The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
TROOPS WILL DRILL
AT AMERICAN LAKE
Signal and Medical Detach=
ments to Be Accompanied by
Cooks and Bakers
General Funston Announces
Officers for Rifle and Pistol
Competitions

Preside troops who are to take part
In the maneuvers at American lake,
Wash, viii leave the post July p in
special train. under command Of
Lieutenant Paul ". Beck Of the signal
corps. The troops will include Com
pany T. signal corps, consisting of rs
enlisted men and SO horses and mules,
Captain A. E. TRULY. with One-half Of
Company B Of the medical department,
and Captain Henry T. Ferguson, in
charge Of the school of cooks and
bakers now at the Preside.
The troops Will be gone Is days and
will be back in time 10 prepare for the
maneuvers at Atascadero in October.
The star officers Of the department
who are TO take part in the annual
Pacific rife and pistol competition at
Monterey were named yesterday by
General Funston. The officers listed
are those who have made the best
records during the last years practice
In the rife competition they are:
First Lieutenant Clarence H knight, corps Of
engineers. Fort Mason.
second Lieutenant Emil P Pierson. Fourteenth
cavalry. Presidio OF san Francisco.
First Lieutenant Austin NJ Pardee. Twentieth
Infantry distinguished marksman)' Fort Shafter,
Honolulu. H. T.
Second Lieutenant Arthur F. Ahrends, Twen-
tieth infantry. Preside Of Monterey.
Second Lieutenant Burt ". Phillips, Twentieth
infantry, Preside OF Monterey.
Second Lieutenant George F. ROZelle Jr.,
Iwenty-second infantry, Preside Of Monterey.
Second Lieutenant Ray c. Hin, Twenty second
infantry, Preside Of Monterey.
Those in the pistol competition are:
First Lieutenant Clarence H. knight. corps Of
engineers, Fort Mason.
Second Lieutenant Emil 2. Pierson, Fourteenth
cavalry. Preside of san Francisco.
First Lieutenant Carroll ". Neal, First field
artillery Preside Of san Francisco.
Captain William II. ii. Chapman, Twentieth
infantry distinguished pistol shot), Preside Of
second Lieutenant Arthur E. Ahrends. Twen-
tieth infantry distinguished pistol shotJ. Pre-
sidi0 Of Monterey.
second Lieutenant Burt W Phillips. Twentieth
infantry. Preside Of Monterey.
Second Lieutenant George T. Rozelle Jr.,
Iwenty-second infantry. Preside of Monterey
The Pacific rife competition will be-
gin July 20 and viii conclude July "a.
It viii be preceded by the preliminary
practice, beginning July i, and last
ing two days.
The pistol competition viii take
place July p and IS. Major G. ".
McIver, Twentieth infantry, viii be the
officer in charge Of the competitions.
The great guns at the Preside were
booming all day yesterday. The
weather was unusually fine and the
best work Of the annual target prac-
tice was accomplished.
The firing of the great y inch guns
from Battery Lancaster, was in charge
Of Captain Edwin c. Long. while Cap
tain II. r. Casey was in charge Of
the directing OF the firing Of the 10
inch guns from Battery Cranston
W. c. Hazard of Milwaukee is on
a trip to the coast and is at present
the guest Of his brother Lieutenant
o. p. n Hazard at the Presidio. W
@ Hazard, who is a graduate of Stan
ford university, was the famous center
of the football team of '95. He ex-
poets TO spend two weeks on the coast