St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-12
Some Nuts for the Drill Master to
Oraok--Oranky Questions
Asked.
General News and Gossip Among
Battle Scared Veterans of the
Melish-

uteS III company
movements and the manual of arms on the
march after which the company was
brought to right face, when eight OF the
men were ordered to fall out, several OF
whom were old men in the company. The
company again closed up and drilled for
another fifteen minutes in the manual Of
arms and facings. after which nine more
men fell out leaving SergtS. Palmer,
Nichols. James and HollOwell, Corporal
Godfrey and Private Braden in line.
Among these six men the actual competi-
ton took place The captain drilled them
with right commands and with wrong
ones for upwards of twenty minutes,
when Sergt. James, Corporal God
FREY and Private Braden had to
drop out. After ten minutes more work the
Judges declared Sergt. Hallowell the Win
ner. and he was accordingly decorated with
the gold medal and presented with the
Steele silver cup. Maj. Fitzgerald. Capt.
ArmOry and Sergi. Maj. Bartram acted as
Judges. Time of drill, one hour and five
minutes.
POINTS PICKED DURING DRILL.
We should like to have Capt. OsgOOd eX-
plain where in Upton's tactics is found the
command as rear rank. aim" given while
the company is at a front rank, fire kneel-
ing" We also noticed that he wanted his
company 10 execute as front rank. aim. J."
when the company were at ''as rear rank
fire kneeling." We should further like to
point ont to Capt. Osg0od that in the d.
rect fire in ''aS rear rank, fire kneelng,
the men keep their elbow resting on the
left knee. 1t is only in the obliQue frlngS
in as rear rank, fire kneellng." that
the men raise the elbows off the knee.
%bof than fhTpn
men held their pieces at the correct angle,
in the position of load: the angle is twenty
five degrees. In executing left reverse
arms." Private Braden was the only man
who executed the movement correctly.
UPTON says that the gun is carried and
placed under the left arm with the right
hand. the left is changed to the small OF
the stock, the right is then carried behind
the back grasping the piece between the
bands; the piece is also returned to the
right side in the same manner. These
movements are not executed the same as
coming to a reverse arms" If they were.
Upton would have explained them the
same as he does the reverse arms. We
were surprised to see that such an old SOL
der as Private Braden should be caught in
a competitive drill with his belt on upside
down and also with a dirty bayOnet. We
were surprised to see Sergt. Maj. Bar
tram acting as judge with such
men in the hall as Col. Bend, Lieut.. Col.
Harrison. Lieut.. Williams and Lieut.. Aus
tin. This is another of Capt. OsgOOd's in
nOvatiOns. Among the guests present we
noticed Col. Bend. Lieut-COl Harrison,
Lieut.. c. S. Williams, regimental rifle in
structOr, Lieut. PalmQuist, cOmmissary of
subsistence, Lieuts. Williams and Austin,
g nj Sop1 Gil
bert of Company E. The SCOUT.
STRAY SHOTS,
Company A held its monthly full dress in
spection last Monday evening, forty-two men
turning out. After the inspection the COM
pany took up the bayonet drill.
Capt. Ed Bean, of Company D, visited Com
pany A last Monday evening.
Company B held its regular drill last Tues
day evening.
Col Bend held officers school at the
armory Friday ev- ing, with the following
officers present: Map Reeve, Capt. WEIGH,
Lieuts. Williams, Austin, Kidder. Heffel-
finger Ia lOr and Rifle ms tructor c. s. Will
Jams. Close column NOV emehts were taken
up for study.
Mai. Brandt, an ex-member of Company d,
and now of Gov. Hubbard's staff, was circu-
lating petition last week among the Mime
apolis officers asking for his appointment as
adjutant general.
Inc members OF company SO6 up d Duuu
pool on the result of the prize drill WedneS-
evening. Sergt. Nickels won it and turned it
over to Sam Gilbert to be put where it would
do the most good. We understand Duhnke
got the most of it.
The preparations for Company AS dance,
the 18th OF December are progressing in good
shape.
Lieut.. Kidder, of Company I, IS making an
effort to secure the appointment as adjutant
general under the new governor. A petition
in his behalf was circulated last week, receiv-
ing the signatures Of all the Minneapolis OIL
Gers.
WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW:
Why Gus Daniels didn't go into the COM
petitIve drill the other evening?
Why the memberS of Company l don't quit
kicking about their captain?
Why the ArmOry association doesn't get up
and hustle?
Whether Com. Sergt. Bail is going to camp
out next year?
When Company Ais going to get some new
guns?
Whether Col Bend thinks that the other
nine companies in the regiment are going to
accept Company DIS drill and be put back two
years in their work?
Where next years camp is going to be?
Whether Col. Bend thinks mis- pet scheme of
taking the First regiment to Washington
next May will work?
Why jim Craig forgot TO step back at the
command rise in rear rank fire kneeling?
Why Capt. Bob McMullen doesn't use st.
Jacobs Oil for that rheumatism?
Why Company b doesn't stop playing poker
in the company room Sunday evenings?
When Col. Bend is going to commence bat
talon drills?