly style says the recorder could not be b better il illustrated Ii- Ii than by extracts from his speech The in part follow tollow All ranks of or the Canadian division and maintain maintain main main- we we arc are about to occupy tam tain a line of oC trenches Let me warn varn you first that we have already had several casualties casualties' while you OU have been heen attached to other divisions Some of or these casualties R were WE're unavoidable un un- avoidable l and that Is war I t ha have heard of or cases In which men have exposed themselves with no military object and perhaps only to gra gratify tiry curiosity We Ve cannot lo lose o good mon men 1113 litre this Wo We ro shall haU want them all If ir we advance and we shall want tim m mit it if the tha Germans advance athance Dont Take Chances Do not rot expose your our heads do not look around corners unless for a C at the purpose which Is nece necessary Bar moment you ou do it You arc are provided with means of ot observing the enemy without exposing your ht heads ad To lost your life lire without military ne- ne cp is to deprive the state of ot good soldiers Young and brave bra men taking risks But ut a n. soldier who takes unnecessary rl risks ks through levity is lK not playing the game and anti the man who does so II Is also stupid for fOI whatever er be bt the average practice of or the German arm army the individual 1 shots whom they employ as snipers shoot straight and screened from observation ob ob- ob- ob behind the lines the they are arc always alwa's watching If you ou put your head over the parapet without orders the they will hit that head Gives Good Advice There Is another thin thing Troops new to the Ute trenches always shoot at nothing the first nl night ht You will not do it It wastes ammunition and it hurts no one And the enem enemy says These are arc n new w and anti nervous troops troops' No German Is going goin to say that of the Canadian troops trop You will vill be shelled In the trenches When you OU ire are shelled c sit Rillow low and sit tight This is easy advice for there thera Is nothing else to do ilo If Jf jou Oll get out you will Vim only onh get ft it worse And Aud if It you ou go out Gut the Germans will go in And if it the Germans go in wo we shall counter at attack attack attack at- at tack them and put them out and that vill m cost us hundreds of ot m men n Instead f the few whom shells may injure Urges Bayonet Use The Ger Germans do not like the tho bayonet bayonet bay hay onet nor do they support bayonet attacks If It they get up to you or if it you OU ge gc get up to them go o right In with the bayonet You have the physique to drive It 11 homo home That you ou will do doIt doIt doit it I 1 am sure mr and I do not en envy the Germans if it you get got among them with the bayonet Before long the tho arm army will s. say say The Canadians never nover budge Lads Lad It Jt can enn be l left ft there and I leave it it The Germans will never turn you out |