The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-04

plete the soldiers course of individual
suits of both his classification will be de-
termined.
voLLEY FIRING.
All enlisted men of the company, ex-
cept recruits who have not been adj
vanced to 500 and 1.000 yards, will fire
three volleys at 800 and LOCO yards at the
figure targets, arranged as prescribed in
par. 349 S. A. F. R., and scored as there
in indicated.
Recruits who join too late to take part
in the firing during the practice season
will be instructed IN position and aiming
drill and gallery practice during the first
three months of their service. and there
after they will receive sufficient actual
practice on the range to make them IA
milar with the use of the rifle.
The company will be classified as fo.-
lows: Sharpshooters; marks-nen, first,
second and third class men. The figure
of merit is abolished.
QUALIFICATION.
A sharpshooter is one who. in firing
twenty shots at each of the following
ranges at rectangler targets, 200, 800,
500, 500, 500, and 1000 yards, together with
his score at skirmish fire in hiring forty
shots at figure targets as prescribed, shall
make an aggregate score of $50
A marksman is one who, IN firing twen-
ty shots at each of the following ranges
at rectangular targets, 200, 300, 800, 800, and
sl1irmish fire in firing forty shots at figure
targets as prescribed, shall make an ag
gregate score of $50.
A first-class man is one who in firing
twenty shots at each of the following
ranges, at rectangular targets, geo, 800,
500, 600 and 800 yards, together with his
score at skirmish fire in firing forty shots
at figure targets as prescribed, shall make
an aggregate score of SO.
A second-class man is one who. in firing
twenty shots at each of the following
ranges, at rectangular targets, 200 300,
500 and GOO yards, together with his score
in slxirmish fire in firing forty shots at
figure targets as prescribed, shall make
an aggregate score of 240.
a third-class man is one who in regular
practice fails to qualify for the second
class
AMMUNITION.
The allowance of $3.50 per man for the
seasons practice permits the expenditure
of rs rounds per man (coSt, 21s cents per
round), and also makes a reasonable al
lowance for gallery practice. The amount
credited from the sale of shells will in
crease this allowance to about 200
rounds per man.
1t is believed that the saving of ammu-
milton that will be made from men who
fail to make the requisite score to be ad-
vanced to 800 and 1,000 yards, will allow
of the expenditure of ammunition as
above provided. In case OF shortage. some
of the additional practice and volley fir
ing may be omitted.
1t will be found from the saving of
shells and other causes, some companies
will, after the expenditure herein author
lied is carried out, and without exceeding
the money allowance, have an amount Of
ammunition sufficient to enable such or
ganizat lions to have other practice This
should, whenever practicable, be expended
part in volley firing at longer ranges
and the remainder at the discretion of the
company commander. A record of this
additional volley firing will be kept and
reported, and such other. practice as may
be of interest and value should be made
the subject of a special report.
The foregoing regulations will control
the firing for the cavalry in connection
with existing orders and regulations not
herein modified.
A new feature of target practice in the
Sixteenth is for the privates of one COM
pany to score for another company. Here
tofore this duty was performed by the
non-coms.
Bicycle and hurdle races are to be intro
duced on the next athletic field day.
Information received from Post Chap
lain Lowell, at Hot Springs, Ark, says
that he is improving and hopes to rejoin
the regiment some time during the sum-
mer-
The order relieving Captain Henry C.
Ward from duty with the national guard
of Tennessee, to take effect May 9th,
was amended so as to take effect June
IS 1896. Captain Ward is expected to join
the regiment at an early date.
Orders for extensive regimental moves
will be issued from the war department
by June Is, says the Army and Navy
Register.
The signal class has returned from
Garfield and vicinity after an outing of
five days.
Private Albert Pollett, of Company D.
has returned from a three months fur
Tough spent at Evanston and Green River,
Wyo.
There seems to be no remorse that COM
pany skirmish has been omitted from
the firing regulations.
PAPER mache blank cartridges are all
right except in damp weather
Private Mum, of Company B, after
serving four years and five. months, has
given himself up as deserter from the
marine corps, in which he served three
months at League Island.
Interest in rife practice seems to be in
creasing notwithstanding the fact that
individual firing at the three long ranges,
15OO, 1900 and 1000 yards, has been dis
continued.
Captain Mcfarland has returned from a
twenty days" leave.
Corporals Bonner and Holt, of Company
B. have each been granted a furlough of
/ four months.
Corporal Clark has been appointed act
ing steward in the absence of Sergeant
Hipp.
Private stampf, of Company G, has
been detailed as chef de cuisine of the
post exchange.
Tug Wilson. noted shot with the
Springfield and winner of the first army
medal at Chicago in 1894, has joined Com
pany G.
Private Kelley, of Company D. has been
appointed artificer.
The hunting knife or intrenching tool,
that mean blade carried by the troops in
I the strike, cannot be carried with the
present waist belt without injury to the
latter, and, in obedience to a late order,
will not be worn in future, unless es-
! pecially ordered for a particular occas-
ion.
The bayonet will in future be carried as
part of the soldiers equipment on all
occasions of duty under arms-except
/ target practice.
The members of the band were enter
tanned handsomely at the post exchange
! on Tuesday evening after the concert by
| Assistant Surgeon Edie, U. S. A. DR.. Edie
left yesterday for California.
The new regimental order says that
after non-commissioned officer is ap-
| pointed he will remain as such until re-
duced by court martial, unless circum-
stances and conditions render it impera-
lively necessary that paragraph PSI, army
! regulations. be reSort ed TO. which the reg