Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-28
Major DooIey Talks Interest
ingIy Of Arm and Work.
Amount Received For Stumpage on
Reserved Lands, Sl3,004.46.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun
ell Tuesday, Dec. 81, at 10 A. M.

tice on the StdII OF Governor CODD, was
at the office of the adjutant general
Friday morning on business connect
cd with the indoor rife practice of the
different organizations of the National
Guard Of the State. Major Dooley had
with him one of the new Springfield
rifles of the model of 1903, with which
the Guard will later be armed, and
which is the latest and most powerful
military rife in the world. There had
been Tor some time past one Of these
rifles at the adjutant generals depart
ment, but the one shown by Major
Dooley was even later. as it had about
il a number of improvements which
have been made upon the arm since
the model was adopted.
The rifle in it's original design carried
3 rod bayonet, but in the new arm
this has been discarded and the bayonet
substituted in it's place is similar to
that used on the Krag, only 1t is long
or and will prove useful to the soldier
in many ways, whereas the rod bayo-
nets only use aside from that of prod
ding an enemy. if by chance on some
rare occasion the troops were to get
near enough to use the bayOnet, would
he for the purpose of frying bacon. An
other Improvement is in the attachment
Of the sights both of which are shrunk
on. In the krag the muZzle sight was
brazed on and the rear attached with
sorrows When the new Springfield was
made 4 change was made by shrinking
IN the muZZle sight but the rear sight
was attached in the same manner as
on the Krag. In the new arm, now
ever. both sights are shrunk on, so that
thew are absolutely immovable at the
base But the greatest Improvement
in the way of sights on the new arm
ie that the rear is what is known as the
1906 model and is the latest ana prop
ably the most perfect device III tht
WORLD in the way of q rifle sight. some
minor changes have also been made IN
tho firing mechanism of the new arm
hv which the work of taking apart ana
assembling is simplified.
The rife which Major Dooley had
with him Friday was fitted with the
% caliher barrel for indoor target use
M otherwise il was the regulation arm
,r tho service, containing the same mag
aa;na which carries a clip of five cart
riages and loading the same. 80 ina
door or armory practice will work I'M
w. .voo,lv the same conditions as they
win when with the coming OF another
summer they will go out upon Tue
with the exception that whlle III ''.e
ormory they will use the llght % .ai
her cartridge. when they oesni -.
range work they will use me 80 c"iio
cartridge with the regulation c'lai r.
II will thus be seen that thc
target practice which they VII
during the winter months VIII " ~ "
pstimable value to them.
II order that the firing cohoi'loh~
NAV he the same in the arlnorS % W
tho range there is PROVIDED SUI
which is really
sheu in form but which IS ntttu VIZ
. 6r;rq min and spring. ana INTO lhe
I'D Of the shell an ordinary RIM
% cartridge with creased ou'ie' -
u,;,, IF these shells are ioaut"
in n clir and are placed IN the i'i'' I..
NJ tho rifle in the ordinary way
while these sub-magaZlnes '"Ne
.nnnarance of the service amfn'ni'ion'
win N. exception that they are pi't NJ
no is also the firing meci'a'''2"'
,ha orm,rv rife. it is absolutely i!"io
HIN, >, .,cc the service anmuhit'oii ~
~, riee which guarantees peri.
nfo.,, - the mon who use II. ne
,,.r ,oint in favor of the indoor "
~ a,;co with the rifle menlioile"
~. ~ the use of the magaz.i'e
-, -, ,re given ample opportunity
t"s ,,,,;r,,,isb and rapid fire prac'ict'
nroec;arcv in which are two vi w
most essential requisites Oh 'he
soldier. .,.,
before the matter OF nuo'i
nroctico was taken up. Wh'th
the way inaugurated under the ',.
;.tr,tion If Adiutant General Ausu ~
u Earnba,n. the cost of target pra''',o
~ tho range was s2S per 1o' r"uh,'S
nor man and as many men went o' ~
Tho range green, with no kio"
~ tho use of the modern hlsh pow
orrs 4 can easily be figured out WIN.
wos tbe cost to bring the men ~ -
average degree of proficiency
nv tho introduction of the indoor
.;oo however. the cost has beeii
,.aa,,c,d from sos to 50 per 1000 sh"'9'
for wnile the men in the ar,..o.s
using cartridges of a small caiioe. ~.
NJ short distance, tiicS
-, arm, as on the range or III tiie
field. getting themselves fanhilial 80
with II in every way. and th@ "
used are 50 reduced in size tnat - ~
nan who is looking at them over ~ ~
sights Of his rife they appear ~
snn,e size as they do when ne ! "
gagged in range work.
II will thus be seen that me MolN ~.
~ members of the Guard in the "l
mories this winter cannot 1aii - ,d,
great value to them in gettiIs no,
e., tho work of the coming yea. ~
on,v in the way of becoming rroil.'e .rr
- tba wav of target practice ou, VI
faot that they will be together VIII a.
low Of a greater degree of insllu r e;,I,
rom The officers than could poss.o, :,
ha secured on the range. and IL Is a.,
40 cav that when the time TOT "u..
,rootico comes next season the p,at
tice which the boys will get IN '' .,'
arnories this winter will result =" 40,
making of scores Of which they '''''
Justly be proud.
announcement was made at the oil.e
~. ,ond agent Friday mat "a