The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-27

reasoning severity, whereas these con-
dttions are more often found In our
mills and factories. and are the direct
result of failure on the part of oficials
to properly study the characteristics Of
their subordinates {foremen) and to
provide the checks on the abuse Of
authority that the military system
does.
The more progressive establishments
recognize these merits of military dis
cipline and are more and more finding
that their requirements of organiza-
ton and discipline can be best met by
applying its principles.
Onicers' Meeting.
The commanding officers of the three
regiments Of infantry. battalion of ar
tillery and squadron of cavalry are to
meet the Governor here Friday and
talk over with him the time and place
and preliminaries for camp this year
The organizations are in good shape
and the officers and men are keen for
camp, to get all the instruction they
can and the benefit of the me-srng.
1t is not known where camp will be
held, but from present outlook 1t is
not probable that any of them will be
held out of the State.
The New Bullet.
Arms and the Man publishes the ad-
dress delivered by Major L. NJ. Fuller,
o. D., U. s. A., at the convention of
the National Guard Association of the
United States, March rs, 1907. Major
Fuller described the new pointed bull
let for the model of 1908 musket, which
Is shaped much the same as the point
ed or agival projectile for the sea coast
rife, except that 1t 10 even more point
ed. 1t weighs $50 grains, as against
the 22o grain bullet formerly used. 1t
has danger space of 500 yards, or
nearly twice as great, due probably
to the high velocity with which 1t is
fred The powder wears out the rifle
barrel nearly twice as fast. reducing
its life from $500 to 1000 yards to
1000 to $500. An effort is being made
to find partial remedy for this The
air resistance to the new bullet is only
about 80 per cent as great as that of
the old bullet: Its velocities are 1880
feet initial, '1,775 feet at 500 yards, and
1880 feet at 1000 yards, against 1900
1890 and 930 In the old bullet. Its
point blank range is 500 yards against
300 in the old rifle. so that It can be
fired over nearly twice the distance
without adjustment. These advantages
are believed to compensate for the
shortened life of the rife with the new
chambered for this ammunition is be-
ing restricted until powder can be
found which will give less erosion.
The Hoffer galley rifle. model of 1903,
is great improvement and Is avail
able Tor any kind of firing with which
the regulation ammunition could be
used. The accuracy Is quite as good
as with the model of 1898. To avoid
accidents 1t is so arranged that the
bolt cannot be closed when any other
bullet than that intended for it Is in
serted. and the ..22 caliber bullet Is so
shaped that 1t will not go well into the
80 caliber rife. The reports on the
trial of the telescope sight are favor
able. Its cost, $40 apiece. Is so nearly
prohibitive, however. that a less ex-
pensive sight is being developed. In
the national matches the Peters am
munition appears to be preferred, but.
as owing to advance orders, 1t could
not be obtained. orders were given to
other cartridge manufacturers. This
has occasioned delay. One organiza-
ton has objected to the private am
munition issued, and asked that gov
eminent ammunition be supplied. Nu-
merous requests come for specially
made ammunition; hand-loaded, with
special bullets, or special primers, etc.
The issue OF this is Objectionable as 1t
could not be obtained in time of war
In the enormous quantities required.
Major Fuller stated that 10000, 900
Of ammunition. In the Philip
pines at the close of the Spanish war.
were ruined by the damp climate and
had to be broken up.