The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-11
FOR SUMMER CAMP
MILITARY PLANS ARE ALREADY
 UNDER WAY.
New Plans Are Made Fer Rifle Prac-
 ttce te Which War Depertment
 is Giving Every Encournge

Unless the present plans of Adjuant General Blob Graves are changed, two regiments of the Alabama National Guard infantry vii go Into camp this summer at Chicamauga Park and the other will be sent to Mobile. It Is prac- ticaly certain that the artillery forces of the State will be devided between the two points. 1t being the present in- tention of the Adjuant General to have two of the batteries go to Mobile and two to Chicamauga
 It Is impossible at this time to iden- tify the regiments of infantry which will be assigned to Mobile and which will go to the joint encampment of the militia and the Department of the Gulf soldiers of the regular United States Army at Chicamauga. At no distant date the course to be determined upon in this regard will be announced. The State militia of practically all the Gulf states, or those in which United states troops are stationed being re- ferred to as the Department of the Gulf, will participate in the grand ma neuvers at Chicamaugua.
 That it is the intention of the Adju- tant General to increase the shooting efficiency of the Alabama National Guardsmen Is shown by the early ac- tivity of that officer in this direction
 
 In an order, for 10000 cartridges for each company in the brigade and one Springfield rife of standard make and efnciency in every respect except In the calibre. The calibre vii be reduced to size twenty-two for indoor practice. The total number of these 22-caiibre to be distributed among the infantry will be half a million approximately. Orders will he sent to the captain of fanr SrSk A k0% fn ~an 4n ff that every member of his unit indulges in some practice with the new equip ment which will be furnished
 At the same time that the order has been placed for the'target practice sup plies the Adjntant General announced yesterday that he had just received frem the War Department at Washing ton the lease for the rife range at Montgomery which has been sent up for approval. The form for lease of some ground near Birmingham for the location of rife range has been sent the officers of the National Guard in that city for execution. As soon as the papers have been executed and the lease forwarded to Washington and ap- | proved the establishment of that range will be undertaken at once. Likewise arrangements are under way for a ! lease at Geneva for use by the com pany of that city. Captain Johnson of the Geneva company has been notified of the intention of the Department to locate g range there and to make ar engagements accordingly.
 These early preparations for target practices indicate an added zeal for this part of the Alabama militiaman's | life this year. Just as soon as the 1 spring season arrives the soldiers of | every company are expected to get out in the field and practice his marks | manship on every occasion he can find. 1 Efforts will be made to place the ad- vantages of range practice within
 reach of every company in the State I organization. and 1t is the hopes of | every, officer that the improvement this | year In mark smanship will be so great l that the Alabama team which will be chosen to meet competition from every | state in the Union at the National shoot will make a more creditab bic showing than they have done in ormer | years.
 | The present intention of the Adju- tant General is to see that this team is selected several days before the date | of the international meet which will l be held this year August 21, at Camp l Perry, Ohio, on Lake Erie where the last meet was held. The Alabama team will consist of nineteen men as usual The Daybreak Fertilizer has pre- ! n IA