Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
New Rifle Range to Be Com
pleted Early in June.
TEAM MATCH SCORES
BOARD OF SURVEY FOR NAVAL
BATTALION PROPERTY.
Changes in 4th Battalion Care Of
Arms and Equipments Issued
to the Militia.

outdoor rifle practice. A contract has been
entered into with a firm of contractors to
complete the range, and the work will be
started the list of May. 1t is stipula ted In
the contract that the job shall be finished
in thirty working days, so that soon after
the LIST Of June the range will be available
for use. The contractors are to make the
backstop at 200 yards secure; to erect a
backstop at 300 yards; to complete the
backstop at 800 yards; to do the necessary
work at 1000 yards In connection with the
installation of four long-range targets; to
erect a "skirmish backstop, and to do
considerable grading.
The LIST Battalion has completed its scores
at 500 yards in the company team match,
with the following results:
Company A, 1879; Company B, 21s: Com
pany c, 212, and Company d, 30
Company E. LIST Regiment. scored 191 at
500 yards, and total OF $50 over the three
ranges in the company team match.
The 1st Battalion, in the battalion team
match at 500 yards, attained the high total
of 44S out of possible 500
Team Matches Concluded.
The battalion and regimental team
matches for the current season have been
concluded. The scores at 500 yards were
fired last evening. The results follow:
Battalion team match-First Battalion.
500 yards. 49, total1 .273 Second Battalion.
800 yards, 400; total, 1856 Third Battalion
800 yards, 43s; total, 1,279. Fourth Bat
talon, 800 yards, 443; total, 1,2S0. Fifth
Battalion, 500 yards, 426; total, 1,236 Sixth
Battalion. 800 yards, 1873: total. 1893
The members of the LIST Battalion team,
which scored the highest total at 800 yards
and their scores were:
Captain Sheridan Ferree 46; Lieut.. ]. H.
shreve, 46; Lieut.. p w. Smith, 40; Lieut..
NJ J. Ryan, II; Lieut. Ralph Alderman. 10:
Lieut.. H. j. Atwell. 43; Lieut.. j. B. Baker,
43: Sergt. F. o. Cole. At: Corporal T. C.
Malone, 4S, and Private E. A. Collier, 46
Total, AS.
Regfmental team match-2d Regiment,
800 yards. 400; total, 1874. First Regi-
ment, 500 yards, Alb: total, 1291
The members of the I'd Regiments team
and their scores were:
Lieut. j. s. Combs, 40; Lieut.. F. w. Holt
As; Lieut.. w. w. Cookson, AS; Lieut.. Yount
A; Capt. T. P. Heap, A. Sergt. W. NJ
Farrow As: Lieut.. w. NJ. Farrow 4S; Lieut.
T. F. McAnally, At; Private c. Hutchinson,
10. and Lieut.. G. G.. Dennison, IL. Total
400.
The Burkart medal match will be shot
the evening of Wednesday. May 10.
Those guardsmen who have not completed
the ordered indoor practice will have an
opportunity to do so during the month of
May.
Naval Battalion Property.
A board of survey to consist of Lieut.. JOS
Captain Richard B. Clayton, Company L.
I'd Regiment, and Captain Charles l.. Shell
Company F, 1st Regiment, has been ap-
pointed to meet on board the United States
ship Puritan Thursday, May 4, for the pur-
pose of investigating the public property
of Lieut.. Commander r. B. Brummett and
Lieutenant Sidney Bieber, paymaster, Ma
val Battalion, to ascertain the shortage If
any, and to fix the responsibility for the
same
The board will also carry into effect the
provisions of recent special order. pro-
vidlng that public property responsibility
IN the Naval Battalion shall be distributed
among the commanding officer, the pay
master and the division commanders, as
specified by headquarters.
In the 4th Battalion.
The 4th Battalion has been ordered to
assemble Wednesday. May g. 1905, at s
o'clock pm, In the drill hall of the Center
Market armory to participate in the regi-
mental parade. Battalion line will be form
ed promptly at 7:45 o'clock pm. Dress uni
forms and white gloves will be worn. Com
handing officers have been admonished to
use every means known to them to insure
full attendance in their respective COM
mands
The present board of examinat ton, 4th
Battalion, has been dissolved and the fol-
lowing named officers are detailed to con-
STEELE. Company b, president; First Lieut.
and Quartermaster Thomas A. McAnally
and Second Lieut. James e. Leeman Com
pany d, recorder. The board will meet the
first Monday OF each month at o'clock
pm.
At the request of their company COM
mander. and having been certified by the
battalion board of examination, Private
Charles +. Castle, Company c., and Cor
poral Arthur NJ. Loveday. Company d, are
appointed sergeants, and Private Edward J.
Cunningham, Company c. and Privates
Claude Burlingame and Clarence e. Smith,
Company D. appointed corporals to
date from April l. 1905.
AT the request OF their respective COM
manding officers. Sergt. Joseph Cauffman,
Company d, and Corporals William r.
e, are reduced to the ranks for non-at-
tendance at drills, to date from April l.
1905.
Care of Arms and Equipment.
The provisions Of a circular from the
chief of ordnance, United States army
has been republished in a circular from
headquarters, District of Columbia militia,
with directions that it be read to every or
ganization of the local brigade at it's next
assembly.
Referring to paragraph 3, section 1861,
Revised Statutes. as amended. with refer
ence to the issue of arms and equipments
OF War to make such regulations as he
may deem necessary to protect the interests
of the United States, attention Is invited by
the chief of ordnance to the provisions of
paragraphs 2S3 pa and 2S5, army regula-
tons of 1904, which pertain to the care of
arms and equipments and which should be
enforced by the governors of the different
states and territories and by the command
ing general of the militia of the District of
Columbia as being necessary for preserving
the material in condition for use upon ne
cessity, which Is the object of their supply
by the general government.
These paragraphs prohibit the taking
apart of arms by enlisted men except by
permission of a commissioned officer, and
then only under proper supervision and in
the manner prescribed in the descriptive
pamphlet of the arm, issued by the ord
nance department; the polishing of blued
or Drowned parts. the rebluing or rebrown-
Ing of such parts, or the putting of any
portion of an arm in fire; the removing of
a barrel from receiver; the mutilation of
any part by filing otherwise and beauti-
flying or changing the finish; the use OF any
dressing or polishing material on leather
accouterments, equipments, harness, etc.
except the preparations supplied or ap-
proved by the ordnance department.; all
changes in equipments except the adjust
ments provided for in their construction
for fitting them TO soldiers.
Paragraph 2S3. army regulations of 1904,