Evening star., 1901-08-24
Instructions to District Participants
in Sea Girt Events.
TENTH ANNUAL RIFLE COMPETITIONS
Col. Mosher's Resumption of Ad-
jutant Generals Duties.
B RIG ADE COMPLIMENTED

| the coming competitions at Sea Girt, will
| be issued the early part of next week, sub
| stantially as follows:
| The brigade rifle team of the National
| Guard of the District of Columbia will en-
camp at Sea Girt, N J., from August Is
| to September Z, 1901, inclusive. The team
| will participate in the tenth annual rifle
| competitions under the auspices of The New
| Jersey Rife Association.
| The following-named officers and enlisted
| men are detailed for duty in the brigade
! rifle team for this year, and will report
| to the captain of the team for instructions:
Private Maurice Appleby, Company A.
| 9th Battalion; First Lieut.. Horace NJ. Bell
| inspector of rifle practice, I'd Battalion;
Private Walter S. Cash, Company A, 9th
Battalion; First Lieut.. w. W. Gookson, in
| spector of rifle practice 9th Battalion; Fri
vate c. w Dickey, Company A, 9th Battal-
| ion; First Lieut. w. NJ. Farrow, inspector
of rifle practice, 4th Battalion; Capt sheri-
dan Ferree, Company d, 9th Battalion;
Sergt. C. E. Groome, Company B, 4th Bat
| talon; Major William E. Harvey, 9th Bat
talon: First Lieut.. H. H. Leizear, lnspec-
tor of rifle practice Sd Battalion; Private
r. L. Pile, Company B. 4th Battalion; Capt.
Alfred P. Robbins, aid-de-camp, general
staff District of Columbia militia; Private
E. W. Scott, Company A, 9th Battalion;
Private S. 1. Scott, Company A, 9th Bat
9th Battalion; Private c. McC. Taylor,
Company A, 9th Battalion, and Major
Glendie B. Young, Sd Battalion.
Mai. Bell in Charge.
Mai James E. Bell, inspector general OF
rifle practice, District of Columbia Militia,
is appointed captain; Capt. Thomas S.
King, inspector of rife practice, 1st Regi-
ment is appointed adjutant, and First
Lieut.. Frank w. Holt, quartermaster, 9th
Battalion, is appointed quartermaster of
the brigade team. They will be obeyed and
respected accordingly.
The following named officers and enlisted
men, duly selected as the representatives
of the organizations designated, will &C
company the brigade rifle team to Sea Girt,
and will report to the captain or the team
for Instructions:
First Lieut. A NJ Allison, Company G.,
1st Battalion; Capt. c. Fred. Cook aid-de-
camp, general staff. District Of Columbia
Militia Capt. F. P. Corvaizier. Company D,
81 Battalion; Private E. ]. Fink, Company
A. 1st Battalion; Private NJ. F. Halloran,
Company A, 9th Battalion; Private E. N.
Jackson Company A, 9Th Battalion; Maj.
Jesse B. K. Lee, 1st Battalion; Private Ed
ward McGovern, Company A, 9th Battal-
ion; First Lieut.. Bert S. Nelligan, adjutant
9th Battalion; Maj. L. H. Reichelderfer, I'd
battalion; Mai r. d. Simms, 9th Battalion;
First Lieut. p w. Smith, Company D, Sd
Battalion; Capt. Alexander Summers, Com
pany A. 9th Battalion; Capt. C. E. Swlgart,
adjutant, I'd Regiment; Capt. ]. S. Tomlin-
son, inspector of rifle practice, I'd Regiment; !;
ion, and Private S. w. Wetherald, Company
A. Sd Battalion.
Those officers and enlisted men mentioned
who may be sin government employ, but are
not members Of a company, battalion or
regmental team entering into the Sea Grt
rifle competitions, will not be entitled to
military leave from their respective depart
ments.
The team will leave Washington Wednes-
day. the 2Sth instant, at II o'clock am, via
the Pennsylvania railroad, and will return
Saturday, the 7th of September.
The uniform to be worn by the team and
those officers and enlisted men detailed to
accompany same will consist of campaign
hat blouse, trousers, leggings and cartridge
belt.
District Troops at Buffalo.
Owing to the fact that sufficient num-
ber of it's members cannot participate In
the proposed outing, Company B, I'd Bat
tallion Che Morton Cadets, has decided not
to visit the Pan-American exposition at
Buffalo. Those who had arranged to go,
however, have accepted an invitation to
accompany Company A, I'd Battalion (the
Corcoran Cadet Corps. and, as heretofore
stated, will depart from this city next
Sunday morning.
Important Part of Soldiers Training.
Lord Roberts, commander-in-c chief of the
British military forces, is reported as hav-
ing made the following statement as re-
CARDS rifle practice:
My experiences in South Africa have
taught me that rifle shooting Is the most
important part of soldiers training. The
war has taught us that in future our troops
will have to be in very extended order as
1t would be counting death to have men on
the open plains within $500 yards of the
enemys position in the formation as prac-
ticed of late years The war has brought
about great changes In our mode Of attack
and it is now found necessary to employ
a much larger proportion of mounted men
than were needed in previous campaigns.
Volley firing has been found to be OF no
practical use, except perhaps to cover an
advance at very long distance or when
acting on the defense inside a carefully en-
trenched position. The only effect vollcy
firing has Is to expose the troops to the
fire of the enemy through making such a
distinctive mark to fire at. To make the
fire of our troops effective at the low range
Of 200 and 15O yards with as little danger
as possible to the men they must be taught
to fire rapidly and to take most careful
cover after each shot. so as not to stani
long enough for the enemy to take Care
ful shot at them"
Range Practice.
AS heretofore announced in The Star.
| one-half Of the membership Of the brigade
team has been on the Jersey range since
last Wednesday afternoon All yesterday
and today the District rifiemen referred
to have been competing for places on the
all-American team which is to shoot
against a foreign aggregation for the
famous Palma trophy. When they lighted
at the range last Wednesday the local
guardsmen found a number of the JERSEY
experts shooting over the 1,00O-yard range.
The Washingtonians at once went to work
and proceeded to excel their rivals. The
team representing the United States Ma
rine Corps and some Of the New Yorkers
are on the grounds.
To the District attachment has been as
signed the first full row of Sibley tents,
after the New Jersey and the Marine
Corps quarters, In rear Of the firing point.
The location Is practically the same as
was assigned to the District a year ago.
A hospital tent is provided for the team
captain and ten Sibley tents for the others
Of the party, so that there will be no
crowding.
Resumes His Duties.
The announcement In The Star several
days ago that Col. Theodore Mosher. upon
the exDiration of his preaepf loavo of a n