The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-13
RULES FOR
 RIFLE SHOOT General Graves Issues Orders to Guardsmen. THE SHOOT BEGINS MONDAY Team Wll Be Selected For Na-
 tional Shoot. The Team VIII De Made Up Thursday, After The start-Durins the start There Will Be No
 social Features.
 

The rules and regulations for the rifle practice camp to be held in Mont gomery beginning Monday, June 15, were made known to the militia of the State yesterday in a special order of Adjutant General Bibb Graves. The Adjutant General also detailed a num- Der of officers who have been ordered for this occasion into active service. Col c. R. Bricken, of thef End Regl- ment of Infantry. was placed in com mand of the camp in the absence of the ington on business The other officers of the practice are named in the order printed herewith.
 One of the distinctive features of this summer practice of the militia IS Graves is specific about his bar of all things calculated to divert the mind of the marksman from the bulls eye. drink. At least mo intoxicating liquors of any kind whatsoever will be per mitted in or about the camp or range during the period of this encampment.
 a Thsrs w sso 9s Sbere m Ss or civilian or other guests of the militia men while engaged in this practice. A hard and fast rule has been put down by the Adjutant General on this score. The rifle practice Is serious affair with the head of the Alabama National Guard and he proposes that every hour shall count while the men are here AS an lnQlcatlOn or t0c DuotHCH1 policy of General Graves, the shooting will begin at o'clock a. m., daily ex- cepting the first day, continue until IF o'clock noon. resume at 2 D. nn., and continue until 6:s0 o'clock ?. m. <, From the best shots who develop at this practice next week the team or twelve who make the best record while in camp will be selected Thursday next as the team of crack snols % who cl VII, la at Camp Perry, August 2f. It Is ex- pected that the competition for this honor will be keen this year. The practices will be conducted at the mag nificent new rifle range recently con- structed on the Pickett Springs car line just beyond the city limits: The order of the Adjutant General giving the names of the officers Tn charge and the rules and regulations of the practice follows:
 Headquarters
 Alabama National Guard,
 Montgomery. Ala, June II, lsoS,
 i. In accordance with General Orders, A. c. O., No. 15. the camp for promotion of rifle practice will open Monday morning at ,, s o,clock clock at The rhe following officers are detailed and are hereby ordered into the active service of the state and will report to the Ad- jutant General, Friday, June lz, lsos' Col c. R. Bricken, End Infantry. Tn lconlmand' in absence hof the Ad1utant
 r' Major Lucien c. Brown. staff Corps,
 %hsJ Major % D. W. McIver. Adiutant Gen
 Captain F M Maddox. Adjutant 1st | Infantry. Adjutant.
 Captain J. H. Taylor Comrnissary' es End infantry, Quartermaster and Com
 s'tss Captain Julius A. smith. Inspector of Rifle practice, 1st Infantry ,,..,.
 Captain W. A. Collier, Inspector Rifle I Practice, End Infantry.
 Captain Robert V. Mabry, Inspector of rifle practice, 3rd Infantry: Assis- 1 tant Range and Statistical Officer. Captain Sam c. Pelham, Srd Infantry.
 2. There will be record kept by official scorers of each shot fired. 3. The shooting on Monday the i5th of June. will not be consioerea m seieS close of shooting Thursday evening, the forty-five competitors who have made the highest total score, exclusive oi first day. will be selected to ehter a.,, ; the National Match to be held at camp Perry, August 24, 1908. The twelve competitors not above rank Of captain, will be selected as the principals for the 1908 AIabama.Team on Saturoav' June
 shooting will begin on range at [ o'clock a. nl., eacn oay eii,s l,s, ea,, e noon. resunning again at 2 p. m, and continuing until 6:s0 p. m. Meals will be arranged so as not to interfere with these hours.
 Competitors who fail to respond wneh their time comes to shoot at any range will be scored zero at that range
 b No intoxicating liquors of any kind whatsoever, will be permltted m or about the camp or range during tne perfod of this encampmenJ
 6. The sole purpose of this camp ne- ing for the promotion of rifle, practice and for the selection of the team TOT the national match, no social function will be permitted and officers and men will refrain from inviting guests to partake of meals or other participation in the said camp.
 4 By command of the GoYernof.
 Bibb Graves,
 The Adjutant General