Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07

next summer with state militia TO put tnen-
self into direct communication with the
state authorities with a view to ascertain
Ing the details of their plans and to render
them such assistance may be practical
BILE in connection with arrangements for
transporting, encampirg, subsistence, in
structing and returning to their homes in
safety after the exercises such troops as
may participate therein. Gen. Murray
further says:
TT is requested that the artillery district
commanders may be instructed also to
keep the War Department informed In re-
gard to all these details by correspondence
by regular channels. and that they also be
Instructed to prepare and submit through
military channels a program of the coast
defense exercise which it is proposed to
carry out in their respective districts with
the assistance Of the state troops This
program should enumerate the boats avail
able for simulated naval attack and should
include the attack and the defense of the
land approaches of the forts.
ITO those states which have state naval
militia an effort should be made by artillery
district commanders. by direct arrangement
with state authorities, to have the naval
militia participate in joint exercises, and to
arrange with the commanding officers
| thereof to take part in the simulated naval
attacks on the forts"
In view of the limited time before the
exercises, Gen. Murray urges expedition In
executing these suggestions.
Vigilance in Target Practice.
Maj. Gen. Grant, commanding the Depart
ment of the East, which includes all posts
in this vicinity, has issued a circular in re-
gard to the necessity for care and vigilance
in the supervision of target practice I'm
view" says Gen. Grant, "of the approach
ing season for record practice with small
arms in this department and in order that
a correct record of the firing may be Sc
cured, and that the increased pay allowed
for superior skill shall be honorable
distinction as well deserved reward for
those who attain the proper classification,
the attention of regimental and post COM
manders well all company officers, is
called to the necessity for the exercise of
the greatest care and vigilance IN the
supervision Of target practice. The rules
governing record practice must be observed
with the strictest impartiality; scores must
be correctly recorded; work in the pit con-
Quoted with the highest efficiency. Post
commanders will impress upon company
officers the necessity of rigidly complying
with the spirit and requirements of the
small arms firing regulations and of taking
such other special precautions as may be
found necessarily to see that the marking
and scoring of their organizations are cor
rect Before the record practice of troops
Is held, post commanders will assemble all
company officers and instruct them in detail
concerning this practice and the rules gov
erninS it.
Appointed to West Point Academy.
OF President Roosevelt's recent appointees
to the United States Military Academy, All
except one of ten principals are sons
of army officers. The exception is Donald
w. Fraser son of Sergt. John Fraser of the
97tn Company, Coast Artillery, at Fort
Adams. Sergt. Fraser is a modest, unas
Stunning soldier who has had twenty-six
years continuous service in the army. The
TrumbuH Connecticut. He received his
education in the public schools of Newport
and is a member of the senior class in the
Rogers High School.
To Conduct National Rifle Match.
Lieut.. Col Robert K. Evans 9TH Infantry,
at Jefferson barracks, st. Louis, will be
the executive officer of the national match
at Camp Perry, Ohio, in August. The Off
GERS who will serve with him will be desig-
mated later. 1t has been decided to permit
the use of machine-loaded ammunition
made in the United States at the matches.
Major d. c. Shanks, 4th Infantry, will be
captain of the infantry team and Capt
William H. Hay, 10th Cavalry, will be cap
tain Of the cavalry team
Contracts for Target Shells.
The Navy bureau of ordnance has made
contracts with the Firth Stirling Steel Com
pany at Giesboro, D. c., for 800 six-inch
target shells at $12 each, 400 eight-inch
target shells at 500 each, 1000 eight-inch
farSet SneliS at 20 edCn ana 1,OUo Twelve
inch target shells at $50 each.
The Chicago Training Station.
The bureau of navigation has called for
bids for extensive construction work at the
new naval training station at North Chi
cago, ILL.,, to be opened May 1. 1t is
undecided whether a contract will be made
for the entire work or for separate struc-
lures 1t is believed however, that the con-
tract will be for the entire project, costing
nearly two million dollars. The work will be
under the supervision of Capt. Albert Ross,
who is the commandant of the station.
ufia, ct2tyrCl-H& go Observation-Disclosures
Lieut.. Johnston's New Duties.
Lieut.. Rufus L. Johnston. a valuable Of
f1cer of the bureau of navigation, Navy
Department, and the recorder of the board
Of construction, will soon report for duty
on the battleship Minnesota, built by the
Newport News shpbuilding Company.
The Minnesota will shortly make a shak-
ing-down cruise along the Atlantic coast
and then join the Atlantic fleet In Hamp-
ton roads during the jamestown EXPOSE
ton.
Midshipman Sherman's Case.
Midshipman E. B. Sherman Of the class
of 1904 of the Naval Academy. a grandson
of Gen. Bragg of Wisconsin, has resigned
by request. Sherman should have had his
commission as ensign In 1885, but 1t was
helC up on account of unfavorable cruise
reports. This case was acted on under the
new rule requiring a high standard of eff
ficiency during the two years the m dship-
man spends at after leaving the Naval
Academy and preceding his appointment as
an ensign.
Gen. o'Reilly's Cruise Of Inspection.
Surgeon General r. NJ. O'Reilly of the
army sailed from New York yesterday for
Porto Rico. He will make an inspection Of
the proposed hospital at San Juan and pro-
coed to Cuba, where he will inspect the
medical department on the island includ-
ing the base hospital at Camp Columbia
Gen. O'Reilly will be accompanied by Mrs
O'Reilly. In June Gen. O'Reilly will go to
London as representative of the ARMY
medical department at the Red Cross con-
vcntion, which meets in the English CAPT.
tai June 10.
Resignation of Lieut.. Bury.
The resignation by First Lieut.. Fred
Bury 23d Infantry, of his commission as
an officer Of the army has been accepted by
the President, to take effect April 90
1907 Lieut.. Bury is from Indiana and
was appointed second lieutenant, LIST In