Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-06-05
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In recent sesersl orders issucsi from the
adjutsnt gepefsrs office are mstsen oi
interess to the milisis and poblie-
The mammal Of guard duty approved
January :, 1898, for the government oi
the armies Of the United States Is psescrib-
ed for the government Of the National
Guard Of the State OF Maine
| Ali orders inconsistent herewith are re-
voked. A sufficient number Of copies OF
| the manual will be issue.l - commanding
officers to psosiie every on-coHsmissions.l
ofieer with copy Commanding officers
are directed to take prompt measures for
the instruction of their respective commands
in the regulations and duties contained
| therein
The Militia LAWS, Upton's Tactics and
| kennon's Manual Of Guard Duty hereto
fore issaed may be dropped from the re-
turns Of property by the officers account
| able for them who are authorized TO re-
tain them while in office and directed to
transmit them to their successors.
Among the rule. for rife practice in the
Ns'ionil Guard the foil wing is a sum-
mary Fifty rounds of ammunition will
be furnished each soldier and primers and
bullets to each company when satisfsc.
tory evidence is furnished the inspector
general of rife practice that sueh an
amount will he property used. Five hun
ired rounds Jf ammunition will be supplied
10 each regimental headquarters. The
State team, when formed. will be furnished
nth ammunition for practice.
It will be the duty Of commanding off
GERS to see that the men in their command
are carefully instructed in aiming drill he
fore they are allowed to participate in fir
ing upon the range.
All score cards shall be signed and i'm
mesiiltely forwarded to the inspector gen
eril of rifle practice Every shot fired
mus the recorded, but the man who has
begnn score rusy discontinue it and begin
auo.hcr. The record Of incompletcd scores
mn.r be returned.
The follo~ing qualifications arc estab-
lisheI Third class msrksman; T~o scorrs
of 10 out Of possible %. at 200 yards ;
second class marksman; Two scores of Is
OCT of possible Sat 200 yards; first class
mafksman Two scores of II out of a
possible 25, At 200 wards; two scores of 2l
out of possible 25 at 500 yards, or two
scores of 22 out of a possible %. at $50
yards sharpshootcrs class Two scores of
~ out of possible %, at 200 yards two
scores of ~ out of "A possible 25, at 800
y,ris, or two scores of 25 out of possible
%, at go yards two scores of % out of a
Jsslble -, at GOO or 800 wards
Position at 300 yards, standing; at longer
distances, any position Companies which
htve either the 500 or coo yard range, or
b 'th must qualify at those ranges. Shoot
ing at 800 yards and under must be on
third class, and at 800 and
G0e yards on second class targets.
The degree of Workmanship will be re-
sarded hy silver stars, silver badges, silver
maltese crosses red Write an blue ribbons,
silver pins, silver buttons, and bronze buttons
according to the standing of the marksmen.
Pra tice for record will close Noyi mber
first.
The inspector general of rifle practice
will prescrib rules for the organization
md practice for a State team of twelve
men and two substitutes, to represent the
National Guard of the State of Maine.
Officers are recommended TO practice
with the revolver, for which ammunition
will be furnished.
There will be a State competition at Au-
1nsts, at which the following competitions
will take place; First. distinguished
marksmans match at 200, 800 and 600
yards also skirmish firings; second, n
sharpshooters, mot distinguished mark
man match, at 200 AMI 200 yards also
skirmish firipg. third. marksm IN ;
match at POO and 500 yards fourth, com
pany team match at 200 yards.
rrbo in fl, scrapat .rbn
aside from that of the distinguished marks
mans competition, will embrace those who
have places on company teams The da:e
of and conditions of the matches will bv
announced no later than July lst.
At the close of the season the standing
Of each company will be determined by
multiplying the number of its sharpshooters
by I've: of first class marksmcn by four /,
of second class marksmen by three of third
class marksmen by two; by adding to the
total of the products thus obtained, one for
every man who has fred fifty rounds in the
practice season but failed to qualify, and
five for every member of the company who
has won place on the State team or has
shot on a winning team in State match,
and dividing the aggregate by the number
of enlisted men on the roll of the company
October 3lst.
Col. +. G.. Harrington, inspector general
of rifle practice, will ascertain whether
every company of the National Guard il.
provided with suitable rifle range. IL an,
company is unprovilcd. he will. upon tlIt
failure of the town wherein the company
: loc died to provide a suitable range ait-i
reasonable notice proceed to provide and
maintain one at the expense of the State