The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-20

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Springfield, whereas the bullet in the
! Krag rises 25.8 feet
AS an example Of the tremendous
decrease in the height of the trajec;
tory of modern arms and the increase
Oh the danger space by the flatter ira
Jectory, 1t Is interesting to note that
in shooting at 800 yards with the
Ismoothbore muskets used before our
civil war the bullets rose at the turn.
ing point of the trajectory 1923 feet
in the air. This turning point was at
IFS yards,
Five Mile Range.
The new Springfield has range Of
five miles, although it il, of course
impossible to see human target at
that distance. The piece will be
sighted up TO at least 5000 yards
but even this distance is too great
Tor actual aiming at man or house,
but will aid in dropping shots at ran.
dom. At 1000 yards, a line of men
resembles broad line, the uniform
Width of which Is broken above by the
line OF heads and below by the line
Of legs, AT 1000 yards. cavalry Is
distinguished from infantry. and
movements can be seen. At 1000
yards, bodies of troops can be disting
uished, and a man or horse appears
like a dot The whites Of a mans
eyes Gan be seen at 30 yards. All a
distance OF 50 feet, the new Spring
Held has penetrated SAT feet Of pine
! boards and G3 feet at 1900 yards.
Medals and More Pay.
The adyisability of Increasing inter.
osts in craftsmanship among the sold
iers of the United States Army has
been recognized by the army authori.
Ties, and. in connection with the work
the National Board for the Promotion
Of Rifle Practice with the militia ana
! eYillana, II Is interesting 70 note that
here - p an on foot to inareage
The pay Of soldiers ii tho regular
army who qualify as expert marks.
men
In the Infantry and Cavalry the ex
pert rifleman now receives one dollar
month extra for the year in which
he qualities as an expert. but after
once winning this Inadequate pr,2e
there is no additional reason for the
men to keep up their standing. 1t has
therefore been sugge ted that there
should be fair-sizei increase of pay
for qualifications of this kind and
small one for each succeeding quali
fication thereafter. In this manner
the mans pay would be increased
| sach year according TO his accuracy
IN craftsmanship and eventually the
amount received would become com
mensurate with the value TO the COY.
eminent of a skilled shot in comparl
en- with poor one. With this end
In view, 1t has been recommended
hat each enlisted man on his first
qualification as an expert riaeman re-
ceive a monthly increase in his pay
of two dollars and an additional in.
crease of one dollar per month after
every other yearly qualification as an
expert marksman - long as his ser
vices remains continuous.
II Is further recommended that each
enlisted man on his first qualification
as sharpshooter receives monthly
increase of one dollar and an addition
al Increase Of fifty cents per month
for every yearly qualification as sharp.
shooter so long a his service Iemains
continuous. 1t is also suggested that
instead of donating medals a. the var
ious competitions as the sole prize for
The ones winning theTeat the fol owing
increase In the enlisted mans pay in
addition to the medal prizes. be an.
thorized so long as the winners ser
vice remains continuous
For division rife, carbine and pistol
practice-to the winner of the gold
medal. monthly increase of SO: first
silver medal. 50: second silver medal.
s1.50; third silver medal. ST. except
that no man may receive the increase
cited above for more than one medal
in any one year
For army rife. carbine and pistol
compettion--to fhe winner Of the
gold medal. a monthly increase of S.:
mo- FAAfNa hAttaAs 90 atN0uu HliNtI
medal. s2.50; third silver medal. 81:
with the proviso that no soldier may
receive the increase for more than one
medal in any one year.
The retention Of the melal prizes Isl
considered as advisable on sentiment
al grounds. as y furnishes a tangible
evidence of Individual fitness. but In
itself il is not regarded as an incen-
tive to the best sort Of continuous eff
fort. The proposed increase in pay
would require legislative action. and
II for any reason, these recommends.
tons are 70. adopted Congress will
probably be asked 70 increase the pay
Of expert rifemen and sharpshooters
of the Infantry and Cavalry branch to /
the amount now received by the first /
class and second-class gunners Of the /
Artillery Corps