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Show AMERICANS TRAIN FOR JRENCHES Battalion Problems to Be Followed Fol-lowed by Regimental, Brigade and Divisional Tactics. CORPS OFTEN CHANGE Infantry Receiving Instructions Instruc-tions in Using Captured German Ger-man Guns and Mortars. AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN FRANCE, Sept, 27. (By the Associated Associat-ed Press.) What are technically known as battalion problems are just now engaging the attention of the moro advanced units of American troops here training for eventual work In the trenches. Aftor the battalion problems will come regimental problems, then brigade bri-gade problems and lastly divisional problems, for in modern war the division di-vision is the largest fighting unit which remains intact within an army organization. organ-ization. Tlje corps change from time to time both in the number and the Identity of their divisions, but the divisions di-visions retain ther integrity throughout. Within a division the battalion Is the really important fighting unit and thus battalion problems are the basis for all that follows. The problems now engaging the battalions are those met In ordinary routine trench warfare. The Americans are working them out alone but listening to criticism afterward after-ward from both British and French officers. Actual Conditions Copied. The proper carrying out of reliefs In trenches so that the enemy will not know when one unit has been replaced by another is one phase of the battalion bat-talion problem which is being followed follow-ed to fidelity to conditions actually found In- the front lhie. Offensive and I defensive problems In large number r.ud variety also aro being worked out with commendable skill. One Important Impor-tant feature of the present training is the Roarching of men and the uso of captured German weapons of various Boris and description. Theso weapons i have been borrowed from the French but the Americans hope to capture many for themselves soon aftor they Rp a chance In the trenches. Partl-ruiir Partl-ruiir attention Is being paid to in-mictions in-mictions In operating German nm-( nm-( hmc guns and trench mortars, as well us several species of bombs and hand eronades. Artillerymen Anxious to Shoot at the Germans. ! Infantry regiments are now lookSng forward to the time when they will participate in maneuvers with their I own artillery. The preliminary train- ing of the artillery Is now going onj with excellent results, but much re-j mains to be done. The artillery must, have a month or more in long range shooting at Gorman targets before It! returns to co-operate with tho lnfan- try. The artillerymen are very anxious anx-ious to bogln shooting at enemy targets. tar-gets. Meanwhile the plan of having a large percentage of the first contingent to arrive In France act as instructors to troops arriving later hB been begun. Officers' schools are being organized in many different localities and scores of oincers are being taken from line regiments of the first contingent to conduct them. Later the non-comrals-sloned officers and men of these regl-i regl-i ments will undertake the task of teaching teach-ing the newest contingents. nn |