Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24

shoulder" the piece is brought to order"
to port" to present. or TO left shoulder
and back, as required.
The rifle salute Is novel. Here 1t is: BE
ing at right shoulder arms, carry the left
hand smartiy to the small OF the stock.
forearm horizontal, palm of the hand
down, thumb and fingers extended and
Joined, foreffnger against the piece, ca drop
the left hand by the side The first motion
Of the salute Is made six yards before pass
ing the officer, holding the hand at the
small of the stock until the salute Is ac-
knowIedged or the officer passed. Indoors
the salute is made from the position Of Or
der arms Garry the LETT hand smartly to
the right side. forearm horizontal, or near
ly SO. palm of the hand down, thumb and
fingers extended and Joined, forefinger
against the piece; C) drop the left hand by
the side. The rifle salute is prescribed for
Individual soldiers with arms, except sem
tinels. who salute by presenting arms.
The fix and unfix bayonets are changed
and In marching the bayGnet is fixed or
unfixed in the most expeditions and con-
venient manner, and the piece returned to
the position in which 1t was when the or
der to fix or unfix was given. Charge bay
onet can be given from the order arms.
port arms or right shoulder arms and re-
turned from such positions.
The loadings and f1rtngs are, OF course,
completely changed. In stack arms three
pieces are used; other pieces are called
loose pieces. Secure arms and sling arms
are also in the manual.
Col. Mosher is engaged in the prepara-
tiQn of an abridgment of the new. manual,
for use with the Springfield rifle, now in
service, for the District National Guard.
Transfers and Discharges.
During the week the following trans
fers have been ordered: Sergeants Thomas
Chick and James w. Connover, company
D. fifth battalion, to the ambulance corps
as privates: Private John E. Brooks, COM
pany D, sixth battalion, to the ambulance
corps. and Private Clarence E. Davis. COM
pany b, fourth battalion, to the first sepa-
rate company.
The following have been .honorably dis
charged on their own application: Private
w. J. Parker, company E, engineer corps:
Private e. A. Nelson, company A, second
pany A, third battalion; Private Joseph
Bishop. company c, third battalion: Cor
poral Joshua Carr, company c. third bat
talon, and Private Ernest w. Traynor,
company c, third battalion.
Because of removal from the District,
Privates P. A. Mcmahon and Andrew En-
gle, both Of the corps Of field music, have
been discharged.
cases of Privates William A. Carson and
John L. holland, company D. first battal-
ion. in the Interest of the service.
Those named below. all privates, have
d.. X,
corps of field music; Oscar E. Bartels,
company B. first battalion: Robert L.
Graves, company B, first battalion: Frank
n Newcomo, company b. third battalion,
and William H. Barghausen. Colorado Dali
las, Frank NJ. Howard J. Edwin Thomp
son and Charles Wiles, all Of company D,
first battalion.
Before the Brigade Board. @
The brigade board of examination, at a
meeting Wednesday evening last interro-
gated First Sergeant Thnmpson, company
D. first separate battalion. as to his quail
fications for commission as second lieu
tenant of that company. Quartermaster
Sergeant c. Curry Dyer also look the ex-
animation for candidate Second lieutenant.
Captain Harry Walsh and Lieut.. Beatty
will conduct tho practical examination of
Sergt. Thompson, while Capt Jenkins will
determine the capabilities Of Quartermas-
ter Sergeant Dyer as regards commanding
a company.
Second Lieutenant Arthur Carr, company
c, third battalion, has rendered his resig
nation.
An honorable discharge has been granted
First Sergeant Clifford r. James. acting
second lieutenant. company D, third bat
talon.
Captain J. NJ. Walsh, company D, fourth
battalion, declares to be without founda-
ton the rumors that his command will
be mustered out. According to Captain
Walsh the company is in flourishing
condition.
is to be assigned as company c. fifth bat
TALON, is progressing satisfactorily, and
those interested In the venture report that
everything will be in readiness for muster
in by October /.
The proposed encampment at Colonial
Beach of the officers of the provisional
regiment which INDUCED. in a weeks out
next year because of the inability of many
of the officers to leave the city at this
time.
meeting of the first separate company
will be held this evening to determine upon
the details of the outing OF certain of the
troopers next month at Marshall Hall.
1t is understood that Captain Barbour
sion Of General Ordway to recruit the troop
to one hundred men. This proposed en-
lsrgement will necessitate an additional
first lieutenant and an additional second
lieutenant.
The days of clock-like precision of evolu-
ton and drill are past and are to be rele-
gated with the prize drill to the retired
liSl, says tilo MILITARY news. we now
need less Of the manual and marching
and correspondingly more of alert. honest
field work and rifle firing. There is such
thing as too much deliberateness. Time
will be more and more an element as we
advance.
Mr.. c. F. Cook, who was captain of the
original Morton Cadets, and before that
prize drill company Of 1s9O-'91. has been
recommended for commission. as first lieu
tenant and quartermaster Of the third bat
talon.
An Apes Superstition.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Chief Titan, the auburn haired orang-
outang at the Zoo, Is very, superstitious,
and his convictions with regard to straws
are not limited to the mere fact that they
tell how the wind blows. The chief be-
lieves that chewing straw with certain
supernatural qualities will bring his din
ner around before 1 O'Clock. the regular
time, and he daily tries to put this theory