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Show "TEACH THEM TO SHOUT; NEVER Mi THE DRILL" Untried Soldiers, Conscripts Never Before Under Fire, Are Fighting Europe's Bloody Battles London, Oct. 17. "Teach 'cm to shoot; never mind the drill," This order ot Field Marshal Kitchener Kitch-ener Is tho kcynoto of tho British attempt at-tempt to rush recruits to the front. Kitchener has abolished tho red tapo that compelled an endless amount of formalities and long terms of drilling nnd maneuvering before n recruit was ready for fighting. "It doesn't mako any difference," said Kitchener, "whether they know tho right foot from their left. Teach 'cm to shoot." The battles of Europo now being fought aro tho bloodiest In history. They nro fought with as great luav-ory luav-ory ns any over recorded. Yet they aro boing fought by bo, recruits, conscripts soldiers who woro not tried out In actual warfare. Vory few of tho men engaged In battle bat-tle officers nnd privates wcro ovor undor flro before tho present Wbi. There aro fowor veterans cngagsd than in any previous European wur. There nro a few of tho oldor gen crais who saw service In tho Franco-Prussian Franco-Prussian war, as young subalterns. There aro a few men In tho ranks, who saw fighting in India, Africa or In out of tho way colonics. Hut the veterans aro scarce It Is a war of tho recruits and conscripts. llut this docs not mean that thoy lack courage. "Glvo mo tho conscrplts slro" said Marshal Noy to Napoleon. "Our veterans vet-erans think too much; they know too much about tho dangers. Otvo me tho conscripts who will simply do as I say, without thinking." |