The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05
TO ORGANIZE new
n. e.. REGIMENT
Permission VIII Be Granted for
Formation of Additional
Local Companies

il has been ascertained that permis-
sion VIII be granted to citizens of this
city TO organize a new regiment of the
national guard. Just as soon as the
written authority is received the neces-
sary steps 10 organize the - new com
panles VIII be taken. This may be
Undertaken during the current week.
a new movement has been started to
secure an armOry for the four com
panles Of the Fifth infantry in this
'llE Il Is planned 10 have these four
fganizatious, two Of which are in the
-eadQuarters OF the nationals I'm Eddy
street near Laguna and the other two
al Waller and Buchanan streets. shall
oe under the one roof None Of these
vfEanizatons have quarters Tor indoor
ofllls II the armory proposition car
flcs the four companies viii be ordered
10 assemble at the new place.
The war depa artment will soon adopt
The Montana peak" in place Of the
crease in campaign hats, and the
national guard fof the several states
and territories viii have to follow suit
The peak is made by pointing the cen
Ter Of the hat and having four dents
10 it, 1t is said that this affords bet
ter ventilation and sheds the rain bet
ter than the crease.
Brigade headquarters of this city has
received an account OF a remarkable
score made AT the targets by Captain
=. A. Wise. Sixth Massachusetts in
fantry. national guard Of Nassachu-
setts. June j.. He made 20 consecutive
bullseyes, of which 81 were at the 500
yards range. 9 at the 500 yards and 10
al the 900 yards
The Third battalion, Fifth infantry,
composed Of the four companies located
in this city. under command Of Major
". = Grattan, were in the vicinity Of
Hunters point on the last Sunday in
June for field practice and attack and
defense problems. Company II, Cap
tain Nagle, had out y men; Company
i. Captain Mund. 81; Company /. Cap
tain HSer. 25, and Company N, Captain
Hyde, 20 men.
MADE OVERNIGHT CAMPS
Company K, which had obtained per-
mission for an overnight camp. went
out saturday night from the "armory'
and hlkcd TO Eighth and Market
streets. where ii took the car for Fifth
and Railroad avenues, South san Fran
cisco. The men were in heavy march
ing orders with shelter tents. bundles
of hrewood and ratious for q day and
half u was dark when they reached
tle avenues and they were forced to
light lanterns 10 see the road over the
Bernal heights TO their destination in
a sheltered cove south and west Of
the drEdOck.
They arrived at that point about an
hour and "A half after leaving the ave
nues- Camp was struck and late
supper prepared. each man being his
individual cook. after which sentinels
were posted and the others retired in
their tents At reveille the camp was
named Roster" for the brigadier gem
erai; then there was guard mount,
company drill. reconnaissance. scouting
and outpost duty, as Company X was
waiting for the other three companies
10 make an attack. In time the three
companies were discovered by the
scouts advancing under command of
Major Grattan.
The advancing force did not send
out am advance guard or scouts to
locate the men they were to attack,
and II was not long before the ad
vaucing Euardsmen found themselves
Ganked by members Of Company X
doployed in skirmish line and We're
mct with a surprise fire which was
kept mp with such rapidity as TO have
slaughtered the three companies had
the rifles been loaded. The ma jor, it
is said, was shot at - times.
This matter has been brought to the
attention of Brigadier General Roster,
who has expressed his displeasure at
THE way the three companies were led
to slaughter and at what has been
reported to him as lack Of military
discipline. the men in the ranks. il is
said, calling out to the major in COM
mand. Get of that horse. you're max
ing target OF yourself" Mike. can't
you take tumble" and other un-
military expressions. He viii make a
full investigation OF what has been
reported TO him. and if half Of
what has been said OF the attack and
repulse is proved, somebody is to be
called to account
Make PRACTICE CAMP
The First battalion, under command
Of Major simpson. Fifth infantry. left
Oakland Saturday morning for Toler
heights. north of Melrose, for an over
night camp and practice on Sunday.
The companies OF this battalion are:
A. Captain Francis; c. Captain Pape;
i. Captain Wethern. and G, Captain
O'ConueIl.
Lloyd T. Stephenson has been elected
captain Of Company c, second infantry,
located at Fresno, vice o. W Spears,
resigned. The captain elect is the
head boolkeeper for the Fresno coop
erage company. He has held commits
sions in the national guard of Ken
tucky and Of Nevada. During the
Spanish American war he was a vol
unteer in the First Nevada regiment Of
infantry.
This company needs only nine more
enlisted men 10 come up TO the mini
mum number Companies c and X,
both located in the same city. took part
in the fourth OF July parade for the
first time in four years. Company c
had its annual military bail last week.
Two squads, one each from Com
Danies + and G OF the Second regiment
of infantry located at Sacramento,
went by rail to EIverton the third Sun
day Of last month 70 rskirmish runs
and shooting at long range. These
companies viii send men TO Woodland,
where a selection viii be made for the
shoot at Riverside. where those for the
International shoot viii be chosen.
Company i Of the Second infantry