Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-03
Try-outs For Rifle Team
Will Begin Today.
National Guard Officers Placed
On The Retired List.
s. v. Thaxter Co., Portland In.
ereases Capital Stock.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR,
N.xt Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, July 80, at 10 A. M.

J., accordance with the provisions of
cnaci,l Orders No. IA, which We're is
a,,ad from the office of the adjutant
General under date of June Is, the
annual try-outs for places on the
state rifle team will begin today and
will continue through Saturday, July
on the state range on the Written
road in this city. The work will
commence at o'clock this morning,
and If is expected that there will be
about 30 competitors for positions on
the team Col Elliott G. Dill, chief
Of ordnance, will be the executive Of
fcer and Major John j. Dooley, as
sis.ant chief Of ordnance, the range or
der. A deep interest in the try-outs
is entertained by the members of the
National Guard Of the state as it is
the first chance they ever had to com
pare the scores of the new Springfield
with those of the Krag. which had
heretofore been used. The rules gov
ernine the try-outs are as follows:
The first day will be devoted to slow
fire at 200 and 600 yards and rapid fire
at go yards; the second day, to
skirmish fire. Targets will be drawn
by lot for the first days shooting but
on the second day the relays will be
made up in the ranking order of ag-
grcgate scores in the first days shoot
ing.
Competitors may withdraw at the
conclusion of any stage of the match
and viii be excused by the executive
officer, but no competitor will be ruled
out unless the maximum of his re
naming scores would be insufficient
to give him a place among the first
twelve competitors.
The twelve competitors making the
highest aggregate scores for the two
days of the try -out together with three
officers or men to be named by the
chief of ordnance, will constitute the
state rife team for 1908 and from these
fifteen the twelve to fire i'm the Ma
tional team match for 1908 will be Sc
leoted by the chief of ordnance after
preliminary practice at Camp Perry
Ohio
Special rifles will be issued to the
team for practice and for use in the
National team match. such rifles to be
returned to the state storehOuse by
the chief of ordnance at the concIu-
nP'Il u tllt oIllo JOUR Ol uuly. ~ III
muniton for practice will be issued
direct to team members and practice
will be conducted in accordance with
the suggestions of the chief of ord
nance.
Announceent was made Thursday at
the office of the adjutant general OF
the issuance of General Orders No. 10,
the text of which is as follows:
Augusta. June go 1908.
General Orders No. 49,
Upon personal application and in ac-
cor1ance with the provisions of Sec
ton | Chapter 76 of the Public Laws
of 1903. the following persons who
have served as commissioned officers
in the National Guard of the State of
Maine are hereby placed upon the re-
tired list of commissioned officers of
the Volunteer Militia of the State of
Maine. with the rank set against their
respective names:
George NJ. Kavanaugh of Lewiston.
with rank of captain. Service: Sec
ond lieutenant, First Regiment Gun
Company. Mow Company |. First
Regiment of Infantry. December 10,
1891 April :, 1901. First lieutenant and
cohllnlSSary, FlrSt regiment OF IN
fantrY. April 8. 1901 March Ia. 1905.
Captain and commissary. First Regi-
ment of Infantry, March Is. 1905-Au
gust 5, 1907
Warren f.. Rilter of Lewiston, with
rank of captain. Service: Captain.
Ambulance Corps, June Is, 1s9l-June
Is. 1897. Second lieutenant. Ambulance
Corps, July 10. 1S97-July II, 1901.
Charles s. Cummings of Auburn.
Chaplain. Service: Chaplain. First
Regiment of Infantry, August 5, 1895
September 10. 1907
BY order of the commander in chief:
AuGIISTIIS II FARMLAND