The San Francisco call., 1896-10-05

have purchased an entire new Outnt OF
the regulation Webb belts out of their
company funds, and hope to make good
showing at the targets. In practice the
company will shoot in squads of eight,
firing two shots at distance of 800 yards.
and advancing at the double for l00
yards, firing two more shots until the 200
yard range is reached. Man targets will
be used and the shooting will be done In
three positions standing, lying down and
kneeling, to be counted as follows: Stand
ing, point; kneeling, points; and pros
trate, points.
SIGNAL CORPS.
The second semi-annual shoot of the
Signal Corps for the year was held on Sat
urday, the Goth of Septem ber the follow
ing scores being made: Lieutenant Mar
tin 49, Sergeant Bailey 80. Sergeant Wat
kins 25 Corporal Cosby 39, Corporal Tay.
lor %, Private Hendricks Al. McCurdy 40,
26. Staff Third Brigade-Major w. w.
Douglas 35, Sergeant-Maior ]. Alexander
% Retired lisl-Major A. P. Scheld 80.
The adiutant-general has called in the
old Colt and Smith & Wesson 45-caliber
pistols and has issued the new Colt 49, cal
iber. Much more satisfactory results are
expected from the use of the lighter gun.
The corps will start on Saturday night
al s clock, mounted, for Woodland, where
field day will be held on Sunday, further
details of which will appear next week.
MERGED, CAL, Sept. 30.-Last Friday
Company Fl, Sixth Infantry, held its Sec
ond semi-annual target practice for the
current year. First Lieutenant P. II.
Medley of Modesto, the inspector of rifle
practice of the regiment, supervised the
practice. The day was bright and clear,
an ideal day for practice, except for
short while in sthe afternoon when short
puffy breeZes somewhat bothered the men
at the firing stand. Forty men partici-
pated in the competition and number of
bronze bars will come to the company on
the result of the years work at the tar
gets. The following men made scores of
SO and over: Griffith. ~; Bearwald Al
Lieutenant Bambauer, 80; Corporal Jones,
38; Sergeant Gstreln, 81; Sergeant Potter,
81; Corporal Marshall, 81; Swan, 81;
George, 81; Lieutenant Smith, 36; Cor
poral Carson. SO; Deamude, SO.
The last regimental orders announce the
discharge of Sergeant Louis Gstrein, Cor
poral John Il. Marshall, Privates Henry
L. Altken, Robert f. Atchison, Andrew
J. Brown, Jacob E. Carter and George w.
Farrar. The company now numbers fifty.
four men, with several prospective re-
cruitS in sight. Sergeant Guthrie re-
enlisted on the 18th for another term of
three years. The sergeant is one of the
stayers in the service, having taken his
oeen continuously in the service in the
S ates of California, illinois and Ken
lucky. The vacancies in the non-com-
missioned corps ,of the company will be
increased next month by the discharge OF
one sergeant and two corporals, whose
terms of enlistment have expired and who
have applied for discharges. Their places
will be filled by men who have earned pro-
motion by attention to duty and interest
in the service.
VISALIA, CAL, Oct. Each and
every member of Company E shot his ten
rounds at the semi-annual shoot. Twen-
ty-one made a score of 40 or better 19
made 80 or better, went under 20, Pri-
vate Levy, by missing the bulkheads, ac-
quired the leather medal. Average for
company, SO. For 1896, silver medals
won, II; bronze, 29 Next year several
members of Company E expect to carry
off several gold medals.
Captain Ward is in receipt of several
letters from officers in the Sixth. congrat-
ulating him and his men for the splen-
did showing at the shooting.
After the regular drill last Tuesday
evening the boys OF Company E were in
vited to a supper given to them by the
non-commissioned officers. "Friloles con
queso" was the principal dish. While en-
joying the supper the Visalia brass band
gave the boys a splendid surprise by
serenade. The band was invited in to
partake of the spread, after which fol-
lowed a smoker. Then came business
meeting to consider the acceptance of the
invitation offered by Fresno to come and
join them in their jubilee on the compile
ton of the Valley railroad to he held at
Fresno Monday, October 5. The invita-
ton was heartily accepted and so men
answered the roll call to the affirmative
that they would go, whereupon the band
baIr he
sion, which was accented with cheers.
The Visalia Delta says: The State
militia news published In the San Fran
cisco CALL every Monday is watched with
great interest by the boys in blue. Ma
tional Guard news from all the State is
published and the militiamen know what
their fellow soldiers are doing in other
parts of California. 1t is an interesting
feature of THE CALL.
Company e will go into camp Satur-
day evening, October 10, for about twenty
four hours. The camp grounds are ad-
jacent to the city and is an ideal camping
ground among the large oaks. 1t will be
camp OF instruction. Guard mount
squad, company, battalion and other drills
will be executed.
Company E now has social club, and
proposes 10 give literary and musical ex-
ercises, to be followed by dancing, at least
once month. October 16 is the date for
the initial event.
Lieutenant Bell. aid-de-camp on General
Forsyth's staff, q. S. A, arrived here on
Saturday evening, on visit to Captain
Gales camp.
The regular monthly drill for the Major
Berry medal will take place on Tuesday
evening, October 13.
Sunday, October 4, is the regular monthly
shoot for company medals.