Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-03-26
NAT. GUARD MATTERS
Increased Interest Being Taken in
the State in Militia Affairs. Con-
gressional Aid Expected.

Adjutant General Poole has in-
formed the officers Of Co. n. that
they are allowed 1890 to bs expended
for a target range and improvements
on same. With this sum to aid them
in erecting the new steel Aiken tar
get now in their possession, the local
mllitiamen are positive they will
have no difficulty in retaining their
position in the North Dakota Ma
tional Guard, as the leading company
in craftsmanship.
The company last year qualified
five sharpshooters and number OF
marksmen, and would have done bet
ter If all men had an opportunity to
shoot the longer ranges. 1t is the
expectation that the. new Springfield
rifles, now being issued to the regu-
lar army. will be issued to the North
Dakota militia, under the provisions
{ of the Dick bill. about May 1st or
sooner.
The National Guard Throughout
the country is expecting much assist
ance from the present congress and
legislation is now pending which II
passed, will greatly encourage the
Guard and promote it's efficiency in
all che states OF the Union. The
Warren military bill which has
passed the senate, takes the place of
the Capron House bill, which was
indorsed at the. National Guard
Association meeting. The regular
army bill appropriated 1000. 600 for
the expenses of maneuvres Of the Ma
tonal Guard with the regular army.
This appropriation was cut out Of
the house bill by the close vote OF SO
to 60, but by an effort Of the Nation
al Guard and officers Of the regular
army it was re-incorporated in the
senate bill. II it should be defeated
there will be.no maneuyres this year
in connection with the regular
army, and In that event the u.s.
ual state encampment Will be held az
heretofore. An effort is being made
in case the National Guard Is allowed
to practice drill with the regular
army, to change the location from
Wyoming, where the drill was held
last year to American Lake, near
Spokane. This has been recon-.
mended by the National Guard OF
this state.
1t is also expected that II pending
legislation passes the present con-
gress, that new olive drab uniforms
similar. to those used BY the regular
army Ill be bad within reasonably
short time. North Dakota will get,
in case the bill passes giving an in
creased appropriation for guards s32,-
600 or double what it has received.
This will place the guard in the
state In first class condition. North
western congressman are. favoring
the bill including Congressman
Steenerson and Tawney Of Minnesota
and Congressman Gronna Of North
Dakota.
"A resolution has passed the con-
gress extending the time for the Ma
tional Guard. to conform to the con-
ditions of the Dick bill, in the mat
ter of arms. equipment, ETC., until
1910, and. If the present bill passes
congress 1t should be done at this
session, in order to give the Guards
time to comply with the terms Of
the DICK bill. The National Guard
in North Dakota will greatly appre-
ciate the new rifles and uniforms and
Adj. Gen. Poole is ..aoing all in his
power to urge our representatives to
labor for the passage Of the needed
legislation in congress. With the. new
rifles it is expected that North Da-
kota's team of shooters at the Ma
tional Tournament at Camp Perry,
Ohio will make q much better show
ing than last year, when they worked
4 to great disadvantage against the
4 regulars In the army and navy ser.
vice. Company a had four members
out of q team of l5 from this state.
The adjutant general is expecting to
furnish assistance in preparation of
rifle ranges, and events, and to offer
prizes for contestants, besides the,
regular badges provided for skill in
marksmanship.
Tnkov aet IN the NatinnA1 Guard