Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

day night a. o:Sa O'clock Mai Anton
stephan OF the 4th Battalion Will he in
command Of the troops during this tour
OF duty.
Mai \. P. Robbins. captain OF tire b-i.
gade rifle team. has announc d the pro-
gram FOR practice for the month ~ Jure
Il provides for slow fire AZ 3no ,sa $40
and LOCO yards. rapid .ir. a; 2nl yards
ana skirmishing Practice DAYS VIII he
Mondays and Wednesdays. commencing
al 80 o'clock in the afternoon and Sat-
urdays at 30 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The schedule for the practice Is as FOL-
lows: June 3-Skirmishing from -oo 10
60. two shots al each halt. followed i'm
media;ely by a run from Go 20 2ho.
Slow ire g sghters and scoring shots)
al 2an.
June G-slow fire - sghters and /, scor-
ing ShotSi. $40 and Loco. rapid ire ito
shots a. POO
June S-Rapid fire 90 shots) at 200. slow
fire g sishters and > scoring shots, AT 6n0
and S0o.
June lo-Slow fire q sighters and scor-
ing shots1 at Loo. skirmishing. COO to
poo
June l3-Skirmishins zoo to 200. slow
fire g sisAters and 10 scoring sl!otsb at
1000
June l5-Slow fire q sighters and 10
scoring shots) at 900. rapid fire 90 Shots
al 200
June DISTINGUISHING too to 200. slow
fire g sghters and ; scoring shots, at
500.
June 2o-Slow fire - sighters and :
scoring shots, at 200. rapid fire 10 shots)
al 300; diminishing. 600 10 100.
June 22-Slow fire g sighters and 3 scor-
ing shots) at Loco; rapid fire TO shotsD at
200.
June 24-Slow fire - sighters and : scor-
ing shots, At GOO and 500. rapid fire 10
shotsl at 100.
June 27-Slow fire q sighters and 10
scoring shots) AT 1000 skirmishing 600 to
ou.
June 2a-Slow fire e sighters and 10
scoring shots at 500: rapid fire 90 shotsp
at 100.
Card records of scores will he handed
in each day at the statistical office The
data thereon Will include elevation and
windage used for the final shot AT each
range.
Capt. Edwards is in receipt of com.
munication from S s. Richold for nine
years member of the Corcoran Cadet
Corps. now residing in Burlington. Vt.
consratuiating him on the excellent show
ing of the company the past wear. as cited
by the retiring adjutant general. Col.
Brett.
The bill amending the militia law Of
January II. 1903. has become Law This
legislation ranks in many WAYS among
the most important military Legislative
acts OF the country Senator Dick ex-
plains. The Dick law sought to make
the National Guard or organized militia
conform to the organization. armament
and discipline of the regular army and
provided increased appropriations by the
1Gp IN Get t.,t Ia
pose. The amended law goes much
further-it eliminates the nine months
limitation of service which existed under
the old law, and substitutes therefor au-
thority to the President to call out the
National Guard in the event of war. under
the authority of Congress. for service
within or without the borders Of the
United States for the existing term OF
the enlistment of the men. And IL also
provides that the National Guard shall
be equipped for field service by the United
States a. a cost not to exceed S2.OW.OoO
per annum.
Under the terms of this law. instead of
the turmoil and confusion which has at
tended the outbreak of previous wars in
which the United States mas ben involved.
the country will find itself possessed in
the event that some other nation attacks
us. of force of 15o6NO organized. armed
and disciplined national g.2rdsmen ready
for instant service anywhere with the
regular army part of the first line OF
defense. Behind the regular army and
the National Guard the great mass of vol
unteers which serious war will require
can be organized
The bill was prepared by the Interstate
National Guard Association. an organiza-
ton which now embraces all of the states
1t was introduced in the Senate BIZ Sem
ator Dick of Ohio. president of the asso-
citation. and in the House by Halyor
STEVENSON of Minnesota. chairman of the
House militia committee. Gen James A.
Drain chairman of the executive COM
mittee. was in charge of the bill for the
association. 1t is said TO be the logical
outgroWth and development of the ideas
embodied in the original bill passed in
1903. which also was prepared BY the
National Guard Association