The morning times., 1895-08-11

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officers were required to send in the
names of all men absent from camp with
out leave. This information was fur
nished and was tabulated by Col. Mosher.
He has compared this list with the re-
ports of the courts-martial and finds
that they tally.
The findings Of the courts have been
various Where good excuses have been
offered the absentees were excused. In
other cases public reprimand was or
dered, or the absentees were dishonorably
discharged In few cases the findings
of the court were not consistent, and in
these cases they were returned.
The percentage of attendance at camp
has been largely increased by these de-
cisions. Taking everything into consid-
Grafton, the attendance at camp was re-
markably good. 1t is possible that no
further action will be taken in COM
panies having low percentage at camp.
In the Fourth Battalion quiet fnyesti-
cation is being conducted, and on its re-
port and the result of the inspection
depends the fate of Company B.
Major Alexander's report of his inves-
tigation of the Third Battalion is In
Gen. Ordway's hands Gen. Ordway has
not gone through it yet, and will not make
public its contents for some time. He
says he will have to take time to think
over what he finds. 1t may be month
before any action is taken, but the gen.
eral impression is that some important
changes are TO be made 1t is probable
that general impression" is right.
With the reorganization of Company d,
Sixth battalion, the three points weak in
camp have been attended to- In the First
Battalion the findings of the court were
very severe, large number of men being
expelled This action put that battalion
In good shape, and the other two will be
all right by October 1.
AT THE NEW RANGE
The new range is a great success. Every
body, except fe " chronic kickers, is
pleased The four days of volunteer prac-
tice with the targets were all occupied,
and the boys began TO get the elevation all
right.
There was some complaint of the work
OF the markers, but Major Harries has
put a stop to it. Some of the marksmen
claimed that the boys didn't know their
business and that shots were not properly
marked. Each OF the pits is in charge OF
an expert, though the boys at the targets
may be little green.
When one is sitting in a rifle pit and
the target is hit by bullet there is no
mistaking the sound. 1t is a near relation
to the sound produced by a saucepan strik
ing a board The marker knows in a
minute whether the target has been hit
| When complaint has been made all the
shooting at that range has to be sus
| pended until the matter bas been in
inquired into.
These complaints so delayed matters that
| the Inspector general OF rifle practice made
| the rule that each man making complaint
| should put up ten cents. II he got his
| shot, that is, showed the marker to be
wrong, he was given back his ten cents. II
the marker was right the ten cents went into
| the range treasury.
Thursday six complaints of shots were
made and but one got back his ten cents.
| The examination showed that the marker
was right in five Of the cases. The new
rule will have the effect of putting the
| marksmen on their mettle.
= The last day of the contest for the
| brigade team was yesterday. The names
Of the twenty from whom the team is TO be
| taken can be found in another part of the
| paper. Only twelve men are on the team
| with four alternates. This means that four
men are to be absolutely dropped.
THE PRACTICE DAYS.
The practice days for the team are to
be Tuesday and Thursday of each week
After the brigade team -practice-the regi
mental teams will practice skirmish shoot
ing. The regular target shooting must be
done on the volunteer days which ar,
Wednesday and Friday. Saturday is tc
be the Rifle Association day the year
around.
Beside the brigade team there are three
other teams to go to Sea Girt, August 03
b, They are the First and Second Regimen
teams aud the Engineer Corps team. The
Engineers expect to take twenty-five mer
| TO Sea Girt. This is the largest uumbe
yet IN all about sixty men viii go from the
District and win bring back all the prize
in sight
Lieut.. Vail had Company B; Second bat
talon, at the gallery Thursday and Friday
nights. The Rifles were very much pleased
with their first National Guard duty. TIL,
volley firing was especially fine. The mel
fired with the old guns Thursday nigh
aud this made a big difference as was sho WI
when Friday nights squad did their firing
The company has sent it's set OF resolution
of thanks to the ladies who chaperoDed then
at st. Louis.
Company a, Second, the Corcoran Cadets
are busy getting ready for their militar
fete, to commence October %. The CON
mittee or the fete is composed OF the chair
men OF the six committees having tn
matter in charge. They are: Capt. EC
wards, Lieut.. Meyer, Lieut.. Precise, SCI
geants Thompson and Smith and Private
Thornton and Hazard. The six committee
are made up of all the members of the con
pany. The ladies will meet in September t
begin their share of the work. This is th
first entertainment of this nature the Co
cOrans have given for six years. Tn
company now has sixty-fiye members ant
is booming.