The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-15
The First Re giment
Uses Army
Targets.
SPENDS DAY IN
MANOA VALLEY
Col. Jones Satisfied With the
Workmanship Of hawaii's
National Qua dim n

voieys of musketry fired by more
than two hundred blue and khaki-clad
soldiers of the National Guard of Ha-
wall, resounded and echoed in Manoa
of the first outing of the First Regi-
ment since the summer vacation and
the results of the volleying were highly
satisfactory to Col. ]. w. Jones, COM
manding the regiment, and to the bat
talon and company officers. For the
first time in Hawaii iron and cloth
figures representing men standing,
kneeling and lying down were used as
the targets, being the regulation figur-
antes in use by the United States reg
ular army and the way in which the
dummies were ripped, torn and shat
tered indicated that the national
guardsmen were keeping up their ex-
cellent target record. One feature of
the firing which impressed Col. Jones
effective for parades and exhibition
drills, but in active service the men be-
hind the guns were capable of deadly
work.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning the various companies began
assembling in the armory, but owing
to several delays the regiment was not
modified until about 7:45 Each man
reported for duty in blue blouse, khaki
trousers. canvas leggings and fatigue
hat Col Jones commanded in person
with Majors Zeigler and Camara re-
spectively in command of the battal-
ions. Captains Campbell and Bowen
of the staff accompanied the colonel.
The regiment mustered about 21S men,
rounds of ammunition. The Govern
ment band with Captain Berger at its
head, led the regiment from the arnory
to the tune Let US weave lei'' and
marched the guardsmen around to the
Rapid Transit car barns where half a
dozen trolley cars were in readiness to
convey them into Manoa Valley. On
arrival at the end of the Manoa line the
troops disembarked, and forming into
column of fours marched to the prem
ises of the Woodlawn dairy the use OF
which for the day, had been granted
to Col. Jones. Wagons followed with
provisions, each company furnishing its
own provender.
The heat became intense in the early
forenoon and by 2 o'clock the blazing
sun was blistering the mems necksr
noses and hands in a way which sug-
gested the use of plenty of vaseline for
the night Cheeks were turned to q
lobster red and for one man to cross
his arm familiarly over a comrades
sho -lders was certain to draw forth an
OUGHT! and a rueful rubbing.
The firing began in the forenoon
Figurantes were carried up the hills
and placed in line at long intervals
apart. First the lying down figures
were set in position. When settled
down in the long grass about all that
was visible were the heads. These rep
resented soldiers in the act of lying
prone upon the ground exposing the
least part of their anatomies to the
enemy. The figures were a long dis
tance apart. The regiment was drawn
up 100 yards distant and the men un-
der their respective company comman-
sers fired at viii, about five shots pei
man being used.
zee yards distance at the kneeling
6surantes. and finally at 500 yards dis
tance at the standing figurantes. In
tae last firing some of the figurantes
were completely disembowelled and
aore shots took effect in the region OF