Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1917 — Heavy Work Done With Steel. [ARTICLE]

Heavy Work Done With Steel.

British and French alike use the heavy grenade for defensive work, where the thrower is sheltered by a trench or shell hole. But when the word comes to “go over” the English give little thought to the grenade. The bombardiers make a few long range throws as the force approaches the other trench, but once in the Briton does his work with the iron. The mop. pers-up who follow carry grenades for their work, while their comrades tear across country for the next trench. This appears to be one of the essential differences in French and English grenade practice which the Americans will be called on to decide between. At present the opinion of the American line officers seems to lean to the English idea that the light. offensive grenade is of scant worth. No decision will be reached until both plans have been subjected to trial.