Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

instruction drill for the supports. In the
afternoon payment of the militia troops.
10 July %, Sunday-Departure for home
station of the militia troops.
Should the guardsmen arrive the 18th.
then No. will be repeated, as there will
be one more available day.
Should the Naval Battalion be available
only on the Goth and 9th, then No. g will
be repeated and No will appear for No.
8, and No. will have the forenoon devoted
to attack by the fleet. payment still taking
place in the afternoon. The night landing
attack will be made on the 26th
The Naval Battalion will have the monitor
Puritan and small converted yacht Oneida,
with number of boats and probably two
launches. The army boat Gushing will
be completely taken up with supplying the
artillery district. 1t is proposed to use
her one night. the reserves can see the
effect of the lights in connection with ar
tllery work.
About 200 guests attended the smoker
given by Company E, 1st Regiment, last
Wednesday evening in its quarters at the
National Guard Armory The committee
in charge consisted of Capt. Edwards, First
Lieut.. Meyer First Serg. Hazard, Corps.
Tucker and Clark and Privates Langley
Buell. and Burns. feature of the occa
sion was an exhibition by Mysterious
MiIburn He was chained to chair, the
chains being locked. In less than forty
five seconds. in full view of those present,
he released himself without breaking the
chains or the locks.
The 1st Battery. Field Artillery, spent
two days on the rifle range, going out last
Monday night and returning "Wednesday
evening The following officers and men
qualified as marksmcn with the rifle: Capt.
Fox, Lieut.. Clarke. First Sergt. Wilson,
Quartcrmaster Sergt. Brandon, Sergt. Rlch-
T,,1T CErfA n T4-
Shannon, Musicians Orange and CluXton
and Ffivates Barker, Bonnet Doten, Doyle.
F'itasfmmons. Frel Gillott. Halloran Har-
ris, Herzog. Ilunlley, Jones, Peake, Ruhl'
Snaffcr, Smiling. Everett and Lamson.
The following qualified as sharpshooters
with the rifle: Lieut.. +. NJ. Nevis, Sergt.
L. c. Vogt, Sergt l. \. Powell, Sergt W. c.
McDcrmott. Corp. r. Chandler, Corp.
II. Cornish.
Several of the men qualifying as marks
men shot sharpShOOtcr scores at 200, 800
500 and zoe yards. but did not complete the
skir1nish run or rapid fire tests Some shot
sharpshOoter scores on one or more OF the
sow-fire ranges, but not on all, -Four or
five of those now rated as markSmen VIII
make sharpshooters within the next Few
days.
on the pistol range those making the rat
ing Of markSmen were Lieut.. q. NJ LandlS,
Ouarternaster Sergt. Brandon, Sergt. Nogt,
Sergt Powell, Sergt. Richmond, Musician
| CluXton and Corporals Sirlouis, StoWell,
| Tiller and Shannon and William r. Frlei.
! Lieut. Nevis and Sergt. McDermott made
sharpshooter and Corporal Chandler expert.
The officers and men of the battery are
proud of the record made by the organlza-
tion IN snal-arm practice. Many OF the
batterymen will spend Saturdays on the
range in individual practice, and several
of the pistol marksmen will reach the grade
OF sharpshooter before the close of the sea-
son.
A large percentage of the men of the bat
terry owe much to the skillfu and painstak-
ing instruction and advice in rifieman-
ship given them by Capt. COokson, Capt.
Forsyth Lieut.. Alderman. Lieut.. Lakeland.
Lieut. Farrow and other officers of the
guard seasoned In the art of shooting.
At the pistol targets Lieut. Nevis and
Corp. Chandler were industrious In coach
ing the men. Lieut.. Nevis being a gilt
edge pistol shot and Corp. Chandler, late
a gunner in Capt. Foote's regular battery
being the winner Of several pistol contests
in the regular army.
On the first night at the range the bat
terry was entertained in the hospital tent
by Maj. Henderson. with lecture on FIRST
Aid to the Injured" The surgeon general
said his battlefield experience made him
believe that 30 per cent of injuries did
not receive as prompt and effective treat
ment as was practicable. He gave the
men -exa mplGs in applying banddg"s &c
mead. neck, arm, wrist. leg and foot and
instructed them in the application OF
tourniquets and antiseptic congresses.
The battery had nothing but praise for
the COmmisSary arrangements, the 1000
served being excellent in kind, adequate in
variety and well cooked. The tents were
fioored That was luxury and hygienic
measure not enjoyed last year. The wall
tents were more comfortable than the con-
ical tents used on the range and at Mount