The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-07-08
AND ARE LEARNING HOW TO DO
GOOD SHOOTING COLONEL
CANN TALKS ENTERTAlNlNGL
OF THE SHOOT.
BRUNSWICK DELEGATION HAS
ARRIVED AND REPORTS SAY,
ARE HAVING AN ENJOYABLE
TIME.

Macon, July 7.-Macon's rife range
presented a lively scene yesterday af-
ternoon. By O'Clock 125 soldiers
from the various parts of the state had
arrived and every train brought in
more.
The camp was officially opened
this morning. The soldiers were here
last night on their own expense, but
the state will take charge of them
this morning, and will pay the expense
of FIVE men flom each company for the
six days of the shoot. Some Of the
companies have sent ten men, but the
extra five will pay their own expenses.
They come to get the benefit of the
instruction and experience.
Some of the soldiers hSve never
fired rifle. Therefore they will have
to be scncoled considerably before
they viii be allowed to shoot the
:tate's cartridges. This schooling be
gan this morning, Immediately after
the camp was organized. II will take
until Wednesday to DO all of the pre-
liminary work, and it is not likely that
much shooting at targets will be done
before tnat time The soldiers will be
taught all about the trajectory of the
bullets under the varying conditions
and they win be shown now to grade
the sights, how to mold the gun during
firing and a thousand nttle things
that can never be thought Of at a reg
uIar organized state shoot or in actu-
al warfare
AS soon as the preliminary work Is
disposed of, the work Of the camp will
interest the citizens of Macon who 90
out to the grounds There will be all
sorts of field work. drilling, ETC. and
Just as the twilight begins to thicken
in the evening, snam battles Will be
fought. This is an important part of
the soldiers training and it Will be
quite spectacular at that nour OF the
day. for the flashes from the hun
dreds of blank cartridges when dis
charged will be plainly visible at safe
distance away, and, combined with the
work of the combatants, will present
a thrilling picture This hour Is
chosen especially for the spectacular
effect.
Cob George Cam came sp from Sa
vannah and was on the range yester
day. He is thoroughly in love with MS
work. and infuses enthusiasm into al
of the soldiers around nim He shows
them in a mastery way the import
ance of good Workmanship and makes
tnem all ambitious to learn all that Il
60 be learned about the handling anc
shooting of gun.
Why" says he, workmanship is
everything. What good is a soldier
who cannot hit the mark at which ne
shoots? The newspapers tell us every
now and tnen Of a riot lasting for sew
eral days or a week because the sol
diers cannot overcome the rioters
Take for instance the riots at Chicago
Brooklyn, Birmingham and otnel
places. They were much more trouble
some than shey should have been, Of
would have been if the soldiers ha'
been skilled in hitting the mark. Yo'
let the rioters see that the shooting o
the soldlers is not effective and thel
become much bolder and more danger
Gus. But a few good marksmen cal
soon intimidate mob In Birmingham
ham 1 was told that if the officer II
charge of the soldiers had been giYeI
a dozen good marksmen he could hav'
accomplished a great deal more thai
was accomplished by all of the sol
diers
"The average citizen does not appre
ciate the Importance Of these things,
continued Col Cam. They seem t.
have an idea that a0iaisr IA 3 sol