The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01

Revolution, in furtherance of this scheme.
offers TO- the United States government a
fund of $4,000 without conditions or TO erect
a building TO promote the physical and
moral welfare of the enlisted men of the
army. The structure can be located at any
post designated by the secretary. Con-
gress has authorized the acceptance OF
this fund This generous offer indicates a
patriotic spirit worthy of the descendants
of revolutionary sires.
Second Lieut. Ernest B. Kenery. Company
B. Third Regiment. Angola, to be first
lieutenant same company and regiment;
Sergeant Eddie F. Fish. Company B, First
Regiment, Terre Haute, to be second lieu
tenant same company and regiment; Ser
geant Benjamin F. Winner. Company b.
First Regiment, TO be first lieutenant same
company and regiment While all officers
in the Indiana National Guard are COM
missioned in the arm of the service as cap
tains and lieutenants OF infantry. artillery,
etc, and theoretically promoted by senior
ity in that arm after a careful examination,
the same as in the regular army, in practice
they are promoted in the company to which
they belong, as they must necessarily re-
main in the company located in their own
town.
Gen. Edward NJ Hays. who has just been
promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
has a longer continuous service in the
United States army than any man on the
active list He enlisted as a bugler in the
Second United States Cavalry Aug. Is. 1855.
and served therein till the commencement
of the civil war. He served during the war
of the rebellion as lieutenant and captain
in the Tenth Ohio Cavalry. and was mus
tered out July "A. 1865. He was appointed
second lieutenant, Fifth United States Cav
airy, Feb. %, 1866. and has since served
continuously in the cavalry arm He was
colonel of the Thirteenth Cavalry when
promoted to brigader general. This is
great record. Few men have the honor to
serve their country for practically half
century.
Company A, Second Regiment, this city.
held a noncommissioned officers school
Tuesday evening and a school for the whole
company on Friday evening. The subject
discussed at both meetings was "Disci-
pline." Both meetings were interesting, in
structive and well attended. These varia-
tons from ''fours right and "fours left
no doubt will largely increase the per-
centage of attendance among the COM
panies on drill nights.
The French military authorities have dis
covered a new explosive. 1t is claimed that
the velocity of projectiles can be increased
% per cent more than with any other ex-
plosive; that the accuracy OF rifle fire Is
greatly improved; that the pressure in the
barrel can be altered at WILL that the We
locity of the bullet can be increased or de-
creased according to the range. The new
gun designed TO use this powder has twelve
barrels and fires a thousand rounds per
minute.
new company is being formed at Mar
ion with Pearl Bogue as captain, Dart
Sewall as first lieutenant and Harry Hall
as second lieutenant These are all men of
experience in military affairs. Captain
Bogue and Lieutenant Sewall served in the
ne-hundredth-a Indiana during
the Spanish-American war. the former as
quartermaster sergeant. Lieutenant Hall is
a graduate of a military school.
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The Dick bill requires all National Guards
to be armed with the same kind of gun
| as the regular army. To comply with this
| provision Quartermaster General Foster
made requisition yesterday for 1900 Krag-
| Jorgensen rifles with which to arm the /.
| n. G. This is great advance for the
guard.
| The first class at the United States Naval
| Academy will be graduated Feb. 2. The
| regular time OF graduation Is in June. This
haste is due to shortage of officers In the
navy. The secretary of the navy desires
| TO increase the number of cadets TO the full
capacity of the academy. which is about
| coo.
Lieut.. Commander A. p. Nihiack, L. s.
| N, who has been on duty at the navy yard.
| New York. is on the sick list. and has been
ordered to the general hospital at Fort
| Bayard New Mexico, for treatment. Lieu
tenant Commander Niblack visited his
mother and sister in this city a few weeks
ago.
| The military service institute will hold
its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday
| evening III Room 81 at the Statehouse. Mai.
| Carr, chief quartermaster Indiana National
| Guard, will read paper on Qualifications
| Necessary for an Efficient Officer
XXX
A committee has been appointed, COM
| posed of the following gentlemen: Col. Will
| liam Z. English, Col. John T. Barnett; Fos-
ter c. Shirley. Cass Conway and Gideon
Blair. to assist in securing legislation au-
thorizing cavalry company in this city.
The mastering officer, Second Lieut.. N II.
| Richardson. of Company c, Second Regi-
ment was reprimanded for inattenton in
sending to brigade headquarters the enlist
ment papers without the necessary sigma
ture of the recruit to the oath.
Section "a was entirely eliminated from
the Dick bill as finally passed by Congress.
This section provided for a national VOL
unteer reserve, in the militia, of 100000
men. to be composed OF veterans of wars
| or organized militia.
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| In next Sundays Journal will be pub
lished the percentage of attendance Of the
different companies of the National Guard